Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-06
Mr. Elliott's election was made unari.
nous who agrees to remove to Austin, the

The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed as 8 committee on address:
Henry Sayles CT Abilene, r. NJ. Hender-
son OF Sulphur Syringe, Colonel Swain of
Clal ksville, L &. DickcrsOn of Rusk, J.
D. Brady of Houston.
1t WAS ordered that the address to the
state be published in the neWsps pers.
The executive committee went into ses-
sion Immediately after the adjournment,
which took plsCe st - O'Clock tonight,
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Dec. 30.-The executive
committee Of the immigration Associs-
ton. the members eff which are Messrs
D. G Giddings Of Brennan, B. T. Barry
Of Corsicans, j. z. Smith of Fort Worth,
M. Brownson Of Victoria, F. 3 Call
ton OF Pecos City, e. G. Dickerson OF
Rusk, A. L Collins OF Denison met to-
osy and received the address to the peo-
pie from the committee on address, as
follows:
TO THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS.
Your committee appointed to submit g
report of the conference Of the state i'm
migration committee with the railroad
officials, and to suggest g general plan
for the county organization and the
method Of raising funds, beg to submit
t1et the railroad officials Of the lines OF
railroads entering the state OF Texas and
! hose operating in the state met in con
ference in the city of Dallas On December
20 end so, with YOUR state com
mittee. The officials not only
assured your state committee
of their hearty corporation with the
pc 0ple OF Texas Ia this great movement
N n in m =
capital to invest here, but in spirit of
tne utmost csndor ard sincerity Joined at
once with the state Committee, in de-
vlslng the best plan to accomplish the
OBJECT in view. The proposition
made by the railroad officials not
only met the views Of the
state immigration committee, but the
railroad officials did more than we had
asked to convince the state committee
that the railroads are one Of the most
powerful factors in the success of this
movement, and that they would give
every aid at their command 10 make the
movement grand success. The railroad
lines entering the state Of Texas
WILL GIVE EXCUR:IoNs
to the state, commencing with one in
January During the months OF February,
March, April and May there will be two
excursions and one in June, and more
during the period named if necessary
Tickets for these excursions will be sold
at one fare for round trip, good for re-
urn within sixty days, and issued with
view of placing every section of the state
of Texas on an equal footing. The men,
b 7rs OF the state committee from every
Senatorial district will as soon as the
railroads have agreed on dates OF excur-
sions, furnish the county committees
with these dates and such
other information as will enable
each county and section to
advertise the advantages and induce
excursionists to visit particular localities.
The manifold advantages and resources
Of eVsry section of Texas ere so great
that your committee need only suggest
that statement thereof to the thousands
Of people who will come 10 Texas to
make their homes and invest their money
is ell that
WILL BE REQUIRED.
To place the advantages CT every section
OF Texas before tie home seeker and
capitalists, the sta immigration
convention and the executive
committee appointed, have fully
cOncurred that with the hearty Corpora
ton Of the people Of Texas with your
state committee and the railroads, the
immigration movement must and will re-
suit Ia great good to the state Of Texas
and every section thereof. It is not our
purpose to detail the advantages 10 fol-
low from this movement, as they are 50
manifold in their nature es to be SELF
evident to the people of Texas. In fur
therance of the general plsn OF your state
committee, we suggest to the people
that the railroads are ready and will COM
mence active and earnest operations ct
once to Induce people to come to Texas
and see for themselves the advantages
and resources OF our state, and that the
people OF our state themselves should
ORGANIZE AT ONCE,
to the END that every section OF the stat6
should realize early the advantages from
this movement. Your committee suggest
that every county in the state of Texas or
subdivisions thereof, such as towns and
cities, organize an immigration committee
for the purpose Of obtaining the necessary
date and statistics, descriptive Of the re-
sources and advantages Of the particular
section, and place the same before the
people Of the world seeking homes or in |
vestments in Texas. full and fair |
itself will offer greater advantages both
to the home seeker and investor !
than any other state can offer. Il has |
been the effort OF your state committee |
20 leave not Only the power with the peo-
pie, but the expenditure OF the money, |
realizing that the greatest success can
only be accomplished through the hearty |
cooperation Of the people, aided as they |
will ha by the railroads
The state committee have asked |
each of the senatorial dis |
tricts to raise in addition to the
500 ALREADY subscribed, the sum Of $500 |
to meet the expenses of the state commit
tee, TO be expended for the promotion Of
the interest of Texas at large, and under
the direct supervision of your
sENAT ORAL REPRESENTATIVE;
and to the end that the people may know
how the money is being expended the
state committee has required the fund |
contributed by each senatorial district to
be deposited by your represents
tive in some safe bank
of depoait, there to remain
until the money is actually needed by the
state committee, to be paid over In in
stsllments by your representative as
called for in sums OF not more than 20
per cent.
The details as to how subdivisions OF
the state or county shall raise and expend
its money, and how much, have been
sections Interested, with the assurance OF
every member OF the state COM
mittee that the people would
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