Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-14
THE HEADQUARTERS.
Meeting to Establish the Immigration
Bureau.
A Large Representation of Cities in West
and Northwest Observation-Disclosures Dele
gates-Fort Worth is Headquarters.

Last evening there met in the rooms of
the chamber Of commerce in Fort Worth
representatives of numerous of the pro-
gressiTe and pushing counties of North
west Texas and Fort Worth to arrange
for the establishment at this city of the
immigration bureau in accordance with
the plan laid down at the re-
cent convention at Bowie, when
Fort Worth was selected as the place for
the location of such headquarters as
against Dallas.
The gentlemen met for business last
night and were not backward in getting
to the front, as the proceedings will
show.
Mr.. N. c. Blanchard called the meet.
ing to order, and explained its objects
and purposes.
Mr.. George F. Watson of Vernon was
elected to the chair, and on motion he
was authorized to appoint committee
of three on credentials, which he did as
follows: Messre. W. c. Norris of Sun
set, Montague county; f. II. Basye of
Amorilla, Potter county; w. A. Allen of
Clarendon, Donley county.
They reported as follows:
Fort WORTH, TEX, May ID, 1890.
To the Convention of Panhandle Delegates in
Your committee on credentials beg leave to
report that they find the following persons
eligible to represent their respective towns or
counties IN this convention:
DR.. W. G. Norris, Sunset, Montague county;
w, A. Allen, Clarendon, Donley, county; A. l.
WEIGH, Claude, Armstrong county; E: T.
Bayse, Amorllla, Potter county; +. M. English,
Harold, Wilbarger county; G.. W. Martin, De-
catur, Wise county; George F. Watson, Yer
7 %iae % SonDtT COUNTY e. sKHgg
county and Chrildress, Childress county; r. A.
Highsmith, Chillicothe, Hardeman county; L.
C. Wall, Seymour, Baylor county; j. H.
Matthews. Bowie, Montague county. We
further recommend that each director of the
Fort Worth chamber of commerce or board of
trade be entitled to one vote in this convention.
W. G. NORRIS, Chairman,
w. A. ALLEN,
F. NJ. ENGLISH, Secretary
With the accepted amendment that
Mr.. N. q. Blanchard be allowed TO vote
for Childress county the report was
adopted
On motion the chair appointed the fol-
lowing committee to report a plan for
perfecting organization: Messrs. G. d.
King of A1vord, E. T. BaYse of
Amorilla, +. H. Highsmith of Chilli
cote, F. B. Burbridge of Fort Worth,
and K. NJ. Van Zandt of Fort Worth.
This committee retired, and pending
its report the members of the convention !
made short speeches on the plan and out
look for the organization
The committee made its report and |
after some mild discussion as to details |
and slight amendments the following was |
as the constitution:
l. The name Of this association shall be the
and Northwest Texas Immigration
association.
2. The officers of this association shall be
president, frst and second ice-presidents,
treasurer and secretary, and general manager,
who may also be treasurer and secretary.
3. The duties of these officers shall be the
same as those of officers Of like associations, and
.he board of directors.
4. The affairs of this association shall be man
lged by a board of ten directors, one from
delegates present at the meeting when
his constitution is adopted, six members of |
which board shall constitute quorum for the |
hall hold their office for year, and until their
successors are elected. 1t shall be the duty of
,ficers of this association, except the secretary
md general manager, who may or may not be a
lirector.
8. The objects of this association shall be to
stablish headquarters for the better distribu-
ion OF advertising matter; to maintain at such
Headquarters permanent exhibit of the pro-
ucts of Northwest Texas and the Panhandle,
Bdjn every possible way to invite attention to
hat country and secure immigration thereto.
On motion the following directors were
elected by reclamation:
Wise county, CIV. Martin; Montague,
v. c. Norris; Hardeman, r. a. High
NTH; Donley, William H. Cooke; VIII
,arger, George d. Watson; Armstrong,
l. L. Weloh; Potter, EFT. Bayse; Hall,
lex Sinner, Childress, A. E. Haskell,
'ort Worth, George B. Hendricks, Bay
Or, deferred.
1t being then late adjournment was
aiken until this morning at o'clock.