Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-29
AN APPEAL.
To the People of Texas for Donations to
the Jefferson Davis Relief Fund.
Dis tinguished Citizens Unite in an Appeal for
Subscriptions on jefferson Davis
Birthday, June 8, 1890.

AUSTIN, Tex. May II. 1890.
To the people of Texas:
Having been appointed by the committee
which was the outcome OF the meeting Of the
governors of all the Southern states at the OBJ
sequies of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, and at the
instance of Governor ]. B. Gordon of Georgia,
commander-in-chiefo of the United Veteran as
ISOLATION, as the accredited agent to solicit sub
scriptions to the Davis land company, 1 appeal
to the patriotic citizens of Texas to take stock in
the Davis land company, which is 500 acres oil
valuable land in Woodruff and Prairie counties,
Arkansas, capitalized, and in shares Of slO each,
for which each subscriber receives q share OF
stock for every $40 subscribed.
Subscribers to this stock will do lasting and
substantial good. as the money is needed for
immediate use in paying on an indebtedness
resting upon the plantation left by Mr.. Davis to
his noble wife, and which will save it and place
her in comparatively easy financial circum-
stances.
Parties can send their subscriptions to any of
the distinguished citizens appointed by his ex-
ce!lency, Governor Ross. whose names appear
below, who will remit the amounts to Mrs. v.
Jefferson Davis, Beauvoir, Harrison county
Miss, and have certificates OF stock returned to
the subscribers.
The following is the committee appointed by
Governor Ross to solicit and raise money in
their localities: Col. Gus Cook, Houston; Hon.
Woodward, Port Lavaca; Gen. Henry E. Nc
Culloch, Ssguin; Gen. w. L. Caber, Dallas /;
Judge j. A. Carroll, Denton; Gen. S. B. Maxey,
Paris; Hon. E. P. Gregg, Sherman; lieutenant
Governor T. B. Wheeier, Cisco; Capt E. /.
Kelly, Jasper; Col. W. L. Moody, Galveston;
Col. R. n. Wynne. Fort Worth; Gen. W. Fl.
Houston; Judge sam 2. Frost, Corsicana; Col.
T. d. Rock, Woodyillei Hon. J. Swinford,
Beaumont; Hon. W. II. Pope, Marshall.
Ny headquarters while in Texas will be at the
office of Gen. W, H. King, adjutant general of
the state, and letters, kilograms and commune
cations sent to me there will receive prompt at
ton fIEaR
Accredited Agent, Jefferson Davis Relief Fund.
The above appeal having come to our notice,
and, in seeking plan to work out practical re-
suits, 1t IS suggested by Gen. w. H. Young of
San Antonio that a systematic and united effort
be made all over Texas on Jefferson Davis
birthday Tuesday, the Sd day OF June next.
tied agent, and meets our hearty approval and
Endorsement.
To effect this properly there has been added to
the list of distinguished gentlemen already ap-
pointed by the executive a large number OF
names in every part of the state, and it will be
left TO these appointees entirely as to the mode
they adopt in their localities to obtain subscrip
tions to the stock of the Davis land company on
the Sd day of June next. They can either hold
meetings, appoint committees to solicit, or Sc
cure the services of our patriotic ladies, who
always foremost in every good cause,
We also request the press to agitate this mat
ter from now until June and to keep 1t before
the people.
we also suggest that each one of the appoin-
tees, instead OF sending their collections to
MI JGuGEoOu OAfiS ulASStB " WV I.
r. Lubbock, state treasurer, Austin, and he will
remit amounts to Mrs. Davis and return certih-
Gates of stock to subscribers, so that an account
can be kept of what Texas has done in this
praiseworthy cause.
The money subscribed will be OF immediate.
great and lasting benefit to the noble widow OF
the South's great dead in relieving an indebt-
edness which will place her in comparatively
easy circumstances. We appeal to Texans to
help in this urgent matter, and we trust they
will contribute literally for this sacred purpose.
L. S. Ross, governor of rexasi 7. B. Wheeler,
lieutenant governor; Gustave Cook, chairman
of governor appointees; ]. W. Throckmorton,
ex-governor OF Texas; John ireland, ex-gov-
ernor OF Texas; F. R. Lubbock, state treasurer;
W. q. King, Acknowledgement of Texas; j. NJ.
Moore, secretary of state; J. NJ. Hurt, associ ate
Justice. court of appeals; w. B. Wright, eI-
Congressman San Antonio district; E. w. Tay-
lor, Fort Worth.