Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-04
IMMIGRATION.
The People Of Texas Cannot Drop the
Movement-N,w Steps Nuss b.
Taken TO Make Ii Succ .ss.
Another Convention shoaid b, Called to
Provide Cheap and Uniform No thod
OF Advertising rns suata.

COLORADO, TEX, May /, 1883.
To the iitor of the Gazette
The enthusiasm which animated the
people OF Texas prior to and at the time
OF the Dallas immigration convention was
elmost phenomenal in Its universal char
scter. The people as with one voice had
proclaimed their hearty approval. From
city, towr, village, hamlet, forest, prairie
and mountain top there had come one
spontaneous and numbering proclama-
ton inst "rexss wished and invited i'm
migration"
The Convention WAS largely attended by
Representative men enthusiastic to an e. =
IRENE degree upon that subject which had
so Completely captured popular favor.
Each delegate wished to proclaim how
d ar the subject wes to his heart, and
each struggled for an opportunity to utter
his eloquent sent ments Orators born Of
the occasion, fairly bursting with enthu-
siasm snd regardless Of parliamentary
order, filed the handsome and ccmmodi-
GUS building with their newborn elo-
qusrce. Ga the second day .resc ion
had tsksn place. All were as cam
est ana enthusiastic IS ever, and all
wished to promote immigration. But
SOBER second thought had brought the
conviction that the subject hsd prnctl-
cal and business aspect which must be
discussed, considered and decide &.
NJ say suddenly reaiz I'd that the subject
Was new, important and difficult Of wise
decision. As new subject the details
If tue business were unknown and almost
beyoud COZ -cture. AS an i'm aortans one
its magnitude eq1alld any ever brought
before the people. Its difficulties We're
great and the experience necessary to
their solution was wanting. The
orators of yesterday confronted
with difficult and practical aues-
tons found their gushing eloquence had
evaporated. T silence Of serious re-
& cttnu. settled upon the invention. All
could appreciate the difficulties of the
situation, but none could claim expert
ence and consldt ration equal to their i'm
portance. What should be done? ALI
favored immigration and wished to pro-
mote it. But how was the business best
to be carried on7 How were the
invitations to be printed and circulated
by which the worthy people of all
countries should be Invited to the feast
which Texas WAS prepared to spread?
Should g large sum Of money be
provided for expenditure by q state COM
mittee, and If SO, how was it to be pro-
vided and how expended No taxes
could be levied nor collected for such
purpose. All contributions must be
grstuitous. The delegates had not been
authorized to pledge their constituents to
large contributions, and they were unwill-
ing to assume the personal Responsible
ty. Besides, II a large amount Of money
could be provided, would it be wisely
and honorably expended Was the con-
vention qualified to direct the manner of
Its expenditures
The conflicting opinions expressed COZ
corning the details of the business carried
conviction to sill that the convention had
not analysed aud mastered the subject.
Enthusiasm had to confess Its ignorance,
and boldness gave way to timidity. In the
midst of doubt and hesitation the conven-
ton resolved to adopt conservative pol
Icy as to the safest way of handling del
ic,te question. II would not assume the
responsibility Of collecting a large sum Of
money and placing It in the hands of off
GERS wlo might b3tray the trust or use it
unwisely. But they would provide
state committee and authorize 1t in
modest way, to beg small amount from
voluntary subscription. With that hum
BILE sum it must perform miracles aud
open the q )odgates by which millions of
capital and millions of immigrants should
be poured out upon the rich lands of
Texas.
This valuable work must be executed
with little money and NJ compens alton.
Their very travelling expenses must be
borne by themselves or provided tor by
their constituents, and they must
be kept pure and honorable
by the absence Of temptation. ),
The convention In its prudent but;
gracious mood resolved that its seveYsf
counties aud local associations might
publish and circulate their own advd
tisements with privilege to employ whAt-
ever Of effort or money they choose, NAT
each might excel the other in the EXCEL
lance of Its work and the cost efAits
efforts. The convention seemed oblitiousA
to the fact that such gracious privilege
granted to the counties waskG native
right beyond its control. 1t seemed to
forget that 1t had been assembled to EN-.
ploy the principle VI combination for
common good and to provide the means
by which Texas as one great and grand
state might be advertised, thst concert of
ACLlOu WOuio HlomObO UhO WSh-
fare of sll and provide the facilities at
one common cost for circulating the ad
yertisements of each and every section.
Being now free from res possibility 1t ap
pesled to the railroads to come to its as
sistaace. To It's surprise 1t found those
powerful and practical agents ready to do
ever more than was asked for. They were
willing at once to enter upon business
like methods for promoting immigration;
they were willing to employ both effort
and money. The convention could not
resist its admiration and applauded to the
echo such liberal and Intelligent offers Of
assistance. Then the convention ad-
journed. Its members repaired to their
several homes to report to their neighbors
how prudent and conservative they had
been. They we're proud to say no taxes
had been imposed, no large sums pro-
vided for dishonest or Incompetent off,
GERS to squander. But the dear people Of
the several counties had been protected
in their right to epsnd their own money
to suit themselves, ana to advertise them
selves as best they could. Had each dele
gate expected to CANVASS for the next
Legislature, he could not have wished q
safer escape from impending response