The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-09-20
rur TEXAS Ep,rons IN MISSOURI.


he called the editors now on q trip
from this State, and las long article
on them, from which we make the fol-
low ing extracts;
1.-THE Missouri, Kansas and Texas
having let daylight shine out Of the
"Empire Of Texas y into the United
States, the editorial fraternity OF The
Empire have come out interviewing
the rest Of mankind. They assembled
at Sherman, where after the formation
Of "A State Editorial Association, and
the transaction OF the usual amount OF
formal business, they rose on iron
wings and flew northward, TO see and
TO be- seen.
II was Saturday afternoon when,
through the thoughtful carefulncss OF
the managers OF the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway mir. w. H. Wood
urd, General Superintendent, General
Manager X. A. Stevens, and Division
Superintendent NJ. NJ. Towne), Especial
train WIS placed at the disposalof the
MAYOR and Common Council Of the
city, that they, In company with ascorc
and half Of the leading business gen
tlelncn of Hannibal might have the
pleasure Of running out some thirty or
forty miles to meet the northward
bound train bringing its precious cargo
of Texas brains and influence.
A run Of less than two hours over n
remarkably smooth and solid track,
brought the Hannibal delegation to
within four miles of Paris, where they
switched and awaited the arrival OF the
party whom they sought to impress.
Nor did they wait long-for soon came
the iron steed bearing upon It's fore
head the mammoth horns OF n Texas
steer, and carrying upon its cowcatcher
cotton plant, with its precious white
fruit bursting from dozen bolls. A
brilliant placard posted in front, car
ried the greetings of the Press of the
Lone Star State to all when 1t might
concern.
Our SOCIAL columns to-day contain the
details of the pleasant interview, and
of the cordial Interchange of fraternal
greetings which followed and con-
tlnued until the arrival Of the train nj
Hannibal, where we much regret the
passing editors could not have arranged
TO tarry for while. But previous ar
rangrnents having been made to con-
ycy them directly to Chicago, they
could only remain u few minutes in
Hannibal.
To-day they arrive In Chicago, enjoy
ing It's magnificent sights and partak-
ing Of its inequalities. Tomorrow
they proceed to st. Louis, to repeat
their Indulgence In prepared festivities,
for which the latter city has been max
ing very expensive and generous ar
rangeInents, and which include Il
steamboat excursion, u banquet at the
Southern, IL visit 10 the Fair Grounds,
to Shaws Garden and other noted
places. 80
Thus our Texas friends will have AL
opportunity Of s, eing for themselves,
and Of comparing the merits Of the two
great rival cities of the West. Both
will impress them with evidences OF
great wealth, indie atigable enterprise,
wonderful progress and immense fac !
ties for business. Both these cities arc
reaching out for tie tremendous traffic
which must come from the vast cotton
fields and the illmitable stock rang, 4
Of Texas.
In their personnel our Texas editors
were generally agreeable. IL the Oar
wnian theory be true, we saw no rea.
son to suppose that the great ancestral
monkey from which they descended
lived subsequent to that one from
which the baaiit of us spring. In IN
telligencc, wit, r, adiness of speech anC
good behavior, they would hold theil
own with any similar hody Of men o
equal numbers anywhere, while theil
frank and candid style of putting
things, was calculated to win the atfec
tons Of q Western man at sight.
We are glad they came this way
We are glad our people were the frs
to extend to them welcome to Mis-
souri, soil. We are glad they had NJ
opportunity of seeing the magniticen
Missouri, Kansas and Texas RailrOat
in all its length and breadth, and thu
only subject for regret among our PEG
pie ~ that we did not have an oppOrtu
nifty to take til, m to our homes and t,
show them that to Texas editors Mis-
souri, latch striI 60 always hang out.
And the local of the Courier, beside
q long article on the reception of tn
editors, ETC., has the following:
Several persons caught the Texa
fever Saturday evening, chief amoni
which may be mentioned our frien,
Bowling.
The Texas editors were greatly pleas
ed with Hannibal, and the we!cOm
extended them, and their visit will b
Of much advantage to our city.
The Texas editors came sailing up II
their linen busters ~ cool as yo
please, and the Hannibal delegation, o
ut least such of them rs could afford II
went out to meet them IN shawls an
fall overcOats, cad were cool enough
The Texans remarked, "why we didn'
know you had such cool summers VI
herc!" Had they come in two week
ago Sunday they would have agree,
that there was hotter place tina
Texas or the other place.