Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-11
EXTENSION OF u
DAYS is GRANTED
SUFFICIENT PLEDGES FROM BIG
CITIES OF TEXAS TO MAKE
BUILDING AT PANAMA ENPOSI.
TION POSSIBLE. NOT SECURED.
$4,000 ARE NEEDED
TEXAS. LARGEST STATE IN THE
UNION. HAS NOT YET NOTIFIED
EXPOSITION THAT 1T WILL
HAVE A HOME

Austin, Texas. April ll.-Through the
efforts of the Texas Society. an organiza.
tion Of Texans now located in san Fran
cisco. the Panama Pacific Exposition
commission has granted twelve days
longer. until April - "a raise sufficient
funds 20 guarantee the erection of a
Texas State building al san Francisco.
The date formerly set BY the Interna-
tion Exposition commission for an
answer from Texas was April ~. DE
spite the efforts Of the State commission
To secure guarantees of enough funds Ia
make the building possibility. il was
discovered that enough pledges could
not be secured from all the large cities
Of the State a. make the requisite
amount.
The International Exposition commits
sion has already granted 60 Texas one
extension Of time. and when wire was
sent asking for ten days longer. the reply
was We must have Texas answer on
date specified il State IL 10 hc represent
ed The matter was Immediately taken
up with the Texas Society of san Fran
cisco and after several consultations
with the authorities. an extension of time
was granted.
There are three States in the entire
United States that have not yet given
their answer a. the authorities. Texas
the largest State i'm he Union j. one of
these three States. In the other States
more money has been raised already than
has been pledged i'm Texas.
AT this time only $1,000 has been
pledged. There remains 40 O0O "a bc
raised within the next ten days. Numcr.
Gus plans Of raising funds have been sub
mitted to the members Of the commission.
In Waco. the society circles have united
and will give during the week big
Panama Pacific Ball." the entire pro
ceeds To 20 10 the exposition fund. This
plan has also been adopted ia several
other Of the smaller cities.
The Texas Society Of California. to
whom the State D. obligated for IN cx.
tension Of time. was formed about six
months ago for the purpose of advertis.
ing the State of Texas and II composed
of former Texans now located in San
cities. There are several hundred mem
bers. and the special committee from the
society has already been over ih,
grounds for the exposition and endcavur
eel To get temporary options on several
pie,e> Of ground that they deem worth,
for the Texas State building.
According 10 the letter received from
Secretary A. IIockwald Of the society
This Texas Society of California H. ais,
a social organization and our aim j. Q,
help in every way possible 10 extend q
visitors from Texas, such social cour
tesies as may be- within our power. w,
are voluntarily banded together for thi,
purpose and the idea of impressing upon
all the people of the world the grcatncs,
Of our State. We assure you our organ
ization through its strength and influen
tial members will be- able to hold up oul
end Of the proposition and try 10 com
bine the hospitality Of the State Of Cali
fornia with the love Of our native State
thus showing the sons and daughters d
Texas such courtesies a. we NAV be- abb
to extend"
The Flag Day will be- held on Nav .
al which time the miniature Texas flag
will bc sold over the entire State u
:. Texas. The proceeds from these flag
! will he used in preparing an exhibi
!. should the Texas state building itsel
become a possibility.