The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-03
h BENEFIT TEXAS.
\, !, The Great Pan Amtrlcaa Ex-
position Next Nay
TELLS OF THE OUTLOOK
u..,deut from Texas lie Is
,o PIT Forth Every Ef-
fort for an Exhibit

president from Texas lie Is
ms 10 Pit Forth Every bf-
fort for an Exhibit.
...,bi,ity that Texas may yet ne
.,sd at the Pan-Amcriean expo
il held at Buffalo, May to
n, 1901, has caused several of
u,srcIal bodies of the SIatc TO
soulries in regard to the matter
,,nagers OF the exposition are
.,,us 10 have a Texas exhibit,
oraer to see If something can not
have announced that they VIII
Especial representative to visit this
,,.blu a few days.
!, southern states have already
i ,or extensive exhibits at But
nat Texas has not put forth
4ort 10 be well represented there
Tssr that those interested in the
sroyth and development regret
Nm. The Buffalo exposition prom
X the greatest ever held in this
sud will be visited by millions
XII IN letter from the secretary
IN p,so chamber Of commerce re-
= plsn TO have i Texas exhibit
k,lo Mr.. Tom Richardson secre-
h the BUSINESS League, wrote az
Rrsst ~ Russell, Secretary Cham
[, h commerce. ~ pdso, Texas.
{,on Texas. February /, 1901 Dear
to your letter Of Jlnu-
Relative to Texas being represent
Ia pau-American exposition, would
In Mr.. j. T. Irrelevant OF Dallas
{vseIf we're long since appointed
SresIdents for Texas OF he Pam
tan exposition, with Mesdames
IN Houston and Cameron OF Waco
II commissioners.
IA visit to Buffalo last summer
Illy realize the great benefit Texas
Erlye from being properly present.
Id. NV reasons for not presenting
latter TO the commercial bodies Il
meeting in Austin was that a mat
Is pending al that time, which II
ID have been brought to a success
Tue, would have made the road to
n very much easier than 1t is at
\. To make IL plain. wanted TO
the vice presidency in favor of a
kho was equally interested in Dsl-
brit Worth. Waco Austin, El Paso,
Inonio, Galveston. Houston and a
humber of other cities, but it was
|ible to bring about this result,
L are right now where We started
lone months since, / am perfectly
to pledge the Houston Business |
I for either $500 or $1,000 towards
bhtt al Buffalo Il three other cities
State will raise like amount.
} then resign the vice presidency
|ch individual as would be agree
b Governor Sayers and to the rep
|atives OF The cities who would pvt
cash necess Try to pay expenses.
not believe in the Endorsement of |
lglsature when it Is meaningless.
Is provision in the constitution
makes 1t impos sible for this state
ntri5ute Boney for such purposes
lere is no use In criticising any one
Iek Of enterprise when they are
less TO help themselves.
ne Atlanta exposition the only city
euted was Houston; at the Omaha
tlon Houston united with a number
all cities along the line OF the San
70 and Arkansas Pass railway and
very creditable Texas exhibit.
at Houston we are provided with
tne most magnificent collective
Y OF Texas products in the entire
" am doubtful II any State, ex-
9, oil course, California. could eX-
e exhibit we could present. with
ana money to put two additional
: work in completing the exhibit,
IS one which represents all por-
Oh Texas and not any particular
D.
after part Of 1900 and the begin
! lsVl finds every city in the State
Importance with some pressing
'nI matters on hand. without
.uto detall, Houston has raised a
,up oil money recently for a num-
purposes, and interest in these
. mas been TO the detriment Of
I M exhibit AT the Pan American
,uon- All OF us agree that Texas
nc represented at Buffalo, which
,.svned by $4,000, 900 people with
'e.y-iopr hours. Buffalo is in the
-. v vast population, the daily at
W ~ Nli be enormous. Our unde-
y resources would attract the at
" hundreds Of manufacturers
'0 millions to invest in paying en-.
,s,aa OF magnihcencc and beauty
g Dss.ln ever given viii excel the
! s'e e',,,n exposition. The electrical
~ ~ suppass anything ever seen
~ Is little use in extending com
az s these lines, for we are all
a. vain the situation.
M geL down to a practical plan
.1.sI ieX9s can make a showing?
We rs - 10 me State viii raise s1O0o
M , accomplish great deal,
you feel that We are throwing
ia, seaa birds to make such an
ana Vas h has such an enormous
,ar, usr important cities are so
n, enl nave SO many conflicting
49, suat up 10 this time we have
~ doie TO get together and
= can not in this instance Won
' cor, letter that the ID paso cham.
|, .,y,a naa will be bile TO p,u in
: s siguO II a plan can be arrived AZ
ereIsi NEE the approval OF the
plsasoso organizations Of the State.
We Mn, 70 can that offer for Hous-
lll ~ ~ill put In either 5000 or $1,000
twsn. ready TO report at any time
,tiy nsnly days notice.
etisr y 9tner matters contained in
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