The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21
ElT WORLDS FAIR
/, so, Of Texas Material Is
Proposed.
l, NV UNDER CONSIDERATION
:. 1rs to Take a Prominent
go e,hibits Which Are
10 Be- Made

necember 2O.--A Texas
ln'N s material is one of the
'-scutIye committee OF the
Y .mm,ssion is trying to work
Y oDlnIOn of the committee it
" .,r,tIne illustration of Texas
line 1t has not been de
.h,t degree OF perfection this
~ carried out, but inquiries
~ NOW that Texas has 50 many
.,s,ry materials that those 1t
Y . 20 outside the state for VIII
d \ % few that it may be IN ruth
4 raas building.
few kinds Of lumber, per
4 = an not be found in Texas. but
h, NJ here are more than sufh-
n ne executive committee feels
mai the lumber manufacturers Of
En- ,r.ll themselves of this oppor
4 cooperating with the working
IBIS plan.
I ,.,rties OF Texas are e1celled by
- other state. In the Llano
,l,sa there are over twenty-five
!, grsnito and wide variety OF
,sa5es deposits Of onyx. Some OF
'.,a.s Of marble have excited the
H. Of some OF the best known
!. Of the country. ono variety,
n. sepent!ne, especially is Of rare
Il is susceptible OF u high polish
snrement Is exquisite. 1t shows,
\, finished, 4 figure like that Of u
n ,be lines so delicattly traced as
issSlike IN places, and IN others
IA MA BIZ contrast. Inc executive
r. hopes 10 get enough Of this
IA Ia have IL wrought out TO so
SASH hat II will be u distinctive
n tbe building, one that Will not
1,in The eve but impress It's beauty
n memory. Ii is believed that THIS
n will be Of much value TO Texas
4 II will awaken an interest in one
sate's resources, which, when Its
ittlts are considered, may be said 70
Asdsd
IA the carrying out of this plan, the
M committee has already authorized
rh1se OF machinery Tor cutting and
n these GRANTEES and marbles, II
/, erected at Austin under the direc-
Dr. W. B. Philips OF the university
/ survey This machine Will also
lad polish specimens Of Texas mill
M building material which Texas
gpy Is cement. Cement Is made at
three places in Texas, notably at
and Acme. Sam Lazarus, president
Acme Cement company of st. Louis,
linteered enough caratcttl to put up
sgnns in the Texas building. This
d. susceptible Of u high polish, has
feature Of all large oInce build
NJ. Lazarus Is now resident Of
IL, but lived at Sherman many years.
Ill has large interests In Texas, hence
sFness to contribute toward credit
isplay Of the states wealth at st.
Ii q letter 20 Mr.. WORKMAN he
u an much interested in helping
70 Do herself justice at the World :
! l90i"
gllns for the Texas building are un-
laderation, but nothing has been de-
d upon Several suggestions have
'iae and all Of them have excellent
istions are being made to push the
FigoFously after the beginning of tue
". Only about fifteen months will
ID which TO collect and prepare an
! and this, it Is felt, will be no more
esassaIy TO do IL creditably. geXa;
Z State and the task of making q
Ne Of It, one that will portray every
Ky Is bigger This. II IS felt, mus
as eliminating effort to command
9ds attention, 10 attract both peO
Y capital, 70 give its growth an i'm
IliI VIII, without waiting a lifetime
Y second TO no State in wealth anC
ana Industrial importance.
Y me novel suggestions made recent
% the state S exhibit is That thu
q extracting quicksilver from th'
ores OF Brewster county be ChowI
lelas building The process, it ii
q very interesting one, and on
" lew people know anything about
according to the letters received
commissions headquarters, few cvel
= Ehow anything about the oinne
,oslts OF Brewster county, nor mucl
pledate the Importance of the In
as one Of the States manifold re
THIS Is largely due 10 the fac
Is In an isolated part of the State
Z received at the commission
altels show that the rice growers o
u! tekas are making preparation
oll their product at the exposition
OWING Is one of the States infan
~ a resource of such recent dis
Is 70 be virtually in an embryoni
aotWlthstanding the rapid increas
w and an annual production Q
q pounds Of the cereal. Invest
ssscently made shows that the are
igle TO rice culture is very muc
aSn mas been generally supposed
at Instead Of being confined I
Z. Iexas, as was thought, reall
" crescent Ike form down int
,Nnsyille country. 1t is estimate
sd ,e are two million acres in TeIa
aien rice may be grown proht8hlN
sals immense area fewer than 200
= are IN cultivation. The consumI
re Is probably increasing taste
~ OF any other cereal. due yer
y me educational work done b
,,I.auons of Southeastern Texas an
sslsfn Louisiana The rice kitche
ssu ~ the Pan-American expositio
40 proved a profitable venture {
n proportions, and q recollection {
3 le0i. ~ NIN"e ~