The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-24

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responded as follows, after which we
INDUCED la splendid punch;
"Wp thank you for your Kind wei
come T. us the muyorund represen;R-
tive Of the people of Dnllus, thank you
In their name, our party represents
The boards Of trade Of Dallas, Jefferson
aud Shreveport. We come here 10
meet the business men and rulllyate
their acquaintance aud form closer re
lallGns. We come here Tor the inter-
change Of Ideas nnl Tor mutual benefit,
We represent che Queen Guy of the
southwest, Dallas at least ] do, For
the other cities tAelr representatives.
oan speak. our city lD0llo4 speaks
for herself our means for lrnuspOrlA-
ton aud our commerce warrants nay
assertion, We have everything l0g give
IN return for what you hive to dispose
Of We live In n rich, fertile country
and II you want to trade for cotton,
corn, or anything else, come 10 u.s.
Here he proposed the tousl MAY the
iron link thAt buds Little Rock aud
Dallas never he broken"
After the reception, we all registered
our names and were presented with n
very neat badPe of blue ribbon, upon
which were these words, "Nelcomc 10
our Texas guesls.n We were given
until 1880 y. N. 60 refresh ourselves, ut
which time hacks were ready TO con-
vey Us TO the fair grounds to witness
the races. The majority of the cXcur-
slonlsts accepted the Invitation, but II
few preferred TO remain nj the hotel
AL - OF itlt
your correspondent included. lGnclOs-
ed we hand you II report OF the races:
There were three trials of speed. The
first was u mile heat between NJ. q,
Townsend's b. K "Bob Newton" and
w, IS. divers "Black Prince" and
was won 10y "Back Prince In 2:lS.
Two heats were trotled by W. $.
divers h. g., EBAY Prince and j. X.
Roland's g., "Buckn when divers
hore was taken suddenly Ill, and ;he
match terminated. A lrOttingrucc be-
tween OliveTs c. M, "Kitty Burgess
and NJ. q, VoWnsends b, s., "loot Dill
lon,p in 2:iO}.
Al hands returned highly delighted
with their ride.
Your correspondent took long walk
about the city and saw many beautiful
residences and elegant business houses,
OF which some Of the latter were equal
IN size and appearance to any i'm our
large cities, About sunset, Markham
street, paved with the Nicholson pave
mCnt, and in front Of the hotel, was
alive with fast teams and presented n
gay appearance. We dropped in for
an hour at the Robbins opera house to
witness n concert given for the benefit
Of Mrs. John Myers, whose husband
was killed during thelnt BroOks-HaX-
ter difficulty, and were both surprised
and pleased with the array of beauty
there. Little Rock can certainly boast
Of the beauty OF It's ladies, for it has not
been our lot for long time to witness
such nm array Of fair faces, beautiful
eyes, and tasteful dresses. Shreveport
Marshall and Dallas will have to look
to their lHurels.
The members of the chamber of COM
merce were assiduous in their atten-
lions, and tried to z We us all the pleas
urc possible, in which efforts they full
~ succeeded
FROM the many and frequent enco-
NUNS uttered, we cannot refrain from
prai5ing the tact and management
shown 10 us all 10y Mr.. II. W. Thomp-
son, who has charge Of our welfare aud
comfort Our every want hus been
anticipated, our comfort looked to, and
each individual has felt that his pleas
uru and safety was under Jealous eyes.
All join with me in returning thanks
to the Texas and Pacific railroad for
giving Us such u pleasant and efficient
manager
AT 10 o'clock the eXcursionists rs.
sembled in the parlor, and from thence
marched to the dining room. and
while the band discussed music, took
their seats ut the tables, which were
decorated in a handsome, elegant man.
ner. AZ each plate was pretty little
6utton-hole bouquet, and on the plate u
handsomely printed bill of fare. The
banquet was an elegant affair. The
supper was cooked in iaultless style.
The steward, Captain Cloney, The head
waiter Mr.. Moran, and the French
cook, Frank Atrua, are all deserving
praise. Colonel Nj. j. M. Mason, the
hotel proprietor, in the banquet won
name that will never he forgotten by
the visitors. Ii was told at the table
that Colonel Mason was u former at
tache of General Forests staff, and
Captain Cloney II member of General
Lees old guard, the Washingtons, of
New Orleans.
Mayor Kramer proposed the health
Of the eXcursionists from Texas and
Louisiana.
Captain s. j. Adams, president of
the eXcursionists, responded, and said
they come not without purpose. 1t
was necessary to visit us and ascertain
where our mutual interests lies. The
building up of one city helped the 9TH
err. He referred to the cattle trade of
Texas, and its interest in Little Rock,
Mr.. Wieder, ofLittle Rock, proposed
the health of Mr.. Adams, president of
the excursion, which was drank stand
ing.
The toast--Commerce--the hand
maiden of agriculture and manulac-
lures, was responded to by George $.
Pike, of Shreveport.
Rairloads-rhe pioneer of civiliza-
ton and highways of trade, was re-
sponded to eloquently by Colonel
Stevenson, of Dallas.
Mr., w. h. Hughes, of Dallas, re-
sponded to the toast: "rhe Agricultu-
raj interests of the southwest" rs yet
in their Infancy they form the corner
stone of national prosperity.
Manulauturers--A nation without il
is q Sampson shorn of his strength.
Response by Major w. J. Murphy, of
Little Rock.
The mineral resources of the south
west, the power behind the throne, u
reserve fund which is inexhaustible.
Response by NJ. l.. Crawford, of Jetier-