Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-25

j. c. Mccarthy, II. c. Holloway,
w. j. Boaz. Ben o. Smith,
X. NJ. Van zandt II. b. Burbridse,
Morgan Jones, Nat Washer,
IL. C. Burlington, II. =. Euless.
5. We further ask that our present
nominating committee be and they
are hereby directed to appoint a COM
mittee OF 80 citizens OF Fort Worth,
whose duty II shall be TO procure u
charter. after the form submitted by
the charter committee.
The adoption of the report was laid
aside for a few moments and Mr.. n.
G. Senter. managing editor OF the Ga
zetie, was invited to address the meet
ing. He spoke as follows;
Mr.. Chairman: The idea OF a SEMI
Centennial is composite idea. II would
be unfair IL ! should lay claim to be-
ing the inventor OF That Idea. There
are great many who participated in
It, and for my past, l am willing 10
share any credit for Il with ans one
who lays claim to 1t.
There are more than twenty millions
OF readers Of newspapers in the United
states today who have already had
impressed upon their minds what the
SENT Centennial Exposition IS to be.
l stated the other night that when
the first suggestions Of this Semi-Cen-
tennal Exposition were flashed over
sItr wires " tle HssN,iN' ~ : Nos, Wy
you can get of this"
This came from the agent that sup
plies 1000 daily newspapers with news,
II you think this is an AFFAIR OF Texas
fair alone you are mistaken.
II you 'hlhN tnls nv "iiu't oi leNus
alone you are mistaken.
II IS national nut,er, mater IN
Whlch every cltlHen VI ulle unloh -
US nlueh lht ' as gv n, unu l are -
cltlIehs OF thc state Oh IeNas'
notice IN cllpplns from a Boston
paper IL says mat forl Worm ~ pack.
ing thls enterprise, anu because fprt
worm Is backing tilt must 81 NLaugh-
TERI
Ana l tel you u is gong, ana you
could not IT you desired snare au the
honor in promoting thls enlerprls5.e,.
You VIII nave TO diNlde inc honor win
the people Of the Union a1as 1t be-
/ longs to them as wen ns you,
Dallas promises 70 stand back OF us
IN ms matter, ana heneNe lney WI!
do u. And san Antonio ana Waco VIM
esslst U.S. as they are IN iaVor Oh uiis
seii,'-'-eu' e .i pasause II VIII Dr.
'ne.,s, 1S ven US Jus, -.
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| stems 70 mt tnut .n'sv nle Suinc vs.
u'Vs uIa' are vacant rom thS nVu"S'
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The chairman thought the commlt'
zee OF IVY hnoulu meet today at
o'clock ana take up me work before H.
me suggestion was auopleu, ana the
eUIll,llttce VIII meet IN lhe 1PhihDer
OF commerce over me postoihce'
f'-''
earning me securing OF u charter, and
thousht me cost OF a Charter nav
llB onpltAl STOCK OF SDVOUOJ would
De apoul you.
Rev. j. Morgan Webs moved that Tho
committee appointed by the business
men meellng TO prepare a charter ant
bylaws Tor the association be invitec
TO meet with the committee OF 100 to
DAY.
me me ihotioh Wa s ouoP,eu,
~, 10, IN ~ v.i's mpui'
pe vn'ei .1'.ieu ~ spvlhets VINO Mou,'
,pe liIn mn, 10 Q ,hlnuses ehch' ar, i, d
IoWelI was saiieu lor anu auuresse'
me nieetIHs ia pnlt us IoioWs,
Is mere NO ehtilusiash III TINS auui
ehyc 4. -. a..
IL seems 10 me that IN as much a
me weather mas gwen US chance Z
get the aust OH OF our rect we ough
70 go TO work on the Seni-Centennia
fS&positioh'
what we need IN Fort worth Is some
thlng 10 llNen up ana keep us going.
don't Know what ls TO be done
As Tor myself, u VIII give as niue
: toward the Semi-centennial as an
other man with no more property tbs
/ have. Yes, | VIII do more, wi
give more than any other man wit
the same amount OF property.
think that every man IN the hous
} should 20 TO work on the semi-Center