The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-23
AN APPROPRIATION ASKED
Worlds Fair Commission Wants Leg
iSIaiure 10 SET Apart 100000
AN OPPORTUNITY IS NOW AT HAND
Which May Not Again Be Presented for
an Effective Advertisement Of the
Resources OF the State.

Avsin. Texas. January 22.--rhe Texas
Worlds Fair commission this morning made
formal rcqlest to The legislature TO ap-
propriate S2poDN Tor the TcSas sNhlbh at
ST. Louis worlds fair whcn the meeting
wag called 20 order ny L. J Polk vice
president the cvmmlttee, composed " J.
u. Perkins r. $. Miller and Monta J.
Moore was not ready TO report and willie
Naitlne for them General Manager Loqis
J WORKMAN reported progress Il the work
done under supervision VI the executive
committee
| jadrc Perkins for the committee report
ed the following preamble aud resolutions,
! Whereas. The exposition TO be held IN
! ST. Louis in 1904 ia commcmoratlyn Of the
| l.ouisiapa purchase, nu act which Il th,rr
were 70 other would perpstuatc the name
1 Of Thomas jefferson ln the Affection ..
/ posterity is Ia ,all probability tho last to
| be held IN die lfc Of men nov living ADD
! Whereas, The broad lines which u has
been planned and the Immense amount OF
I money which las hcon devoted 70 % make
! ~ certain that u viii attract the Hltcn
/ upn pt all chluE'd people and Orug ~
! its safes men IRON all parts Vt tue gi0Oe
/ aud.
Whereas, 1t WIN anord au opportunity
! perhaps unparalleled "a our time 70 present
I We hNNhAAAkNh bA Tue inherent CtAAfN NhA
( ifucth}ins cupita aud 10 wealth producing
/ labor 90 search " home, aud.
/ whereas We believe that 10 productive
| Industry and honest capital no state In the
I mon Gun ouer such inviting opporWut
I u'S as can IeAas, ana,
! Whereas We believe that within the hQr.
: ders OF Our imperial commonwealth Tug
I IS room Tor millions " industrious men
/ whom the Increasing struggle TOR existence
/ in tho more thiekN settled communities has
forced 10 seek new fields of effort; aud,
/ W npFvua " bRlIpNV TNnf Cd and "a
men seeking opportunities for surplus cap.
I nal We eau, by proper exhibit 81 our
resources present an argument irrgfutable
ami irresistible. and,
Whereas. We believe that the time is the
most propitipuN ever known To Texas IN
that IS IS the time when the resources and
possibilities OF cur state are being forced
upou the attention Of the world. II comes
&C q time. too when the forces " civilian
ton ana Development are conycrgmg ~
the southwest corner of the Union ana az
q time when no gift Of prophecy Is need
10 turcscc Texas the empire STATE In real
ity ms Sc already is In itr potcutiaiities.
Whereas. We believe the evidences that
this Is dcstlny's plan are manifest and
abundant We know that In the slow pro
crss of nature this will come TO be- SO
inevitably We believe that N we shall
avail ourselves ~ the opportunity now pre-
seutrp to us a. will go huston this cou'
81 nation that we who are proud ui uur
+ citizenship viii live to enjoy that which,
else. must be- the dream Of our grand.
children; aud
NHrlrAH VIC believe the opportunity OF
exhibiting that which nature has so boun.
teouslv bestowed upon MS must appeal no
! less 30 our business instinct than to our
patriotism We regard IL in other words
as no less % business opportunity than Il
patriotic duty and
! Whereas. Convinced thus tho Texas
Worlds Fair commission has sought 20
raise 10y private subscription sufficient "a
make credtahlc exhibit Of our resources
b nud while the results Of our efforts have
boon fairly satisfactory. especially In hay
Ing shown the widespread interest OF our
people, W" fear after careful confederation
: we can not within the time remaining Il
us raise au amount adequate to meet th'
expectations OF tho world and the demands
Of The people OF Texas. and.
Whereas, We believe further. inasmuch
rs the dement's TO follow must De shared
hy an the people NJ Texas, that n Il prop