Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-03
FINISHED IT'S WORK.
The Southwest Texas immigration
Association Permanently Organ
lied and Officers Elected,
Il VIII Act In Harmony With and SO
An Adjunct TO the state AssocIs-
tiOn-RsilWsys 10 Cooperate.
Pier and Artificial Harbor at Padre Island
Indorsed-rwO OsnvasseIs TO BIO
Sent North and East.
Tho San Antonio Meeting.

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Special 70 the Gazette.
SAN ANTONIO, TEx., Feb. 2-The
southwest immigration convent On con-
vened here this morning at 10 O'Clock,
Hon. j. F. Miller in the chair. Z. Il.
Terrell of San Antonio presided.
The preamble and resolution in favor OF
deep water at Arkansas Pass was referred
to the committee on deep water.
]. B. Policy and Edward Goldstein re-
ported as additional delegates from
Wilson county.
E d. Linn of Victoria presented a re
port from the committee on permanent
organization Of the Southwest Immigrs-
ton Association. The report read IS
follows:
Your committee charged with the duty
OF submitting plan for permanent
organization as q southwest Texas
immigration Association have had the
same under consideration and beg leave
to report the following recommendations
IS the result Of their lAbors in this be-
half:
l. Your committee recommend the per-
manent' organization of an association TO
be called the "SouthWest Texas Immi-
grafton Association" to act 10 harmony
with and as an adjunct to the State Immi-
grafton Association recently organized at
Dallas, Tex.
2. Inst the Southwest immigration As
socistion be composed OF one delegate
from each OF the several counties in
Southwest TeXss participating in said
association, and that the headquarters CT
the association shall be in the city Of San
Antonio, Tex.
8. That the association shall be author-
liz d TO meet IS soon IS practicable and
proceed 10 perfect its own organization
0y an election from among its members
Of the following Ctilcers: Oae president,
five Independents, one secretary and
one treasurer, and such other officers and
sub committees as the association shall
from tina to time deem necessary. Nine
members of the association shall Consti-
tute a quorum for the transaction Of all
| business, and the association shall be
authorized to adopt such rules and regu-
lations as Il msy consider necessary to
properly carry out the projects and pur-
poses Of the association, all Of which Is
respectfully submitted.
Senator r. II. Barney of KerIville Of
fered the following resolution:
Where's, the mineral resources Of the
state of TsXas are in measure unknown,
proper survey and knowledge of which
would be OF advantage to the state, es-
pecially to West Texas; therefore be it
Resolved, that our senators and repre-
sentatives in the next Legislature are re
specially requested to uss every en-
deavor to secure legislation providing
for geological survey Of the state Of
Texas.
The convent on proceeded to appoint
members of the permanent association.
The roll was called and'the following
gentlemen were named TO represent their
respective counties: La Sale, Z. B. Ernest;
Zavsla, John West; Atascosa, J. Boyer;
Bee, J. c. Besz9laY; Kinney, Solsn Stew
art; Wilson, j. Rolley; Karnes, IT. q.
Pickett; Webb, G. G. Prince; Encinsl,
W. R. Pace; Kendall, James T. Clarke;
Kimble, ". A. Williamson; Dewitt, V.
Weldon; Edwards, A. G. Vogel; Arkansas,
G. ". Fulton, Jr.; Neuces, W. P. Caruth-
ers; DlBmit, F. McCalleb; Frio, r. NJ.
darkness; Hidalgo and S5arr, John D =.
Wells; Gonzales, ". S. Fly; Maverick,
W. KeIso; Val Verde, S. NJ. Coleman;
Banders, William Hudspeth; Caldwell,
Thomas Mcneil; Menard, W. L.
Black; Medina, T. NJ. Pasch-
al, ZApsta, J. L. Haynes;
Kerr, r. 81. Burney; San Particle, T. P.
McCsmpbell; Uvalde, n. Ellis, Bexar,
Colonel H. B. Andrews; Victoria, Colonel
E D. Linn; Guadalupe, S. B. Moore.
A resolution WAS presented by Mr..
HAYWOOD Of Gonzales, and adopted with
amendment, and voted as it stood as fol-
lows: Whereas, cordial cooperation on
the part of the lines of railway trsversing
Southwest Texas is necessary to sue
cessful Inauguration Of the immigration
movement, therefore be it
Resolved, that the general officers of
the immigration association be instructed
to place themselves in communica-
ton with the southern Pacific,
Arkansas Pass and such other
railways as traverse Southwest Texas and