Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-09
YANKEES CONVENTION.
Business Meeting Of Northern Borr
Texans at LampaSaS-Action
Taken
A Committee to Issue an Address to the People
of the North, Setting Forth the Advan'
tagrs of Texas.


| objects set forth in the resolutions will,
If properly carried out, add in no small
degree to the wealth and prosperity Of
every town and county in the state. A
permanent committee, with headquar-
ters at Lampasas, has been appointed to
carry out these objects, but can do little
without the aid of the local organiza-
tons called for in the fifth resolution
Let every county, let every city and
town, let every village even, at once ap-
point a local committee and report TO the
permanent committee. Then an ear
nest, united effort of all these organiza-
tons will result in q grand wave of
| prosperity spreading itself over this fair
Lone Star state.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Pursuant to the call for a meeting of
Northern-born citizens of Texas at Lam
pasas Springs, promulgated last July, o
meeting was held ct the Globe hotel,
Tuesday afternoon, September 2, at 2:30
o clock. An organization was at once
perfected by the election of Mr.. T. j
| Alexander as chairman and Mr.. E. j.
! Marshall as secretary.
| Maj. Mcfarland stated the object of
meeting in an able and suocinct adj
!
! of action, at this time, among those citi-
| Zens of Texas who had come from North
| ern states to reside in Texas would be
| reass uring to friends and relatives left
! behind in the North and do much toward
| promoting the Investment of Northern
| capital in the Lone Star state and induc-
| ing mere emigration of Northern men to
| aid with their brains aL1 money III de-
| velOping the great latent resources
/ awaiting the touch of their energy and
/ ingenuity. 1t was thought that such an
/ organization would do much towards
promoting the best interests of the state
generally and particularly TO break down
! prejudices existing in the North against
/ emigration to and investments in Texas.
/ The published call for convention of
| Northern born citizens of Texas, to be
| held at Lampasas Springs, September ,,
| 1880, having been read by the secretary,
| a committee on resolutions then made
| their report, which was unanimously
adopted as follows:
To T. J. Alexander, Esq, Chairman of the Con-
| yention Of Northern Residents Of Texas:
The undersigned committee on resoIu-
tous beg leave to report the following
for the adoption of the convention:
Whereas, throughout a great part of
erroneous ideas prevail as to the state of
Texas, it's people, its climate, Its re-
sources and the safety of investments
therein, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Northern residents
now residing in Texas, and now in con-
vention assembled at Lampasas, Tex. as
follows:
l. That Texas is essentially q cosmo-
pOlitan state. Whilst very large pro-
portion of Its population has come from
the Southern states, still an emigrant
from the Northern states Is as cordially
received and welcomed ss are those from
the other states, and his social and bust
ess standing here are such as his char
acter and business qualifications enttle
him to and is not in any manner affected
by his political views.
2. That we have found the Southern
people, and especially those of Texas, to
be most hospitable, aud in all of our in
terCourse with them we have been made
TO feel and appreciate that we are all
one people, aCtuated BY the same mo-
tIves and having the same common in
terest in the prosperity OF the country.
Not only in business intercourse are all
matters connected with an unhappy past
forgotten, but our families with theirs
meet and enjoy themselves in the same
social circles, the children of the North
and the South kueel at the same affairs
and in every community they are united
in their common efforts for the good of
their country.
3. That there is no country that offers
so many inducements as Texas to the in
dustr!ous and enteTprislng who may be
seeking new homes or opportunities for
investments To the home-seeker it Of
fers rich lands at low prices; to the live
stock-raiser it offers the finest grazing
lands IN the world; TO the capitalist 1t Of |
fers grand opportunities for the estab- |
lishment of all kinds OF industrial enter
prises. Its rich valleys and pralries have |
TO be brought into cultivation, its mines |
are TO be developed, factories are to be |
built to utilize its iron, cotton, wool and !
other raw material, its railroads are to |
be constructed and its towns and cities !
built. The development of all its great |
resources will give to the capitalists the |
safest of investments and will give profit
able employment to millions of people.
I. 1t is the sense of this convention
that a permanent committee of three be
appointed by this convention, with head
quarters at Lsmpasas, for the purpose of
carrying out the objects of this conveu-
ton and to communicate with other local
committees that may be organized
throughout the state.
). That it is the sense of this conven-
ton that local organization be effected
in each county of the state, TO confer
with the permanent committee in order
that their section of the state may be
represented in carrying out the objects of
this convention.
6. That q committee of seven be ap-
pointed by the chairman of this conven-
ton to prepare and Issue an address di-
rected more especially to Northern peo-
pie, setting forth fully the advantages
and opportunities presented by our adopt
ed state to the farmer, stockraiser, man.
ufacturer, capitalist, business man, and,
in fact, to all persons seeking to better
their condition; and that the committee
cause copies of same TO be furnished TO
newspapers, immigration societies boards
of trade aud TO all organizations of
Northern men throughout the state.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
A. MCFARLAND,
J. CITIZEN,
J. W. CARHART, NJ. D.,
W. Fl. WEBER,