The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-30
TEXANS AT ST. LOUIS.
ADVANCE GUARD HAS ARRIVED IN
WORLDS FAIR CITY.
Governor Sayers and Others Are to Ar
rive Today--ceremonies Of Select
ing Sites viii Last Two Days.
Especial to The Post.)


st. Louis, September 2o.-The advance
guard Of the delegation which is to repre-
sent Texas in the ceremonies to be held IN
St. Louis, Tuesday. Wednesday aud Thurs
day. dedicating sites for state and Territor-
ial buildings at the Worlds Fair. arrived
mere this morning The party includes Hon
John H. Kirby Of Houston, president Of he
Texas Worlds Fair commission; Louis j..
workman Of Dallas, general managcr; Tom
flnty' Jr, press representative, ana the fol.
lowing commissioners; l. ]. Polk Of Calves,
ton, Vice president Of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe railway; Z. Il. X. Green Of
Terrell president of the Texas Midland
railway; J. F. Harrison OF sherman, A. j.
Lowery OF Hillsboro, J. A. Kemp OF
Wichita Falls and L., l.. Jester Of Tyler.
Also the following guests OF the com-
mission; Dr.. L. Piather president of the
University Of Texas; Il, M Love, state
comptroller; j. ID. Cunningham, state ieve-
nue. agent; g. A, Hickok Of the Missouri,
KANSAS and Texas railway. aud w. L,
Pitts or Marshall.
Hon. John NJ Alien OF Tupelo, Miss,
and Hon Joseph Flory of st. Louis, mem.
Der and secretary Of the National World's
Fair commission, who were in Dallas Satur.
day 70 participate in the celebration OF
Worlds Fair Day at the State fair, came
to ST. Louis with the Texas party This
delegation viii be augmented by arrivals
Monday night and Tuesday, among those
TO come being Governor Joseph ID. Sayers
and Mrs. Snyers, United States Senator
Joseph w. Bailey, Treasurer Worlds FaiI
Commission Z. 3. Perkins and Royal A.
Ferris of Dallas and Paul NAPLES Of Fort
Worth.
In speaking Of the Texas representation
for the dedicatory services, General Man.
ager WORKMAN Of the Texas commission
sald; I'VE had very satisfactory attend
ance of our commissioners and the people
Of Texas at he Texas State fair In Dallas
Saturday to participate IN the celebration
Of Words Far Day. IL was also Texas
Press Day, and 165 representatives Of the
State press were In attendance The la
forest manifested in the Worlds Fair enter
prise was such as To lend us considerable
encouragement. on the same day we had a
was decided to prsh the work Of hnaneier
ing the Texas Worlds Fair enterprise more
vigorously, and 10 that end the manage
ment was authorized 70 employ such add
ticnal assistance as might 'be deemed neces
sary.
"Realizlng the necessity Of soon beginning
the work Of arranging exhibits, our com
missio1 has sent a large and representative
| delegation to st. Louis 20 locate the site
and to settle several detlils relating to the
placing of exhibits so that we may hence
forth proceed in these matters with coma
dence
"There has been an appreciable increas,
In Worlds Fair enthusiasm IN Texas dur
ing the past thirty days, and ! feel coma
dent that the expectations Of our commits
make n thorough representation Of Texas
resources and industries Will he realized.
Mr.. Kirby. president OF the Texas com
mission, is accompanied by his daughter
ers, which is headquarters for the Texas
marty