Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30

STOOL. She is eminent alike in the fields of
home and foreign politics, medical science
and woman's wrongs. AS we shall make
farther acquaintance with these skilled op-
orators, we had better listen to Mr.. Foth-
eringham as he chattily addresses them:
you will see, ladies and gentlemen, the
immense importance Of the enterprise in
whose behalf l venture to enlist your in
terest. l need not say one word about my
friend-and your friend-Mr. Blarnaby, for
you know him as well as / know him my
self. He is man who lives very near to
those Sho hold the balance between our
own country and her great rivals across the
water. You know, perhaps better than l
do, that one of these fine mornings Mr..
Blarnaby is likely to wake up in the bed of
the president of the United States, and 1
think-I am sure-we all know he has q
good memory and true heart. Now, you
are interviewing me especially upon the
Laramie and Yellowstone Lake railroad
got that down all rightl Thank you. The
corporation of which Mr.. Blarnaby is the
honOred presinent controls certain terri
tory in Wyoming, which literally glstens
with valuable minerals that poke their
noses out of the rocks and Cry come and
dig us outr
Not only that, but now, quite by chance,
we have discovered practically inexhausti-
BILE yield of asphaltum, commodity we
years. This means simply boundless
wealth, not only for those of US who are in
vestors, but wealth for the nation. Don't
you see ltR We propose to run the two con-
Germs separately. The railroad was wanted
anyway to connect the Union Pacific with
the Northern Pacific lines, and was a good
thing by itself; but now, we are going TO
float a second syndicate to develop the min
eral yield, and primarilyth asphalt supply.
IN tell you why. Isn't New York q
disgrace to civilization for its pavements!
Yes, knew l needn't argue that point.
W nat can be more clear than that the mo-
ment We produce-aS we Shall-the very
best asphalt in the world, and demonstrate
that 1t Is also the cheapest-aS we can-
there will be all instant demand for every
ward, and it will take years to supply New
York city alone! This is something like
boom, | say!
And then-just note these points down
as l touch them, won't youl-thank you.
Take the large view, the national. the pa
triotic view. The railroad is like any other
railroad; it will employ certain number of
hands and develop traffic in a certain steady
ratio. That's u small thing, comparatively;
but picture the measurelesS,. development of
the mines! Why, gold and silver mines
are ephemeral affairs TO this Here are the
very identical minerals our country most
needs. doesn't produce, didn't know she
had theml Coal, iron, copper tin, asphalt!
Think of it, ladies and gentlemen! Why,
they talk about free trade, and protection,
and the grinding down Of the poor laborer
what does it all meane just this-what
we can't produce ourselves we have to i'm
port, and that's where all the trouble lies;
but now. now, mark you, we stand up and
say to tine American people, Rejoice. for
your day mas come! We invite You TO help
yourselves 10 your own treasures, and keep
your earnings and profits in your own
hands,"
There were signs of desire to applaud,
but Mr.. Fotheringham stuck TO business
But this is not all. We hear people
for its prevention or decrease But don't |
body that comes, the more the merricr, for
every worker shares his earnings with you
and me and everyone else? | want You to
follow me here. We shall absorb all the
loose labor there is now available in this
country for the railroad alone and we shall |
surely require thousands upon thousands |
TO work the mineral wealth. This is not
an out-of-thc-way place. like Panama, |
reco'lect. Ii is abeautiful country fertile, |
healthy. and wealthy. We want these |
points brought well out if you will please |
make special note! Thank you.
We are arranging to induce flow of |
British immiE rants to our territory, and I'll |
tell You why. Just this-because we expect |
10 have large influx of British capital. We |
specially wish il for reasons You will better |
understand byand-by; and if we can stock |
the place with British immigrants British |
confidence will be created, and British gold |