The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-08
TO HAVE AN EXHIBIT
Texas viii Be Properly Represented
at the St. Louis Exposition.
A FUND OF S15O,O00
Is 10 Be Raised by the Commission
Recently Appointed.
LARGE SUMS ALREADY PLEDGED
By the Lumber Interest and the Man.
ayers Of Railroads.
THE COMMISSION HELD A MEETING
At Which Organization Was Perfected
and Charter Was Drawn Up for
Filing at Once.
LARGE SUMS ALREADY PLEDGED
By the Lumber Interest and the Man
ayers Of Railroads.
THE COMMISSION HELD A MEETING

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Dallas. Texas, January THE initial
meeting OF the Texas Worlds Fair commits.
sion, held In Dallas today, has been all
that the most earnest advocate OF credit
able Texas exhibit at ST. Louis could have
desired The meeting was largely attend
ed. every commissioner and all the visitors
were enthusiastic aud work of far.reachIng
Importance was set on foot The commits.
sion elected a board OF thirteen directors,
each one tower Of strength in the cause,
chose Dallas MS the domlcile Of the com
mission and had a pleasant day of II dessite
the hard work each did.
The board Of directors held short meet
ing after the adjournment OF the commits
sion and effected temporary organization by
electng John II. Kirby OF Houston chair.
man and Barnett Gibbs of Dallas. secre-
tary The charter given elsewhere will be
presented to the secretary Of the state rs
! speedily Is possible and the nrst regular
meeting Of the directors will he held In
Dallas Tuesday, January IA
Members OF the commission who answered
| TO their names on roll call were p. II
jenkins. san Antonio; NJ Spoonts,
| Fort Worth; II W. Cortes, Huston; DR.
| r. A. Pope, Cameron; A. II. relo, Dallas;
! r. NJ. Johnston, Houston; l.. ]. Hart San
! Antonlo Harry Landa. New Braunfels;
| Frank p Holland. Dallas; r. II II Green.
| Terrell: W. y. Slosson, Houston; Frank
Arnold San Antonio; II. e. Henderson,
| Sulphur Springs 7. j. freeman, Dallas;
| c. A Davies, Pearsall; w W. Dies Beau
mont: ". C. Conner Dallas; n. r. Lock
! EFT, TeXarkanA: Otto Koshlcr, San Antonio;
| y. II. Paddock. Fort Wor@l; A. l., Lowery,
Ililsboro; John II Kirby, Houston L.
! Antonio: r. f. Iinmmctt. I'll Paso: Barnett
Gibbs, Dallas; w. W. sealy, Waco; Paul
w@Pes Fort WG5S P,rI, orTsoT Scr pSy
kins. Dallas; c. II Allyn, Corsic1nA;
George a. Webb, san Angelo; c. A. Keat
ing Dallas; n. II. LassItcr, Fort Worth
A. P, Bush, Colorado city; Jack Gordon,
! PARIS Clint Giddlngs, Jr.. Rrenhnm; r. d.
Miller, Dallas; Worries +. Brown San An
tonic; =. r MacGregor;, Houston' T. J..
! Waiter rms Austin: Or. c, r. Ranes,
Mineral Wells; Herbert Post, Fort Worth;
! r. p. Groom, Panhandle; Tom Richardson,
Houston; II r. Mayo, Houston; Monta ].
! Moore Cameron; II A. Morse. Santa
! Anna; s. !. Johnson. CorsIcana.
Others present we're Charles NJ Reeves,
secretary Of the committee on state and
Territorial exhibits Of the Worlds Fair;
| Henry s. Caulheld. l.. T. Tune and Julius
| II. Schotten, who arrived last night from
St Louis.
The commission was called TO e'der in
the rooms Of the Dallas Commercial club
by Barnett Gibbs. Mr.. Gibbs said;
Gentlemen of the Commission; We are
here by appointment of Governor sayers TO
organize and carry to n successful issue a
Texas exhibit at the st. Louis World s
Fair in 1908. The governor sends regrets
ut net being able to greet you In person and
is heart and soul with you. With good
! organization and business management
have no doubt of the result. as / have
encouraging letters from all over Texas.
Texas being FIVE times as large as any
other State convenient to the Worlds Fair,
and having n greater variety Of resources
developed and undeveloped than any other
State, Gun not fail, with a good exhibit,
to attract more tourists and more subse
quest Investors from the Worlds Fair at
tendance than will any other State.
II is perhaps the last great Worlds Fair
that will be held in many years, convent
ent to Texas. and our state should try IL
realize everything possible out Of it. In
a hnaHcial and social way. Texas has more
10 show than any other State and more and
better openings for capital, and much TO be
proud Of In a social way, yet we have not
one-tenIh OF the wealth and population that
onr area and resources enttle us TO, and
which will speedily follow when the world
realizes what a great field we have.
Those Of us who have seen the last thirty
years of wonderful development in Texas
are likely TO see as much in the next ten
years as we have In thirty. In order tC
limit our individual liability 1t will be nee
essary to incorporate. The executive Off
GERS should all i've at the headquarters
50 they like a committee on discounts ID
n bank. can meet frequently without much
loss OF time aud without any expense.
There is not much room for any rivalry
among our cities as to headquarters, as the
money 10 be expended, except a salary e
one man. viii be expended 10 ST. Louis,
The thing Is TO see this exhibit sue
cess | am perfectly dlsinterested and dom
care what place has the headquarters.
am too fat 10 work in the lead and know
&C. besides ! have agreed with ex-Governo
Hoeg that ] viii work as a tongue stee
right along side OF him. lie fully INTENDED
10 be here tonight and Is enthusiastieall!
In the movement.
We Texans are a pretty smart people, bu
can learn much by rubbing up against tn
world. II solomon bad had some Yankee
10 rub up against he would have toda,
twice as much reputation foo knowlni
things, including templA building. Gentle
men, we will now proceed to organiza
tion by the election OF a chairman OF thi
meeting.
A. W. Houston OF San Antonio was mad
chairman OF the meeting; DR.. #. A. Pop
OF Cameron was chosen secretary, am
Thomas r Love Of Dallas was made az
sistaut secretary committee of ave wa
appointed 70 draft charter aud bylaw