The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-01-16
WEEKLY HERALD
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COLONEL Hobby u tluillnun, anu cH-
,1rted Ia the Grand Southern hotel,
The following list embraces the names
ol The excdrsIonlsts aud delegations
Omaha delegation, r.. M. Hayes, NJ.
Durham, Ezra Willard, >. X. john
son, John Mccormick, w. w. Marsh,
John j. Redlck, o. T.. IlurfOrd, John
II. Clark, A. j. Simpson, John Porter,
joel 4. Griffin, y. II. BalcOmb.,
Council Bluffs delegation, Hon. III.
Everett, 4. j. Evans, Is. i. Mont
gomery, Charles Hendrlc, Spencer
smith, John Hawthorne, T.. l.. Shue-
CART, J. Lyman, Henry Arsman, 9. p.
Patterson.
Nebraska City delegation, w. Il. Dill
lon, w. l.. Wilson.
Atchison delegation, G. G. King,
Thomas Murphy Plattsmouth.
st. Joseph delegation, John Black,
a. l.. Kerr.
Railroad officers, w. p. Robinson,
general freight agent NJ, X. and L.
railroad; A. Il. Maxwell, general
freight agent X. G. and .. railroad
j. Waldo, general passenger agent ii.
and Il. G. railroad.
President of the joint delegation, B.
II. Montgomery.
Secretary of the joint delegation, o.
J. Hurford.
Reporters, n. b. Balcomb, Omaha
Republican, Spencer Smith, Council
Bluils.Nonpareil.
After breakfast the delegation were
taken in hand by the committees and
shown over the city, after which there
was a public reception at the cotton
exchange.
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. w. II. McAlpine, president, who
welcomed the delegation in few per-
-tinent and we'll timed remarks.
Colonel A. NJ. Hobby, president OF
the Galveston chamber Of commerce,
delivered an eloquent address to the
as.cmbage. He stated the object OF
the gathering to be for the purpose of
interchanging thoughts and ideas with
the gentlemen composing the delega-
ton from the near northwest, in the
fond hope that the result would prove
advantageous to both, socially and
commercially.
Hon John P. Redick, chairman of
the Omaha delegation, spoke forclbiy
OF the urgent necessity for opening up
the Indian territory to white settlers,
the Importance of a uniform railway
gauge from the northwest to the sea by
which the expensive tedi0usness of
transferring cars could be avoided, and
alluded to the importance Of deepen
ing the Galveston bar. ......
Mr. b. Il. Montgomery, of Council
Bluffs, next addressed the meeting
lie spoke in glowing terms of the cor
dinllereetilg received by the delega-
ton, and demonstrated that the near
northwest needed an outlet here for
the vast amount of grain and meats
raised within her borders.
Colonel &. A. Flournoy, of Calves
ton, being called on made neat
speech, brief and pointed, which was
received with applause.
Mr.. o. p. Hurford, secretary of the
Omaha Board of Trade, addressed the
meeting, and being the statistical gen
tleman Of the delegation, proved his
argument in such an array OF figures as
to leave no doubt of the capacity of the
production of the northwest and the
vast amount of wheat, corn, rye, bar
ley, oats and bacon raised within her
hounds, and demonstrated that the on
~ thing required to bring it to our
shores was demand and cheap rates of
freight.
Mr.. Kerr of st, Joe, Mo-, then spoke
He said the people of the northwest
did not carry grain in large quantities,
and the market that expected to get
its trade must put up a margin, and
make itsown market; must be prepared
to receive ten, fifteen or fifty car loads
of grain per day, put up the money for
il and seek another market itself. The
grain men of the near northwest did
not propose to ship to Europe-they
would ship to Galveston as they did to
Chicago, the grain being paid for at its
destination, and the buyer there seek
Ing his own market either abroad or
III home.
Mr.. Murphy, ofAtchison, Mr.. Hayes
and several other gentlemen addressed
the meeting.
1t was resolved that a committee be
appointed, in conjunction with the
committee on freights of the delega-
ton, to confer with Mr.. Waldo, of the
Houston and Texas Central, and Mr..
Robinson. of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, on the subject.
Thcchair appointed James Sorley,
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1sfo. and have done whatever could
to,ni,l in such financial aud political
r.f,r,os ma Il has been the policy of
this government to effect.
Consistent and conscientious in this
conrse 4 have noreprets toexpress and
mo further explanations to make, but
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