Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-15
ROrUEDA GOSSIP.
TeKss Developments and the Immigration
MoVem ent-Side Lights on California.
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Mr.. John Howard, who, with Judge
Samuel J. R2dgHte of Texas, is In charge
Of the Texas advertising headquarters,
IN the Southern hotel, in speaking of the
wonderful developments of Texas to q
Republican reporter last night, said:
Heretofore about 30 per cent. Of the
business of Texas has been done in st.
Louis, but from the growth Of competing
cities, in the north, northwest and south,
il has gradually lest 8 portion Of this
business and is to day losing il at rapid
rate. The development of Texas and the
growth of the city of st. Louis are natu-
rally connected with each other and
should so recognize their relations
and eudesvor to extend them and make
taem mutually profitable. In December
there WAS convention of the representa-
tive citizens Of Texas at Dallas, the object
OF which was to inaugurate measures to
present the wonderful facts of the sgri-
cultural and horticultural advantages Of
Texas to the outside world. There were
about 800 men in attendance, making q
body which would have done credit to
any state in the Union. All of these dele
gates paid their own expenses and came
with desire to further its interests, and
after short session it wss agreed that
the matter should be left in the Ihsnds OF
thirty-one delegates, representing the
ihirty-one senatorial districts Of the
state.
"The convention then adjourned and
these thirty-one delegates called smother
meeting for the next week, In the mean
TrD ell nf1riAld
state to Cooperate. At this second meet
ing the railroad interest WAS largely rep
resented, and the officers OF the Texas
emigration bureau were elected from
among the number Of thirty-one citizens,
and their headquarters has been estab-
llshed al Austin. The rsilrosds agreed to
grant one-fare tickets from all terminal
points leading into Texas about three
times q month, aud the delegates re-
turned to their respective districts and
Immediately the counties and.towns Or
ganized themselves to contribute money
to be applied to the general fund for ad-
vertising the state in general and their
respective localities in particular. Thus
the movement has become general, and
the inducements offered by the railroads
are bringing hundreds Of people to the
state, who come to see whether the facts
exist as represented by the advertising
and emigration bureau.
1--WE are of Texas and from Texas and
are endeavoring to present these facts on
an independent basis to those who may
desire to make future homes in the Lone
Star state. We are not acting in the in
terests of any newspaper, corporation or
combination of any kind, and have no
land for sale and no axe to Egrind, but as
patriotic and good citizens come here to
induce others to emigrste to the country
where we believe exist more advantages
Snd opportunities for the honest, indus
trious men, than anywhere else in this
country. The movement is Endorsed all
along the line, by the people, by the rail-
road officials from S. II. II. Clarke down,
by the state officers and by the Gov
ernor."
DARK BACK GROUND TO PRETTY PIC
TURE.
I'D. Creed, an old st. Louisap, has re-
turned ait1r 8 three months soiourn in
Kansas anotCGlifornie. He was seen at
the Laclede and said: "CAliforniS is the
greatest fraud in the United States to-
Gay, and the advertising schemes and
false inducements held out to induce i'm
migration are getting more poor people
in trouble and making more tramps than
shy two states in the west. Los Angeles
and Ssn Diego, the two Edens which
have been represented in such glowing
colors, sre not Edens to the tramps who
abound there. l remember on several
occasions being met BY from two to six
OF these unhappy citizens and they hAve
stated to me that they had not
cent and that they had come there through
false representations Of the country and
had failed to secure work and had been
compelled TO go on the streets at from
Sl.25 to Sl50 per day, ald finally thst
was denied them, Snd SO nothing remain
ing, they are now begging for their daily
bread and watching chance to 60 back
to their old homes. It was the same at
San Diego and also in other parts of the
state. These booms have played out and
many men Of wealth who have been in
auced to place their capital there are now
Withdrawing with heavy losses and re-
firing from the scene Of speculation. The
climate is not what 1t is cracked up to be,
or at leastaI did not find il SO, for was
there two months and itrkined every day,
and felt most miserA5Ie