Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-03
AT WORK FOR THE EXPOSITION.
THE CHATTER WILL DE APPLIED
FOR AT ONCE.
Thirty-fivo Directors Of the SEMI
Centennial I1xposltion Nominated.
Thirteen TO lie Charter Members.
w. II. Taylor Talks Interestingly.

Thirteen TO he Charter Members.
w. II. Taylor talks Interestingly.
The committee of five, consisting of j.
w. Spencer. chairman; c. II. sllllman.
a. S. Read. N. Hardin and $. II. VIII
iiams, appointed by the mass-meeting
of citizens to name thirty-five local d.
rectors for the Texas semi-Centennial
exposition met yesterday and named
the following hoard to secure a charter
Of incorporation and perfect an organl-
zatlon. The law only provides fer thir-
teen applicants to charter, and the
committee dominates the first thirteen
of the names below to be charter mem
bers. These thirteen are requested to
meet Monday at o'clock, at the office
Of the secretary Of the Chamber OF
Commerce. Cor the purpose Of signing
the charter and the transaction Of such
business as may come before them.
After the meeting on Monday It will
be announced when the thirty-fve Will
come together for the transaction of
business.
Tha board of directors is as follows:
X. NJ. Van zandt. M c, Hurley, II. c.
Burlington. S, II. Williams w. II. Tay-
lor Morgan Jones, W. G.. Turner. NJ.
b. LLOYD, J. Morgan Wells, j. w. spen-
Ger, a. j. Roe, b. b, Paddock. c. II.
silllman. r.. D. Hunter, II. NJ. Furman,
Zane Cetti, w. e. Skinner, VIM. Capps,
C. A. Glnnochio, A, l.. Matlock, J. J.
Jarvis, John c. Harrison. VIM. Mon
mig, Glen Walker. Jr. H. w. Williams,
$. b. Horey. Martin Casey j. Peter
Smith. w. j. Boaz, j, c. Mccarthy,
Paul NAPLES. J, q. Mitchell, a. $. Reed,
H. c. Holloway and j. w. Terrell.
The following subcommittee have
been appointed and added to the list
heretofore announced;
Locomotive Englneers-J. G.. Nash,
chairman, W. J, Waldron, p. j. Hart
sell, q. W. Phillips, Fred Wohlenberg,
NJ ]. Black, Il c. Hampton. G.. II.
Tucker j. L. Baker, J, II. Kelly, John
Gay, a. c. Fowler, j. II. Smith, NJ. Il.
Fincgan and N. A. Phal2r
Railway Conductors-.W r. Bell,
chairman; NJ. S. Bogert, James Mack,
Geo. Clark. James Clark, s. NJ Garrett,
Geo. Bowers, Bert Sinclair John Hodg-
son, j.. p. Stephenson, VIM. Hanney
James Corners. VIM. Watson, Capt.
Jules Alyord and Mr.. Woodward.
MFR. Taylor, 1 have not seen you
out for two or three days working on
the Scmi-Centennial," said n Gazette
man yesterday TO that well known mer-
chant.
II quit my store about 1880 the night
nf N. .
the 3lst have let my business run it,
self" replied MIR. Taylor. 81 may have
lost some for the time being
hut look forward to the day when 1t
VIII be clear to all concerned that /
have helped In the most profitable
months work | ever did for myself In
particular as a merchant and Fort
Worth in general. l attended the called
meeting Friday evening In the parlors
OF the Hotel Worth; and while some OF
those who We're not rs fully acquainted
with every step OF the Scml-Centennial
movement from the first to date did
not tind as large an attendance as they
had anticipated. particularly from the
banking community, there is no cause
for the least depression. When the
committee of three was appointed by
the Chamber OF Commerce. Jan. 10
which consisted of Mcssrs. $. r. VII
linms, M. u. Lloyd and your humble
serVena, to consider ways and means
aud submit plan Tor the promotion Of
the enterprise fully considered the
possible magnitude into which this en-
terpriso In It's several branches bid fair
to develop, arrived al the conclusion TINT
If the banking interests Of this city,
after It ia fully placed before them,
VIII not take the initial steps it must
be quietly dropped. This committee is
proudly able 10 say that at their first