Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-16
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ST.. Lours BUSINESS MEN HERE
NEXT WEDNESDAY.
Delegate. WIN be Named TO inc
Texa. Commercial Association
witch Meets nt Waco November
.2-other Delegates.

The directors OF the Fort worth
Chamber Of Commerce held their regu-
lar weekly meeting yesterday evening
c. j. silIman. president, occupied the
chair and the following members We're
present: Messrs. NJ. c. Hurley. c, {.
Alien. a. ]. Roe. q. W simpson w, T.
skinner, A. S. Reed. u. c. lmboden'
Glen Walker. Jr.. ". d. Mcmillan >
r. Williams. Howard Peak and J. T.
Ward.
The minutes or the last meeting were
read and approved after which the ioi-
lowing communications were read;
st. Louis. Mo. Nov. ii.-Mr. Oscar
White, secretary Chamber Of COM
merce. Fort Worth. TeX.-Dear sit'
beg TO acknowledge the recent o.
your valued favor OF sth inst, in when
the chamber extends to our party OF
business men, who VIII be III your
grand state week after next, cordial
invitation TO visit and accept OF the nos
pltaiity OF your city. In behalf OF the
party as well as myself thank you ana
through you your good petiIe most
heartily for this invitation and take
pleasure In advising you, that our party
VIII avail themselves OF same by hs
long "A stay In your lovely city as u
viii be practicable TO niskc, az which
have already notified your honorable
mayor who has extended a similar In
vltation heretofore and which has been
thankfully accepted by our executive
committee.
According TO the present program we
win arrive In your city on the evening
o. Wednesday Nov u. about . Y'ciock
Via Texas a Pacific from Dallas. ana
remain with you until II o'clock On.
Of the next day. With high esteem, l
am very respectfully yours, ,,,,,,
sec'y. Tx. Com. Tex. Exc.
Waco, Tex, Nov. H. tS9i--C. II. Sill
! limRn. president Of the Chamber OF
| Commerce, Fort Worth-My dear sir
I Al meeting of the representatives OF
| several OF the commercial bodies OF
I Texas. in Dallas. Tex. october 24th, the
undersigned was elected president OF
I the Texas Commercial association, and
was instructed;
First no ask each commercial or
/ ganizatlonin Texas q, D'eot ,ue member
from It's number VINO should be n mem
her OF the board Of directors Of the Tex
/ as Commercial association.
Second. To call meeting OF this
hoard OF directors so elected at Waco
Tex, at some time during the CottoI
I Palace and we have named the end O
this month ms the day to meet
Third. 70 briefly outline To you tn
objects of the Texas state Commercial
association. which understand to be M
follows:
First, To unitcdly work for immigra
ton TO Texas.
Second. To untedly work FOR the 10
cation OF factories In Texas,
Third To unitedly work for nnpro
priations from the general government
looking to the opening OF ports and tn
navigation Of Texas streams.
Fourth, To induce II possible, IN
passage OF laws by our next legislator
friendly to- immigration, capital, fac
tories and railroad building.
Firth. TO determine and fix a dat
for a grand Texas state jubilee. eithe
celebrating the seml-centennial in n
appropriate way, or celebrating TeNa
population Of -------- millions.
We ask you To have u representative
present upon the end OF Novembe
and let MS adopt as a motto PROMOTE
by cooperation OF the welfare OF a
Texas" We have grand countr
capable or sustaining an immense POI
, nj alton, productions SUFFICIENT to Zee
i, and clothc the world, but Texas as
state has never done anything united
to put herself before the older stat
: and the nations OF the world, and tn
/, movement Is gotten up upon broa
: patriotic and liberal basis, 20 lift TeNn
to promote her general interest W
, ask your cordial cooperation and a
siAtanre,
Please ask the mayor OF your city,
president OF any agricultural assocl
ton also 70 appoint one or more del
gates to this meeting nj that tim
Please report 10 me at once upon !
cespt OF this letter, naming the del
gate II possible, and send his name
: me.
I The Waco Commercial club. throui
. its president, Mr.. sam SANGER or m
8 self VIII give notice OF the hour
II Se,', OF ngssit on "y nj ~ Vac
i"uIs very Wu's -. hiSHlN,
rrS ,i, rsNas O9'nInerelal ASSN
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