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furnished the Henrietts Indepe ndent,
Fort Worth 0lzETTK and Dallas News,
with request to publish the same.
| Tie meeting then &C iourned.
Big Meeting at Pecos City.

ton OF Reeves county and attached
icOunties have been formed and 9 perf5cE
organization effected The meeting was
held st the courthouse this evening, and
wss composed of representative citizens
OF our county. R D. Gage was called TO
the chair and Robert l. Bowen elected
secretary. Captain F. B. Chiffon, dis
trio. senatorial representative, being
present, vas Invited To address tbs
meeiiHg, He responded in one Ct his
Characteristic speeches, replete with
pointed snegessi0rs regsrdiug most ef-
feciiye end fruitful plan OK operations.
Alter free discussion it YVES decided 10
place the entire control, direction aud
management Of the immigration move
uent for the county into the hancs OF an
executive committee, whereuPop Mr.. a.
| M. WalthSn offered the following Iesolu-
| tons which were unanimously adopted
! To Hon. r. d. Gage. Chairman.
Whereas, st G meeting OF the executive
committee Of the State Inmig alton As
! socistioD, held in the city of Dallas, De-
c. 0ber 20, 1887, it Was recommended ny
said committee that each couosy in the
state organize and form local committees
in order thai CO. operation with the state
committee may be rendered more effect
i've, and that the Immigration movement
cow inaugurated in the state may receive
hearty aid eUd cooperation in It's devel-
opment, and avsncement Of each section
Of the state; therefore, be It
Resolved, l. That we do now org2alze
ourselves into an immiera,ion association
TO De known as the R5eves County linn
grStion Association, having It's neadqaag-
tiers at Pee City, IN said county.
2. That committee OF eleven resident
citizens of said county form and corsti-
TUE the executive committee for said
county; thst sEid committee have power
to choose from their number their oWb
cA&irDan and other necessary ofti GERS as TO
the committe, nay seem ueedful. That
said committee shall have full power u
pass such rules aud bylaws for tneir own
government and action as to said com
m!5tee may seem necei sarY; also that four
OF said committee shsIl constitute Quu-
run. Thst it shall be the duty OF said
COMMITTEES TO provide for the collection
and disbursement Of sill fumes necessary
to carry out the purposes of the organize
ton, and to II eet all expenses and de-
msnds made upon said conn i.tee by the
state executive committee or by the chair
usu of executive committee Of Twenty
eighth Senator ial and immigration dis
tric5, and to meet the expenses Of
advertising the resources of this county
end collecting exhibits from the county
end making display Of same; and that SAID
c0muittee shall be fully authorized 70
Use their Owl methods as to pan OF opeY-
atoms.
3. That said committee at once take
such steps as may be necessary TO rsis+
aud pay over the pro rata of $500 assessed
against said district.
t. That said committee shall have full
power to add to their number.
g. That the chairman do now appoint
the said executive committee and thal
The chairman constitute member Of this
com nittee.
r9ereHpQr in accordance with above
resolutions the chairman appointed es
mem 3ers OF said Conuty executive CON-
mittce Of eleven, the folIOalng named
gen l9mer, viz: From Pecos C,ty-A.
M. Walthali, Robert S Bowen, j. ] I1ge,
VI. d. Johnson, Cosrles F. Tnom.s and
Robert D. Gage. From Toyah-G. III
FEszar,C III. Fields and w F. Yousg-
blood. From Ssragosa-Jscoo Morrow.
From TrGeheart-W. B. Jones. Full
power to carry out the purposes Of the
organization having been delegated TO the
committee by the resolutions adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.
The executive committee lnstanter went
into session (not executive ana Or
gsnized by the election Of DR.. J. Ioge
IS presidents 4. D. Gage ss score
tsry aud G. F. Thomson ss treasurer.
BS virtue OF authority conferred on them
ny the resolutions the committee added
60 their number Mr.. Frank Kyaette.
The following sub-commlt ezs were Their
elected:
On fnance-W. D. Johnson, Robert s.
Bowen, w. +. Youngblood, jacob Morrow
and W. B. Jones
On advertising-O. Nj. Wal,hsll, c..
Thomson, r D. Gage, Frank KynetEe,
G. NJ. Fcszer and G. M Fields.
On collections of exhibits. J. |
Ipee, G. M. Fields and jacob Morrow,
The d aauce and advertising committees |
were Instructed to begin their respective |
labors ct once and to report progress at
the meeting set for Friday next.
The pro rats amount due from Reeves |
county On the state executive committee
assessment has been collected and psid |
over 10 the proper person.
Captain Chiffon will leave tomorrow
night TO attend the session Of the centrtl
executive committee, Of which
he is q member, st Austin,
Janusry "a, with the cheerful
report that his home county has done her
duty. Its restricted numbers prevented |
the Inclusion in it's personnel of many Of |
our most energetic cltizene, but the |
present composition of our county execu-
tive committee could not be- improved !
upon: representatives Of the best type CT |
citizenship, brimful Of energy that cannon |
lag and nothing dsunt, and assured Of |!
success In their Efforts TO herald 10 the |
world at large cur local advantages |!
without money and without price" |
they will endeavor 10 advance the con- |
mon veal. II needs DO prophets eye to |
discern the outcome, snd the sure pre-
diction can well be recorded that Reeves |
and her attached counties, the hesrt of /
the fertile Pecos valley, will stand smopg
the first in reaping The rich benz fits
attendant upon the coming Ii fox OF IND
migration.
Stirring Up The Nineteenth.
pOTTER USTy TUy