Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

towns In the territory are making up
10 their power to compel fair play.
!. s. WORKS.
Wichita Fails. Tex. April ~.
J, $. Works, Esq. comanohc. !. T..
We have your iate favor, and note
carefully all You say Va reference TO tho
Wholesale towns OF rsNaH, aud the lack
OF action ON the part Of the business
men Of these towns IN behalf OF the set
tlcmcnt of tho Fort slll country and Ia
assisting the people of the Territory In
securing home rule etc. We fully
agree with you In saying thnt u ~ time
We were looking elsewhere Tor hsalst-
ance. IL IN US you say. we have been
bcaEnE Fort Worth ANA Dallas Tor
tha last twelve years 20 assist IN tho
settlement OF the Territory question,
hn1 up 10 this date the business men
OF these cities have done nothing wor-
thy the name OF an effort Twelve
years Of begging and soliciting people
to Join In movement In which they
benefited financially In case OF sue
cess. is certainly long enough and fair,
and all others who favor the settlement
OF that country would be justified In
looking In another direction for assist
nnce.
II is useless TO patronize and support
people who do not show their appre-
cheap, but Will not secure resuitH)
The wholesale merchants OF Dallas
and Fort Worth aud OF ilnwle. Tex,
all want the trade OF the territory pco-
plo. and they get a good share OF O.
IN the Fort Bill country WAS Settled
with farmers. the trade OF these NOR
chants would be- more than doubled.
ana they well know this. and they are
anxious to sec that country settled.
provided some one else win do II for
them.
The people of the Territory should
favor those who assist them. and II
Dallas. Fort Worth and Bowie people
aud tho press viii not do all In their
power towards the settlement OF the
Territory, and use their influence with
Texas congressman In behalf OF home
rule for the people OF the Territory.
they (the people OF the Territory
should see 10 II that Texas merchants
did not get their trade. There " no
excuse for the burinean men Of Texaa
10 offer for not taking Mn active nart
IN behalf OF the people Of the Terfi-
tory, and In case they did 40. they
would not be entitled to any credit for
II, AS they would profit by 10 doing.
Soif-interest conpciH them 20 Join the
Territory people Ia this work.
Az they have not and cannot see their
own interest YOU people should Try
and soc what can be done with Kansas
city. II the business men OF the Ter
ritory and the people Generally Will
pledge their trade to tho merchants OF
Kansas CITY. provided they VIII aaaist
them IN securing the settlement az
that country. We think YOU viii ind
that Tiny VIII be only too find 20 &C.
atpt proposition Of this kind. You
Nln. and should have, The assistance
OF tho Kansas city neonic and press m
exchange f0r the trade OF tho people
OF the Territory. There ia no use 70
continue 10 fepu those Who night you.
Those who are not with you. and fb0w
Il by their work mot talh), are AEainat
ycu.
Our Tcxae merchants will not be
kbio 10 appreciate the trade OF the
TERRITORY peopio until they lorf H.
Wichita. KAN. and Kansas city.
Mo-, people and press settled that por-
ti0u OF Oklahoma that u settled. and
they can and win settle The Fort hnl
country " SOU show them ulat u Is 10
their Inherent to do 40; aud thla can
be done by pptronlEinE their merchants
and papers-'u preferences % any 9TH
era.
We are. as you know, from Texas,