Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-03
A LETTER TO MAYOR PADDOCK
FROM a PROMINENT CITIZEN or
THE CENTRAL CITY.
He wants That Immigration Meeting
Put on for Few Days-Ih- Work
of Completing the Cotton Palace
Nearly Done.

ing letter to Hon. ID. h. Paddock.
mayor OF Fort Worth. concernlng the
Texas immigration meeting to take
place in st. Louis the issh inst. which
Mayor Paddock is fatherng.
Waco. Tex. Nov =. isoi,--Hon. Il, Il.
Paddock, Fort Worth. Tex. Dear slr---
We congratulate YOU and all Texas
for having at least one mayor who
takes broad. fraternal and patriotic
view OF our grand state. Texas; evil
denccd by the work YOU are doing as
n citizen and MS the mayor OF Fort
Worth TO people Texas. The governor
OF our state, the mayors OF all our I'm
portant cities. should be broad mind
ed. liberal spirited. patriotic mon; be-
cause from them other states and other
cities receive eompleetlln, We, there
fore, congratulate you IN the movement
aud work done. and we hope every
mayor Will forget almost TO seek re-
election by counting ward heelers"
We long to see the time when all Texas
business men WIN talk less politics and
more business. when the farmers VIII
raise more hogs and fewer dogs
Last spring, | wrote letter which
was signed by all the members OF our
board OF directors OF the Commercial
club, suggesting cooperation upon the
part OF the commercial bodies. mayors
OF Texas and other organizations, unit
Ing together to promote IN general
way emigration. the cnaetmen, OF bet
l sa- 10 Vrtn -. a. Lei. a
factories. This letter found It's way
Into the Manufacturers Record and
quite number or papers. and resulted
In the call OF a meeting OF representa-
lives or the commercial bodloa OF Tex
as, which met in Dallas the glia Of
October. at which time was elected
president OF the state Commercial as
sociatlon and was Instructed TO write
"A circular letter, setting forth the OBJ
jecis, First to work as state for
iegisatlon friendly 10 Investments, emil
giatlon and factories. Second, adver-
tlsc Texas as u state before the older
states and the other nations OF tho
world, Third. set a day In The near fu-
iure us Texas state jubilee celebrate
ing population and the occasion. say
OF six millions, or having q grand SEMI
OF Texas into the Union. Further. !
was Instructed to address circular
letter TO the various commercial bodies
and mayors OF the various cities, ask
ing their cooperation. and calling a
| convention OF these Representatives 10
meet In Waco some time during the
Cotton Palace AZ Waco, So YOU VIII
see that your move In that direction
Is one along this line, and we VIII be
very glad to unltediy work Tor the
very object set forth In that letter.
Now, we suggeat that you could
defer the meeting at 81. Louis from
the 18th OF this month until the goth.
tao date OF the meeting OF the CONNER
cial congress- Then, in the meantime.
let US have the meeting referred to
above In Waco, and we can 20 to the
Commercial congress and make one
trip include both missions,
We ask your cooperation IN this
matter and further suggestions from
you.
We again congratulate you upon your
forwarding u broad movement and con-
graduate Fort Worth in her mayor,
and are yours very truly.
j. w. HIGGINS.
President Texas Commercial Assooia-
ton.
In connection with the above io,tcr
Mr.. Rlgsins also addressed the fol.
lowing.
AIR. Sam Sanger, President Waco
Commercial club. Clty.--Denr Sir /
have written Il letter OF congratuia,
ton to the mayor OF Fort Worth
have suggested that the meeting he
refers TO in st. Louis be deferred until
the 2Gth OF November, at which tlml
the commercial congress meets and
! have further suggested that the sey.
eral mayors and commercial clubs have
| "a tttN4tlDp IA ANugA AttViutr
Palace prior TO the Goth of November
and we then formulate plan along
the line ng outlined by the TEXAS
Commercial association, which mot III
Dallas. and along the line mapped out
by Mayor Paddock. ! kindly ask that
you write ana confirm those SUCCESS
lions that we may be saved tho en-
pense OF so many meetings., and by
working In concert for the general up
building of Texas. Thanking you fOI
the lively intercat which You have
taken IN this matter. and in all mat,
tors pertaining TO the public and FOR
the prosperity OF Texas generally, !
would farther auggcst that a. thi
president OF the Waco Commercial
club you suggest a day 10 meet IN this
month and during the Cotton Palace
and viii issue circulars calling same
=. W. RIcGlNs.
president Texas Commercial Asso,"
Cornelius Thompson, charged with
aasaultlng !. I.OwingCr with intent u
murder. waived examination before
Justice Gallagher today. ana hls bond
was fixed al $500. which he failed
10 give and went to Jail In default,
Dave Watson, negro who has been
cutting UP antics In the county ia
FOR sayr0l days WIS tried today, ad'
Judged Insane and ordered sent TO the
asylum AT Terrell.
The Houston Oh md Refining com
pany ono Of the parties In the suit Of
the state against tho Bruoeyille OF
MIL company ct al. known Ms the cot
ton seed trust case. iilod plea Of priv
lcee and answer IN Judge Scotts court
this morning, alleging that they wers
moi members al the Texas Cotton Seed
| Crushers' association. and that n thu
suit had been filed 70 forfeit Its char
ter It should have been filed in Travis
county.
The allegations In plaintiffs Original
petition. made by the attorney general
are denied IN the anBwer by the Hous-
ton OIL md Refining company
Reports are coming IN OF consldfra.
BILE damage done BY the Kind and iall
storm last night. IN most inatances
However. small Part ~ the roof " The
whciesaia house OF Singer Bros. was
lifted on, and She rain poured N tor
rents. voting and damaging thc eanis
furnishing. BLANKET and staple dsihft'
rs. erde ~ frode tcrnfncroiai club