Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-29

The plah suggested in the Gazette
yesterday to hold a seml-centennial ex-
nositton In Enrt yvnr,,, ,,,,,,,,o,,,,,,
- Ns''''',e ~ =
ne 'ne u"'e AeAas was adihitted mo
the union of states has taken like Wild
Ere.
,rbe naonla a, t,or, vvor,r o,., ,,,,os,
10 man IN favor or the scheme
Texas will have been a member OF
the Trnion dftv vears In Februarv 1896
80 =, 49, .s,,.
gnu tne pan 10 eeiepl"te NV even.
as suggested by the Gazette has found
favor wItlNevery person approached
90, en-, MAJ
IL VIII also pc the sehni-eehtehhi"i
OF the establishment of the military
most at Fort Worth. and from whoeh
~ a,,,, to,,as a. mama
''ie cry '' 10 ''.'
Yesterday a corps oil reporters were
sent out to see what the leading bush
ness and professional men Of Fort
ia -
Worth thought OF the pan ~ hVi' a
celebration here In the spring OF 1896,
in honor of the most important event
in the history Of the state. me iaGt
that the same year VIII De the seh'l,
centennial of the first settlement OF
Fort Worth makes II all the more nm
portant that the ceiepratioh oe "ciu y,
this city, and that 1t be on grand
scale in keeping with the magnincent
resources OF Texas and TINS sturdy
thrifty young city.
1t is imperative, II the plan be put
into execution, that steps be taken
at no distant date 10 effect a pfenm-
mr. HH.n ~ mi
meets within few days, and II II
should be considered advisable to ask
the state to make an approximation FOR
the celebration, such as has been done
in Georgia for the Atlanta exposition,
the matter before the legislators.
Committees TO do this work VIII De
required, and many other matters
should be looked alter AT once.
The idea OF holding seinl-eehtenhlai
exposition is entirely new and orisinal'
and the fact that other cities IN me
state already have attractions OF sun
liar nature, such as ialrs' rhses' e,uY
makes 1t all the more reasonable why
NE celebration should be held in Fort
Worth. The Gazette would suggest
that President Silllman OF the Chamber
OF Commerce call that body together
10 discuss the question.
All Fort Worth needs Is a strong pull
together and the celebration WIN De
success.
.se C. C. Cummings was found
plotting diagram for arguing case
in The court OF civil appeals next week,
but responded cheertully to the idea
as published In the Gazette, as ne N
always ready when called on 10 sas
something, and the reporter Knew that
he would not be turned away A ~.
entering his complaint at the bad boy
mar 20 hoo-dooed the circulation OF
Tho Gazette that he Is without u ana
had 40 be shown the article by the re-
norter. his offhand ideas were as fol-
lows.
at fs a good thing to celebrate the
an4r-, AZ Texas into the Union
"a nnIon Of hearts and a union OF
hands
A unIon that none can sever;
A union Of lakes and q union OF ANUS
d'he American union forever.
You see, / appreciate tne ulion
None can do so III they nav ~ al
Iii n, h as we did In the past. anu
rf ~. - bny solid under the eye Of the
nI-,ts,btv for a great destiny. The
.,st,.st ~ ali the states Is Texas, phy-
setcaiiv and In few years
49, Iylu be morally as she now IL N
ART tip. ana distance. Why, wheel Texas
o,.,,,,d ana she would swipe up every
49,, Ns,,n,n here to the Atlantic ocean
NM -. ,.Ieston. Give her another turn
~ ana she would cover everything
80, here 10 100 miles above me sreat
iai.as including Duluth, OF WHOM
p,,,ctor Knott sang On the mouse ~"
yeists ., v and she would cover every
Mn, gSr. from here to the Rockies. SWING .1,s