Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-14
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a Letter Regarding the Convention of tn
HOrtioulturists at Fort Worth.

Mrs. j X. Johnson, secretary OF the Cen.
trial Texas horticultural society, which
holds It's annual meeting in your CITY,
August 8, 10 and IL, 1886 AS this viii
be grand meeting, | hope It will suit
you to publish Mrs. JOhnson's letter. 1t
was written as personal letter, not for
publication, but | think its publication
viii be of interest to your readers.
w. G. VEAL,
President @. T. II. Society.
DALLAS, Tx, June S.-Col w. G..
Veal, President Central Texas Horticul-
tural Association, Dallas, Tex; This IL
my thittleth letter to-day TO members of
the Central Texas Horticultural Associa-
tion, urging them to begin to prepare for
the forthcoming annual convention at
Fort Worth and to lend all possible aid
TO make ut success.
The attendance promises to be large.
The secretary OF the Grand State Farmers
alliance writes that they have notified
SIXTY counties to send delegates, and as
they are constitutlonally In session at
Cleburne Wednesday, August 8, a., . and
u 1856, the committee on programme
and myself took the liberty to arrange
our dates for Fort Worth Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, August ., 10 and IL.
so as to avoid confllctions. Then The
nurserymen's state meeting convenes in
Denton 10Th, 18th and l4th, 1886. | hone
our action is satisfactory TO you. The
secretary OF the North Texas HorlIcultn.
raj society OF Denison writes that their
society may not meet with us. The
United States pomologist writes rather
iavoraoly and come, have re-
quested Col. Ross to invite the Pilot
Point society, and shall also do so. MIR.
Drum writes us that all with whom he
has conversed have favored tie matter al
the Fort.
shall write the mayor and council,
briefly setting forth our organization, Oh.
Jects, etc, and request that they take
action and report the pleasure OF the city
to our body, and, If favorably, that they
cooperate with Mr. Drum in formitfg
committees, etc, TO make the meeting a
success; and shall not let the city press
be ignored, but viii write them request.
ing, II approved, that they work up all
possible local interest.
Now, Col, Veal, you know more inau-
entail people IN Fort Worth than |, and
would II not be well to write some OF
tnem yourself, requesting their influence
we want these meetings to rebound to
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not nave large attendance this year and
40 some good, 1t win not bo because
shall fail 20 do my part, hope. | shall
exercise my pen sufficiently, know.
We called upon you, Col Veal, to
authorize me 70 extend, upon behalf OF
our society, an Invitation to the National
Nurserymen's, Florists and Seedmen's
Association of America 60 convene next
year in Dallas in national convention.
You We're not In thecity, and did so
upon the authority you once delegated TO
me- hope You win approve A large
number Of official invitations OF influence
have been lled Please prepare sneeob
Tor the Fort Worth meetiug, and ASK Mira
Veal TO handle the subject OF the "BeSt
for Texas The programme
must soon be out. Any suggestionsp
Please reply Yours truly,
Mrs. j. h. JOHNSON, Secretary,