Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02
John Howard Talks to a Ca
zette Reporter.
OPENING THE TERRITORY.
John Thinks Il Means The Settlement and
Development Of Texas-Ths lmmlsra-
zion Movement Now Under Way
Some Hard Facts.

nptuklhk OF tnihka lu hthtlnt' Nhn
Texas IN particular. Mr. John Howard
said 20 q Gazette representative yester-
day, In reply 90 a few questions put TO
him
"The immigration movement started
at Wichita Falls few weeks ago has
spread pretty generally over the state
and seems 10 gather strength as " goes
Great good las already been accomplished
aud the work has hardly begun.
Yes Sire business has finally side
tracked politics, and nearly every county
In the state has caught the fever, aud the
people are discussing ways and raising
funds 20 put on foot different enterprises.
why said john. even the domino
craze has received q -eye-taken q
back seat--sO to speak.
Several counties have already placed
men IN tile field loaded up with facts
and figures ttprinter's lux as we
call I'D about their towns and
county. They are no longer wait
ing for something 10 turn up
they have decided to go out to meet the
home seeker and investor at least half
way.
~ think the low rates made by the
Rock Island railway TO Texas from the
cid states has done a great deal 20
encourage the people to put up money for
immigration wOrk-as you know-print-
er's ink backed and assisted by cheap
TO bring good results; especially when the
immigration agent has rs good u subject
US Texas TO work and talk for
The good people of Colorado, Sweet
Water, Big Springs. Midland and the
Pecos valley have decided TO place their
part Of the state on whecls-or l should
s0y-tho products of their country.
They have arranged with the Texas aud
Pacific for an exhibit car, and they will
I'll II with supplies Of the products Of this
section aud send II rolling over the coun-
try to help educate the people Of the
old gtntes up 10 the Texas Of today and
try and erase the old time idea Of Texas,
that the people who don't know Texas
are talking about.
IAN this l. Of course encouraging.
and l am pleased 10 see IL and hope TO
see the good work started gt Wichita
Falls kept up till Texas is filed chock
fun OF good people and q per cent money
for those who want TO borrow.
II understand the Brownwood country
and the Dublin district are also In the
push, and are there TO stay; also the
Panhandle people have joined the pro
cesHOI6 and are whooping things up In
good shape MS they usually do when
they start in.
"By the way. Gazette let's shake.
Allow me 10 thank and congratulate
The Gazette on the good work you are
doing in the way Of calling the attention
of the people TO the Importance of open
ing up the lpllian Territory. This beats
nll the immigration schemes that was
Yes sir; IL is u grand move and one that
Yes Jr, IL Is grand move and one that
Is bound 60 win, aud II will do a world
Of good for Texas aud her people,
''I'he opening up Of the Indian Terri
tory goes hand IN hand with the imIni-
grafton work now started. aud the two
together will benefit all Texas
''Jhe country north of Red river. once
settled by the white man, Texas win ~
ceive such dow OF Immigration Us she
has never had before.
Texas people have been paying the
freight for years on the dead haul (as
railroad men call it) through the Indian
Nation. What the roads fails 20 got Ia
the way of revenue out Of the Territory,
they are compelled 10 and do get out Of
Texas, and for this reason, II for no
other every man and newspaper in Tex
as should work for the settlement Of
that country"
But" continued the man with the
hoe, there are maiG other good rea-
sons why the Indian Territory should be
taken possession Of by the white man
Ii has been for years perfect curse to
Texas and her people. II has been as a
stone wall against settlement and de-
velopment of our state in mary ways.
All the crimes and cusscdness committed
In that country are wired from Texas
20 the Northern and Eastern press, and
Texas Is looked upon as not q safe place
10 come 10 by Christian people.
In thirty days after the country north
Of the Red River Is thrown open for set
Element there viii be AT least 10000
people and the work of aud business
produced by these people win bring 10
Texas more, people, railroads and BUSH
! ness generally.
Take Fort Worth for instance her
merchants now sell goods and do bust
ness with the people from Henrietta
10 Texline all along the Denver road.
Now Mr.. Gazette, don't you think
! that 81 there We're white people in
stead Of Indians Ia that country Fort
| Worth would be selling them goods and
getting a benefit FROM them as she is
from the Panhandle country and people"
You are on the right track and the
people are with you la this work. The
| Territory all north Of Red River once set.
tied and we could not keep people and
capital and railroads out Of Texas with
club. If we wanted to. A trip through
thu Oklahona country viii convince any