The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-22
rrxAs STATE FAIR.

,,,mcnse Thing IN Ats
M :. and in Its Details.
WOE ,..nt Of the Texas state Fair
q sSprn.,tion has mapped out n
p,lln .,'nr fifteen days event for DC.
y. twelfth annual entertainment
W. ...os,r and more Instructive In all
ia'a''' The following letter to the State
' ',,'''a outlined the purpose and ability of
4, .soeat'ni n,,,,s rxnos,.ion
w. r.,,s--The twelfth annual enter
W. =, m, Texas State Fair and Dali
r,,o,ItIou association will be held In
|. Il, d palla. from october ie to 81
4, md III. following officers have been
- Nv tbe board OF directors TO pre-
y al conduct the same. VIZ:
vnenfy. president; w. II. CASTOR.
..,dent: j. b. Adoue. treasurer.
~ smith, secretary and general mana
y. assisted by j. I. Irrelevant, Alex
IN and J. h. Schneider as their ad-
~ and executive board.
III. ths determination of the manage
y, "a have nothing undone TO make the
~ ~, = event greater grander. more In
i've more pleasant aud more enjoy
. asA,n any preceding entertainment ever
~. ,iven by this association; and to
H. "a they propose to make many rad
y, .h.nres In It's running operations,
A., AMONG which will be to provide
~ w, number Of outdoor amusenents.
=, i' a permt nothing on the grounds the
',ss,tiou Of which can cause the slightest
Srs 10 any visitor.
:. rtnunds and buildings will be vastly
IA and beautiied, and the cXposi-
=. srIlape remodeled. reroofed and re-
s.,I The floor space in all of the
sT,n On the grounds will b. changed
..slr and all future exhibits Will as
'..,.I vIih the view OF harmony, comfort
Il ,itrartiye appearance.
p-,nIurs will be given in every depart
"a, equal to those OF any first-ciass talr
u t,posI,lon In the Union, and race
~, viii be hung UP that Will attract
y tle,est runners. trotters and PAGERS
b DE land.
/ nnmodIous wagon yard will be fitted
ri,die tho grounds, where farmer Wis
y, ,,n mark their vehicles free of cost,
=, nov and their families are cordially
ir,a 10 participate in the enjoyment OF
tA cccaslon. 60, "a,
nle the management, through the lib
,,lty Of the citizens Of Dallas md other
tsai, q the association, have been fur
I'M Will funds sufficient not only to
N ,hsir present indebtedness. but also to
4, a,h for all that may be needed in
4 waration for this grand coming en-
r,,snent, they appreciate the fact that
y,,,u, the moral support and hearty
pv.n,on OF the people at large,
y; Efforts will be of little avail:
i, TO the citizens Of every town
Il hnlet and to every farmer. stock
nsr and property owner In the broad
t,ln Of Texas. they especially de-
$40 appeal for their cooperation in this
t:xTrise.
hbsIopgs TO no one town nor 10 any one
ntlga Of Texas, but to the state at large:
III has always been run for the general
~. d all concerned. 40 stakeholder has
ca ,Irec,ed to receive one cent Of nreit
hyr this Investment, and no director i
salr for his services In building up and
n,ilag this grand enterprise; hut. on the
estuary every dollar 1t has ever earned
hs teen given back 10 exhibitors for pro-
mimi, to material dealers for supplies,
b mechanics for their services and to
hsrsrs for their hire, in the attempt to
rate each succeeding entertainment great-
u md grader than the last.
l.. NJ Kneptly, President
sItlg Smith, Secretary and General Man