Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-07
,Rr WORTH THE PLACE
,,,ersIs.a Dsyp wEssr Convention
80 Asgursd FACT for July 10,
In This Cliy.
,.,,,d,pt Chase of the Fort worth
go ns-rd of Trade Has TO say
OF the Subj 5ct.

Ch.sa, president OF the Fort
= - Bosrd OF Trade, has returned
w.. ~,7 extended visit to Denver, and
~. ~ ,sen yesterday Afternoon.
" nav about the deep water conven-
~, I,g right, slr; sill right. The Denver
oIs are heartily ia accord with the
'. ls and Will do all they can &c make the
y. worth convention 8 success. l
i,3 the gentlemen composing the
Una. ,- Of Commerce of Denver orosd-
'..d .nd en:erprlsing, and they did all
Courteous gentlemen and sensible
~ nusiness could do. We Will have
!, ,SryepIion here on July 10, and the
=. gorth Board Of Trade Will IN few
~. .sgd on. q c.Icular letter to the
and towns in the states OF c dorado,
-; AKA, Kansas and Texas, and
,erri.ory of New Mexico, ask
" mem 10 send representatives
.t,,s FoIt Worth convention. l have
=. M .orrg. poncenCe which aas passed be-
[.1 inc Fort Worth Board Of Trade had
5''C,,nber Of Commerce Of Denver ,srd
-.,i'e Colorado Rssl Estate Exchange
is.,, sent telegram and then the fol
i,Trg letter:
H.. or TRADE, FoEI WORTH Tx.
.g Fletcher. EQ, Pre- ideDt Cham
I'd COm ueTce, beaver, Col.
nz.R sIR-My attention has Just been
j.,s1to communication in the Fort
I'm GAZETTE from your city, dated
II inst, slaling that Secretary Hall
H. received letter from Secretary
i;.gg If Merchants Exchsuge of Dallas,
Hing your people TO call convention
lrwbeld il Denver in the inierest Of deep
w., on the Texas Coast FMS is Anal
l~ri gIeat surprise to us, IS onlv few
H.. since our people, otter due It Il =ctioD
Iii. careful survey of the question, made
lJIi0 such convention to meet at
lin Worth, for precisely the same puT-
lI@
he fact Of our call, we have every
iwgn 10 believe, WAS well known to our
lrrts Of Dallas, and We are unable TO
3r,,cite the motives which could
ir7ste them in attempting to forestall
Hin Worth, snG that, too, without con-
!r.rg with us, or making any friendly
frggestIons and protests. The people Of
I'm Worth would be tar from EopposiD 2
n. holding Of such convention 81 Den
Ia We believe thst, II 1t is not held in
:IgY, Denver is pre-eminently the
51u. We realize that the
agfnlas OF our two cities
I'M more closely connected than those OF
I'M ether cities Of the two states. But
II bic instance we feel thst, pretermittin g
A.; lcs thst the call had already been
3.ys for Fort Worth, first, sucn 8 con.
T;rgnl ought to be held in Tex7s
Sg.ord, that Fort Worth is the nstura
utmost suitable place in the state, being
Inv the most prominent railroad center
3r.u accessible ooth TO our own PEG
iAN ito those Of states and territories
}n1si.
Vile your interest Is CREST in the ques
Atr0t deep water, that OF Tex1s Is really
lraieF We are further removed from
IL Pacific coast and from the eastern
.niets, with fewer connecting lines Of
jaiOld Oar entire trt file, now prscti
s1lJ st the mercy of the pool, is burden
4aythe expenses OF SHALLOW ports, o.
Ilns lOng haul on the railway. We cry
s-ieliversnce.
/ We sincerely trust that these considere
rs nay induce your people to heartily
ssOId our call for the meeting st For
4Suth on ally 10 and aid Us in masking
Ca powerful and Influential demon
srl,Cp, that the thunders Of our de.
iMds will peal through the halls Of Con
5raG And constrain the BODY to give III
rs: tssired relief Yours very truly,
Al Z f CHASE, President.
this l received the following in re.
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