Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-10
FORT WORTH Abroad.
fstk with Thomss j. HHsity, the New
Secfe;ars Of the Fegi Worth Beard
OF Trade.
vslaabIs Pointers Gsined from q FlyinR
Trip Through the Eass ana North.
Advertise and Rustic.

MIR. Hurley, WAC has Just Tetur ned
from an extended tip in the esst, was
seen last night by GAZETTE reporter
and asked if /. w.s It's intention to accept
the position OF SECRETARY teIdered him by
the Board CT Trade. MI. Hurley stated
in reply thst he certainly did not geek the
position, and wien approached by some
Of the directors on tne subjsct gald he
would accept on the ground that no SAL
erV attach to the eff &c. l an much in
terested in the affsirs Of the city End its
prosperity, and SIN wiling to be = worker
with the workers; and if l can aid her
material growth by performing the work
OF secretary to the Board OF Trade, l
amjwilling 10 do so, although ssiit is we'll
known NY own business is great
tax On my time. WHIST is wanted In Fort
Worth Is uaity OF seton IN all matters
PERTAINING to our material prosperity land
live Board Of Trade, By making the
proper connections with similar organi
zltious in the esst, can become q power
for good in the development OF our re-
sources. Fort Worth, and in facs 81
Texss, must hsve outside capital, cheap
and abundant m orey, SO to speak, to sue
coed in building up CREST city and pros
pefo1s communities in the state, and
our good people must know that capital
lists in the east are not hunting for ia
vestments in Texas. Texas must do the
hunting.
At the St. Louis convention l had the
honor Of Introducing delegates
| from Texss to important del
egates from New York, Penn
sYlv.ais and Massachusetts, and l
sm sure the Texas delegates could not
have been particularly fattered, when the
only reputation this great state had II
that convention WAS the fact that she
gave $4,000 Democratic msjority il
| 1884. The surplus in cur state treasury,
our wealth IN school lands, our msgniti-
cant crops, our 10, 600 miles Of railway,
| our tremendous cattle, cotton aud other
intera sts. had no charms for those capt.
tGlists. They only knew we could
be relied on for $4,000 msIorisy
That sort Of thing made me sick.
K.nsss City, Denver, Omaha and other
| new cities were represented by stirring,
sctive men, whoopIng their respective
to wns up, not caring fig for Democratic
or Republican ideas, but everything for
the prosperity and reputation Of their
locality.
talked with the representatives OF
insurance companies In Hartford. The
Come cticut Mutual people as well
as the E:na and Travellers treated
me courteously and gsve me an
audience Of an hours duration. sdvo-
Gated the establishment Of general agen-
cies in the state, and at this point as the
best railrosd center. rhey promise to
oficislly investigate the matter this fall.
The Connecticut Mutual alone, II once
interested in our stste, would invest mil
lions at low rate OF interest.
The representatives Of Trust an Guar
sntee companies in both Boston and
Philadelphia have promised to investi-
gate rs. Nearly $500, 0o0, 900 Of capital is
lying idle In the saving Institutions OF
the east, and with Q proper presentation
Of 1ur resources and advantages, in time
thst money csn be turned this way for
investment.
The treatment Texas receives at the
hands Of the Associated Press In the east
six to ten lie articles was all Texas
could get on the opening Of her great
capitol. The representative of the Asso-
ciated Press In this state, believe, gave
them several hundred words per day, but
1t WAS thrown out In the east.
Strange as 1t may seem, about one-han
Of the people in the east believe that Fort
Worth Is frontier town, and that every
msn carries gun.
What 90 you suggest?
Advertise, advertise, advertise. Get
Imprinted matter that will tersely tell
the story Of our greatness, and the
opportunities for pluck and capital,
and keep 1t constantly going never letting
up, and in order that IL may have the
seal OF regularity 1t should be done
through the Board Of Trade as represen-
tative body. We need substantial office
buildings with all modern improvements,
eastern style Of apartment houses, an
other good hotel;ss this will be corven-
ttonitown, and above Ill We need manu-