Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-20
ORGANIZE.
Every Town and City Urged to Or
ganiZe a Board OF Trade.
The Holding OF a State Convention to Draw
the Various Cities and Towns Closer
Together Contemplated.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX Nov. 1.-THE following
address, was promulgated by the board
Of trade committee to-day:
Exchange Booms of the Waco Board of Trade,
Nov. IL, 1890. !
To the press of Texas, which has in the
past so often and 80 nobly responded to
every call, in lending their aid to the
promotion of all Iaudable enterprises for
the progress and development of the
state, we ask you to give space in your
columns TO the following, and add such
editorial comment as your good judg-
ment may suggest:
Address to the MAYORS of all Incorporated
Towns, and to the Business Men of Texas:
At recent meeting of the Waco board
of trade, the undersigned wereappointed
q committee to prepare an address to all
incorporated towns, which have no; al
ready an established board of trade, re-
boards.
Individual enterprise accomplishes
mucn, but it is often selfshly aggressive,
while organized effort is more conservn-
tive and more comprehensive; the re-
suits enter into greater diversity of
interests, and are more permanent,
thereby greater good is attained for q
greater number, in both communities
and states.
The present has been aptlv term ed
THE AGE OF ORGANIZATION
and We would respectfully urge the i'm
portance of the business men of every
town and city to unite, organize board
of trade and act together for the mutual
good of the several commercial interests
which they represent. Let the prime
object of such associations be the promo
ton of their comman interests, the adj
vancement and development of the ma
terial resources of their respective towns
and sections; to acquire, preserve and
disseminate valuable commercial and
economic information, to solicit, aid and
encourage immigration, Investment and
the establishment OF manufacturing and
commercial industries and to secure to
its members the benefits of cooperation
In the furtherRnce of their legitimate
pursuits.
AS will be seen by the foregoing the
duties of board of trade are varied and
Its work co-exteusire with the diversified
interests of the city or community i'll
which it is located.
A board of trade is power for good,
ana if properly upheld and supported 1t
becomes the prominent factor in the
building up and fostering the material
interests and commercial relations of
city or state.
In order to intensity this power and
to widen the usefulness of these local
boards the Waco board of trade suggests
the holding of a convention in this city
for the purpose of effecting state or
ganization.
The prime object of such convention
is to draw the several towns and cities
into closer bonds of sympathy and to
discuss such objects as shall be for their
mutual benefit and the further progress
and development of the state.
We know of no more efficient means to
accomplish these results than the con-
solidntion OF the business association
throughout the state into one organiza-
ton, which will work siugly to this end.
Hoping that all towns will promptly
respond to this call and organize, it Is
requested that upon organizing a board
of trade you notify the secretary of the
Waco board of trade and all boards,
chambers of commerce and cotton ex-
changes now organized are also asked to
inform our secretary, so that Invitations
can be issued to all business associations
throughout the state to participate i'll
this convention. Respectfully,
r. b. PARROTT,
WIN. L. PRATHER,
EUGENE WILLIAMS,
SAM SANGER,
ED. RoTAN,
A. SYMES,
w. r. DUSNlCA,
WM. BREUsTEDT,
Committee.
Attest: s. H. POPE,
Assistant Secretary.