Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-13

| actuated by fear Of losing her tradS is eXpend
| ing SSo0u for twenty-tour feet OF water
| Even old fashioned Vera Cruz is looking attei
its harbor
| The Mexican government in the same spirit
| OF enterprise la, decided - build railway
| across the continent 81 Tehuantepec- thus CIV
( ing Us direct CON uluEicatiou with the 4'acif,
! end making our Texas ports the entrepot fol
the entire trans Mississippi valley. all Of which
| otmOnstrates the tact that when II. people
! take up these matters they generally succeed
! ana IN like manner the work OF this convention
| viii Ge CroWne.! with success
Therefore with the Mexican government. our
! general government and . kind Providence
| who has given Us superb climate and DOunti
ful crops combining to help Us. don't you think
It would De good plan Tor Us to second thei'
! tEOrtS Dy helping ourselves.
Of the 23cDGN OF people in the seventeen
Southern states and the District OF Columbia
Texas in point Of population leads all except
ing Missouri, but in size. variety OF resources
and financial condition, We lead every state IN
the Union.
How many people outside OF Texas know
that It's forests are more extensive than any
state in the Union: How many people ont OF
Texas know that We have better agricultural
lands here at g per acre than that in the Older
states ~ 30 per acre: How many people N
the Union, and IN Texas, for that matter, know
that VIC have coal mines seventy-tiVe miles
from this city shipping SD tons o. coal per day:
How many people outside Of Texas know That
our schoo. fund i the largest OF any common
wealth IN the world: How many people out
SIDE OF Texas know that We lead every state in
l!4t SOtll II corn, as IN Cotton GUlt1t. anu
many other products? How many people out
side OF Texas know that we have " ithin our
borders mines Of gold, silver, manganese, salt
coal, and the greatest deposits OF iron ore Of
any state in the Union: How MANY people
outside OF Texas Know that We have less mort
cages individually and municipal than any
other stale N the Union?
Well, how are we going TO let them know We
have these resources but by proper display Of
the products OF each county and industry in the
state a. Chicago: WHAT Will such display
"
more people and SSU.cnOJO increase in salGa
lions OF farming property in the next i've Years,
Let Us emulate California. q state only halL
our size and with but half our population She
has SIN congressman. We have eleven. Hrr,.esls-
lature gave her $1,000 and her entfTpriSlns
citizens by counties have guaranteed $4,000
more On that same basis We should raise 81
5Uuu.
What our legislature was unable TO do, owing
TO constitutional barriers. our enterprlslng ana
progressive citizens must ana VIII do. II We
want people and mOnevrwe must let the world
know that fact and nave the grandeSt display
at Chicago OF any state in the Union, FOR oy
that plan We will get both people and money.
Putting state pride aside, as commercial
proposition, we must De properly represented.
| have too much confidence in the patriotism
OF the people OF our commonwealth 10 qoubt for
Q moment the outcome OF this convention.
At the conclusion of his speech MIR.
Hurley introduced Mayor J. p. Smith. who
welcomed the delegates 10 the city as fol-
lows:
There has been a unanimous desire upon the
part OF tine people Of Texas 10 be represented at
the Worlds fair in Chicago in 1923 ana lor this
purpose this convention is called The legisla-
tCre for obvious reasons failed 10 make an APP
preparation for this purpose, and ii our people
expect to reap benefits from this great exposi-
ton and display OF the resources OF this I'M
perial country. they must act IN unison and
bend every effort TO the work OF procuring 4
fund commensurate With the gigantic under
taking, and the gathering OF an elaborate eX-
hibft Gentlemen Of the convention. feeling
that this convention has u great work before 1t,
i'll the name OF Fort Worth. / welcome you 10
our city and throw open the doors 0: our hoSpi-
tality, assuring you that our people will spare
no pains in their efforts 10 make your stay en-
iovable and leave green spot III your memory
of our city and people. Thanking you for your
attendance and trusting that Your %ork may
accrue TO the advantage of the state, turn our
city over to you.
Mr.. Hurley then declared the convention
formally opened and Mayor Conner of
Dallas moved that the body go into tenn
Dcrary organization with Mr.. 7. J. Hurley
as temporary chairman. The motion pre-
vailed.
Col Wynne of Fort Worth moved that
Mr. Holmes of Mason be elected temporary
secretary. The motion was seconded and
carried unanimously.
Col. Wynne of Fort Worth also moved
that committee of one delegate from each
district. making a committee
of eleven, be appointed by the chair on
credentials and organization.
Mr. Gresham of Galveston moved that
committee of fifteen be appointed by the
chair on resolutions The motion as
seconded prevailed. Pending the selection
Of the committees, Chairman Hurley intro
duced Mr.. j. y. Browning Of Clarendon.
who was on the programme TO deliver an
Mr.. Browning spoke as follows;
II have hardly had time to prepare an adj
dress, and will confine myself to a few remarks.
i am proud TO see men here who Will enlighten
you on the subject Of the Worlds fair. We are
honored by having several OF the Worlds
Columbian exposition officers here who will
furnish you with facts and figures to prove 30
any person who has any doubts whatever about
the Worlds fair AID every doubt d!spelled.
have only recently thought of the Worlds fair
as il should be thought Of Some people
imagine Il is TO be great big show, but there
is something above and beyond all this. Con
greSS passed 6 law that the four hundredth an
niversary of the. discovery of America should be
observed by fitting exposition. The measure
was considered by the wisest statesmen OF our
land ana they decided that the wisest thing to
prosperity and resources of our country, and
the progress that has been made in
100 years The different states were
to bring their products together and
patriotic celebration Of the anniversary In
order TO make the exposition complete foreign
have been asked to participate in or
der that visitors may see the contIost between
he products OF the New and the Old World.
The people in this convention are here to say
Texas shall be represented in manner he
lifting her size and resources in the Worlds
air. God in His wisdom has given us the
argest state in the Union, and Texas display
should be commensurate Herewith, We have
With US John I. Dickinson a Texan. who is