Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-20
READY TO PUT UP.
Time for Fort Worth and Northwest
Texas to Organize for immigration.
Good Deal of Work Can be Done Before the
Harvest ExcursiOns-Advertise the
State and Get the People.
To the Gazette.
WICHITA, TEx., July Il. 1883

10 tue OaZeLIe-
WICHITA, TEx., July Il, 1883.
Pardon the slang - but in
the language of a Kansas man
when his nelghbor makes good
suggestion, "you have said something. -
I refer to your article on "Emigration'
aad your suggestion of EFFORT Worth
and Northwest Texas organizing and
working together. 1t certainly is the
thing to do and now is the time to be up
and doing. If we want and
expect immigration this coming fan and
winter we will have to be Sin the sad.
die this summer and stay with our oD-
position in order to get cur share of the
people and capital that will move west.
One thing is certain: II we don't maks
the effort the people and capital
won't come our way. Anything
worth having requires an effort
to secure it nowadays, and
the sooner we get in the field with North
west Texas son wheels, - so to speak.
the quicker we viii ''get there, Eli -
fTake care of number One' Is good.
sound "hOrse' sense, and let the other
fellow do likewise, which he viii, aud in
this way all sections of the state will
go to work and the result will
be that the state will be
thoroughly advertised and all hands
and sections VIII be benefited. Let each
county of those you name in your article
or within the lines you draw come to the
front and say how much cash they will
contribute each month for say at least
one year, and provide to pay the same in
a business-like way. There is not
county in the district but what can
contribute at least twenty-five dol
lars per month, while Others
that are better off financially and have
more population can contribute from $50
to S75 per month. This, with what Fort
Worth can and viii do, will make good
fund to work on.
No time should be lost. Excursion
rates to Texas have been made and dates
given beginning in August and runningup
to and including October, next and those
rates and dates should be thoroughly
advertised. rate without being made
known is no better than no rate at all
If you have horn, you should blow it
if you want people to hear you. Don't
expect others to do the work for YOU.
If we do we viii be disappointed as in the
past. No doubt those who
contribute to this work will want to know
how their money is to be spent. 1t may
be premature To make any suggestions as
to this, and again 1t might assist in Sc
curing the organization were it to be
partly understood how it is proDosed to
expend this money. In this connection
L would respectfully suggest that
there be general understand
ing that if the organization Is
effected that the work will be done ont Of
Texas and not in the state, as was the
case with the late State emigration asSO-
citation. This l believe would induce
many to contribute to the work that
would not otherwise. By placing as
many good and competent men in the old
states as our means win admit of,
and having them well supplied
with printed matter, ETC.,
much good can be accomplished. In
this way we can soon show results which
viii encourage those who join us to con-
tinue the work, and if necessary add to
their subscription. If properly managed
and the money is judiciously spent We
will gather strength as we 60.
There will be no trouble in getting up the
organization we all have confidence in
in Fort Worth and THE GAZETTE, and
will fall into line as soon as the line is
formed So 90 ahead, Mr.. GAZETTE,
and get up Your PROCESSION and count
us in on anything in reason, providing,
of course, your proposition is within our
means. WICHITA COUNTY.