The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-01-06
lMM GRAFTON MOVEMENT I
An ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE SF The
STATE OF TEXAS.
The Secretary SALARY Fned and He Or
dered Into Active Service Excursion
Dates and Other Matters,

ut u 1Lt GAttuLiNC U tOIHIHIlNcc Ou
Immigration met IN Dallas on the 3uth
in the merchants exchange and fixed
the scCretary's annual salary st 5000,
payable monthly. y resolution was
,lopted in-tructing the secretary 10
o. once proceed to Austin, accom-
3anled ty Mr. +. b. Chiffon of she
committee, and take possession of the
Office and furniture rendered by the
people at that city. The secretary
"a further instructed to enter i'm
mcdiatcl} upon the duties OF his office
by opening correspondence with the
chsirman of each senatorial district
on the subject of local organizations.
IL was the scn-o of the cOmmitic &c
hat the success of the movement
should rest with local organizations,
and thAt such organizations hrul 1
not be dictated to from any &c, trail
source.
This committee had u meeting at
tho Windsor in the afternoon in con-
junction wi'h the railroad officials. at
whicn he committee on address pre-
seuted the following address;
TO THE rEorLE OF TEXAS.
Your committee appointed to sub
nit report Of the conference Of the
state immigration committee with
the rsilr road Otlic a's, and to suggest a
general plan for the county orgnnIza-
ton, and the method OF raising funds,
beg ID submit:
That the railroad officials of the
mes of railroad entering the state OF
Texas, and those operating in the
state, met in conference in The city OF
Dallas on the - Ii and 3Uth of Decem-
lcr with your state committee. The
Cilcials not only assured your
state committee of their hearty
cooperation with the people
# Texas In this great movement to
induce people to settle in our state
and capitol to invest here,
but i'll spirit of the
untmoet cahdor and sincerity,
;0incd at once with the state commit
tee in devlsing the best plans 10 ac-
compish the object in view The
proposition made by the railroad of
liclAls, not only met the views of the
-tAta immigration committee, but the
rNlroAd officials went further and Of
tered more than we had asked for,
convincing, the state committee that
the railroads are one of the most
powerful factors in the success OF
his movement and that they would
glYr every aid ut their command to
make the movement a grand success.
The railroad lines entering the state
# Texas viii give excursions TO the
state commencing with one in Jan
nary During the months OF Febru-
arv, March, April aud May two ex-
cursions and one i'll June, and more
during the period named If neces-
sarY.
Tickets tor these excursions VIII be
-oi at one fare for round trip, good
tor return within sixty days, sud is
sued win view of placing every sec
tion Of ;he State OF Texas ON al equal
footing.
The members of the state commit
tee from every senatorial district
Hij. "a, soon as the railroad, have
agreed ON dates of excursions, furnish
the county committees with thes
dates and such other information as
" i'll enable each county and sec ION tu
advertise lt. a advantages and induce
cXcursionists - visit particular H.
caltjos.
The manifold advantages and re-
sources OF every section of Texas are
so great that YOUR committee need
oulN suggest that statement thereof
D The thousands of people who viii
come 10 Texas 10 make their homes
and invost their money. is all ths Vt
vii. be REQUIRED. TO place the adj
yAntGges OF every section OF Texas
before the Aomt->ecker aud capit1l-
Its. The stare immigration couyeE-
tiOu and the committee appointed,
have fully couCurred mat with the
hearty cooperation OF The people of
Texas with Your s'ate committee q Il
Gle ~ .rCats the Immigration move
me- must and viii reeu.l IN great
good TO the state OF Texas and every
-ecuon thereof. 1t is not our pur-
pose % detail TIE advantages to io.-
.7w from this movement IS they are
so mauiiul III their nature and self
-Y.deut TO ne people of Texas.
In iuTtheranCc OF the general plan
Qi your State Convention We suggest
TO the people that the railroads are
ready and viii commence active sud
earnest operations At once to induce
people 10 come 10 Texas and see tor
Themselves the sdyaptaves and re-
sources OF the state aud ,9at the pee
pie of our state themselves
mould o'g,IILe q, once,
80 the end that every section Of the
-'a'e -houlI realize ear.y advantages
from this movement \ our commit
Tee sugge-t tAat every county III ,ae
state, or subdivision thereof, such o.,
cinctS, towns and cities, orsanilt