Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-12

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Whereas the state legislation has al
ways ignored Northwest Texas. INCLUDE
ing The great Panhandle country. In the
distribution Of ia public institutions aud
appropriations. and
Whereas, The present legislature con-
unqes In the line of its predecessors;
Whereas, al Of the school lands arc
located IN the western and northwestern
part of the state. aud the western part Of
the state PAYS into the state treasury
annually about 100000 more than il
draws out. and
Whereas. the present legislature Is
seeking 10 Withdraw all the public do
main from the hOmcsteAder; and
Nhereas, the interests of this section
are .giuerent from southern aud East-
err Texas; be Ii
Resolved That unless these matters
are remedied our association fav0rs the
calling of "a Convention at some future
date for the purpose of creating a new
state out " the great northwest section
Of Texas
Mr. Alexander, speaking to the resolu-
ton, said:
Mr. Chairman aud Gentlemen Speak
ing TO this resolution i have but 90 say
that mo- man could hold in greater rev
ercnce the traditions Of the past or re-
gard With higher veneratiOu the heroes
of Texas tln /. / love and revere the
names Of Bowie and Crockett of Fan.
min and Houston Her battlc6clds are
historic and around them the memory of
every patriot and Texan fingers but when
the rights aud the best interests of any
section OF the state are at stake IL Is
time not for
MEMORY AND TEARS
but for action. We fail 10 appreciate
the length and breadth and the vast ex
tent OF Texas territory The distance
from her southeastern extremity % the
northwestern corner II stretched from
Teyarkuua northwest would reach across
the ctates Of ArlNrWg, Missouri. Hi
nois pass the city of Chicago aud rest
IN thc center of lake Michigan. ~
stretched from Marshall east it would
cross the states of Louisiana. Mississippi
Alabama and Georgia, resting i'm the city
OF savannah by tile shores of the At
| l0nuc In 40 vast an eXpause of territory
| with such diverse interests it may be
possible that the lcgisljsures of this
| state Mlvc not been able 10 do justice To
! oil sections. IL may bee true TINT the
cotton worm and the mulatto have re-
quircd more attention at the hands of
our solOns ut Austin than the energetic
farmer of the Panhandle reuping his
! helds OF COLDER grain, but nc that be true,
II we cannot have our rights II our pc
uuons are 10 be sighted, our supplica-
lions desrcgnrded and we are 30 be spurn-
| ed with contempt from the very foot of
| tho throne, If East Texas rs 10 have
everything and we are 70 foot the bills.
then % Is high time gentlemen that We
should assent our RIGHTS.
III we have the grpudcst and best part
OF the state. aud l think we have; II
we wnW Immigration and railroads and
the other PARIS of thc state have all
thcy want of these thmg- and are adj.
verse 10 our interests and we cannot
] bc heard iu amy other way. we had best
set up q household of our own This
resolution simply demands that we have
our rights and he that wants less is not
n patriot; We want farmers To
come 70 this goodly land as fertile ns
the valley Of tho Mic and climate Ike
unto the sunny land of Italy Tint we
| have cheap lands for the mau with the
! hoe; that we want capital ana rail-
roads TO develop our ineXhaustible re-
sources and that when other parts Of
| the state attempt 90 hold ms back we
| know our rights and demand them, aud
/ il we are not heard this resolution is
| but as n single nGfh Of lirbuilg THAI
runs It's warning finger across the face
of the stOrm-cOud. Let the people In
! the older states see thnt we are I'm earn
est about this matter and they viii rush
into this section until the Panhandle
will not contain them; for people always
want something new; agitation of this
question can do no harm and may be
fruitful of large results, and ] believe
YOU will act wisely aud well II you pass
this resolution
The speech was enthusiastically cheer
ed and the resolution carried with a
whOOp.
THO COMMITTEE ON MEMORIALS
aud Fort Worth exhibit presented the fol-
lowing report, which was received and
adopted.
Your committee 20 draft memorial
beg leave to report as follows:
10 the County Immigration Association
and the County Judges Of the Pan
handle and Northwest Texas;
The executive committee of the Pan
handle and Northwest Texas association
at q meeting held at Vernon, Tex, on
April 10, have adopted the following plan
OF operation, 30 wit:
That this association keep and main
tain a general exhibit at It's ASSOCIATION
exhibit hall opposite the Union depot at
Fort Worth Tex, which hall has been
generously donated free for such
commerce Of Fort Worth, that a suit
able man be appointed TO take charge Of
said exhibit and 10 distribute such lit
ernture rs may be placed in his hands
by the different counties Of this assO-
citation
That general descriptive advertising Of
the counties Of this association be pub
lishod and be known as the official pub
LEGATION OF this association. This official
advertisement shall consist OF suitable
pamphlet containing q map showing the
different counties Ia this association, the
location of the towns and railroads and
then in alphabetical order a general
write-up Of each county of this assOcia-
ton said wrlte-up 10 be furnished the sec
rotary of this association by the county
associations and 10 be of reasonable
length not TO exceed two pages, and
such write-up shall be known 0s the
official publication of this association.
This class of advertising shall be indie
pendent Of the advertising TO be done
by each county.
The committee is Of the oplniBi that
the above plan viii meet the approval
Of the county associations as the expense
win be nominal and each county can 0f-
ford 10 contribute a small amount 10
maintain this association IN rs efforts TO
properly place the Panhandle before the
world
The committee estimates that It viii
not cost your county exceeding SiGO
per year 10 assist this association IN car-
rying out the above plans. We desire
70 emphasize that the independent adj
vcrtisiug, and the amount Of such, and
the expense, is under the control Of each
county, and the expense of maintaining
immigration agents Is under the con-
troll Of each county, and for this purpose