The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-16
THE WORLDS FAIR FUND.
General Manager Workman Is Already
Producing Results.
PLAN on WHICH WORK IS BENG DONE.
Divergence OF Opinion a: to a Suitable
Design for the Building to Be
Erected at ST. Louis.

Dallas Texas, February 15-There Is no
ousler man in Texas than Louis ].
WORKMAN, general manager OF the Texas
worlds fair commission. He has set about
the great task OF having Texas properly
represented at the great st. Louis expoSi-
uon In way that has convinced the board
OF directors that they made no mistake
in selecting him TO perform the work he is
doing. His wide acquaintance and his un.
bounded popularity are serving him In good
stead In the work he has entered upon, and
the members Of the executive committee
are leaving matters almost entirely TO bis
hands.
The Texas worlds fair commission is
producing results. Its plan Of organization
is a practical one. In counties where there
is resident commissioner or commission.
ers, he or they will take care OF Initial
organizations, In counties without repre-
sentation among the commission, the bank
ers are required to lead of IN the great
work. Every county IN the State is to per.
feet its own separate and distinct orgunlza.
tion. but under the general supervision OF
the general manager and executive commit.
tee, and in accordance with plans and de.
tails determined by the management. This
method OF procedure is essential to uni
fornity In the distribution OF its duty aud
responsibility of securing for Texas at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition a representa-.
tiun ia harmony with It's tremendous re-
sources ana capabilities.
4aat the 7 Nls worlds fair fund m0v
DO raised equally General Manager vs.
tH' "l. nast ,rtlous from each
county according to the population aud
taxable values OF each, 5ut before the
a.,on Ia d ago INST t'0 several colntles on
0 % hos H. f..H .t
? i' nseetAlnc VII some accuracy Il Y
nWh wanrr vii 20 contributed hv RI 3
road. telegraph, telephone. express aud |
SUGEu,p luupNnlcs. l4d such other Inter
| cs'S ~ may b" c,asse1 Independently q
| county subscriptions 10 the general fNn 4,
Aiicuay q nun her NJ counties have reno {
ed heir initial o"goulzntan in the apuoi1t
mcut and selection o. WcA md women =
act 80 count chairm"n. rhosH rrr bri
AWAITING instructions from tHc management
In the maticr OF details To perfect thrl
cIpGul2Ht 'ons
form of subscrn-ion hlork m b. y-ci
II. r''rv count In the state IA I'm process
or preparation nv tAr nNrI~cpf1t aNI fni
cNe'y subscription made 10 t'o find re-
cent Win he given which Win NC NJ such
aIt~tG ,alpc MS to mako It's possession ~
~" pNtrc'i' donsr gourap Of y l'o
Those rcr"'Nts VII carry = picture Of ~
State caplto, sct 10 the wrpath mot sia
lhn h"se with n fve.polntrd star IN which
VII N9rear an curravug IN miniature o
tho face % Sam llNn-ton
The management and the cyecrtlvc com
M ticc have g!veN much Thought I, h
matter o. 4 suitable design for tho Tex.
ttu'ihg. which With olhcr hnlllinga of
Strte7 ard Territories IS % he erected VIC
Che exposition grounds Tho committee (,
not altogether unrestricted nv the V0rl rs
fair manoreA cnt ia its Efforts t. solve IN
y ch'0W. Dine" s'Ons, arch 'tncur1l dcsl N
co o"lng and form must h0rmoniYe VII
the general plan Of construction which 4
To % tam In all the buildings Of the eN
position company. In this. 10 In every ca
N"''.n"' - tho vest undertaking the TrNal
management IL relyi1g uDnn the STAG com
m!ssloncrS and citizens who arc failing ~
10 hcp ont all along tho llnc. Some Of tht
executive committee frvor the renroipc
tlon OF the state capitol IN reduced %
pnr ions. hut competent architects rrn''a
with tho requirements ~ tho oVpnsitil'
4 COMPANY declare thni th's corld uNt =,
done without dwarflng the S'ruct-ro o.
T - make n do injustice to orr m1Cui loen
state hnusc. Tho Ammo nan has man
f''aU'S md Il has hr~n p~nnngrd that
o that historic old CathCd"pl would he =
/ once q novelty oNt IN attraction w'}c
M SFto or Territory Gould oven nnD"oy
i-n"tr. Thr i7o1 is ~" TINT auDcnIs I
Terms. Manager Workman insists Ntrt
could be worried OFT with better reSnlts I
Texas than anv which has occurred 10 m
comm ss!On. The hlQTo reproduced MS
stood I'm 1896 would attract rro't throne
to he Texas hullli1C II would bn n coz
n0rativelv inexpensive building The wall
surrounding the mission grounds mud r.
duced In plaster and stan, and colorel t