Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-11
Immigration scheme.

immigration Scnemc.
Texas possesses the elements o
greatness and the source of power in
such a degree as to give the state q
pre-eninence amongst the states of the
American Union. Her agricultural
stock raising and mineral capacity is
almost limitless her area is vast, aud
her climate decidedly the most genial.
And yet outside of the initiated she is
regarded as a land TO he avoided. BY
some unaccouutable means an idea has
| gone abroad that Texas is a place of
exile for the miserable and u land OF
punishment for the wicked. Other
states have been advertised and the
facts of their advantages have been
considerably adorned by the cunning
work o. the inventor to induce imlni-
grafton, but Texas has had no advo.
cate to tell even the simple truth
concerning her. Most of her advo-
Gates have embellished her awry and
clothed her in slanting drapery by
which she was made to present a
grotesque and unattractiYe figure
Hence while the tide of life and i'm
migration was flowing into other
states she was left to the modification
of neglect. A change, though, has al
ready set in, and the stream will wax
wider and mightier till Texas shall
assume the position for which God and
nature intended her.
y country's prosperity is dependent
on two factors; first, its natural re-
sources; second, the number, industry
and morality of its inhabitants.
Neither is potent without the other.
Now Texas is deficient in only one
of these clements of prosperity. She
has the resources, she has the indus
trous and moral inhabitants, but she
has not enough of them. She is
wanting, and seriously wanting in
numbers. This is the defect which
must be remedied, and which, it is
gratifying to know, is being rapidly
renedied Just now, for already swift
winged rumor has gone to whisper
Texas in the ears of the care-worn in.
habitauts of oyer-crowded and age
stricken countries.
There is one country especially
which for ages has suffered the iron
heel of lorGly oppression. That coun-
try has contributed some millions to
the population of the United States.
ana ii il but fair TO say that the ma
jority of them have made our best citi-
zens, and many Of them have exer-
ciscd good influence in our common
wealth. The people of ireland in
stinctiyely turn their eyes to America
for relief from the perennial lload of
poVertyaud oppression which oppres,ts
them at home. There are at present
thousands of those people, whose adj
vent would be Il strength to any coun-
try, ready to settle down ard build up
If they only knew with certainty
where to 20. Let them he directed to
Texas, by such agency "a they can
trust aed to Texas they will come.
Should il he so, neither will have cause
to regret the acquaintance
There is gentleman now in Fort
Worth, Mr.. Morrison, who has settled
among lis as an attorney at law. and
who left Ireland about two years ago.
Mr. Morrison's object in coming to
America was to select n home for him
self and recommend Il location to
hls countrymen. He has Travelled
over a considerable number of
the states. Located for some time
IN Dakota aud at first seriously thought
Dakota the place he wanted. A few
months residence convinced him that
IL wasn't. He came to Fort Worth
and is satisfied. Mr.. Morrison is i'm
regular communication with the press
ON the other side, sends q weekly let
ter containing his impressions of
American life, industries, institutions,
&C, and Is very warmly recommends
ing Texas TO the consideration of the
farming yoemen of his country.
number of gentleman Interested
In Texan development and in the emf.
grafton question met 40 Mr.. Morrison's
Office on Friday night last to consider
now best to deal with the question OF
Immigration into Texas. After con-
siderable discussion by gentle
men deeply interested, ii was resolved
that committee should visit some
more of the representative gentlemen
of the city, bring the matter before
them and arrange further meeting
The object of the meeting Is TO form
an association to direct elDiuration
irom Britain and Ireland into Texas
and to assist emigrants in locating.
1t may take on the form of n Joint
stock company with capltal of saw
sloo'oOo, which shall purchase choice
agricultural lands and hold them In
reserve for such emigrants ne may be
directed TO Texas through the agency
oil The company.
The importance of such an oreaniza.
ton is very evident, and the good Of
al parties affected by 1t incaieulable
There are both wealth and energy in
Fort Worth to make it a grand suc-
cess. wv