Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-19
IMMIGRATION.
Asisr Elliott Says the Committee is
Crippled for MSney-OBiy Eighteen
Counties have Responded,
Dallas County Hss Not Put up a Dollar
Signs or Texas Fever Reported from
Warrington Territory.
Msjor Elliott On Immigration.

Msjor Elliott On Immigration.
Special 70 the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX Feb. Is -Msior John E.
Elliott, secretary Of the State Immigrs-
sicn Bureau, arrived this morning from
Austin, whence he was called By the i'll.
mesa Of his wife. In the course of the
dav he called at the branch Office of THE
GAZETTE, aud Cnbosomed himself upon
immigration matters.
"Msj9r, it has been frequently in
tfnsted OF late that all is
not peace in the state
committee st Austin. As no satisfactory
explanation of the matter has ever been
given the public concerning your resigns,
tioa and its withdrawal, would you o.
lect TO giving statement about It, tell
ing what differences exist in the commit
tee ?n
mo differences at all exist in the COM
mi1ee now. The utmost harmony of
acfiOn prevails and sll are pulling to-
gether with GOOD effect. There was
slight difference between the secretary
hnd the committee several weeks. Thst
difference WAS the latitude of the commit
tees work. ADVERTISED for informs ion
OF the lands, Inducements Il" settlers and
capital, etc With q view of spreading
afar the sttracii " which the state offers
conceived the duty of the committee to
D. an aciui pose ;u'ioI Ut The linn grl-
ton enterprise 81 once; ard the duties OF
the secretary, In my opinion, was to
spread Information about Texas before
the world. The majority Of the COM
nlEtee ffsred with me in this respect.
Thew took the ground that this work w2s
the province Of the counties, instead Of the
committee. That WAS ell the d ferenceIshat
existed, and, happily, that Is past
now, and the committee Is pushing the
enterprise with all the vim
that the facilities at hand will admit Of"
"H there is lack Of facilities, to what
do you attribute is?"
"The committee is crippled for money.
Only eighteen counties have responded
thus far, and the funds on hand are i'm
measursbly inadt quate for the work be-
fore u.s."
"What has Dallas county done in 8
financial way toward aiding the move
ment?"
$50 far Dallas has not put up dollar,
much to my surprise and modification.
The worst feature Is thst there
SCOnho W OC ~ 6CHCEnA iutSEeSb Ihhe0 N
the movement. Toe committee expected
great things OF Dsllas, and they have
been disappointed"
as Tarrsnt county exhibiting any sub
stantial INTEREST,""
eyes, meeting will be held in Fort
Worth shortly and large sum will be
raised for immigration. Fort Worth Is
plucky aud enterprising, and the people |
there place high value on the irmiera-
ton movement. Besides, the wArmest
and most tfflcient aid to the movement |
comes from TIE GAZETTE TIE GAzK1TE
ls patriotic and great, and il can claim |
the credit for having established more en- |
terprises, built more miles Of railroad |
sud drawn more immigrants TO Texas
than all the press Of Texas combined. OF
course, this is saying good deal. But
It is not blarney. 1t Is what all men
know TO be true. 1t is the greatest orig |
Instor of enterprises in the southwest"
Secretary Elliott spoke freely Of the work |
done bS committee, which is we'll given |
In to-dsy's paper. He also showed |
the reporter the proof , she Is |
Of his forthcoming pamphlet, entitled,
'IAll ABOUT Texas; 9 Hand Book Of Iu-
It Is neat publicxti OF
tlitV pages, and describes minutely auo
accurately the boundles5 resources and
Industries Of the state. It is flied with
reliable statistics and will be splendid
adjutct to the efforts Of the committee
10 advertising the srs e. the work Is
dedicated neatly to the press OF Texas,
As followsi ITO the Press Of Texas: The
vltsl nerve In the states Development the
practical pioneer whose unpaid patriot
ism, with the energy Of enthusiasm, hiss
SO persistently plated the way
for the states prosperity by tireless
e lrts to elevate the popular desires and
tastes, purify the public morals, social
and political, and to proclaim the vsst-
ness Of its resources, capacity and at
fractions, and for which its people are
indebted, this work, by
one once and long member OF the
fraternity and often recipient of It's
courtesies, is respectfully dedicated"