San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-03-29

placed where Il can DO seen by the visitors
who desire information concerning your
locality.
We eau not too forcibly impress upon all
friends OF progress and upon all well WISH.
ers OF Texas the fact that right now seems
10 be the particular time when the sending
out Of information concerning our State,
Is likely to be productive Of the very largest
possible amount of good and 20 soon I'LL It
with investors and capitalists.
The railroads have gone theoretically
aud rapidly to work with us. Our entire
Texas system and all their connections are
at work In and out OF the state. The Cen
trail Traffic Association which comprises all
roads west OF Buffalo, Pittsburg and Wheel
ing, registers thirty.soven railroad lines
actively at work for Texas Immigration,
aud we have been notified that two exour-
tons per month win be run and tickets
sold to all points in Texas at one limited
fare for the round trip. Tickets good for
sixty days with stop over privilege at all
intermediate points in Texas.
Such unparalleled advantages as these
reached in so short time-speak in tones
of thunder of the importance OF the Texas
Immigration boom and in measure in-
dicates what it's future will be.
Now the citizens of Texas should be
prepared to welcome all visitors with only
such honest practical and fair representa-
tions as will induce satisfactory Investments.
BY this means many actual purchasers will
be made and manufacturing establishments
spring up oil over the state.
Scores of visitors thropg this Office daily.
and not only should every county newspa-
per in the state be on file here ,Ibut particu-
larly should every county have some por-
ton of its printed matter and all possible
specimens of its productions, both vegeta-
BILE and mineral, on exhibition. Especially
should Texas be we'll represented at State
Headquarters before the Capitol Dedication
and Grand Interstate Drill-because count
less thousand will visit immigration Head
quarters to see and learn of Texas. and 1t
would be well for every county in the state
to be on file. 1t is earnestly desired that
these Headquarters should be On honor to
the great State represented-and 1t would
be well if through the assistance OF all
citizens of Texas ana particularly of the
ladies who are ever foremost in every good
work--that every specimen of Texas civil
zation and progress, her attaininents and
advantages together with all curiosities
and specimens could be placed on exhibition.
All would be shown to the advantage OF
the section contributing and held subject
to order Of sender.
A combined effort of citizens and officials
is now being made to collect and place at
State immigration Headquarters the State
exhibit made at New Orleans Exposition.
"Texas in miniature" could then be seen by
e7ery visitor. The entire state exhibit in
Guiding every thing contributed by coun-
ties and individuals nassed at these Head
quarters, would be transported by our
frieuds-the railroads free, to every exhi
bition or fair where it was desirable to
show up Texas. Special cars having been
generously offered for that purpose
10 the end that best results may obtain to
the state we all love- and crown the efforts
of the Executive Committee of State Immi-
grafton, let every individual citizen, every
county. every district, every Newspaper and
every interest in the state do their best to
disseminate truthful facts and be unceasing
ly interested in this great movement-that
we may secure beneficial results therefrom
The Press by persistent use of it's influence
can certainly accomplish more good than
any other known agency, and every portion
of Texas o,day depends on the expressions
and wise actions of that greatest lover of
human progress and promoter of advanced
civilization. Respectfully,
F. b. Chiffon, Secretary