Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-29
I. ?. A..
The Fort Worth Club so Successful that
They Want to Own Their Own
Building.
Prosperous Condition Of the Missouri Division
of the 7. T. A-The Texas Division
Must Not Lag Behind.

To the Gazette.
What has become of your T. p. A column?
Upon each recurring Sunday morning for sew
eral months past we have looked in vain through
the pages of your otherwise interesting paper
for some news of the boys where they are
and what they are doing. Has our drummer
editor hied himself away to pastures new, and
is there one LETT 10 take up the pen and
shears in behalf of the commercial mission
aries,5 EeeOrding their comings and goings, but
naE1sfeir sayings and dOingS? Draw the line
ethere.
4 visit TO the T. P. A. club rooms last Sunday
revealed many familiar faces, back from their
summer wanderings, ready 10 do battle on the
road for our proud young city.
We note with pleasure that a renewed interest
is being taken in our club. These rooms are
elegantly furnished. magnificent gift from the
generous merchants of the city. and it is the
duty of every travelling man in Fort Worth
to show his appreciation of such elegant
gift by giving his aid and influence towards its
are in favor of getting charter and reorgan-
iZing. and are busily circulating subscription
lists, the heading OF which reads as fcllows:
Recognizing the grand success OF the 7. P.
A. club. we, the undersigned. with view TO
incorporating the same with a capital stock OF
b6b and md t PGo1 city a of Fort "P Worth
hereby agree to take such number of shares
opposite our names at 500 per share, organiza-
ton ana election OF officers to take place as soon
as one-naIf the shares are taken.
We understand they are meeting with good
success. and It IS hoped the lJD SHARES VIII
be taken. Then when the building Is completed
good-b bye to monthly dues the club viii be
self-sustaining through the rent o. the first
and third floors. Besides in growing
CITY Ike Fort Worth this stock VIII
rapidly appreciate IN value, and become a pay
ing investment, and now again we ask the mer-
chants and business men, VINO were SO liberal
with financial aid, 10 give Us their moral support
in this enterprise. Looking at It from moral
standpoint, these nice cosy rooms are wei sup
piled with books, periodicals and newspapers.
and far away from evil associations the tired
drummer, Just IN from tF1D up the road,
finds delightful place to spend ms leisure
hours while IN the city, or entertain his Gus
Gambling in anv shape is positively pro-
hibited and no member has ever violated this
rule. Such innocent games as billiards back
CANNON, chess, etc, they can indulge IN to
their heart S content.
We don't hear much now of the national asso-
citation in Texas; II IS hoped the boys are not
becoming luke-waTm. stick TO the T. P A..
boys. You have saved thousands By your de-
feat Of the license law. and your employers
sanDrecfate it. and concessions granted by Texas
railroads viii be followed. by others Of greater
Importance. if you viii work together. Since
the meeting at Atlantic City n June. an active
a5ivisions. The St. Louis wholesale merchants
have come to the front uobly, as the following
in the Western Travellers report OF a re-
president McGreW read the following letter
from the Catlin tobacco company:
EST. LOUIS, Mo, July 10, 1883.
ssGeorpe s McGreW. President:
please include in your list of active members
the names of the following statesmen, wno rep
resent US in different parts Of the United States,
and send bill for total expense 70 US, which We
'.CATLIS TOBACCO Co.
1.-The names Of eight statesmen fol-
lowed Another letter was read from
Brown. Daughaday & Co., requesting
that ten of their men be enrolled as active mem
bers-the others already holding certlhcates-
and that the bill be sent TO them.
Mr. George D. Barnard requested that ten OF
his men not members be likewise enrolled, and
H. G. Ellis Of Kiugman < Co followed with
similar request for all their force.
This is the way st. Louis merchants are
starting in and it looks like business
Further on we read from same paper IN Presi-
s6eut McGrew' s report:
! 1.-THE following resolutions were unanimously
Resolved. That we, the merchants and manu- =
facturers Of the city OF st. Louis heartily lndorse
the Travellers protective association OF the
United States, and pledge them our earnest sup
port in furthering the object Of the organization
especially their efforts 10 induce the railroad
companies 70 adopt an interchangeable 800
mile ticket at two cents per mile
Resolved That the president Of the Missouri
division auDoint committee OF three for the
purpose of presenting the objects Of the associa-
ton TO the merchants and manufactures OF 81.
Louis and invite them TO become associate mem
bers of the Missouri division, T P. A
In accordance with TINS resolution 1 AZ
uointed Nessrs. George D. Barnard, c. ". Sar-
gent and n. B. MLtenberger, ana they have been
a very excellent committee. 10 Is through LAelr
efforts principally that the Missouri division -
in the pros Porous condition that 1t IS ~
now and although the Missouri division
itself has not accomplished much, the future
looks bright indeed. and We nope WITHIN the
next wear 10 make a showing equal % any s. ate
division IN The United States. This committee
called promptly upon great many OF our nler-
chants. and through their earnest sOIIcltaLlon5
have succeeded IN obtaining lS5 firms, consist
ing Of SO merchants, associate members OF the
Missouri division. We md the merchants
are N perfect sympathy with US and
perfectly willing 10 help Us along, both
financially nd otherwise az Il IS 70 their inter
est as well SIS ours TO succeed
titus the Texas boys VIII see that there IS