Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-14
FAVORABLE WORDS.
ARE HEARD EXPRESSED ON ALL
SIDES AND WISHES ToR
SUCCESS.
II Is Believed the Movement II Car
risd Out VIII Result In Much
aosd for Fort Worth.

"A good deal was ,isid yesterday about
the meeting held at he city hall audi
torium last Tuesday night which re-
suited In the organization OF the Citi-
zenn' PromOtive club OF Fort Worth.
The comments were OF a very favor
able character and the belief was gem
orally expressed that the club would
be success and would eventually be
made the means OF accomplishing
great deal towards the advancement OF
the best interests OF this city.
Several were heard TO say that they
thought tho organization had been
inaugurated at very opportune time,
that the indications are now decidedly
favorable for increased business en-
tsrprise and that the gentlemen who
organized the movement had awaited
themselves of an opportunity ito
strike while the Iron is hot" to borrow
tho old familiar snlthy simlle.
Then, too. It was heard expressed
that the people who had taken the mat
ter in charge are the right men In the
right place Many are young. active
and willing to work to accomplish
something. such az Butts Bros. Henry
Early, ID. II. Hirshfield, Il. j. Powell,
Stuart Harrison and many others who
have become Interested In the move
incnt. Even the doubling Thomases'
for this claHs Is always represented,
while fortunately there are few In this
instance must acknowledge that II IL
better to make an EFFORT than to sit
Iupinely down and let others achieve
the prize that we may easily win.
Our doubts are traitors and often
make us lose the good that we might
win by fearing to attempt" In rs true
today as In the time OF the great bard
OF Avon and the application ~
pertinent here.
Mr.. j. q. Hufnphrles, the book man
on Main street said In response to nm
inquiry; What do you think OF itY'
that he did not have an opportunity
of attending the meeting on Tuesday
night but he had read OF tho meeting
and endorsed the plan of the orgnnlza-
uon. He believed much could be ac-
oomplished by unity. hundred men
can do more than ten. manufactures
Is what Fort Worth needs, that IN what
gives the cities OF the enat the nd
vantage over us. bring she worlSingmen
here and give them employment, they
hte the consumers and spend the
money.
Mr.. n. C, Alexander. of Alexander &
Thomas, was rather cautious about OK
pressing an opinion, because he had
not attended the meeting and did rot
know much about Il, but Mr.. Alexander
was decidedly In favor Of any plan that
VIII encourage manufactures and
thought that home patronage ahould
be encouraged. he believed people
should spend their money where they
BOT their bread and meat
Mr.. II. j. Parker, of the parker-I owe
Dry Goods company. very readily ok
pressed his approval OF any good pIan
TO encourage home enterprise, 1--WE IRE
certainly public spirited enough and
have sufficient bualness Intelligence
said Mr.. Parker. ito know that IL Ia
merely nm Investment for our good.
lady was In our store tho other day
and remarked that she heard tho mon
were going to organize to promote tic
patronage OF home establishments md
she did not see why the women did moi
organize FOR some such purpose, and
the lhdy's remark put me to thinking"
Mr., q. Y. Smith thought II would
be very good thing II the orsaniza-
ton could Induce manufactures to
come to Fort Worth, II was something
needed here.
MIR. Nj. d. Hesse, manager OF Craw-
ford Dry Goods company, thought the
movement is good one. and any effort