Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-13

Ter moved that the citizens OF Dallas he
asked to provide fund for the pay
ment OF preliminary expenses, which
prevailed.
Colonel Pope OF Waco was present.
although not n member OF the board,
and was given a chance TO be heard at
the suggestion OF MIR Sanger. He i'm
proved u, and spoke for some minutes.
Tie believed II the most important en-
terprise Texas has ever undertaken.
Other states had received aid for ex-
positions, but Texas had never asked
q dollar. She had presented herself,
republic comprising one-thlt-d the
present area OF the United states. as
free will Offering TO the country. He
believed the government ought to alive
~ 900 10 the enterprise ana believed
the logisulature can he added 10 give
material aid. especially as Texas was
not represented at Chicago or Atlanta.
because the mossbacks in the legisla-
iure had declined to provide for IT,
He pictured the resources of the state
and declared her able to get up mag
nincent exposition.
AIR. Barry moved that the present
/ temporary ofIccrs and the board OF
/ thirty-fivr shall stand until after the
/ charter shall have been secured. The
( motion prevailed
l j. 5. Armstrong was chosen MS rosl-
dent Nice-preslont TO serve In case
| Mr. GotHendaner could not attend meut-
ings.
( ON motion of Mr.. Field committee
I Of three was appointed to draft a char
( ter ana present ii az the next meeting.
Messrs. Barry. Springer and Foster
were chosen.
There was long discussion as to the
/ 0dVisnbility OF selcctiug at once the
thirteen directors whose names should
be assorted In the articles, 1t being
urged that this would give the board
| time 10 ascertain who would be willing
to- serve, There was also some appur-
I cni difference OF opinion ms TO the eject
| OF tho appointment OF the thirteen,
some seeming TO imagine that u would
discharge the rest OF the board of thir-
ty-iive from further responsibility, The
| discussion, however, brought out tho
prevailing conviction that the selection
Of these thirteen was simply 10 iultill n
! loyal requirement IN securing u charter,
] but that the outlre board would con-
tinue IN the capacity OF directors as IN
tended by the convention that author
iyed It's creation,
owing 10 the inability OF MI weiss
To- serve on the board the question ot
tho selection OF another No hts stead
was taken up, There were several
present who insisted that a Fort Worth
man should br substituted in Ms stead
aa we'll ms instead of senator Laskor
,'h, diI T6t thini # p6lltir TO
M" ". ~. frn,, one section
~, aS,nrtio, from another.
ono e,rtion b,. a selertlou from another.
one he'tlou ~ tl,I ,t t'nrt
i..,,,,, S ,,o,, ,rrntin,.5 Tor The places,
,'n " NJ aIter Jisousslnn Iini w. Greer OF
beaumont wnp chosen 10 succeed Mr..
WI" ma n WINS decided not to accept
80 NJ, ,t,s az Nr lagi,cr.
"a, uvvltt'ut'o. NJ U IN, d, [,,nu,itteo
,,,n,, ri,',y'y Nrssrg GStEcndAner, slnhp-
snn ma sanger was empowered 10 Sc
, ort tbi,i",.u mon for directors under
HE new charter. They reported tho
na,nds of Messrs. j. IS. Armstrong,
, MN. tiaid "a NJ kahn Gcnrre ".
owns q r. s'aughtrr 4. p. Holland.
~ w Fostcr ali Of Dallas; r. -. Par
ror Wnco, oscar ii. Cooper Calves
,",? W ~ skinner fort Worth: otto
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w, W. st'i IS,, q bnvis yynxnhnchle.
a 1giei,i, lie, , ,,,1s ndopted.