Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-06
SELECT THE MEN.
Il, OF THOSE WHO ARE MADE
DIRECTORS.
-u,ttee Appointed to solicit u
.,re Federal Appropriation
Pushing the work.

rmplIsnce with provisions OF the
seml-centennlal convention In
IN the committee chosen by the
,stion to select d board of direc-
Il thirty-hve members to erect
Ecratlon for that great Texas and
H. exposition, met at II o'clock
Ifiay forenoon and put In three
4 81 careful, patient labor I'm the
gnance Of It's allotted duties.
committee comprises Hon. ThOs.
|aI,h o. Hillboro, chairman; II. Il.
Ikud Of Tyler; Thomas Randolph,
Ilrnan. Major Is. NJ. Van zandt.
4, Worth; Hon. X. -. Hawley, Of
s.on; Colonel r. +. Parrot, OF
snd Thomas Field, OF Dallas.
Ar Smith, Randolph. Rowland
| Teli were present.
md PARROT wired Chairman
hat owing to the illness OF his
u be could not be present except
i init and good wishes for the sue
! d the semi-centennial, but he
N endorse any plans formulated.
| Van Mndt telegraphed the chair
! Dat he was unwell and regretted
stingly that he could not attend.
IlEley wired from the Island city
N regretted exceedingly that
his business engagements pre-
h bis being present, but he sent
psstlng for success.
|. 10 Wolfson, who was secretary
{, convention, also oniclated as
Eny Of the committee meeting,
tii.h Chairman Smith presided.
Ttfs0n had taken precautions
CrFAt for the entertainment OF the
~ and 10 expedite the work OF
g-alltee.
Abeen anticipated that there
Ahpmc discussion OF plans pro-
thpojecJlug ana promoting the
y ehrprlse, but none were in
h he members of the committee
zz the feeling that they had but
w 10 perform under The dlrec-
flhe convention that appointed
in that was to select n board of
Nn 1t was the province of the
~ y consider plans of action. IT
dMent from the discussions OF
lstthmen present that each enter
~ al enthusiastic realization OF
asnltude Of the project and the
[AaI Of securing the very best, the
L @uye, progressive and energetic
/ ne state to serve as directors.
IN was no paucity OF material.
ISL was remarked by Chairman
~ that II looked as IL the state
Y y either diminished or the COM
" charged, and as II was out OF
weston to diminish the state, tho
'Waeunable way would be to en-
lns committee.
~ SELECTION was carefully made
. hsigned with n view Of not only
ny NE most able and efficient men
.w me enterprise, but also TO have
s.lohs and all material interests
Avofs most apt to contribute to
''seess of the exposition represent
I ommittee had i'm mind many
', Ien whom 1t would like to have
~ as members of the board. and
sslp,exity arose. not over the work
asrng enough good men, but in
KY the list of indispensibles down
y me limitation fixed for II by the
MUOn.
: convention had provided that n
XIV Oh the board should comprise
'n OF the scmi-centennial city,
i, ]trelore 1t became necessary to
Tshteeh of the thirty-iivo from
,''A ~, OF the Dallas promotive home
I, tnls left an empire of territory
'"ch TO select the other seven
y nhally slfted down and adopted
!, ~ SS comprises the following:
a. sanger j. :. Armstrong, W. II.
u, y; w. Foster, W. c. O'Connor.
!. noiland. Thomas Field. j. j.
~ y, A. Heating. j. ". Simpson.
!, ilezevant, Il. NJ. Kahn, c. c.
~ >, Z. o'Connor, Byrau r.
!. VI " 7, Fang, J. W. Springer and
a. owens, all of Dallas: x. NJ.
4, y and W. h. Skinner, of Fort
ssis AZ ii, Cooper and NJ. Laskor,
! Irs,stoh' G. a, Lyon, Sherman;
Cleveland, Houston; Otto stef-
An 'ene; j. D. Rudd. Waskom;
MN. weiss, Beaumont; j. y.
/, Amarillo; John Martin.
|, ~ y, II. jenkins. Brentwood;
s1arrlty, corsicana: w. II. Get
!, Wy y MaNahachie; Il. b. PARROT.
"A, Douglas, Tyler; C. w Og-
h".Vu was directed by Chairman
NJ me statutory provision linz
,ra, y number OF directors to such
ST. ,ns 10 thirteen. and 1t was
,a,s su mar they be termed incor-
~, ,talher than directors.
lustluf,her suggested that to avoid
y sr IVY violation of this provision
lao,'aa 'utes thirteen of them may
htise ~ i, nnminally as directors while
NV. 'lst should serve as such. The
,o,s concluded, however. that the
az. ~ incorporators themselves
d , III their own Judgment In
,Dna me precautions that may
n ,.o necessary, and felt that the
cor ~uula cause no embarrassment
~ h.lee on federal legislation
~ Snosen, according to the direc-
Icars convention, to Institute steps
an Appropriation by congress