Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-15
PUSH AND Pull ron THE SEMI
CENTENNIAL.

Dallas Times-Herald.
/ The Times Herald fully endorses the
! movement OF the entcrprislng people
OF Fort Worth 10 hold Texas Semi
Centennial celebration and exposition
In that City next year. Half century
VIII have passed In 1896 since Texas
laid aside the robes Of an independent
republio-surrendere her nationality
hs distinct people among the nations
or the earth-and put on the garb of a
commonwealth and became a member
OF the slsterhood OF states Ia the Ameri-
can union.
Il Is eminently fitting that this
hftieth anniversary year should be
commemorated at some point by a
state show that shall exhibit to the
world the progress In civilization and
physical development that have marked
Texas In this half "A century Of time. 80
tui OF great events in the worlds his
tory. Fort Worth with an alertness as
vigorous as commendable took the first
step In this direction and anticipated
any movement that might have been
entertained by any OF her sister cities.
ana having put In practical shape the
preliminary efforts necessary to the
occasion, is entitled to the unanimous
support Of every community within
the states broad border to make the
enterprise a success.
This Semi-Centennial can be OF great
benent TO Texas, Il will not be a local
aiiair. Every nook and corner OF the
state VIII be the recipient OF its good
results. Hundreds OF thousands Of
visitors from all parts of the world
VIII be drawn 10 II, and millions OF
capital VIII seek Investment in various
channels OF commerce. manufactures
aud material industries generally.
North Texas, South Texas, East Texas,
West Texas; the pauhandle's cattle
raising plains; the black WaNcv's grain
belt; the pine forests covering thous-
ands Of square miles in the valleys OF
the Red. the Sabine, the Trinity and
their tributaries; the sugar district OF
me quiz coast; the boundleas cotton
fields " every section OF the state--euch
and all VIII be bencnciaries.
Every community IN the state and
every agency capable OF promoting this
Seml-Centcnnial Exposition should. and
undoubtedly Will, do Its part. Thu
railroads win Of course lead on with
their customary energy and liberalitv
toward exhibitors and visitors. BUSINESS
men and capitalists OF every town i'm
the state should take n block of the
stock of the Exposition association as
an Investment and "A patriotic contrl-
button to the 8incws OF war.
These expeditions help any section
OF the country In which they are hold.
Georgia Is being constantly advertised
by her Cotton States Exposition recently
iuauguroted and to last Throughout
the year Twelve months from now
Texas should be more prominently
mentioned In the newspapers OF tho
world In connection with her Semi |
centennial Exposition than yyna eyer
a purely state enterprise before. All !
the glnrles and yHlor Of her battleflpIds
ana her distinguished men In war and !
peace VIII BE- rehearscd both far and |
near and frequently. The grand /
les6cies guaranteed by the fathers 81 |
The republic and the state, and the I'M |
UNITED resources that nature has pro 1
than ever before.
Dallas should be the most active aiIv |
or her sister city in this Semi-Cen- |
tehnial enterprise. Every item Of b.nc-
~ thnt can accrue 20 Fort Worth will
ma parallel here as a SEQUEL
And Texas should right now tshe |
advantage OF the Atlanta Exposition .
10 ana her own great show Of ne,t |
yeur As many OF the people of the
Slhte as can should visit tho Genrris |
metropolis and not only witnesa ,yi,at
y there presented but talk semi Centcn
MAJ for Texas, and thus concentrate
interest ana augment attendance ,vhcr |
the proper time arrives ""1'
Tho Thnes-Herald seconds Mayor |
Pnddoek's desire to find Some rood
Dallas men" to help pull and push tho |
sem'-ccntennial Exposition along All
Dallas men are good Dallas men. An
Dallas men viii get a.push and n pun |
on them and help to make the semi. |
centennial a show out Of sight" as
Mayor Paddock expresses II.