Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-03

stool. She is eminent alike in the fields of
home and foreign politics, medical science
and woman's wrongs. AS VIC shall make
farther acquaintance with these skilled or
orators, we had better listen to Mr. t'oth
eringham as he chatuily addresses them:
you Will see, ladies and gentlemen, the
immense importance of the enterprise il
whose behalf | venture to enlist your in
tereSt. ] need not say one word about my
friend-and your friend-AIr. Blarnaby, fOi
you know him as well as | know him my
self. He is a man who lives very near L
those WHO hold the balance between om
own country and her great rivals across the
water. You know, perhaps better than :
do, that one of these fine mornings Mr.
Blarnaby is likely TO wake up in the bed o.
the president OF the United States. and
think-I am sure-we all know he has =
good memory and a true heart. Now, yOU
are interviewing me especially upon the
Laramie and Yellowstone Lake railroad
got that down all right? Thank you. The
honored presinent controls certain terri
tory in Wyoming, which literally glisteu-
with valuable minerals that poke theil
noses out of the rocks and cry come anG
dig US outr
Not only that, but now. quite by chance.
we have discovered practically inexhaustI-
bic yield of asphaltum. a commodity we
years. This means simply boundles>
wealth not only for those of Us who are in
vostors, but wealth for the nation Dom
YOU see il, We propose to run ~ two con
Germs separately. The railroad gaS wanted
anyway to connect the Union Pacific witt
the Northern Pacific lines, andSwas goou
thing by itself; but now, we are}going !.
float second syndicate to develoHthe min
eral yield, and primarily the asphsat supply.
IN tell you why isn't News York
disgrace to civilization FORTS placements 9
Yes. knew l needn't ,,afgue that point.
What can be more clear than that the mos
ment we producezzas we shall-Sthe yert
best asphalt in tse world, anlsdemonstratt
that it is also thet-sAssspsse. we can
ward. and ii will take years to supply New
EorI; city alone. This IS something like :.
boom. | say.
And thcn-just note these points dow
as | touch them. won't YOU '-thank you.
Take the large view, the national, the pa
uiOtic view. The railroad is like any Other
railroad it will employ Il certain number o
hands and develop traffic in 4 certain steady
ratio That's 4 small thing, comparatively.
but picture the meaSurelesSs development @,
the mines, Why. gold and silver mines
are ephemeral affairs to this. Here are tn,
very identical minerals our country NOS
needs, doesn't produce, didn't know sh,
haU them. Coal, non. copper, I'M, dSpna-l-
Think of il, ladies and gentlemen! Why.
they talk about free trade, and protection.
and the grinding down of the poor labOrCl
what does il all mean; Just thiS-wha
we cant 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 the American people. Rejoice, tUI
your day has come, We invite YOU to help
yourselves to Your own treasures, and keep
your earnings and profits i'll your own
haudsn "
There were signs of a desire to applaud,
but Mr.. Fotheringham stuck to business.
But this IS not all We hear people
protesting against immigration, and calling
for its prevention or decrease. But don't
YOU see that if we can find work for every :
body that comes, the more the merrier, Tor
every worker shares his earnings with you
and me and everyone else2 | want YOU to
follow me here We shall absorb al the
loose labor there is now available in this
country for the railroad alone, and5we shall
surely require thousands upon thousands
to work The mineral wealth. This is mo-
an ouJ-oi-Jhe-way place, like Panama.
reco'leci. Il IS abeautiful country, feTile.
healthy, and wealthy. We want thSse-
points brought well out, If you will please,,
make a special note! Thank you.
We are arranging to induce a flow OF
British immi1 rants to our territory, and III
tell you why Just this-because we expect
to have 4 large influx of British capital W
specially wish it for reasons YOU viii better
understand by-and-by: and if we can stock
the place with British immigrants, British
confidence Will be created, and British gold