The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-06
The Mass Meeting Last NIGHT
Largely Attended.
Bylaws adopted. Board OF Directors
Elected and Other important Business.

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last night was largely att, ended, by
men of every business aa'llng
Mr. Higgins explained why the
call had been made He stated
further that two committees the
one appointed TO visit the lumber
dealers, and the one appointed to
wait upon the real estate Owners
had not reported. He did not
know why.
Mr.. J. r. Battle said the cities
that had the state conventions were
TIE cities that attracted most atten-
sion. He moved that committee
Of five he appointed to 90 TO Dallas
on the lo.h and try to get the Dem
ocraiic state convention held in
Waco, and also look out for other
conventions to be held during the
approaching summer. The motion
was adopted.
Mr.. higgins spoke of the splendid
meeting of ladies, which he had
attended in the afternoon. He de-
scribed it as very large and enthusi-
astic, and said he had been fortified
in the faith since attending it.
Mr.. J. |. Moore was called upon
for speech He said he had be
Iieved the Cotton Palace idea good
one, and had believed more
the more he studied it. He thought
there were many excellent features
connected with ii, and was sure
Waco would he largely benefited by
it. He thought the time for action
had coma. Let us act.
Mr.. j. B. Baker, being called
upon, said he didn't think directors
should be elected until full $50 600
had been raised Ii could be done
Waco never yet undertook to do a
thing it did not accomplish. The
$50, 900 can be gotten, if we keep
on at the work He was proud to see
go many laboring men of Waco at
the meeting, and sorry to see so
few of the wealthy men and CAPT
talists. Something can and must
be done to get these ealthy men
more Interested He mad always
worked for Waco, aud he expected
to keep it up till he died. His
heart was enlisted in this cause and
he could not bear to see it fail
Mr.. j. b. Scarborough was called
on He said to fail now would be
utter disgrace. There were only a
few thousand dollars between Waco
and this disgrace, and Waco could
not afford to fail. Let us give a
good pull together and the money
will come. The ladies mentioned
by Mr.. higgins will tnrn out and
raise the money before they viii see
the Cotton Palace fall through.
Ii will not do to turn back We
must have the Cotton Palace.
Mr.. Rotan said Waco stood com.
mi ted to the Cotton Palace, and
there was no such word as fail. w &
wi have the Palace. Now the
6rat thing to do is to give the mat
ter a legal existence, for there are
mauy steps that cannot be taken un-
til that is done There are good
many men who yet doubt the sin
cer.ty Of the NOV ement, who will,
when the matter is put in proper
shape, come iorward'and subscribe
If majority of the stock was
represented, this was the proper
time to organize.
Mr.. Rotan moved that the chair
select committee to nominate q
board of dire tors for the first ear,
and that another committee be ap.
pointed to prepare bY laws. He
thought the directory should be
large-that every class tina. subscrib
ed night be represented. He
thought twenty one would be about
right.
The motion prevailed and the
chair appointed committees as
follows:
To nominate dnectJrs: Messrs.
Rotsn, Shear and Parrot.
To prepare bylaws: Messrs
Seley, Sanger and Baker.
The committees retired to attend
to their duties, and while they were