Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-11

sued for state convention. No ere
dentials were asked Of any one. The
convention was converted into mass
meeting of the citizens of Fort Worth
who then organized The Worlds Fair
Exhibit association
Seeing in the drift of the proceedings
of this mass meeting that no provision
of any kind would be made for the col
lection and maintenance Of a state eN-
hibt at the Worlds fair, your dele
gates quietly withdrew from snid mass
meeting. They held meeting at the
Pickwick hotel in Fort Worth and adj
iourned 10 meet at the State fair at DAT
las in October, lS9l.
A collective State exhibit having heen
determined On, the question Of securing
space for the same was of the utulus'
importance. Due effort was made at the
time TO ascertain what space could be
secured In the proposed State building
An examination of the charter of The
Texas Worlds Fair Exhibit association
of Fort Worth, revealed The following:
Article q. "Snid S30O,OOO TO be expended
in the erection aud maintenance of the
Texas State Exhibit building on the
Worlds fair grounds In the city OF Chi-,
cago. ILL.,. In which shall be deposited anu
kept the exhibits FROM the several 'oun.
ties of the State of Texas, but no part
of sand funds shall he used to secure said
exhibits, but the counties of the state
are to provide the same al their own
expense. aud In order TO entitle the sew
eral counties Uf the State Of Texas 10
the privilege Of exhibiting their products
in sad building, each county shall be- re-
uuired To subscribe aud pay Tor shares
10 the amount Of 10 cents per capita OF
the population OF such counties as sho"n
by the census Of lS!'u.
Nn,u .txaputtKn. committee reached inc
conclusion that the proposed S5ElVW
State building WAS not all intended 10
contain State display OF PRODUCTS
Article q of the charter shows plainly
that no part of the funds shal De- useu
10 secure exhibits, and fearing thRt
some exhibits might nevertheless We COZ
lecttI. the counties guilty of such IN
discretion, shOald be fined ten cents per
capita OF the population,
Your committee then pndeayOred 10 as
certain what rights aud privileges stait
buildings had ON the WORLDS Ialr
grounds. and after persistent CORES
poudeucc. secured copy Of the World
Fnir circular Of May ]. lSll, perlalhlnE
Ia Stat buildings. Rule OF san CIR
cular states the following; Such Sla,e
buildings shall be maintained a. a Slal"
or TERRITORIAL hraduunrters. under con
trul of the Stare board but SnhJrrl 20
he rulps and regulations governing Inc
exnositiou. for the convenience Hhu en-
recruitment of their trends and sneh
ruests as they may invite to share the
hulpitality nf such State or lHnl"i!,
and shall also, If desired by the STAR OF
Territory. hr used as q depository lvl y
collective exhibit of such y line hs s,i l.,i
host Illustrate aud eXemnlify the ualnnl
rssourres of such State as wei rs IT'S
historical aud archaeological features
A. the products Of the Texas farmers
no household the mills, the poierlts'
iadies' nrl work. preserved fruits, manu-
| fncrured fabrics of an KINDS 9e ~.
natural nrnduds aud also we 2lu
~, ,nsnnrrneuts reserved the right 70
rsi,.ct nny article offered for eAlihilioh'
| lint did not suit the fancy OF tne
merit" whom the management PROPOSE "
send TO Texas. i was, pialh'! =, az,
tb,t a collective State display Moh" ~
w.. ncrnifted In lie State building, II II
was erected
If ap,,ear, that the rules and regnla tiohs
| nertaininr 10 the infringement ui lAs
| Vnri,Ts fnir were made By the na'lohal
| ,'a,n,nis.inn. a body OF men, noied NOR"
| ~ fIeir lack Of intelligence ~ the man
| ',,a,,,,,,,i of so great an enterprise AZ wy
| Wnri1's fair. than for any ,olier Nig,'ve,
| 10 t,n great fair be a success y WI
entirely due 10 the efforts q llie li
| hoard and the citizens OF ttl,Afu, =, XIX
NOT 10 the octopus that WaS ,',,,,.,,r,,,nt
Worlds fair BY The nauonai ~ XXX M.
| 'Vnnr association appealeu % G1a-
ionoI commission. through iheir ,n -, a.
,-,,,,,,-,l md their SECRETARY NlltHii,Hs
49,, \, the rules 50 ~ ~ ptt,ni ~,
vnnns ~ collective state dl.lhAs ".
ma Nssyiidinas. or failing this liia' ~
o,rn,itteI To make epurrufs PM
5isr5ay IN one Of the deparlu'''''