The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-07-26
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The Editorial Excursion.

This distinguished body of journal
lists, representing some of the leading
agricultural papers and the Press gen
orally of the East and the North, ar
rived in the city yesterday at one
o'clock. After partaking of dinner at
the various hotels, by Encouragement,
the gentlemanly and efficient Master
of Transportation of the Texas Pacific,
George l.. Sands, Esq, invited the par
ty to ride on his road. All of the Ia
dies, with few of the gentlemen, ac-
copied of the courtesy, and a pleasant
run as far us Brooklyn was made, the
train reaching the city OH its return
at half past five, fifty-five minutes only
heing consumed on the return trip, Il
distance of twenty miles, which suffi-
GENTLY attesis TO the excellent running
condition of the road.
THE RECEPTION By TIE MAYOR AND
$50 CITY COUNCIL.
After the eXcursionists were con-
Quoted in carriages through the city, by
the reception committee, and shown
the splendid Improvements and evil
dences of progress in every street and
quarter of our city, reception was
rendered them by the Mayor and City
Council, at the Commercial Club
rooms, where they assembled at 8
o'clock To the several toasts drank
able and entertaining addresses
were made in response by Judge Jen-
nings, Of Tyler; Henry J. Williams,
Esq, New York Independent; Colonel
Strother Porte Crayon); Hon. John
Henry Brown; Judge Norton; $. r..
Wells, chronological Journal; Char
ley la cock, Vandalia Route, and
Others.
At9 o'clock the excursionists re-em-
barked, will the the most heartfelt ex-
pressions Of delight at the hospitality
extended il.cm by our citizens, and inn
pressed with the great vitality of our
city, and departed northward, and
throughout their grand and glorious
trip wewish them full enjoyment, and,
i'm the end, a safe return to their homes.
The following is the list of the excur-
sienists:
- LIST OF ExcURsIONIsTs.
Henry II. Williams, Agricultural Ed
itor New York Independent and editor
The Horticulturist; S. II. Wells and
wife, Editor chronological Journal and
Editor Science of Health (; Andrew s.
Fuller and wife. Associate Editor Rural
New Yorker and Agricultural Editor
New York Weekly Sun; Thomas Nee
han, Agricultural Editor Philadelphia
Press and Editor The Gardeners Month
" !; Josiah Hopes, Correspondent The
Journal of the Farm and President
Pennsylvania Fruit Growers Associa-
ton; David ii. Strother, Porte Cray
on), Artist and Correspondent Harper's
Magazine and Correspondent Harpers
Weekly; II. p. Eaton, Editor New
England Farmer; w. Cliff, Cores
pondent Country Gentleman; l.. a.
I Chase, Publisher American Agricultu-
rist and Hearth and Home; y. A. Will
lard, Dairy Editor Rural New Yorker
and President New York State Dairy
mems Association; b. X. Bliss, Repre-
sentative The Rural Club; New York
NJ. l.. Dunlap and wife, Agricultural
Editor Chicago Tribune and President
Illinois State Horticultural Society
Clark w. Bryan, Editor Springfield,
Mass. Daily and Weekly Union; w.
p. Thompson and wife, Representative
United States Department Of Agrieul-
ture, Washington, ID. G.; :. A. Ellis,
Correspondent American Rural Home;
r. s. Gold and wife, Secretary Con-
,,ccticut State Board of Agriculture and
Correspondent New England Home
stead; Rev. J. w. Tuck, Correspond |
Daily bulletin, Norwich, Ct, and Cor
respondent Weekly Courier, Norwich,
81; Samuel ..Bowles, Jr., Editor Daily |
Weekly .Rrpublican. Springfield.
FRiley, State Entomologist
S.rrespoadent Illinois
:: Prof. A. II.
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