Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-01
at Canadian.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

CANADIAN, TEX, Jan. 2S.--Iu pur-
suanee Of q call from Judge PIemons,
chairman Of the Nineteenth Senatorial
district, county immigration society
was organized on Monday evening. A
large number we're in attendance and an
exceedingly enthusiastic meeting was
held. 1t was called to order by W.
| 81. Featherston, who announced the OBJ
ject Of the meeting, whereupon Hon. B.
M. Baker moved that they proceed to q
permanent organization, and nominated
Mr.. Featherston for chairman, VINO was
elected unanimously. Mr.. Blskeney was
elected for secretary and f. S Lord for
| treasurer.
A committee Of three were appointed
| BY the chair to draft resolutions, to be
| sent to the ate board. The following
committee WAS also appointed on consti-
tuition and bylaws: DR.. Z. Lonely, G.
c. Hall, George Gerlech, Parson Turner
and F. Z. Miller, who are to report at the
next meeting, which will be on Monday
next.
Snort speeches were then made by
Hon. B. M. Baker, DR.. Lonely, F. T.
Loftin, George Gerlsch and others, while
Hon. L. E. Finch made the lengthy one
Ct the evening in very pleasing manner
Later in the evening the chair appointed
+ committee to raise $50, Hempaill
county's assessment for the state fund,
which they did. There were also 40
pointed Hon. L E. Finch, Hon. E. L
Polly, S. L. Ssraug an, Samuel Pollard
and Robert Moody, 10 collect statistics
and other information and fUroish the
state immigration board, so as to get this
county the amount of advertising to
which 1t is entitled.
The resolutions IS presented ID the
meeting were as follows:
Whereas, all Texas seems aroused on
the immigration movement now in pro-
gress looking to the rspid settlement and
development Of this great state; end
whereas, the Panhandle of Texas has the
largest area of rich and low priced lands
ready ana waiting for occupancy of any
section of the state; and whereas, the
Panhandle IS now traversed by two great
railways, While others are being con-
structed to pass through 1t aIso; and
whereas, in our opinion, it is especially
to the interest OF our section that q dele
gate convention of the counties of the
Panhandle TO present the merits of the
country 70 the world, be held at an early
dsv; therefore, be it
Resolved, that Hon. W. B. Plemons,
chairman of the immigration committee
for the Nineteenth Senatorial district,
usually called the Panhandle district, be
requested to call delegate convention Of
the Panhandle counties, to be convened
as soon as in the judgement OF sail chair
man the delegates can be selected and get
to the place of meeting.
Resolved, further, that said Hon. W. B.
Plemons is invited to csll said convention
at Canadian, and should he do so this
meeting pledges Itself to do everything in
the power Of the people to make it profit
able to the country, and the stay of the
delegates in Canadian pleasant.
Resolved, further, that while we be-
lieve Canadian the most convenient place
for said convention, yet il it should be de-
termiued to hold it elsewhere, Hemphill
county will send delegates and exert her
self to make it success.
B. NJ. BAKER,
GEORGE SIMPSON,
L. V. HARM,
Committee.