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

am today over being citizen OF the
United States.
The question OF annexation came up.
and / was one OF the people that was
In favor OF It.
When the question OF annexation
came up 1 was clerk vi the District
court In the city OF Houston. and was
for many years.
In the city Of Houston there were
very few against annexation, and the
merchants and few farmers that were
there nearly all favored annexation.
The anti-annexatonists called
meeting In the city OF Houston.
We made up our minds 70 capture
the building and take possession OF II.
We captured the building. Francis
Moore, Jr, was a one-arm man. editor
OF the Houston Telegram. We called
him to the chair. iie took the chair.
appointed a secretary; we had the or
ganl2ation completed; meeting was
called to order.
They had selected a very able speak
er, splendid looking man. He was
senator. Sometimes he would take
u little too much. He walked ON
the stage and looked over the audi
ence and said; 'Fellow Citlzens-Col
Lawrence has the floor"
They were never heard Of any more
in Texas That settled the question
with the people of Texas.
The result was, immigration COM
menced pouring in. The Texas people
were confident.
could talk all night about Texas
and Fort Worth. I entered Fort Worth
when 1t was only a prairie, feel
an interest in this Semi-Contenninl
move and n there is any way in the
world 1 could assist you l would do
so.
believe It will be one of tho grand
90 fhfpnu hnnnnngn And.
| as you have started the Ball and got 1t
! to going. keep It up.
/ Judge G. c. Cummings was called
/ upon, ana made very argumentatiYe
| speech. Among other things, he said:
| Mr.. President and Gcntlemenk: 1t
affords me great deal OF pleasure to
! appear before you, especially after
| Governor Lubbock and l have the
same feeling now that he expressed
some years ago whom he ran for
treasurer. he said my friends am not
running for office this time, that ~
settled. ] am running for the next
/ time. / think thia Is No wen settled
WE may consider this thing as having
passed,
Judge r. l., Nugent was called for
but he begged the audience 10 excuse
him as he was present, he said. more
as pupil than IN the role Of teacher.
Judge Halsell was the next gentle
man called upon. The Judge said
Feeling an intercst Ia this meeting
I came out as a spectator, but did not
expect to be called upon to make any
remarks But l VIII say as l am up
that / think the movement that Is con-
templatcd ls one OF the proudest
things for Fort Worth and tire state Of
Texas that has ever been projected"
Mr.. Il. G. Senlor called upon the
chair to ask Mayor Pro ten Fry to
make speech. Mr. Fry got on his feet
and some one asked him TO mount the
platform He replied humorously u
never mean to get above the people OF
Fort Worth" He endorsed the Semi
Centennial movement, und declared
that he was ready to do all In his power
to assist It.
Mr.. sllliman explained that at any
time a majority OF the stockholders in
corporation decided 10 increase the
capital stock Of company 1t can be
done.
Rev. j. Morgan Wells was loudly
called for. lie made II decided hit In
part he said
have been rustllng with this COM
mittee as their legal adviser, have
never experienced ng much enthusiasm
In anything In my life MS | have In
this Scml-Centtnnlal move I was very
much amused the other day In talking
with one of the members He said
NINA NIf Nuu khlHk W DlfNhil
about Sunday2 / said, the Centennial
Taking II into the house OF the Lord
Yes, Can you do q? | said yes, So We
win put business and religion together
There will be no collection tonight
Uaughtcr) II we should take up q
collection tonight for the Ccntcnria
we could get no moro than 500 900 Oh
$4,000. What we want to do Is this
We want Fart Worth to give 100000
Texas 100000, the government Of tn,
United States TO give 100000.
The city of Atlanta has had an appro
prlation from the government of tn,
United States Of S295,000, Texas hai
: asked nothing from the government.
believe It Will be the grandest Thin
$ Texas ever had In having II at For
Q Worth 1t VIII receive a great man.
I Of the benefits
1 In taking subscription for this mat
ter no man Is asked TO give anything
= There are many men In Fort WORT
who win take $1,000 worth Of stock. an
even preachers viii take stock In H.
h He said that the ladies should b
y called upon to assist IN this move Il
u their assistance would be very vara
Il BILE. Don't think there Will be an,
h trouble in getting 100000 from For
Worth, and when the proper tim
c comes, make up your mind It is goin
! TO be the grandest thing for Texas an
Fort Worth that ever happened.
y Judge Cummings suggested that tn
i committee OF 100 should report bac
II to another mnss-meetinR. II was dc
r, cided 10 adopt this suggestion but
|. leave the date and place OF meeting I
l.. the chairman of the committee.
e a motion was then made 10 adjourn
l. and IT carried.
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