Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-29

| mlnlStfatlon Oh eacn ana every duty
pertaining to his positions therefore,
everything that honor, wisdom and love
can suggest viii be used for the advance
ment of the interests of the South and its
people.
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.
The editorial department viii be pre-
sided over by the very best talent that it
is possible TO secure. 1t is hoped that
every newspaper and journal printed i'll
the South will place itself on file. Each
state will have its own space and each
| paper its separate file in order
that inquirers and visitors may readily
find what they want. In every connec-
ton in which the immediate wants and
prosperity of individual sections are con-
sidered, your state and county papers
| should not be forgotten. The press is
not only the great educator of the people
and main lever of advanced civilization,
but it is conceived TO be an
infallible exponent of, and true
| index to, the views and tastes of
| the community or state from which it
| issues. If it is silent as to the advan-
tages of its surroundings, then the ad-
vantages do not exist; and if it has moth
ing to urge i'll favor of immigration to its
section, it is reasonably supposed that
| immigration is not wanted. 1t is wise
| policy TO not only keep in mind your home
| papers, but to patronize and support them
! literally. Without them you cannot
| reach your own people or organize your
| forces, and unless their policy is energetic
| and progressive you lose prestige abroad
| when brought in contact with COMPETE
| tive journalism. 1t is requested that
every official of this bureau, and other in
Jy-fI,, L. -I,Nz
ceedings of the Southern interstate i'm
migration convention and this address,
furnish matter therefrom as near as pos
sible to every newspaper and journal pub
| lished i'll this state, and it is requested of
all state and equity papers throughout
| the South that are interest ed in assisting
in and stimulating this great movement,
which is of vital Importance to the whole
| country, that they from time to time
publish the acts and proceedings of said
convention until the whole shall have
been placed before the people of their
section. Another potent reason why you
should endeaver to keep live papers in
| both your state and county is one that
you will readily realize 1t is a foregone
conclusion shat every enterprising news
paper and journal that wishes to increase
its circulation, establish its Importance
and advertise himself and its section will
place itself on file at the main Office III
editorial department of this burcau said
papers will also exert themselves to con-
tain in every issue something to the benefit
of their section, and it would be well to
look to it that all is written that can be
truthfulIy said. These papers will be
scanned daily by throngs of anxious peo-
pie and will give much desirable infor-
nation. Furthermore, these exchanges
will be daily read by the editorial depart
ment, and all interesting matter and let
tiers of interest about your section culled
and printed with our interstate bureau
publications, which we hope to issue
from time to time in every language and
circulate throughout the civilized world.
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
1t should be borne in mind that the rail-
roads, steamship lines, telegraph and
express companies are as much if not
more interested i'll this great movement
for population and capital than any qsksz<
line of interests in the South WITHOUT I
population and business they cGhld not
exist, and it is absurd to suppose that
they are not wide awake TO their inter-
ests. The railroad lands are unoccupied 4
and almost throughout the entire South
their business is light. Wfkhsssstfieirs4t
great interests at stake every4Y
thing must be straight business and 70
fOolshness. They Will with hesFty
accord realize in this combined N8re- |
ment on the part of the South SIP in
the right direction toward succ6ss-but |
only step; they viii expect it to be fol- |
lowed up by active, sensible and prac- |
teal measures as evidence that the South |
is i'll earnest and success certain. There !
is no fear but that the railroads will |
align themselves with the great |
movement and do their full share
of the work. [ have never yet in all |
my immigration experience found the
railroad or steamship lines blind top their
interests or slow to cooperate where they
were to be benefited, but, to the contra
~, have experienced their willingness to
assist where all other reasonable require
ments based upon other sources were q
failure. So it is hoped that the prevail
ing sentiment everywhere will be one of
new and sincere charity towards our best
friends, with Il firm determination to be-
come active cO-wOrkers with them in
cause whose every bearing is mutual
The transportation department will be
placed under the management of the most |
competent railroad ability possible for
this bureau to procure. Every railroad
i'll the South is earnestly urged to supply
this department continuously not only
with every species of advertising matter
as will advertise Its lines and lands, and
keep fresh before the public its advan-
tages in every respect, but to forward all
such maps, charts, schedules, connec-
tons, ETC.. as will enable this depart
ment to keep thoroughly posted in regard
to all points of interest TO investors, i'm
migrants and the travelling public gener-
ally. 1t will be the endeavor of this de-
partment to keep supplied with all rail-
road matter of every description, North
and South, and also be able to map out
routes from all points i'll the world to any
desired place in the South, and state the
actual cost of the journey. To success
full solution of the immigration question
the railways know how important these
points are, and will appreciate the efforts
of the transportation department TO serve
their interests in the most minute matters
of detail.
In conclusion, ask the hearty support
and earnest cooperation of each member
Of the convention, and official of the
interstate bureau of each state govern
nent, railway and express company,
steamship and telegraph line, newspaBer
and journal, as well as the uniting
efforts and best wishes of every interested