Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-27
The Only Hope for TGXaSI
One Hundred l'hOuSandD Dollars
WILL BE DONATED TO TEXAS.
$4,000 TO THE LEADING counties |
$4,000 to the Press.
Upon Conditions Easily Accomplished,
and which will Insure 100000
Additional Assets to Our People.


To The patiotio CltiEons OF Texas;
An Of Toyns recognises the Importance
Of crcditablc representation ut the
Worlds Fair aud several plans for rails
ing thc necessary funds have bccn tried
and abandoned. Tho organization az
Fort Worth fallcd Galveston mado her
fruitlcss attempt TO raise the money, The
Governor has cmphotIcally declared thnt
appropriation by the Legislature would
be- unconstitutional therefore We need
look for NO aid FROM that quarter lie
urges Wa, however. 70 by OH means secure
this representation hy nomc monns, al.
ding. "fhc importance OF this enterprise
should tot be- uudercstlmuted by the
peoples for, IN the great struggle for the
promotion, culichtcnmcut md success Of
progress and happiness among tho mass
~, NO State possessed Of grind aud
varied resources can afford 10 iail 10 hay,
llg proper representation at this Expo
slton. participated IN aud supported by
tho people Of the United States and OF
the ciyiligcd world|
Tho nntrloiic ladies ~ our State have
takcn the matter In hand, aud arc ne-
complaining much, but they viii need SIN
morc, aud onor 20 them aud 60 the state
the following simple and ohectual meunn
Of raising the money FOR the purpose !
win not rsk any man for FREQ donation,
but propose to give Guild pro quo for every
dollar received.
Thoro are la our State two hundred
mud forty.sovon counties, al Of which
are directly interested 10 advertising
Toxins aud drawing immigration Into her
borders; the moro thinly settled the
country The moro important this becomes.
Thoro can DO devised no bcttor menus OF
advertising and making known tho re-
soprees of our wonderful State than rep
rcqontation ne the Worlds Fair
II two hundred Of thcno counties VIII
Mace 500. 900 Insurance each in he Prov
Idcnt Savings Llfo Assurance Society Of
New York tgood acceptable risks with
hrst annual premium paid, sondlng hnme
direct 10 ihls Office without The aid Of
any agent win donate 100000 90 rep
resent Texas NJ the Worlds Fair. ~
the insurance j. received, the portion
thereof which belongs 10 this fund viii
bo daily deposited IN tho Proyident Ma
topal Bank Of Waco. aud paid out month
iy by the following trustees sW sladon,
W n. Watt and w. Il Dunnlca, 90 Mrs
Tobin. as President Of tho Worlds Fair
Organization
Insurance 70 be placed 70 the credit Of
this fund must bo received nc this office
not later than April 10, 1898.
Recognizing the fncl that ten or twenty
counties could easily obtain tho entire
amount aakod for, aud wishing 20 atimu.
lato emulation among them, ] Offer the
following prizosi
TO the County nonding largest amount
Of Insurance, $4,000
10 the County sending second amount
Of Insurance, 5000.
10 me County sending third amount Of
insurance. 5000.
10 The County sending fourth amount
Of insurance., 5000
All 10 De devoted % making special dls.
tiav for those Counties az fhH Mnrld'a
Fefr aud a. be paid into the hands IN
tlm County Commissioners for that par.
pose.
also offer IKE prizes for tho news.
pnners influencing ihe largest amount II
thls Insurance.
Should ihe cEiife amount of Insurance
n6t be- received The Donations and Hls0
fhe prizes. wiz be pfo-raied ~ exact pro-
porilol o. tho amount that u received.
0n4haif. n only mie half tiu Insurance
rs secured. one fourth. 4 ene-f0urtb Of
tho inrufanca n placed, etc
! could auaeeA nva channels through
which this insnranpe can easily b. OBJ
taiDfh
Fira By ne comminefs. Let carh
county appoiat committee VI I'VE. notify