Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-26
A BIG THING.
Southern Immigration Associa-
ton a Power in the Land.
A Resolution Thanking The Gazette
Adopted by Asheville COnyen-
ion-lhiltOn Talks.
A Scheme for the state TO Go Into the Railway
Business With Its Convie's-Hogg's
Private Secretary.
Special c correspondence OF the aszett..

Special correspondence OF the Gazette
AUSTIN, Ten, Dec. 24.-Mr. F. B,
Chiffon having arrived in this city las
night on his return from Asheville, y
c., found him in hts Office this morn
ing very busy with mail tina
had accumulated III his absence
As is generally known, Mr.
Chiffon was reelected general manager
of the Southern i'm IN igration ASSOCIATION
organized two wears ago at Montgomery
Ala. This organization is composed Of
members and subordinate societies II
fifteen Southern states and territories
and is rapidly becoming an agency of
GREAT POWER FOR GOOD.
Mr.. Chiffon, who, by the way, is tall
gentleman of spare build, long, but not
unprepossessing face, and nervous
manner, indicating alertness and activ-
ity, with years, say forty-fye, upon his
head, wa the grand sachem of the
Asheville convention which adjourned q
few DAYS ago after q most interesting and
busiuess-like session.
''Wel, Mr.. Chiffon, see you gre
busy with your mail, but if not too bold
| would ike 10 ask you few questions
with regard TO the work of your couven-
ton. You know, perhaps. that we cot
very Deegre accounts of II in this state
while IL was in session.
Eyes, | know and l don { quite I'M
derstand why it was so, as very full dis
patches went north daily. But, as you
sac, am very busy just now. and very
tired, too, and regret that L can
not sit down and tell you
all know about it that would be of in
terest to the people of TeIas-could you
call in tomorrow morning; ali, but to-
morrow is Christmas, isG I it? Well any
way, | am glad to see representative
of THE GAZETTE any time, for that paper
has done great deal for us and for
Texas. By the way. did you notice
what the Post said about the resolution
adopted IN the Asheville convention
THANKING THE GAZETTE
and itself for the good work they have
done in behalf OK Texas? Yes, sir, such
a resolution was adopted and 80 told
the Post reporter who interviewed me at
Houston right before last but l see he ap-
propriates all the glory to his own paper,
and says nothing about THE GAZETTE.
want your paper to have full credit, and
therefore mention the matter now.
have a number of documents bearing on
the work actual and prospective, of the
convention, that would be of value to
you, if l had the time to look them no.
In brief, however, L will say that
the convention was composed of 500
delegates,
ALL REPREsENTATIvE MEN,
and many of them very superior men.
Sound sense and practical business
methods prevailed throughout. 1t was not
only practical, but enthusiastic, every
body recognizing the Infinite possibilities
ahead of US, and the amount of good
sure to flow from it. There was no
buncombe, no demagoguery, no crank
ism and no politics. The great aim of
the convention WAS TO promote the i'm
migration to the South OF working
men and investors. l was reelected
general manager with salary of $1,000
and permission for q time to make Aus
tin my headquarters. Our permanent
headquarters will later on be- fixed at
either New Orleans, Atlanta or Raleigh,
N. C. 1t has not yet been decided
which. Either of those cities will
GIVE Us ALL WE ASK
necessary to fit us up comfortably IN
suitable quarters.
'How do we propose to carry on our
work? Through immigration agents in
the North aud in Europe. We
have now fftv-fvs such men
in Northern states, and four
in Europe. Then we do a great deal of
good work through local railway agents
who are directly interested also in add
ing to their passenger traffic. Through
cooperation with them we man
age to secure good rates
for immigrants and prospectors.
We propose also to send some speakers
North to talk to the people and exhibit
pictures of Southern scenes
and industries. The states interested in
procuring immigration and investors
WILL HOLD CONVENTIONS,
and take such steps III that direction as
were in heated in the Asheville pro-
gramme. Their legislatures will be
asked to make suitable appropriations to
enable Us to 20 ahead with our
plans, and without doubt will
meet our expectations. Texas of
course, can't do that, rs her constitu-
ton prohibits any appropriation for the
purpose of procuring immigration. So
we will have to get on the best way We
can. But there is one thing OF which
you may be sure, and that is that
the Southern immigration association
s big thing, and is going to revolution
re the industrial situation in the South.
It is now q power and is rapidly growing
IN influence.
am sorry l can't 60 more into par
or furnish you with the docu-
nents l spoke of, but come in again and
[ will tell you more about it,
"Look here, GAZETTE, - said a we'll
Known lawyer and politician to the
writer, yesterday, "you fellows thiuk
he commission is going to play h
ion't you?'
"well, no! not exactly that. We
rave q notion that there will be too much
'irtue and saving grace in it to admit of
lnv such Internal results as that
"Oh, yes; 1 know what you think.
Fou think it is going to Introduce the
and fill the land with milk
Ind honey; that it will make q bloated
,ond-holder of every hayseed in the
tate, and put silks and diamonds on
very Liza Ann and Martha Jane from
rexarkana to Ell Paso. Well, let me
ell you that you were never more mis-
akee in all your life. 1t Won't do it,
lor any thing like it. 1t will never do