Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-06
IMMIGRATION.
The Movement to Induce the Capitalist
and the Man With the Hoe to Come
TO Texas Goes On.
Eastand-PermaHsnt Organization Ell
fectsd-The Move Elsewhere.
Meeting at Montague.

correspondence OF the Gazette.
MONTAGUE, TEX, Feb. 3.-Pursuart &c
call, the citizens Of Montague county
met at the courthouse at Montague or
January % for the purpose OF organizing
en- immigration society for Montague
county. The meeting was called to order
by Prof. j. P. Hamilton, chairman of the
immigration committee of the town OF
Montague, and F. L. Antrsm was chosen
temporary secretary. Upon motion, the
chairman appointed Hon. J. II. Stevens,
L. K Evans, DR.. A. J. Wolverton, J. H.
Belcher and Judge W. A. Davis com.
mittee to draft resolutions on permanent
organization.
The committee made the following re-
port, which was unanimously adopted:
To J. P. Hamilton, Chairman of the County
Executive Committee:
Your committee en- permanent orgsni-
cation beg leave TO make the following
report:
l. The organization shall be known as
the Montague County immigration Asso-
citation, with its permanent Office in the
town OF Montague.
2 The officers of this association shall
consist of president, secretary and
treasurer.
s. There shall be sn executive commit
tee, consisting OF one member in each
voting precinct in Montague county.
4. The officers of the association shall
hold their offices for one year, and shall
be elected on the trsT Monday Of each
year, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
5. Three members OF the executive
committee shall constitute q quorum for
the transaction Of business, and all va
cancies shall be filed by the committee
by appointment.
6. 1t shall be the duty of the president
to preside over ell meetings of the execu-
tive committee and to call such meetings
as he may deem necessary.
7. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary
to record the proceedings of all meetings,
and perform such other duties as may be
required OF him BY the executive COM
mittee.
s. It shall be the duty of the treasurer
to receive ell funds from the hands OF the
executive committee and pay them out
on the order of the president and secre-
tary.
8. 1t shall be the duty Of the executive
to collect such funds as may
be required of them in their respective
and to pay the same over to
the treasurer.
10. 1t shall be the duty OF the presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer to devise
plans and means of properly advertising
This county, and make such contracts for
printing and distributine printed matter
setting forth the resources of the county,
IS they may see proper.
hat hn
comm ttee shall raise the sum of $500 at
he earliest possible time, and pay the
same over 10 the treasurer for the pur.
pose OF this association. Respectfully
JOHN H STEPHENS,
Chairman of Committee.
The election of permanent officers be-
ug in order, the following were uasni- |
nously elected: A. S. Belcher, president;
Dr.. A j. Wolyerton, secretary, and R. E.
Brown, treasurer.
President Belcher then took the chair, |
md named the executive committee as
ollows:
Montague, j. P. Hamilton; Bowie, D.
:. allen; st. 10, 1 q Borgess.; Hardy,
7. a. Wiley; Forestourg, W 81. Wilson
sunset, J T. Bellows; Denver, Ike Woins-
oft; Duxbury, W. A. Davis; Burlington.
T. W. CrSin; Nocons. D. G. Jordan;
lueen's Peak, R. B Landlord; Valley
sranch, W. W. Wycliff; Dye, Henry
Hardy; Bslcher, L. K. Evans; Red River
'tstion, ]. NJ. Grayson.
Upon motion the following resolution
vas passed:
Resolved, tina: the executive committee
3 hereby requested to call meetings IN
heir respective predicts on Friday, the
9th day Of February, 1888, at O'Clock
. m, for the purpose of sscertsinipg the
mounts Of money that they can raise in
heir respective precincts; and that they
eport the same to the next meeting of
ne executive committee, to be held in the
OWN Of montague on Saturday, the 1lth
ay of February, 1883, when and where
Il OF said committee are expected and re-
uested to be present.
1t was resolved that all papers pub
shed in Montague county be requested
} publish the proceedings of the meeting.
. J. WoLvERToN, a. S. BELcHER,