Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-21
COTTON is CALLED DOWN
Keeping HIS SUBJECTS IN A
BAD FIX.
|Estnbiishnent OF n State bureau
Recommended--An
|iress TO the Farmers Of Texas
Live Topics.

8 \ second days session of the Farm
N tscongress, which was, more proper
peaiSing, very interesting con-
" ice, opened with a short meeting at
gtr,b m. yesterday. and adjourned o
lNimlnutes later
n le principal business OF the after
..t. session, which opened at y. m,
N a most excellent dinner. in which
u hotel distinguished itself. tho con-
X ration of the matters before the
Y Sing was resumed. the principal
mess being tho preparation OF the
j4llwlng address to the farmers of
ilas:
4 Che Farmers OF Texas;
X lie, the r~xas Farmers Congress, in
Hon at Fort wCph. February 10
tfs 20 apepa' to our co-workers
4 eu.hout the state to indorse by
\ u action the recommendations made
Y ethis body at this time. to-wit:
Z NE believe that unless the cotton
ispage of this state Is reduced % per
,lH that destitution, actual and severe.
l,f be the result. when the crop of
ts shall have been gathered. The
that over 100000 bales OF cot
g II over aud ABOVE the present COM
s-cial demand, will be held over 20
4 .nate against this years supply
kes II iraperauYcly necessary that
in crop bs reduced. We, IN practical
ifners. regard It as a dangerous pol
TO place all of our dependence on
gle crop. Irrespective OF the prospect
'sN profit there may be In same, for
IN In Texas crops have been known
VIZ foil, ard we strongly urge a gen
tiii liberalization. giving the land OF
u Sas a cspance to demonstrate Its abil-
F to .upport u farming population
is-y times the number that are now
gagged In agricultural pursuits, we
4 lleve that with a reduced acreage Of
4 ton aid such u dlverslfcation. that
+ f.ton will be entirely surplus crop
Y 10 that the farmers OF Texas will
,I prosperous.
4 Recognizing the fact that the live
x sScix range Interests and the farming
}erests of Texas are identical, We
sonRly urge upon che farmers that
kny turn their attention TO raising
I'd feeding cattle and sheep, as do tho
ia.mers of other states. There are
etw farmers In Texas who can not
lAtten a few head Of cattle or sheep.
lad by the conversion OF u surplus
sied-Rraln and fodder-into live stock
lf'ey can realize more profit than by
he sales of such product direct to the
t,ain buyer.
isWe know TINT in. hog raising, both for
fsme and market supply. lies much OF
ite Future prosperity of the farmers of
ilexas. and We urge upon every man
Illthin the state engaged In agricultural
4 lrsuit8 the necessity OF raising hogs.
has been demonstrated beyond the
ale OF doubt that no state In the broad
nion is better. iB ny VOL adapted 10
ps raising at a profit than Is Texas,
q the seasons permit the raising of
,ireen pastures throughout the year,
\ prime necessity In successful hog
aising The establishment of pack
lpR houses Mt different points In Texas
|, Jas rendered the curing OF meats u
'8mple matter besides providing q home
larket for any surplus hog product
2commend that the farmers OF Texas
and their aid and Influence TO the
nrther upbuildlng and promotion OF
hose and like enterprises.
4 We urge that the farmers of Texas
end every encouragement In their
,ower 20 the establishment OF factories
Is every description and we recognize
inlly that unless the agricultural
ilasscs OF Texas cease the expectation
~ raw material They can never arrive
AZ that degree or home support neces-
lury TO the prosperity or people We
invite especially the location OF cotton |
mills IN Texas
! We thoroughly endorse the eatab- |
ishment of n Bureau OF Agriculture In
Texas for the collection and dissent
PATTON OF ave, reliable agricultural in
formation and We ask that farmers
throughout the state use their influence
ln their Representatives IN thu legis- !
iaturc OF the state toward having such
\ board established without delay. We
pehove that an agricultural bureau
Is OF mora Importance than other OK
penses now sustained by the state.
'and while we urge economy In the nd.
fninlHtrntiOn OF public affairs. we be.
We've that the returns that will result
from inc establishment OF such a
bureau VIII more than warrant tho OK
pcnditure necessary for its establish
nent, We strongly urge upon The
Farmers OF Texas tho holding OF meet.
inEs IN the different counties. Mt which
meetings organizations Will be nor.
Ieeted looking TO the dissemination OF
information relative to the necesaIty
or the reduction OF the cotton Acreage
ana such other agricultural Information
~ i.'b"N w NulhlutlEu necessary, Md
az these meetings we hope that repro.
sentative men win be appointed 10 at
tend tho next meeting of the stare
l'armers, Congress TO be held at Dallas
during the session OF the Texas state
ihir and Dallas Exposition in 1896
Il. ]. CARAWAY, President
ID. Q. LIVELY, Secretary.
General Il. n, Waul. Of Galveston. w
=; Nicely, OF Crowley: and W. r.. Cole
OF Dallas. We're elected members of ma
association. and the following executive
committee was named.
", L. Skies. Chrlstian. Palo Pinto
cfrnlyi L 81 Peters, Calvert. Ter W
~ Cole, ballas; \. d. Rose. Anstin,
Thomas Mastln, Grandview, Tex; t.
y. lrf.s,l-s, Bailey. Tex; General n
n. Wnul, Galveston: President l., n
Snraway. Grandvlew; Secretary ID. o.
Lively, Fort WORTH
rue meeting then adjourned subject
70 me call OF the president with the
Understanding that they would meet on
scme day al the Dallas State Fair ms
faii. the date to be named hereafter
Permtnent organization was efYeeted