Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-25
THE BOOMERS AGAIN.
The Latest Latter 20 the Members Of
the Texas Ol,ahema Homestead
Colony.


members in Twas, Arkansas, Tennessee
Kentucky, MIN, is, Missouri and Kansas
Our colony has about one hundred an
nity families IN yo,N states that viii K
with us to OklahomS at arst; and lhtr
are twice as many correspondents VIII
will assist Ia every proper EFFORT we max
for the good of the cause. Among on
members are editors, doctors, railroad
fagents, school.teschers, hlNcksmiths, car
penters, steam mill owners, farmers ant
lliyerymen; and it is the intention 70 Sc
every class Of mechanic Interested Wit
us that we need So buitd up
tirsl-class town. The land wiz be {,
homestead, not to buy
Cooperation Is our foundation enc
while our members are not rich tneil
Land, energy and skill constitute th,
elements OF real wealth In my country
On the 2sth Of March, lass, the msa.
ager completed n 400 mile snip that OF
cupied five months time and, paying his
own expenses, organized this colony
| March 30, live hundred petitions TO con
gress We're sent out 10 our members iol
circulation; the universal reply is every
body IN favor Of opening Oklahoma iol
settlement under the homestead law
And congress must heed the win of th,
people,
The test OF strength OF company Ii
not its numbers but what it can accom-
plish. We intend to make 1t to the interes
of every man that wants to 20 10 Okla
homa as bonallde settler 70 go IN oui
crowd. Our membership guarantees
equal benefits, protection snd voice il
government. The members are no
taxed, After securing our homestead
we will lay of, divide up and build
town. Each member will get an interes
in the town free. The homesteads vii
be more valuable in proportion to tn,
! size Of the town.
The larger the crowd the cheaper tn,
railroad fare. There is something won
derful in cooperation. NO religion o.
party) Pure business; as the growth o
the colony will be largely through III
members, want to call your attention
TO matter OF vital interest to on
cause. The tlrst Is, we must have fund.-
to keep up the expenses and the next
| what kind of members we get. wv,
take no colored persons. We wan
those who will carefully investigate gu
system, and then If it suits them Join an(
/
| TO the crowd will make the railroad ex
penses that much less and the town tina
much larger "In union Is strength 4
our motto. We don't want that clas
that says that's q good thing but I'll wal
/ till you are ready to start. We want thi
help now. And II they won't give IL whel
we need 1t, they are not worthy. III,
manager to-day is the poorest man in tn
colony; and made so by trying TO &c
started right. Now let us keep right.
Is better for n man to Join us am
stay at home and work till ne is sur
of his homestead and then go Their
/ first in crowd, than TO go there an
walt or be too late. Now the chance
are good that we will go there soon; an,
your manager must take trip In the in
terest of the colony by the 10th OF May
| He can communicate with you from an
point, but you cannot with certainit
reach him qniok. The headquarters Wi
remain here, but all wanting to join u
and be sure TO be notified first mus
join by May 10. All letters answered In
closing two stamps, and certificate O
membership sont by return mail on re
ceipt Of two dollars by mail or express
Send two dollars, name and p. O. address
and you win get membership certitlcat
and be kept posted when TO start. Ad
dress j. S. Works, Queen City, Tex.
The colony cannot be Injured by tn
arrest OF it's president. And II he ~ un
Justly punished, he Will have the sym
patty not only o. our colony, but of tn
American people. But 1t will make u
in six months the largest colony Il
America. our system is founded o.
business principles, patriotism and sell
interest TO its members, and cannot b
downed by persecution. Poverty is n
crime. Truth needs no mask, 1t onl
asks hearing In this letter we vii
see what scared 'em so in Washingto
last winter. We first notice the follow
ing from the Globe-Democrat Of Feb.
1886:
OKLAHOMA,
| WAsHIsGToN, Feb. 4.--On the 18th OF Januar
Representative McRae OF Arkansas referred I
the commissioner OF the general land flee
copy Of a circular purpOrting to be- Issued b
the 'eTeNas Oklahoma Homestead colony, Den