Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-10
IMMIGRATION.
Let's Come Together on Feb.
22d and Make a Strong
PULL FOR PANHANDLE COUNTRY
10 tho People and Press Of Northwest Texas
Especially Those Of tho Counties Of Clay
Archer, Baylor. Wilbarger, Hartoman,
Childfess and Wichita Counties.

Childress and Wichita Counties.
Wnuld It not br well for NJ 20 come 10.
gpthpr aud see what We can do jointly
| Va the way Of securing more people and
capital for our respective counties
The subject of immigration b. dry
| one, but all must admit an Important
| one, and should receive more attention
| thuu has been given it NJ late.
Whnt can we do lu the way of set
! Ting up the lund Zoo the counties mem
| toned with 70 good class OF farmers
is The question to solve.
That wr have vacant land and that IL
| is good there is no question of doubt
Furthermore Do ls luct that there are
tens OF thousands uf good people who
iubt such land, climnte aud udyauta-
gcs generally ns we Possess.
II occurs Ia the writer that the bust
| ueNs men land owners aud luud agents
Harold Dundee, Holiday, Beaver Nur-
non, QmWh Uul thlldrpsH would profit
OF licnrotu, Seymour Iowa Park, Jolly
hy coming together aud discussing the
situation generally aud the immigrn-
ton question iu particular
There ls enough ut stake iu the terri
tory uUmud tO Justify gOnd strong
movement. our Interests are mutual
aud I'm union there is strength" aud
Toy being organized Ernut deal could
hv accomplished ut % nominal expense
Ga vnrh town aud county.
There was % time when the different
towns m this territory Wcro nh at
work, each advertising aud working for
immigration; aud while this work contin-
url This section wuH receiving fully 80
| per cent of emigration from the older
| counties in TpNns aud large per cent
ul That from the older states.
This work cpuscd mud now the cmgrn-
| ton ls Hcultrrcd; other sections ot the
/ state ARE getting great many pco-
| pile that could Dec Induced to- come
! here.
Prospects for abundant crops were
never better aud there urr many people
| from the old states looking over our
| state Tor homes aud Investments, aud
! ~ property organized We could su inn
| press thrlu with our country that they
/ would visit us before lorutiug
No one county can afford To do the
| work necessary 10 attract the people
/ this way, hut 10y an combining together
/ the expense would bc light aud good re-.
| suits would follow.
! The Dcmucrut.pust b. of the opinion
/ tmt one years good active work, for
/ Nurthwpgt Texas 10y the pouple aud tue
! Tort Worth and Denver and the
| wichita valley railroads would lac the
means of settling up the country
What say sou gruuumvnI Don't you
! ihnl, this can bee done. and wont sou
! join hands with us and help do IN
Va order 10 bring the subject before
the 'house' for discussion and cundi s,rn.
ton tlv Dcuucrlt-pust win move Tint
/ We name the 2aud of February Wash.
iugtou,B birthday az tho dny IN meet
ana discuss ths Important matter; also
the subject of the Indian Territory; "a
matter IN which we are an directly inter,
! VHIpl In
II We decide that Il Is 10 the host iutcr.
est ut this section of Texas ia hnNv
that country Huttlcd 10y the white man
We can SO express Il and request ON
representatives. at Washington To as
stat Ia that direction
There are many who helieyo Tint the
scluemeut OF the territory will insure
| more railroads. and more ppOcnlr foi
Northwest Texts, II this hr So tht
quicker the country is opened the bettot
An AptcSsion from the rcprrsontnty,
men of this section would assist IN,
| movp materially
At what point shall woe meet is ii
question to decide. Tho Democrat. Pos,
Ncnhiug ior Wichita Falls will saw
thar the drlvgliCs from this city tn cas-,
amy point that suits thc mniorltv oi
those Interested We win druv strp,.
pr tuss mp dollar with amy other town
tl determine the place of mcrth,r
NlWl lH wanted De- Go gpt tOsptbpr pUd
To matters mot whore NC mppt so ,yr
truueUyt business and srt ca ynrk a,
wtuy nap our country, and we hrllcv,
this can hp done quicker and chenpp,
hy organization than by ench toyyr
working separately
We are not authorized 10 say $40 but
feel SURF that the Denver und Nnup,
railroads viii furnish free trnnspurtil
ton TO the delegates 90 such a conyen
tou.
since We have taken the liberty ot
suggest ms n dntp for the mectinr NJ,
VIII leave it To others to nume the plRc,
/ of meeting
In conclusion II any Of our friends car
suggest a better pinn thAn we hlye hrr,
outlined whereby We can secure hpttri
results, thr nomocrnt-post wonld d,
glnd to hear from them, We know thaI
some tow years ago Southwest Missouri
our former home organized for pmi
grafton purposes aud thcy succeeded IN
loVaung great many people aud man,
Now enterprises n short time that h
would have t0kcn Years 10 have srcure,
without organization.
As we soo d, che husiuess men AN,
lAo press ot Northwest TeNas have h
~ ther power 10 place this spcton I,
tle iront aud 90 double the presen
popwauon aud capital la the neSt tw,
years This, IN The humhlo opinion oI
the writer vau Ouly be done lly orunni
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