The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-01-25
THE st. LOUIS FAIR,
1903

nooV III tuts placp, loll
MS home 81 me years ago to locate
IN Texas, hnally making Austin his
place of residence. 1t ,s gratifying
to his old friends, associates and
acqnalntances to know that he to
DAY is occupying foremost posl-
'lon, IN the fist rank of the first
men of Texas.
In lengthy article, which We
regret that our limited space vii!
not permit of our publishing in its
entirely, he has suggested ,ha, Tex.
as can make credi,able exhibit at
the st. Louis Fair IN 1908, if the
banks of Texas will respond prompt
" TO an assessment of one-tenth of
one per cent. If the banks will
take the lead In this direction he
predicts that other institutions will
| follow.
lie has the following to say
touching the history cf Lou s,ana,
aud the character of the proposed
St. LOUIS Fair.
The paper outlining plan where
by Texas can be crcd,tably represen-
ted at the st. Louis Worlds Far,
as read this morning before the
District Bankers Association BY l,e
author, Pr s,dent II. J.. Hilliard of
the Texas Bankers Association, il
as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Bank.
err: As with men, So with States
and communities: "rhere is a tide
IN the affairs Of all which taken at
ITS flood leads on to glory
| There has never 10 the material
and physical history of this State
been an opportunity so full of advan-
age to all the people as that OF the
st. Louis WorlPs Fair An exhlbi.
tor at that g eat Exposition OF the
resources Of this State would DO in
a ak months, at comparatively lltlle
cost, what under ordinary condi.
tons would require years, if, indeed,
here could ever be systematic,
who esale and general illustration
Of the wonderful n. ,urces of Tex.
"a. No Worlds Fair OF any coun'-
rs has approached III magnitude OF
design the. one to be h. III at ST.
LOuls. The Plan Ia upon scale oil
size and magnifice nee never betor
con emp aied, much less attempted,
au6 1t is no. too much to SAY ihl,
it will bo the most comprehensive
Worlds Fal Of history.
1t will net embrace within It.
scope every department Of human
effort-art, industry, manufactures,
science, history, religion and phlio
sophy, but every nation, whether
civilized according to cur standard
or not, Is expected to participate
Some idea OF the immensely OF th'
undertaking may be had bY lear
ing that the buildings constituting
the NAN groups of the exposition
will cover a superficial area eqaa
10 I46 acres. These buildings IN
clude no State buildings. but con
sis, Of the Art Building, with tw
paviliens; Liberal Arts. Manafac'
urers and Liberal Arta, Electricity
Mines and Me,alnreY, Education
Social Economy, transportation
Machinery, Government and Agr
cultural. they vary in size fro'
the Government Building. coverin
a space equal to 2 80 acres, TO IN
Agricultural Building, which, en-
brace 80. IA acres, icing the large'
a
stfucfhre ever built, and measnrin
more than a mile around the outt
vale. These buildings alone vi
COS, $40, 100000, and an addition
sum Of 81, coo, 900 is to be spent
the embelishing of the iandscal
npon which they stand.
In addition 10 there princ'p
buildings there Is to be a larl
- structure devoted to atministratit
= purposea, permanent bulld''
), erected By the State Of Missou'
and numerous State and Fore'.
buildings, besides buildings !
ah collective and SPECIAL purposes
J. large number.
si' The eite Of the Exposition