Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-14

subscribe and pay for shares TO the amount
Of 10 cents per capita of the population OF
such county rs shown blythe census OF 1897.
{. There shall &c q board Of state commits
Goners consisting of thirty-eight stock
holders of this association of whom the
board Of directors snail be seven, and the
remaining thirty-One shall be elected by the
board of directors, one from each senatorial
district in the state of Texas. The said
board of state commissioners shall constl-
tute an advisory board TO the board Of d.
rectors in promoting the objects OF this as
BOCiatioL in the state OF Texas.
5. There shall be Z board OF lady man
ayers of the Texas Worlds fair exhibit as
sociatiOs to De composed Of such mum oeiS
and TO perform such duties as may be pre-
s,'ribed by the board of directors.
Resolved. that the railroad companies Of
the state be invited and urgently requested
to cooperate with this association and 10
assist financially in assuring its success.
WALTER GRESHAM. Chairman.
II had been reported that there was a Ill
vision among the committeeman in regard
10 the location OF headquarters, and II was
expected that Hon. John NJ. Claiborne
Of New Birmingham would submit MI
lCT'ty report.
However. he addressed the chair, stating
that il was his earnest Cesire TO see Texas
creditably represented 1T the Worlds far
and that he moved he adoption OF the re-
port for the sake Of harmony and hoped IL
would pass unanimously.
The report of the committee was then
put 10 the house and Il stood adopted by
unanimous rising vote, amid 4 round of
applause.
Mr. T. J. Hurley introduced the following
resolution, which carried unanimously:
Resolved, that this convention hereby
tender its most hearty thanks 10 the news
papers Of the state. the mOulders of public
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objects and purposes Of this convention and
We earnestly solicit their continued efforts
IN this behalf
Pursuant 10 the instructions contained in
lie report Of the committee, Chairman
-xall appointed r. VI. Wynne of Fort
Worth, john NJ Claiborne of New Birming-
laEI. Mr.. SlaEdou Of Waco, II. +. PcytOn
u Corpus Christi and Mr. GIN Of Dallas as
4 committee TO select the directors Of the
lcgas Worlds fair exhibit association.
Nh Watson Of Red River county then
'cad 'he following letter from the people Of
.:ed River county TO the convention:
Mr.. CuAIENAN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
Red River county with the city OF Clarks-
nile sends cree uEs 10 the people Of Fort
Worth. They feel proud Of you, they thank
yuu for getting up this convention, and
raises her voice in no uncertain WHY il IA
vur Of a. handsome state building at the
great Columbian exposition and Worlds
fair, Is mere every county caE be repre-
serted. ana she VIII always be found TO the
front. shoulder - shoulder with YOU bat
dino for he honor and glory Of Texas. As
! walked through the grounds OF the Cen
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Whose heart hath lr-trwirl,iuIin
burned as hone has footsteps he hath turned,
@hen wandering on some foreign strand
hope moi, The managers Of the great
exposition have come out to Texas to visit
yuu. and bill YOU come VIII Texas not
return their kind feelings and give them
the assurance lLat she viii be with them
! think she vil 'oin.them there and help to
make the fair 4 credit 10 America.
And uow Let me say Il few words from q
business standpoint.
was introduced last evening 20 one of
the officials of the Texas and Pacific rail
road and lie informed me that his road in
tended TO ret up "A handsome exhibit all
along its line for this exposition DO YOU
think ,rc managers of that great road would
take the lroub.e and 20 10 the expense of
getting up this exhibit if they did not know
Lv experience that il pays, You owe it to
YOUR Children the Young men and Young
Indies from a sOci;l and educational point
of view. Ii VIII bring enterprising and
wealthy people TO YOUR state with their