Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-17
TEXAS SPRING PALACE.
Gen. Cameron Addresses a Well At
tended Meeting at Humans Hall.
The Report of the Committee Adopted by q
Unanimous vote-A Committee APP
pOinted-Meeting To-Day.


pOinted-Meeting To-Day.
AT 8 o'clock last night some 200 oiti-
zens, among the number being many
ladies, met at Huffman s hall TO hear the
report of the committee in regard to the
Texas spring palace. Chairman T. P
Martin called the meeting to order. w.
H. Post, secretary, was. present.
Gen. R. A. Cameron beng pres
ent was invited to address the
meeting and did so in most interesting
manner He told what other states had
done to interest people in their progress
and now was the opportunity for Texas.
If this state did want immigration she
must demonstrate TO the world that she
had inducements for people to come
here In this move Fort Worth should
take the lead. He then gave his ideas in
regard to the palace, and how it should
be constructed. At the conclusion of his
address he was warmly applauded.
w. H. Post then read the following
report, which was adopted by unani-
nous vote:
Your committee beg TO respectfully re-
port that they have, individually and
collectively, canyassed the citizens OF
Fort Worth, OH the subject of the pro-
posal submitted by Gen. Cameron, to r
meeting of citizens on Monday last, to
the effect that a spring palace be erected
in Fort Worth, III which could be ex-
hibited the early products of this state.
We have found the proposal eXcites
universal interest, and, believing from
our discussions, that liberal support
will be given to this enterprise, once in
augurated, we have, as deputed by the
meeting referred to, made arrangements
for this meeting. We suggest that
general committee of not less than fifty
be appointed by the chairman to discuss
the feasibility Of the erection of such
palace and If thought best to canvass for
subscriptions to the stock of company to
be formed for this purpose: and that that
committee meet at an early day to or
ganiZe its subcommittee and divide
the city into districts for effective and
speedy canvass.
Your committee would remind you that
the time at disposal for the organization
of a company, the necessary inquiry as to
cost, location, etc.. the design and erec-
tion of a building; as well as arrange
ments with railroads for excursions and
advertising of same, Is very short; and
that il is essential that the movement be
pushed energetically.
w. f. SoMMERvILLE,
A. W. CAswRLL,
WILLIS H. Post,
w. G. VEAL,
T. NJ. BURROWS,
Committee.
On motion the sense of the meeting
was taken on Gen Cameron 8 sugges-
tons and all who favored the establish
ment of the Texas spring palace at Fort
Worth were asked to stand. There was
not negative vote against the PROPOSE
ton. When people are a unit in favor of
project it should certainly be success
full.
Chairman Martin then appointed the
following
GENERAL COMMITTEE.
W. F. Sommerville, chairman; R. NJ.
Wynne, first vice chairman; w. A.
Huffman, second vice chairman, w. l..
Malone, John Phelan, W. A. Ross, Col
W. NJ. Harrison, John F. Swayne, Mar
tin Casey, John F. Legler, Major K. NJ.
VanZandt, E. b. Harold, Charles
Scneuber, f. j Tatum, B C. Evans, E
f. Chase, NJ. B Lloyd, j R Hoxie, b
L. Spencer, Joseph H. Brown, Col. ] P.
Smith, George G., Hudgins, Ed Muller,
B H. Dunn. F. NJ. Burrows, R. H.
Sellers, X. ID. Bateman, W. H. Post,
Robert Mozart, Sidney Martin, w. Ct.
Veal, A. W. Caswell, j. w Zook J. F.
Ellis, T. B. Burbridge, DR.. j. w.
Irion, H. w. Williams, w. j. Boaz,
B. B. Paddock, Fort Worth and Rio
Grande; R. A. Cameron, Fort Worth
and Denver; j. J Mullane, Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe; Capt. John P.
Moore, Texas and Pacific: J. G. Now,
Missouri, Kansas and Texas; ]. G.. Har-
ris, st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas; Phil
Miller, Houston and Texas Central; Max
Elser, P. A. Huffman, Rev. J Morgan
Wells, William Cameron. Zeno c.. Ross,
Mark Evans, w. S. Pendleton, Thomas
Roche, w. F. Lake, r. E. Maddox, R.
c. Stockton, w. L. Marshall, NJ. P.
Bewley, Clarence E. Lee, W. A. Gallo
way, S. o. Noodle, Granville H. Martin,
NJ. J. Nolan and w. A. Garner.
All present were then requested to lay
the project before their friends and the
ladies were especially urged to talk it up
Vice-Chairman Huffman announced
that the general committee would meet at
o o'clock this afternoon at Huffman's
hall, and each and every member of said
committee whose name appears above
is urged to be present. In
connection with the spring palace very
important matter is to be brought up.
The citizens of Fort Worth have placed
this great undertaking in the hands of
men they trust, and they believe it viii
be pushed through.
In the audience last night were citizens
Wichita Falls, Waco, San Antonio. Den
yer, Col, Perry, Iowa, and st. Louis,
and all without exception said the enter
prise was grand one.
Remember the meeting at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon at Huffman s hall