The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-08
WILLIAMS OF TEXAS WANTED
TpOu ~ >FFkI\G THOSF s.D00
ygIt TnE tfRE FARMS.


u,,., l.p-rral - trying TO figure out
4 xb,rhsr theodore Hook. the practical
Ear VIII almost a century ago sent
...,,t...~., .i..yusu IT ondon to the house
"a modest citizen with wagons and
4-,,. r.,r.rg everything from hairpIns
,.,.,,.. ru.rr' rumr TO life in the per
..,..,,t,r,r, who t..s crib.d himself ON the
,..,....., nv. motel a. - l. Williams IL
IrNr-
v......,,. George Burrrli. the room
..-. md Ntnm Lander. who pre-ide~
over ,r. Information desk. are growing
ST. Ling tnuulr.rs that Mr.. Williams
IA. e. tho hotel and that they know
frs u'nu, m. i."n fiv. acre farms IN
r.,,.v4ca Mr. Williams SAYS he is giving
way several times the services OF the
3D.. detectives had to be called into
-s,us.trlu 10 get rId Of those who insist
,,,nr. ss.,irc Mr. Williams and getting one
,'b. farms Letters and notes accumu-
lat. hv the stack every day. and citizens
Il every Kind and ~oa;0-he citizens who
nave n.cu mere only a week or so are max
rnc the Ionuv Il the Imperial look az times
b.. Ellis Island Just after "A ship from Lii
nau has discharged its passenger cargo.
NJ Williams arrived at the Imperial
on October - and took a modest 81 room.
After f.w days stay he was changed
t,a I,rga room and bath and then he notl-
fed some 4 the newspapers that he was
IN town ana had some news. He paid his
bill about o'clock on the afternoon OF
the iay before tn. story appeared and
has no, sine. p-en seen. When he left
he gave The address OF a little town in the
extreme north Of Texas near the Okla
roma line
In an interview with Mr. Williams which
appeared last Saturday morning he was
described a the representative Of an al
asnce II commercial md indust rial organ
cations and boards Of trade and he said he
wanted 70 find 100 young men who
were not afraid Of work
! snail seek the aid Of benevolent s"-
ciA,ies and public spirited people in New
YORK ~ help VS. find 1000 OF the right kind
Of Young Americans said Mr. Williams.
according 70 the interviewer. Our asso-
cation will give each man deed la a Ave
acre farm. and expert farmers will teach
aim agriculture. horticulture and the art
c! getting enormous crops from the Texas
.ol and not only land hut n four
room cottage with each five acres without
adollar ~ expense. Besides We
vii furnish teams. tools. seeds and other
equipment for working the land. supply
PROVISIONS medical attendant and IL
brary facilities for one year free.
The title 10 the homes and lands 10 be
ornament
Nr Williams said there were -. 90 acres
n mo land. situated in Zayais county
t-'v-sn the I.eonl ani NeIcrs rivers
lnqur-rs for Mr.. Williams began coming !
INTO nc hotel early saturday morning
In 'arie~t corners seemed. accord |
Tx 20 N. clerks. 20 he just the kind |
q ro,onia's Mr. Williams said he was |
s~-sINE Young men OF American birth |
sorn. e the local foreign language papers !
to:I-i he story ON Saturiay afternoon I
ann sunday morning. AMI the result Wa
ina -'.ady stream mas been pouring /
NJ ~" imperial lobby ever since. and !
'aar ..r While reporter stood ten /
rl' .'..- a. the counter OF IA" hotel ve-te=-
tav a"nrnOol ten ss.i"rs after Mr. !
Williams and "A farm came in by two- |
a.! -rsg'v
iNn mon said they had just come III /
from D fr'l.. place. N IN. southern part |
o. N.v J"rssy. and would not b. per
'a:"r that Nr Williams was not in the .
hos. T. was IN vain the CLERKS told them
ihl' moe Ip',. visitor had left no Information !
rrn ham about his plans or the land /
he ~a'iar- protested 40 vigorously 'hen
't~v found there was nothing TO he had
30 n" hotel mat HOUSE Detectiv. Lee
nd ha liar
NJ a on" vhiskered man from the lower |
'as' SIDE n. said ne wanted a farm
Hs ~a- told there was none in the hotel
- mon
Mo has the farm for you?- asked the
cor.
Wis ms vas the reply
He ~ Texas -aid the clers
We're i do, -
IN he railroad
rer za' a dicket and he was directed |
n abroad office down the street
TTo yovng Italians came in One could |
sea- fngiIsh. the other could not The /
frs' a ! hat he had been rcIirrying about |
anon. 80 friends and had got a colony !
- ~ Young men. including a doctor. |
~ r"-a prepared 10 accept tn. farms |
irf :. 20 Texas Immediately. provided |
VIZ " ans would add the railway fare !
y -" r'rar aluramenrs held ont
- ''r"-ks came in. one of them spoke |
''" tpg.ISh Tne one said he had
f"-"'' fngllsh up in Cairo. He had been |
aSr" "-y week He said he and his !
'7-rt- Uli read IN. story in Greek ,
h'7-raf"r and had dropped the jobs |
me- 90 got Yesterday and headed i'm
''-'. ''..r for ~" Imperial They s@emed !
's'.. |,Nu,a-t when told Mr. Williams
ta' .'. ... hotel
. l'-. we're Two Young men ar
'.. -qpk" EugliSh with "a very |
.'Gf IN" effect Of their pres /
90 .. equally marked
rnthrnR. explained IN" clerk.
-.--"rn.. 81 some of them W. ,
.''' Igut about having n big sign ,
,' ''. -Hyug MIR o. T.. Williams OF
|p' - 'ha- hotel and sticking !
'.. Broadway entrance. b'I' .
d, mo- good. becaus" nine
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