The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-09
GALVESTON.
Their Reception BY The Chamber OF
Commerce - Views OF
The Delegate,

hALNEsloN, January 3, The eArur,
HlolllHls from the nurliwuhl arrived
yesterday morning, Nhhn lhry were
received ny Me COMMITTEE VI which
Uolnnrl Hubby h chairman, ANA 90.
pnrlwl 10 the GlAhd Suulh,rn hotel.
the following list embraces the nnlncn
0l The tNcllrslunlnls nnd delegations.
On nhn Delegations, H., NJ Hayes, NJ.
Durham, Ezra Willard, 4, n, John.
son, john Met Orniick, W. W. Marsh,
john : lttdlek, q. l., llurkfd, John
J. Clark, a, j, FlmIwon, John Porter,
Joel \, Griffin, \. Is liuicumh,
Council Blulls delegation, Hon. IA.
Everett, T. j, Evans, II, 4. Mont.
gomcry, Charles Hendrlc, Spencer
smith, John Hawthorne, Il, l.. Shue.
garl, D. Lyman, Henry Arsman, G. T..
Patterson.
,sNebraska CITY delegation, w. Il. Dill.
Ion, w, l., Wilson.
AtchlHon delegation, q. G. King,
Thomas Murphy plattsmoulh.
~ Joseph delegation, John Black,
a, L. Kerr
Railroad officers, w. 7, Robinson,
general freight agent NJ, X. aud 4.
railroad A, l.. Maxwell, general
freight agent X. g. aud o. railroad ;
j. Waldo, general passenger agent IL.
and Il. &. railroad.
President OF the joint delegation, b.
i. Montgomery.
Secretary OF the Joint delegation, o.
j. Hurford.
Reporters, N, b. Balcomb, Omaha
Republican, Spencer Smith, Council
Bluffs Nonpareil.
After breakfast the delegation were
taken In hand by the committees and
shown over the city, after which there
was II public reception at the cotton
exchange.
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. w. r. McAlpine, president, who
welcomed the delegation In u few per-
tinent and well timed remarks.
Colonel A. NJ. Hobby, president OF
the Galveston chamber Of commerce,
delivered an eloquent address 10 the
asscmblage, He stated the object of
the gathering to be for the purpose Of
interchnnging thoughts and ideas with
the gentlemen composing the delega.
ton from the near northwest in the
fond hope that the result wou,d prove
advantageous to both, socially aud
commercially.
Hon. John p Redick, chairman o {
the Omaha delegation, spoke forcibly
of the urgent Necessity for opening up
the Indian territory to white settlers,
the importance of uniform railway
gauge from the northwest to the sea by
which the expensive tediousness 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.
He spoke in glowing terms of the cor
dial greeting 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 q. A. Blournoy, Of Calves
ton, heing called on made II 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
bounds, and demonstrated that the on
ly thing required to bring 1t 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 its.owli market; must be prepared
to receive ten, fifteen or fifty car loads
OF grain per day, put up the money for
it 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 huyer there seek
ing his own market, either abroad or
At home.
Mr.. Murphy, OfAtchlson, Mr.. Hayes
aud several other gentlemen addressed
the meeting.
1t was resolved that committee be
in conjunction with the
committee OIL freights Of the delega-
ton, to confer with Mr. Waldo, Of the
Houston and Texas Central, and Mr..
of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, on the subject.
The chair appointed James Sorley,
John Scaly, NJ. Kopperl and j, n.
Scaly said committed. The meetiny
then adjourned.
Sent to Jail--Cotton Claims.
WASHINGTON, January S.--Major