Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12
TEXAS PRESS.
Capt. A. Faulkner and F. B. Robinson
Remembered by the Faber Pushers.
Ths Presentation Takes Place on Board the
Train on the Way to Houston.
The Speeches.


Captain A. Faulkner and F. B. Robin
sen, the retiring secretary of the Texas
press association, with tokens of their
appreciation on board the train on the
way to Houston last night.
The presentation speech of John d.
Copeland to Col. Faulkner was as fol-
lows: Sir: The members of the press
association of the state of Texas have duly
authorized me to speak for each and every
one OF them, and to express to you as
representative citizen of the magnolia city
their highest appreciation of the IN
bounded hospitality which they have en-
joyed at the hands of its people, and the
officials of your company. They ex-
pressly desire me to say, sir, that they
will never forget your many kindnesses
while conducting us on this excursion to
the opening of that fairyIand, the Fort
Worth Spring Palace. Now sir, as
ae evidence of our high es-
TEEN and our gratitude accept
this substantial gold headed umbrella
and also this elegant Knights Templar
pin. Take them, sir, and let you and
yours forever treasure them as tokens of
our warmest friendship and highest ad-
miration.
In response Capt. Faulkner said that
when he first came to Fort Worth he
came TO drive the Indians from the
frontier. On this occasion it had
been his pleasant duty to escort
company of the states greatest
agents in bringing ABOUT its present adj
vanced civilization, the members of the
&c
that have contributed mainly TO her
present civilization. Those were the
press, the teachers and the railroads.
For the frst two he entertained the
warmest feeling, and would ever exert
himself to advance their interests. That
while he beheld no shrines, he
felt as warmly toward the
members of the press as though
emblems glistened upon every bosom,
and when the Texas Press association as
sembled next year in CorsicanR, if he
were still with the Central system, he
would join us al that time and extend us
all the courtesies within his power.
Toast, Texas, responded to by Hon. j
f. McComb. Although young
man, can well remember
the expansive domain called
Texas was but sparsely settled, when we
had no railroads ana but two or three
tri-weekly papers, who would get out an
edition and take three weeks TO get out
another. The only means afforded them
for distributing was the old fashioned
stage coach and pony mail carrier, who
Travelled long distances overland on bad
roads. A battle might be fought or
nation be conquered, and it would
be from six weeks to eight months
getting the news. Small matters like
the failure of a bank or the nomination
of a candidate for public office would not
be reported. To-day every city or town
in Texas has its papers, and most of
them have dailies, who faithfully chroni-
Gle every item of interest, no matter
how small, thus becoming one of the
most important factors of education.
The press of the state has ever been
prompt and powerful in the execution of
all that tends to develop our great state
and to the press the people owe debt of
gratitude that they can never pay. We
can all remember when we had but two
short lines of inferior railroads in the
state, and emigrants from the states
reached our young empire by means of
wagon, only requiring from three to
twenty weeks TO make the trip.
Our merchandise, but little we had, was
conveyed IN oX-wagons over hundreds OF
miles of wretched roads. Thus you see
that every effort of Development was
greatly retarded. Weddings were often
postponed from eight to ten months
to enable The bride 10 secure her trous-
seau. Now our state is oheckered
with railroads and our commerce
transported with lightning speed. Emf
grants can leave any state in the Union
and reach US in less than sixty hours.
The lumber with which our houses were
built, was likewise transported hundreds
of miles on wagons. How long it would
have taken to haul the lumber TO build a
CITY like Fort Worth. Our system
of education was necessarily i'm
perfect. Colleges were unknown in
the state. Old field school houses
were very scarce. l remember to have
walked three miles to school and WASH t
much more fortunate than the majority
OF the scholastic population. Now we
have q magnificent system of education
consisting of universities, colleges and
common schools. The great statesmen
which laid the foundations of our empire
state foresaw these difficulties and wisely
paved the way for our magnificent
system of education, and we should con-
tlnue the work which they so grendly be-
gun, and now with our press aud rail-
roads we can accomplish this much faster
than they. Old fogies and demagoges to
the rear. Texas must, and soon will be,
the grandest state IN the Union, and the
influence of the Texas press will be felt
throughout the nation.
Professor Hogg being aboard the train
was called upon and said: Mr.. Wise of
Virginia said when he went duck shoot
ing he always loaded with double BIS,
while ne proposed the six P's, the press.
the platform, the profession, the pulpit,
the parent and the dear people. My
warm admiration for each and what
they have done for civilization and
the world is well known all over
the land, but the Central Is nearest my
heart on account Of my bachelor friend,
Can't. Faulkner, and 1 intend to make
him an honorary member of the State
Teachers convention next June, and to
try TO marry HIM to the prettiest school
marin that comes to Galveston. Pro-
lessor Hogg then quoted the letter
from Capt. Faulkner with re-
gard to the So maximum to the
Teachers association. and IN con-
clusion he said: And now, ladies
and gentlemen, thanking you for the
unexpected pleasure of addressing you,
propose ON of these six P's being the
foroa and Cen trail