Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-27
HARD AT WORK.
The PIeReers Of The Panhandle Meet
IS Canadian City ard Dedieste
Themselves TO Progress.
FsEsoRNsI OF tbs ConysatioB--Ths Ofncers
Elected - The Oklahoma Echems
made Plan as Dny.
orre,pondepce Of the Gaelic.

pleted It's labors here to-day sitter two
DAYS session, It IS benignant omen
that It's first public sssemblsge Of g dele
gated representative nature should be
held for immigration purposes. But little
ever two weeks ago, responding to the
universal sentiment OF the press and
people Of the Panhandle, Hon. ". B.
Plemmous, representative Of this district
on the state executive committee, issued
call for an Immigration con-
Vention for this section to be held al
Canadian on the anniversary OF Wash
!ngton's birthday. Though the time was
so short in which to sgitate the matter
all OF the organized aud many Of the un-
organized counties in the Panhandle
ioined enthusiastically in the movement
and over sixty delegates, exclusive OF
those from Hemphill county, were pres
emit at the convention. Il was thoroughly
It representative In its character, leading
merchants, stOckDen, stock farmers,
lawyers and al! the editors OF the Pan
handle we're there to express the common
desire of all interests for the speedy set
Element and development Of the Psnhan-
die. II the sentiments OF the Panhandle
on this subj 9ct mSy be gathered from the
meeting which closed to-day all hostility
to such q copsummStion has either been
converted or silenoed.
TIKI OBJECT OF THE CONVENTION
WAS to ADOPT q plan for concerted action
by the Panhandle counties in the immt-
grafton campaign. The eyes Of the home
seekers and Investors of the world are
turned upon tle Panhandle with greater
Interest than upon any other spot In Uncle
Sans dominiens, and the progressive
people Of this section are determined to
crafty and still further develop thst
Interest. The results Of the
convention which closed to-day
cannot fail to have an important bearing
IN this direction. A practical business
like plan was agreed upon for the wide
disse mlna,ion OF facts concerning the
Panhandle, and competent, energetic and
enthusiastic agents we're chosen to csrry
thst plan into execution. The Panhandle
immigration Association which was CT
gained is not intended to autagoDtza in
any way the state organization, but sim
ply proposes to taxa care Of TIE interests
of the Panhandle and to see that it keeps
up with the foremost IN the pr0cs ssion.
THE ExECUIIvB oPFICERs
of the association for the ensuing year
sra as follows:
President, W. B Plemmons of Potter;
yice-president, Temple Houston, OF
Wheeler; seCretary and treasurer, 0. H.
Nelson, Of Carson; executive commit
tee: G. M. Combs, Of HansfoTd; j. T,
Holland, Of Potter; W. Csrhart. Of
Donley; G Ssnter, Of Wheeler; B. NJ
Baker, OF Hemphin; J. G. Williams, Of
Carson; II B. Spller, Of Lipscomb,
The ,hres eat objects Of the plan OF
work adspted are to secure low excursion
and immigrant rates from all railroads
to make EXHIBITS OF Panhandle products
on sll proper occasions, and to circulate
literature devoted to the Panhandle ia
the uttermoet extrenitieJ Of the earth
Secretary Ne son Is charged with these
important Cuties, and the choice Of him
as the Grief ex ecutive officer Of the 1850
cation is sufficient guaranty that its
purpose will ell DO vigorously prose-
cuted.
The association will meet snnuslly
hereafter on the third Wednesday in Feb
,ruary, AZ such place as shall be
selected by the executive commit.
tee. The latter will hold semi
annual meetings on tho last Thursday il
February aud September. Monies iol
the maintenance Ct the work OF the or
the medium Of the county organizations
The enthusiasm which is felt IN the Gauss
throughout the Panhandle guarantees the
hearty cooperation of the entire people
in the movement As Wss asserted In 6
resolution adopted by the association
there ia yet room In the Panhandle fol
1000 900 more Of people, and the pro-
gressive spirits at the head Of this move
ment will not cease their Efforts until the
rich praIies Of this vast territorial do
main are settled everywhere with pros
porous homes.
AS TO OKLAHOMA.
Several SUBJECTS Incidental to the msir
one Of immigration we're preached anC
vigorously discussed in the convention
A resolution dsprecsting the Oklahoms
movement wss adopted TO contradict tbt
impression sought TO DE made by some o.
the "boomers" OF t6at enterprise thstth'
people Of the southwest were unit in i'll
favor. This resolution received almos
the unanimous assent Of the CONVEX.
ton. It's text ts ss follows:
Whereas, q iormiosble movement hal
been insugurated tor the opening up Of
part of the Indisp Territory 70 settle men
IN violation Of sacred tresty obligations
between the federal government and th'
Indians; and
Whereas, this movement Is grounded
upon the fallGciOus claim inst there is 5u
little uuoccupied territory left in the re-
public where Chssp and desirable home!
nav be se cursd, be 1t
Resolved, that We condemn this clsin
rs pretext fer the absorption OF TIT
lands OF tie Indians bS advsnturer'
and spectators through questionable
methods
EResolved, further, hat the Panhandle
OF Texas offers desirable homes to 900,
900 OF people AZ nominal price, on term
which place them within the reach OF TIT
poorest, and thst here the surplus populs
ton Of the countTy may be absorbed IL
hSppy, hospitEble and prosperous com
munities, without breaking the plighteC
faith of the nation, which should be he'll
equally sacred with Prince and savage
"ResolVed, that the secretary be In
structed to transmit copies CT this resolu
ton to the members of the Texas dele
COTTON in Congress"
A PLEA FOR STOCK FARMING.
A prscucsl suggestion was given t
immigrants in the folio wing reporte,
from Inc committee on resolutions anC
adopted:
"Resolved, that while we have grea
oona6anca tn the cGnscitv nj the rich ani