The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-20
ARB0R DAY.
THE ASSOCIATION FINISHES ITS WORK
AND ADJOURNs TO MEET IN
TEMPLE IN 1891.
The Visitors Leave Austin with High
Appreciation of Her Hospitality
and Commercial Importance.

The association met yester day at
o'clock a. m. in the senate chamber
The committee on constitution and
bylaws submitted their report. The
constitution was read by sections and
adopted with few amendments
Article 8, which provided for one vice
president from each congressional dis
trict, was amended so as to have ten
vice presidents from the State at large
in addition to those from the districts
The name of the association will be
the "TeXas Arbor Day and Forestry
Association" 1t will hold meetings
annually, and the membership fee is
Sl.OO per annum.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
7. H. Bragg, F. H. Ayers and G. Faux
ner was appointed to notify Gov. Ross
Of his election as president and to con-
duct him to the hall. Upon assuming
the chair, Gov. Ross thanked the
committee for the hon 0r paid him and
complimented the delegates upon the
work accomplished. He spoke of his
address, delivered at Abilene, Texas,
in 1883, in which he recommended
the organization of Arbor Day associ-
ations, and referred to the untiring
work of Mr.. Goodrich Jones, of Tenn
pie, in behalf of the movement, and
attributed the successful termination
to that more than anything else.
Upon motion of Mr.. Veal the asso-
citation proceeded to elect one vice
president for each congressional dis
trct as follows:
First Districts. B. Cooper, Wood
vile, Tyler county.
Second District. G. McReynolds,
Nechesville, Anderson county.
Third district-W. S. Morse, Hen
derson, Rusk county.
Fourth district-W. A. Worthouse,
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins county.
Fifth district-J. S. Kerr, Sher-
man, Grayson county.
Sixth district-Nat Stevens, For
ney, kaufman county.
Seventh district-H. M. Stringfel-
low, Hitchcock, Galveston county.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures.
Ninth district-George w. Tyler,
Bolton, Bell county.
Tenth district-Dr. 7. H. Bragg,
Austin, Travis county.
Eleventh district-W. j. Maltby,
Abilene, Taylor county.
The executive committee provided
for by the constitution was then APP
pointed by the president, and is COM
posed of the following persons:
VIM. P. Gaines, Austin.
G. Faulkner, Waco.
j. E. Moore, Temple.
J. M. Howell, Dallas.
DR.. Thos. Moore, Waco.
The president was authorized by
motion to appoint ten vice president
from the State a. large, but their
names have not yet been made public.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
l. That the railroads of Texas be
requested to plant trees and shrubbery
about their depots.
2. That the cities and towns of
Texas are requested to encourage as
much as possible the planting of trees
and shrubs and the improvement OF
their streets, parks, cemeteries, etc.
3. That it is the sense of this con-
ventiop that the town COW is a nui-
sance and should be suppressed.
4. That this convention recon-
mends the constitution and bylaws
sent out by the Temple Arbor Day as
ISOLATION for the use of the Arbor Day
associations in Texas.
5. That the Texas Arbor Day and
Forestry association extends thanks
to the Austin Arbor Day association,
the citizens of Austin and The AUS
TIN STATESMAN for their kind and hos
pitable entertainment, also to the Ma
tional Horticulturists for their pres
ence and kindly advice and assistance,
and to the press generally OF Texas
or their cooperation.
The secretary was instructed to cor
respond with all the Arbor Day asso-
Citations in the State and get express
ions from them as to what shall be the
State tree and State flower and report
at the next meeting of this associ-
alton.
Letters were received from United
States Sena -ors Coke and Reagan,
Representative Mills, Hon. Barnett
Gibbs, ex.Congressman j. F. Miller,
Messrs. Il. &. Lowe, J. L. Malone, A.
H. Belo and other prominent men, ex-
pressing sympathy with the move
ment and regretting that they could
not attend the convention.
The convention adjourned on
motion of Hon. Geo. Pendleton, to
meet in Temple, Texas, in January,
1891.
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Alexander & Cornwell, 219 East Pecan
street.