Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-09
FREIGHT RATES.
Representative Gathering at Dali
las to Consider the Subject.
Speeches Made, Committees Appointed
and Resolutions Adopted in
Wholesale Style.
The GubernatOrial Contest Cuts Figure, Too.
The Committee on Resolutions Unable
to Report Last Night
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. July S.-About the hour
designated for the assembling of the state
chants, farmers and laboring men for
the purpose of taking into consideration
the question OF railway freight trsff1cs
and the adoption of measures to secure
reduction of the same, the spacious au-
ditorium IN the new Dallas city hall was
crowded with delegates. The Dallas DEL
egation headed by band of music were
the last to arrive and they took seats On
the right of the speakers stand. There
were probably 600 people in the hall,
representing distant and more immediate
sections of the state, and as viii be OBJ
served by the reports of the proceed
ings embraced in their numbers some Of
the most prominent men in the political,
commercial and Industrial concerns of
Texas.
President Blake of the Dallas manu-
facturers association called the cOnven-
ton to order about IL Us and nominated
Col. J. 3. Simpson of Dallas as tenn
porary chairman. MIR. Simpson was
elected without dissent and on assuming
the duties of the chair delivered a brief
address, declaring that the convention
was one of the most important ever as
sembled in the state of Texas and that
authenticated facts and figures would be
presented showing that the railways of
this state impose transportation rates on
the people thereof from 80 to 400 per
cent. in excess of the rates charged in
other states for q like service. Mr..
Simpson IS remarks were applauded when
he had concluded his address.
Howard w. Peak of Fort Worth was
elected temporary secretary.
delegate moved that committee of
one from each senatorial district be ap-
pointed as committee on credentials,
the delegations from the several districts
to select the respective members.
The motion was amended so as to make
the credentials committee a committee
on basis of representation and was
adopted.
The delegations were then grouped by
senatorial districts, and after several
minutes had elapsed the said committee
was constituted as follows:
First districts. ID. o 'Brien.
Third-W. M Matthews.
Fourth-George Todd.
Fifth-S. g. Dean.
Sixth-R. B. Cuteman.
Seventh. T.. Hamm.
Eighth-R. T. Flewellen.
Twelfth-W. H. Derrick.
Thirteenth-T. r. Edwards.
Fifteenth. B. Hausy.
Sixteenth. NJ. Strong.
Seventeenth. s. Letson.
Eighteenth-A. w. Finley.
Nineteenth-W. R. Lamb.
Twentieth-W. J. Carson.
l. Twenty first-W. A. Calfee.
= Twenty econd-William Cameron.
Twenty third-George W. Tyler.
ty-fourth-George Glasscock.
Thirtieth-Marsh Miller.
Thirty-first-W. J. Hood.
The districts not enumerated were I'M
| represented.
The chairman announced that COM
| mitttee from the Federation of labor had
| extended an invitation to the convention
10 select a speaker from among It's dele
gates to address the gathering of Fedora
| tionists at Shady View park.
Pending action Mr.. James MOroney OBJ
| tanned the floor and offered this resolu-
| ton, which was adopted:
| Resolved, that each senatorial district
| select one representative each on resolu-
| tions and permanent organization, and
| that all resolutions that come before the
| convention be read when presented and
referred without debate to the committee
on resolutions.
| Mr.. J. Il. W. Loe moved that the con-
| yentlon then adjourn until Z: 80 this even
| ing, which was received with chorus of
nays from all parts of the house.
! Mr.. S. D. Blake proposed the follow
| ing resolution, which met with unani-
| nous approval:
| Whereas, the cruel hand of the assas-
| sin has stricken down in death one of our
most honored and duly accredited MEM
| bers of this association, b G.. Evans Of
| Fort Worth, we desire to express our
| great sorrow at his death, also to extend
| our sympathy to his bereaved family;
/ therefore
Resolved, that in his death our state
loses one of heF ablest sons and best BUSH
ness men, whose life has been devoted to
| the development of our state and In do
| ing good for his fellow-man.
Resolved, that copy of these resolu-
| tons be forwarded to his wife, and that
| the press of the state be requested to
| publish same.
The convention thereupon agreed TO
motion to adjourn until ? p. IN.
| At2:I5 Chairman Simpson called the
| convention to order and Secretary Peak
| of Fort Worth read a telegram from
Waco explaining the absence of the dele
CATION of that city was due to important
| business with the Arkansas Pass officials.
On motion of Mr.. Blake, Mr.. William
Cameron of Fort Worth was authorized
| to represent Waco.
While the convention was awaiting the
| report of the committee on credentials,
a delegate suggested that it was under
| stood that some Dallas man should en-
| tighten the convention on the various
phrases of the freight question.
Then another gentleman moved that
a committee of two from the Dallas dele
| CATION be appointed to find the Dallas
| man who was up on the freight business.
Chairman Simpson turned his eyes to-
ward the big Dallas delegation, but no
| one seemed TO know anything about it.
However, no one was disappointed when
youthful looking, unshaven rural dele
| gate moved that Mr.. s. ID. Blake of Dali