Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-29
WHAT THEY SAY.
emp opinions OF Northwest People on
Northwest Movement.
frrafion-Many Favor 1t and Few Do
Nat Favor It-Can a Plan Of Coop
Grafton be Devised?
PROM BAIRD .

OF tiiC -iel1eLNIs
90 On. Tx. July 24.-THE GAZETTE
..-.r his rounds this morning felt
..,.. of some Of our most prominent
..r the question of concerted ac-
..ra-ltng the immigration move by
tr.rre and Northwest Texas, and
.... the following replies to ques-
..r Lees Co., merchants-A prop
w. conducted immigration combine
.,a g5 doubt do much toward settling
.. country tributary to Fort Worth.
w.. Worth is the natural headquarters.
.-..- I'M the Northwest are unpTece-
.r any country ana the land is now
....-.-t forts facilities and capacity
En-. civilized world.
~ James, president of the First
..--..r tguk-The section Of country
r-...f in Callahan county and those
.+ is the finest III Texas for farming
.. zr4fsiug, and Is admitted to be
....alrEa-t section Of our state. Our
.. ..rs-.the best and cheapest in the
with our living streams of water
.-.. from aIkau or any other ImpurIty,
rs attract an immense population If
advantages were made known. AS
...tn county has been overlooked
-.,.., favor a united effort with North
...- Texas through Il convention at Fort
r.-t. -a induce immigration.
Ma. d. Richardson of the Texas and
ra...aua department Replying TO your
-..r.uus us 10 my opinion about COM
..a...r In N0rthw est texas in order TO
s..-r. immigration, I would say it would
Nor. readily succeed than a state effort
t--t. reason that there would not be
diversity Of interests to harmonic. Ny
rrgr would be to organize, select the best
-.I-...f.u. of the territory desired to be
--.ras.utui at the several county fairs
-... .... concentrate it at Fort Worth or
Dallas. ana send one or two good live
,.., nil, i i'm car to spend the late
t..ara coming winter in the immigra-
nrrter-. Having been in the immi-
grt.a business for twenty years, l have
learned that we should not only see the
w.aa-g.-mmGrant, but show him
VIVA, uar -au produces. If this plan
v.,rrur>ued it would be worth hundreds
a.. thousands Of dollars to Northwest
Texas.
sar. Stanley NJ Jones, civil engineer
ID
with nv views relative to the settlement
a.. rha Development of the resources of
nr -.rt.au In union there is strength,
anal i wr combine our efforts in a few
rar~ Wg-, Texas viii be well settled by
r.Iue and sincw of the North, and
rU l. the greatest cereal producing
staff. rl tire Union.
...-. b. r. webb of the law and real
.-ra,. urn of Webb * Webb: am heart
.yu favor of the proposed movement
sud ready To- do what 1 can to promote it.
Ir., at the first Immigration convention
q. Dallas and can say in behalf of Gala
Dan county that she honored every draft
tat Was drawn on her for her pro rata
G.Erausa- under the state plan there in
aa-rat0G callahan can be counted on
t.ao her part in this new enterprise, and
l..ga that much good to Northwest
Texas cam bee made to result from it. As
v. has. the finest county and section in
Texas. We can certainly afford TO let the
Hr. know it.
FROM CISCO.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
Ur-.. Tux. July PIT. T. Bailey,
farr nuuuI-Jp-I heartily approve of
proposed Fort Worth convention in
..r. Oh lAllili Eldlltu 10 MOI LuNtSL
Texas. Having none of the disadyan-
--s .. Che Dallas convention for the
same purpose last year, il can get in its
work where II is wanted, and thereby Sc
... local interest and cooperation. 1t
S.. as. concentrate the work of Undue
"- immigration to that portion of the
SIG. .r0m which the efforts come,
aa. every county represented in this con-
sr,r- -,
Itself Directly and for its neighbors incl
u..a..E.
.. N. Graves, Mayor doubt the
Ir usually pursued by general immi-
-..."n movements in attempting to in
" .n. 10 come to this country by
.N.- .-t.t descriptions of its advau-
..-.s ANA unuggaImg Its drawbacks. Let
" .w. here as we did, of their own
Accord. .uI see for themselves. and if
' ,n they viii find as we have that |
..a..H H.a-es in the way of health, good !
-E fertile soil and variety of pro- !
..., more than balance all the dis
advantages. ami they viii not be |
disappointed ly failing to find something |
'- 81. hills oft an immigration huTTah.
..-a l.rr.-au- The only effective and |
.-...a migration scheme Is for each |
..E .r locality 10 form its own organ !
..." aul direct its efforts to induce /
seekers and investors to come TO /
-. particular county or locality. |
... convention nj Fort Worth Will |
a.a THIS idea 1t viii be of benefit. |
... MAXWELL The Dallas fair being /
.. .." . aavo not given much thought |
ST. opposed convention. Any move |
.. - building up our country has !
...a. Endorsement, but schemes of !
I have So often been used for |
.. ..r- So oi drawing a crowd to some /
.......ar place or to crafty q feeling of |
-E hat very little good to the state |
--, ..>..-.l
.."aut-GoveTnOT 7. b Wheeler
...t &C this section is more people |
." railroads. If the proposed |
70 IS steered clear of all other !
aui is managed exclusively 10 |
'.o cause OF immigration it will !
vast benefit. l like the idea of
ut and every part of the state
-. sauuty should be organized to
... migrants
.... troehett-Dou I know whether
1890. thing or not. There has been
-..N. .ea. of fuss made by immigration
Nls, and when the racket is over
+.a money gobbIed that could be