The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
A SUCCESSFUL EXPOSITION
The Omaha Exhibition Has Been q
Financial Success.
TtXAS EXHIBIT IS STILL DRAWING
Any Other Feature of the Expo
stou-itccent visitors.

Omaha. Neb September 80. ~-0ver lsa, =
! 900 people paid admission to the transmits
siss'ppi exposition last week, aud the grand
total up to ard including September "a was
i.bSo,,s0. The total receipts to date have
been nearly 100000, and the exposition is
out OF debt 1t was with considerable
piide and gratifosron that the directors
announced the fact TO the public In yes
terday'a papers.
The following appeared officially in the
Omaha Bee, September rs.
III there is virtue in the idea that moth
ing succeeds like success, the remaining
weeks OF the Trausmississppi exposition
should be marked BY a prosperity un-
preesdened in the history o. exposit.ons.
AT the end OF sixteen weeks and four days
OF actual operation the enterpriss has al
wueu deSree or finSacial success that
has rot been approxima,ed by any mr. yious
exposition IN this country ii its gales
W'le closed toaay II has money in the baek
- pay every dollar OF indtplednoss and
dispense a handsome dividend TO the stock
holders, According to the books of Sec
rotary Wakefield the present mach cd.
ness OF the exposition is 5000, which
STANDS against a cash balance in the bank
OF $4,000, exclusive OF the reoeip,s OF
yesterday. For some time past all bllls
nave been pad whenever presented with
tne proper vouchers, and the cash surplus
fas steadily accumulated"
several years ago when the expos. ton
Was tlrst t.lked about, Texas was tho first
state TO encourage Nebraska 80 70 ahead
with the undertaking and Though tho
business Mems League OF Houston. prom
lssd the good viii and support Of the Louo
STAR state, and to this cause in no small
degree do the Enlargement of the expoI-
ton attribute their wonderful success
Tbat Texas herself VIII eventually reap
much benefit through the part she has
takcu In this Transmlssistppi expedition
there can be no doubt. Through the Of
forts of the Houston Business League and
the San Antonio aud Arkansas Pass Rail-
way Immigration association, the space
1aiotci TO Texas was filled with "A col
loctive exhibit OF products and raw ma
terlai, which is considered the most al
tractivc, comprehensive and important in
the great Agricultural building, and be-
fore the close of the exposition 90 600 fold
ets VIII have been sent out from the Texas
exhibit. calling attention of health ami
homo seekers, sportsmen and capitalists
to the many advantages OF the great Gulf
State.
Many notable persons OF the Northern
and Eastern cities have been surprised
and interested in the fine proiurls SHOWN
by South Texas. On Wednesday, iast week.
Philip d. Armour of Chicago and John
ID. Rockefeller OF Cleveland were shown
through the Texas exhibit by Professor
Attwatcr, the superb ndent, aud slb-
scrihed th.ir names In the Texas register,
Prominent business men OF North Texas
who Rave visited tho exposition have been
much surprised to find Their State so well
represented, and among the liberal mind
Cd men who were sincere IN congratulate
Ing the South Texas commissioners on their
success are Colonel JOAN A. Traylor,
Waco; u. w. Kirkpatrick, Mckinney,
nominee OF the Texas popullst party for
sioutenant governor, and r L. Downs.
cashier Of the First National bank OF
Tempe.
Several important additions of fruit ana
ether products have lately been forward
ed 10 the exhibit from Houston and other
points on the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass railway The names OF the exhibitors
VIII be published shortly in the Texas pa
pers The rail oais going South report
prospects OF bigger tourist travel to
Texas Than ever b. fore, and railway Off
Gals put 1t dowl as a result Of the Texas
exhibit at Omaha,
The following Texans have registered
In the Texas exhibit during the past week:
w. J.. Burton and MS. Sophie Burton,
West Point
Charles Anderson. I'll Campo.
Norton Moses and wife, Burnet,
Alice williamson. Graham.
X. ID. Rector. Vernon.
George Moor Austin
Fannie Ford, Donison,
Jct1n Royce. Austin.
Mrs. r. q. Eyars Cisco
Harry Peck and Pf w. Caino, Hills.
boro.
N. 4. DInsmore. Arkansas Pass.
Virginia a. Thompson, Sagun.
Katie Ansbad N1vasota
s. 7. Floyd, Fayetteville
w. +. Head San Angelo.
Mrs. 7. G.. Reeds, Laredo.
Mr.. and Mrs W. II. Swor and Ada a.
Williams, Dallas.
Mrs. r. NJ. Gillespie Archer City.
Mrs. j. c, Evans, Wichita Falls
j. NJ. Wall Crosby.
j. G. Spence. Houston.
" Lineerhoim Chesterfield
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