Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-08
IMMIGRATION.
An Enthusiastic Meeting at Margaret
in Kardensn 'UoEnty-The Man
With the Hoe In Demand.
An Anderson County Meeting Held nj
Paltstino-Plenty of Room for Good
Settlers, No Room for PaupeTs.
lIestlnE in Hardeman

| heetlng in Hardemau County,
! Correspondence Of the Gazette
| QUANAH, Tex, Feb. Pursuant to 4
call issued by the county chairman, Judge
L. N. Logan, number of Hardeuan
county's representative citizens. met at
the courthouse in Margaret, the county
seat, on Saturday, February 4, for the
purpose OF perfecting q county immigrs-
ton organization. The meeting WAS
! called to order by Judge J. C..
Roberts, and as Judge L. M. Logan.
the chairman appointed by the
central committee was reported sick and
unable to preside, Mr.. r. G, Luesley of
Quanah was elected temporary chairman
and G. W. Benton temporary secretary.
By request of Judge Roberts, G. W. Ben
ton, editor of the QuanAh Advance, stated
briefly the object of the meeting, after
which an elect on Of permanent officers
was held, which resulted as follows:
Judge L. 81. Logan Of Margaret, presi-
dent; R. c. Luesley Of Quanah, vice.
president; G. W. Benton of Ouanah,
secretary; S. P Ferguson of Margare,,
assistant secretary, and J. A. johnson of
Quanah, treasurer. On motion, the fol-
lowing committees were appointed by the
chair: Committee on resolutions, Judge
J. G. Roberts, Margaret; J. NJ. Alice,
Margaret; W. J. Mcdonald, Quansh. and
5. T. Ferguson, Margaret. Committee on |
finances, E. Bored and W. T. Dunn of
Margaret, a. Parker and W. j. Good
OF Quanah. Committee on advertis.,
Ing, &. W. Benton, Qusuah; NJ. MI
Hawkins, j. M. Standlee and D. G. Smith.
Margaret. II was decided that the meet /
lngs OF the organization should be held |
az Margaret and Qaanah. The
secretary was requested to have the pro-
;esding5 Of the meeting published ia the
luSnah Advance and Fort Worth GA
,ETTE. For lack Of time the committee
IN resolutions deferred their report until
he next meeting.
Adjourned to meet next Saturday, Feb
uary IL, at Qusnah.
G. W. BENTON, Sec'y.
Although the citizens OF Rardemsu
ountY have been somewhat tardy in tax
ng any organized steps in the great immi.
ration move, they have not been alto t
ether Idle. The matter has been thor I
nghly discussed by our people and !
gitated By the county paper. The Ous-
al Board of Trade, among numerous =
Their matters Of interest to the town and
ounty, paid the expenses of delegates to I
lie Dallas convention, and have since
rought before their meetings the impor- I
Int matter of entertaining prospectors {
search Of homes, and showing them
lie fine lands and other advantages of
ar splendid county. Yes, Hardemsp u
ounty will come up with its part of the r
eneral work OF the state organization,
I'd will show up its numerous advantages o
the way OF advertising to IS great an n
ttent as any county with an equal pop u
stion in the state, and it will give as "
'rdisl a welcome to prospectors and i'm 8
igrants. Why should it not? The II
unity is one that its citizens can Justly o.
Ell proud of, and not be ashamed to
oW to St angsrs; one that for product 8
eness OF soil and other natural edygn-
ges cannot be excelled, and which op}y II
eds more people and capital to develop IS
magnificent resources, and these the
terprising citizens who are already here
Il have If any legitimate means will 81
ing them. III