Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-17
SATURDAYS CONVENTION
TEXAS REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE
TO BE PRESENT.
An Address by W. A. Bowen Which Sets
Forth the Objects OF the Association.
Citizens Invited.

At : o'clock Saturday afternoon the
members of the Texas real estate exchange
will meet at the Chamber of Commerce.
AL members Of the Chamber and citizens
OF Fort Worth are asked 10 be present.
| The matter to be presented IS one of i'm
portance. The following address was de-
ivered before the Texas lumbermeu ut
their recent session.
President Gribble said that Mr. W A
Bowen of Chicago was present and desired
70 say something in regard TO thesWorlu's
fair movement. Mr.. Bowen said:
Gentlemen OF the Texas Lumbermen's Asso-
sOciatlon
y number of Texas gentlemen. despair
ing of state aid, have voluntarily put up
money 10 insure Texas being advertised in
her true light before the world, and TO get
up an exhibit for the World 5 fair at Chi
c2go that will do full justice TO her great
ness. They set 10 work to perfect i plan
that would thoroughly advertise the state
before the Worlds far. thus placing Texas
on an equal footing with the West and the
Northwest when she goes with her mag
niticent exhibit into the COlum Oian eXpOsi-
ton. In order to do this it was seen that
conventions and resolutions We're not what
were wanted but practical work-puttiEg
into operation i plan that would insure the
desired results. To better DO this II was
decided TO work through an organization
already working in this line. so the mat
ter was placed under the direction of the
immigration committee Of the Texas real
estate association. composed Of representa-,
tive men from every section Of Texas.
They have been quietly but effectively Al
work and success is now assured. There IS
no use in wasting time on any more state
conventions, which are mostly manipulated
10y local interests and result III putting
such matters into the hands OF impractical
men largely. thus consuming great deal vi
time III loose and experimental efforts. Let
Texas work through and in cooperation with
these gentlemen, and there viii be no favor
itism, no domination by local interests. and
40 clogging Of the great work by men who
WI! have to LABOR under the Disadvantage
Of having only wild and impracticable the
cries on the subject. And any con
vention called for this purpose now
would have al these to contend with and
could not. in my opinion, even begin TO do
effective and concerted work within six
months or year. ! think | can speak with
good degree OF confidence on the subject,
since | have spent nearly Two years i'll
studying the best methods employed by
states that nave successfully advertised
their resources and III the Worlds fair or
@luiZation at Chicago
In regard 10 the plan. | wish to state in
inc first place that the gentlemen putting
up the money made it an imperative con
ditiOn that it should be for all Of Texas.
iUparti.l.y. and without favor to ANU per-
son, organization, association or locality,
aud that no one connected with the move
luent should be connected directly or in
directly with any land or property sales,
nor receive any commission or cCmpeusa-
ton Of like nature from any source what
ever.
The plan is this: Cars are being fitted
up TO be taken 20 all the leading gatherings,
Illinois. Indiana, ONO, Michigan, WiScOu-
sin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and other
states, also into all towns, cities and in
dUstrial centeTs, including tuichlv settled
agricultural districts. These cars viii re-
main II each place until everybody has
seen our products, heard OF Texas and re-
ccVed the advertising matter the latter
being put directly into the homes OF the
people, instead Of distributing them on
the streets in the broadcast manner of
circus handoiIs. as has heretofore been
done. These cars will be filed with eX-
hibitS Of the grains. fruits, minerals,
woods. grasses, soils, vegetables, building
materials. manufactures. etc. of Texas,
and vita photographs of buildings. farms.
factories and improvements. showing
our civilizations ana progress, As well as
with printed and illustrated descriptive
matter from every section of Texas. One
Of the most valuable of the advertising
features will be the scattering of tens Of
thousands OF cop es OF THE GAZETTE and
other leading papers everywhere with other
matter
Arrangements have beer perfected with
railways for the lowest rates ever obtained
for passengers. and excursion parties will
be brought into Texas every few days in
charge of men thoroughly acquainted with
Texas, and who viii not be permitted to
have any interest in land sales, nor to re
reive any commission therefor from any
source whatever. These cars will leave
Texas June Il. this year. and remain out
until October 1892. rolling into Chicago Their
AZ the dedication Of the World $ Columbian
exposition buildings. Large quarters viii
be secured. ard the Texas exhibit Will be
kept centrally located in The city. accessible
10 hundreds of thousands Of people every
week until the opening of the exposition in
May. 1892. This exhibit viii form the ru-
clcus around which great exhibit OF Texas
viii be gathered for the fair, this being AZ
ranged for rs part of the plan. Space viii
b. secured and 4 magnificent building will
be erected, all OF Texas lnaterial. the Texas
lumbcrmCn being more than Wiling to fur
nish the lumber, and Texas architects
gladly volunteering TO get up suitable plans
Low rates are already guaranteed by the
roads for hauling this up there. So. YOU
see, the hardest part OF the work has al
ready been done The cars will be fitted
who will also pay all other preliminary ex-
peuses, including that Of the meE en-
ployed to 90 around and secure the CO.
operation of every section of Texas
4 large number of cities and counties are
already at work getting up exhibits and
matter for the ears, and are organized for
the exposition. There is no question that
the best thing for Texas is for all to heartily
cooperate in this movement, as ii is the
most thorough. complete and effective sys-
TEN possible, insureS an impartial adyer-
tisement of every portion of Texas, will
give US the most magnificent display at Chi
cago of any state besides making Texas
very thoroughly known before them, and is
the cheapest method possible. Seven men
i'll Kansas personally guaranteed the other
day to get up an exhibit of that state
Seven men of Texas have put up the money
for this state long ago, and have all the
preliminary work performed, and have the
movement in active operation.
Il hope the press of Texas will give this
matter in full thus insuring the people of
Inc state . thorough understanding, SO that
all may know what is being done, and be
prepared to heartily cooperate and act to-
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