Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-23
THE PROGRAMME.

THE PROGRAMME.
The following programme had been
prepared and was carried out in full:
Address of welcome. ........ Thomas ]. Hurley.
First Vice President Chamber Of Commerce.
Our Guests. Mayor w. 8. Pendleton
nc oie4' M Mayor Dewitt C. Creiger, Chicago
What Yankee Thinks OF Texas. .--::-....-..
..-.....:.:.- Hon. J: L; Martin, Vermont
Reasons Why the West Will Have the Worlds
: Fair ............ Gen. J. G. Smith, Illinois
Why We Have Spring Palace = :,
N.; ENGLAND "a P;onesz D. D.
Hon. George B. Hit, Vermont
Our Judiciary Hon. A. NJ. Carter, Texas
Industries of New England.
........ Hon. John F. Woodhn, Connecticut
.....,.-..... Hon. T. n D. Andrews, Texas
When champagne was reached Col.
Thomas J. Hurley first vice-president
of the chamber Of commerce and toast
master for the occasion arose and deliv-
cred the address of welcome as follows:
THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
GENTLKMEN-The chamber Of commerce, OF
which have the honor to be an executive OFF,
Ger, have assigned 10 me the pleasant task OF
welcoming y GU to this board-therefore on be-
half of that organization, which is composed OF
the workers OF Fort Worth. bid you most
cordial welcome.
Probably many of YOU have not been south OF
Mason and Dixon's line since the war, If ever
before, and I dare say will be favorably i'm
pressed, as we'll as surprised at the total alb
sence of shy political feeling, which in tbs
minds Of some good, honest souls up in New Eng
land is supposed to exist in this section OF the
country. But as matter OF TACT, mans
politics, religion nationality does not cut any
figure in this community Of busters, for with US
ut is not politics, birth or state,
But get up ana get that makes 3 man great
Therefore matter from what part Of our
broad land man may come. whether 1t be from
the rock bound coast of Maine, the green hills
of Vermont. the shadow of Bunker Hill or the
great city of the lakes, will with true sim
certify and loyalty extend TO him the right hano
as fellow-citizen. But we have q still
greater claim on you men OF New England
ha Of bs61v the the heroic srus RIs
of the Alamo, where such patriots and leaders
as Col. Bowie OF Bowie knife fame, the famous
Col. Davy Crockett, the immortal Travis, and
their lee comrades, gave up their lives that our
young republic might furnish the brightest ana
largest star in the grand constellation compris.
ing our glorious Union. And the spirits OF
the heroic dead of that massacre passed through
the portals of heaven to their eternal reward.
the angel recorded twenty-seven as from New
her quota Of pioneers, and is, therefore, entitled
to her snare of our present greatness why the
first president of the republic was David u.
Burnet Of New Jersey; and the gallant &c n
Sherman who first raised the war-cry Of Re
member the Alamop' was direct Descendant OF
Roger Sherman, and trained In the puon1
schools OF your own Boston. Our state Is full
Of promise Of agricultural, industrial and
political greatness, and at the present rate
have 10, 0OO, 600 Of people in 1910, which on the
present basis of superintendent would give Us
eighty-tWo members OF congress and l6s dele
gates in = national convention. Gentleme5
think Of the power Of those votes being massed
ON 3 single man or measure. THIS IS Iaes
that may be of mighty Importance to your chill
dren-think it over. And with all our enormous
territory comprising area larger than New
England, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio combined, the expenses OF cur state
government only fifty cents per capita. II II
four times greater in Germany fifteen times
greater in Austria and thirty times greater IN
France. Now let me tell you why We need
more iobbers, manufacturers and traders gen.
orally. Because with our present Iaciaties ~. We
cl'ovFding in on us. For Of the 240 counties con-
sti Nting this state Zone Of which alone Is larger
than, the state otMassachusetts( lo2 Of them are
tributary to Fort Worth. we being their natural
marx vt or distributing point. We are alEo their
financial clearing house which partially ac-
in our b;snk clesrinas and which have attracted
SO much Intention all over the United states:
taxable wealth in those same l02 counties you
can well be surprised, for the official report OK
the, state comptrollsr shows that in 1911 tneir
assessed valuation was 81, 600, 0oo IN $751;
600 OO0; 1885, $l5S, 0oo, 00O, and in lso,
sls3 900 600. Also showing that these same
102 counties had 50 per cent. o. me , s9saI
I3s older counties Of the commonwealth. Our
city, too, has been keeping pace with the growth
OF the country around IL lof II 70 - We AeeA ~
800 to 500 people, all told, and where now stands
our beautiful chamber OF commerce oullq11S
was then on the trail Of the panther. In 1875 Ee
had less than 1860 people, but those 1000 brave
hearts had the courage for city Of 000, 600, for
we find them giving $40, coo for railroad, with
several hundred acres of land in addition, worth
to-day over 81 0o0, COO. In 1880 we had about 1850
iahabitants; and still find them giving Ewxy
as subsidies everything they possessed
excepting their wives, children and sWeethesrts
until now in 1890 with IS 900 restless hustlers
we are still assisting various enterprises This
city has given away during the last fourteen
years in cash and land over s. coo, 600 and ara
still att. What DO yea think Of thAts you en-