Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-31

! soil, with analysis of the same; also to look
| after the solicitors in the various counties
| For that department We selected Mr.. c. s.
| Hardy OF Waco, who for some time has
been acting as secretary of the Texas real
estate association. He has given his con-
| slant attention to our work for the last
| thirty days. There are no salaries attached
| to any of these Positions excepting in the
educational department and in the depart
ment of promotion, as in both they are Civ
ing all OF their time, and as to the amount
| to be paid these two department chiefs il is
for the directors to determine. We find it
impossible to get any one to enter this work
and give all OF their time without proper
remuneration.
We have organized committees, through
the county judges, in I59 counties, as fol-
lows: Arkansas, Archer, Armstrong, Atlas
cosa, Austin, sBancera, Bastrop, Baylor,
Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blauco, BoSque. Bowie,
Brazoria. Brown, Burnett, Caldwell, Cal
houn,. Callahan, Castro, Carson, Cass,
Chambers, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Coke,
Concho, Cooke, CoryeIl, Crosby, Dallas,
Deaf Smith, Delta, Denton, Dewitt, Dick
ems, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ellis, ri
Paso, Erath. Falls, tannin, Fayette, Fisher,
Floyd, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone,
Galveston, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales,
Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale,
Hall, Hamilton. Hansford. Hardeman, Har-
din, Harris, Hays, Hemphill, Hill, Hood,
Hopkins, Howard, Houston, Hunt, Iriou,
Jack, Jasper, jefferson, JEFF Davis, johnson,
Jones, karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kimble,
King, Lamar, Lampasas, La Sale, Lavaca,
Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Lipscomb,
Live Oak, Llano, Martin, Mason, McI.en-
nan, Medina, Nienard, Midland, Milan,
Mitchell, Montague. Montgomery, Navarro,
Nolan. Nueces, Oldham, Orange, Pamela,
Parker, Pecos, Polk. Potter, Randall, Red
River, Reeves, Refugio, Rockwell, Run
nels, San Jacinto, San Patricio. san Saba,
Sherman, Smith, Somervell, Starr,
rant, Taylor, Titus. Tom Green, Travis,
Trinity, Tyler, Uvalde, Walker, Waller,
Washington. Webb, Wharton, Wichita,
Wilbarger, Wilson, Wise, Wood, Young.
We have active committees 1T work So
liciting funds in siXty-Seven counties, all Of
which have raised money and are still at
work endeavoring 10 complete their quota,
although i0l counties are represented by
subscription. They are Armstrong. Aus
tin, Bastrcp, Bee, Blanco, Brown, Burnet,
Caldwell, Castro, CaSS, Carson, Cherokee,
Clay, ChildreSs, Coke, Coleman, Collin,
Ccncho, Cooke, Dallas, Dickens, Donley,
Duval, Eastland. Ellis, FL Paso, Fisher,
Galveston, Gonzales, Grayson, Grimes,
Hale, Hardeman, Hardin, Harris, Hemphill,
Hill, Hopkins, Houston. Hunt. Jasper,
johnson, Kendall. Lamar, Lavaca, Leon,
Limestone, Martin, Mitchell, Navarro,
Nueces, Parker, Potter, Rockwall, run
nels, San Saba Sherman, Smith, Somer-
vel, Tarrant, Tom Green, Walker Waller,
Webb, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wood. OF this
mum Der we are informed that about six
counties have about completed their sub
scription, Runnels county being the banner
county of the state, having forwa4led her
money some six weeks ago.
We have individual subscriptions for
warded direct to this Office from 101 counties,
representing about 1000 people, the amounts
ranging from 81 to 500, showing clearly the
widespread interest in this patriotic move
ment. | would recommend for the better
management of the affairs of the associa-
ton, that the general offices and books be
kept with the treasurer of the association.
The executive must necessarily be absent
great portion of his time in delivering adj
dresses and looking after the organization
of cities and counties, and should therefore
be relieved from that responsibility / also
recommend that 5000 Autograph copies of
the building agreed upon to-day be struck
off, and copy be mailed to every election
district in the state. | also recommend that
from the sale of the building and other as
sets at the expiration of the exposition that
the proceeds be devoted either to the Alamo
or Sam Houston monument, or to the Con-
federate home, to be decided by majority
vote of the subscribers to the fund. The
State fremen's association have pledged
their support and ask for space in our
building to exhibit Texas fire appliances.
This work cannot succeed without the
hearty and patriotic cooperation of every
man, woman and child in the common
wealth, from the governor of the state to
the humblest individual within its borders.
When citizens hesitate to take part in
patriotic work of this character, one in
which the best interests of the state are at
stake, solely on the ground that it may
affect their political future by having the
that moment become the enemies of the
people and cease to be patriotic. How
many have we in the state who are afraid
to espouse the Worlds fair cause because
of their political associations? With but 10
per cent of our vast domain under cultiva-
ton, we need farmers. What better OPP
portunlty than to participate in ar EXPOSE
ton costing fifty millions of money and be-
ing visited by over fifty millions of people,
III which, by comparison, we can prove our
resources and superiority over every other
commonwealth on this continentl II every
citizen would give but 81, what could
Texas not do2 We have but eleven months
in which to compile our building and but
three months in which to commence opera
tions. We cannot break ground on our
building until we have at least 800, 900 SUBJ
scribed. No half-dozen men can carry this
work single-handed. The various boards of
trade, other commercial bodies and NUM-
cipalities, as well as the smaller towns,
must put their shoulder to the wheel. Our
organization is perfect. So much so that it
is being copied by other states. Arkansas,
Kansas, and other states working on our
plans, have already raised half their money.
From the day that 1 accepted the presi-
dency until the present moment, l have
given my entire time to this patriotic work.
When l was not in my Office | was travelling
in the state delivering addresses on the
work. Our labors thus far have been de.
voted to the dissemination of general in.
formation, and the volume of work per-
formed has been made manifest by the wide
attention directed to the importance Of
Texas being properly represented at Chi
cago. Our arrangements are about as per-
feet as it is possible to make them. with tho
exception of increasing our committees so
as to cover every election district in the
state.
In this campaign of patriotism I have
been ably assisted by Mr.. Dudley D. Bryan,
secretary and chief of the press department,
whose untiring industry and intelligent
work have not only done much towards our
achieving success, but has shown the wis.,
dom of appointing practical newspaper
man for a work of this character.
My resignation, forwarded to the chair
man of the executive committee on the
third of this month, is in your hands. I re-
specially ask the election of my successor
at this meeting. The sacrifice of my private
interests has been such that L cannot afford
longer to neglect them. 1t Is but right that
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