Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-22
Celebration viii Take Place in the
Year 1896.
FORT WORTH HAS so DECLARED.
The Best Meeting Ever held That of Last
Night.
The Wealthy Men of Fort Worth,
the Ncrvy Men, the Drainy Men
Were All Thcrc--A Grand Mass
Meeting to lie Held.


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pos'tloh shou'u pe Ie'u' anu ." a s0'''
betting great national event.
The nssemblare was truly a repre-
se,ta,,,,e ono ON no single oeeaslon
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was theie ever peio'e s"'heleu III ~
Worth body OF men 80 completely
representinr All of its varied business
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clous phflors OF the NoVth were SiV"''
ed bv bankers. manufacturers, mer-
cb,nts land owners lnwyers. preach-
ers ana DINERS
The old time Fort Worth spirit per
vnded the nccasiun. IL was in at the
+, 80, "a, -. tn. onish
s'ni' anu 1t WOO ~ % -,
There was out one sentiment "a
pressed, and that that there must De
a yrent semi-Centennial Exposition
,,,- ~, lii ra,1oct credit
an exposition that VIII reiieo' e''u,'
on Texas and AID IN It's Benerhi au-
yancement.
M, n,,,eodir,, vyere opened by the
ne p''0s'e''es -, -. ,.a.,
selection OF Mr' M - iiuiieS'
dent Of the National Live Stock bank
10 preside and OF MIR. VIM. Capps, at
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'vl"VS' as HeN'r''''
MI 5. X. Wllllams' us rheulpeI
of the committee appointed by the
! Chamber OF Commerce 10 formulate "A
plan for the holding OF the exposition,
/ stated that they had decided to call
! this meeting Of representative busineaa
men In order 10 arrange for formal
D organization. A canvass had bcen
mnde. which showed that the people
| of Fort Worth not only want the SEMI
] Centennial Exposition. but they are
heartily for IT,
| Mr. w. H. Taylor, also OF the com
| mittee on ways and means. talked for
| the enterprise as a strictly business
move. lie said the people Of Fort
Worth were ready to take hold OF IT,
| not as a public charity, pua for purely
! business reasons. The time has come
1 for Fort Worth to do something.
| Everybody Is In favor OF the Semi-Cen-
l tennial project. All the people OF Fort
| Worth will come together In favor
! of It,
| Hon. a. l. Matlock, in response TO
! the query as 'iu the precedent for - e
/ state taking a hand In the enterpnde.
4 said that while he was u member OF
/ the senate OF the Eighteenth legislature
l AN appropriation OF $4,000 was made
for representation at the New Orleans
exposition. which was expended under
1 the direction OF the commissioner of
Insurance. Statistics and history. The
( best lawyers in the legislature cNnmin-
cd the question closely and held thht
such action wRs constitutional. lie did
I not doubt that II the matter was pro-
perly presented TO the legislature aftor
The people Of IoortWorth have done thciI
mart that provision will be made for the
state TO be represented.
Mr. u, L. HUFFMAN, secretary OF thr
state horticultural society, was called
on and stated that Nhore would A. ne
difficulty In providing exhibits n tho
buildings were available lie spoke OF
INC small start OF the Dallas Fair. and
told OF it's successful end as the result
of the efforts OF nvo or six men.
Mr.. simpson, president OF the Forl
Worth Packing House. said that with
the permission OF his pastor. who was
uresent hn would call this "the win
ming card" for For. Worth. II Is the
best thing ever proposed to catch anc
hold the attention of people and capita
outside OF the state. a banker II
chicago told him recently that his banl
had loaned more money on cattle il
Texas than In any other state. For
clgn capital now has its heart In Texas
n must be Induced to plant its fee
here. The seml-Centennial viii help /,
make Mort Worth a city OF 1900 peo
,,ic at n bound
S,oIoneI John Peter Smith said that
Irort Worth mad built railroads when q
/ VILLAGE mud that this enterprlse would
be Worth more TO her than any rail
road He suggested that a mass meet
ing should be called at once and n gen
erSl man submitted. The people ol
Isort Worth will move right ahead
,vIth mo onterprise. There should b,
na deiav i'm orinnlzation.
Mr MnrtIn Casey was called for ant
anid bc was not much OF a speecr
maker but that he was ready TO sub
acrIhc Nyheneyer the list was pre-
sented
Coionol Miller of South Texas wal
asitod 10 spenk. but indicated that h,
nreferred 10 hear from gentlemen o.
Eort worth,
Tolonel n NJ Maddox spoke in favol
M mo simultaneous holding of an ex
nosItion a Htock show and rae,
meetlnr. He thought this would sc
, cure the support OF all interests ant
produce n profitable result.
Mr. i 9 Mccarthy. president Of thu
CITY National bank. advocated the ldel
Of a submission OF the matter to