Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-19
YESTERDAYS MEETING.
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION AND
CITIZENS IN COUNCIL.
Per Month for One Year-Resolution
Adopted to Contribute.

At 2:15 yesterday afternoon there were
some thirty citizens and members of the
| Chamber of Commerce present in the
hall of the Board of Trade building to hear
| what the committee of the Texas real es-
| tate association had to say.
President VanZandC was sick in bed and
the duty of calling the meeting to order de-
volved on Secretary Biden.
Gen. r. a. Cameron was called to the
chair and requested Secretary Hardy of
the Texas real estate association to give a
history of the organization. Mr.. Hardy did
as requested and showed the association to
be in tiourishing condition. He read from
a poster in regard to the excursions to
Texas as follows:
On behalf of the Texas real estate asso-
citation, the ST Louis, Arkansas and Texas
railway, and Little Rock and Memphis rail
way will sell round-trip excursion tickets
from Memphis, Tenn, to all points In
Texas, at the rate Of one lowest first-class
fare for She round trip. Tickets good for
thirty days; stOp-OverS allowed coming or
returning. Trains leaving Memphis on the
morning of May l3 carry through coaches
to Waco and evening train of the same day
carries through coaches to Fort Worth.
Connecting lines east of Memphis will meet
rates. Other roads leading into Texas
promise excursions to begin in May.
w. A. Bowen of the Chicago Press, who
called for He explained the plan that was
to be adopted. He said that Galveston, San
Antonio, Houston, Tyler, Jefferson, Deni-
son, Dallas, Austin and Sherman had al
ready agreed to go in and help defray the
expenses OF a state exhibit, which was to
be placed In two, three, four
or as many cars as would be
needed. The cars had already been
provided. They were to make tour of the
North starting June /. He covered the
same ground as that in mis- speech at Hous-
ton and stated that what they wanted from
Fort Worth was 800 q month for one year.
George B. Hendricks wanted to know
whether they We're going to charge an adj
mission fee. and said that he had seen
Florida car in Columbus, Ohio, where they
charged 10 cents admission.
Mr.. Bowen answered that there would be
no charge.
c. H. Silliman offered resolution which
carried that the meeting petition the cham
Der of commerce to devise means to accept
the offer and raise $1,000 month for one
year for this purpose.
j. r. Jeter moved that a committee
.pf three be appointed by the
chair. Adopted and the chair APP
fpointed Messrs. Silliman, Jeter and Moody.
H. c. Caswell moved and carried that Gen.
Cameron be added to the committee.
c. II. Silliman made good address, stat
ing that it was the best advertising scheme
that had been presented vet.
Judge Moore wanted Fort Worth to run
her own boat and send an Independent car
Mr.. Wilkinson of the Rio Grande thought
it very good scheme.
II. G. Caswell thought it good idea, and
was not afraid of the other towns, as he
said Fort Worth would have the first chance
at the people when they came to the state.
Mr.. Moody thought so too, He made
long speech in favor of the movement.
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