The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-10-14
LaNG-RORN SHOW.
The Meeting OF Texans IA the Fair
Grounds Yesterday.

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Colonel Forsythe having placed the
Texas headquarters at the disposal OF
number OF business men from Texas
now ia The city, a meeting OF gentle
men from the Lone Star state and
representatives of different business
interests was held yesterday afternoon.
Gu the motion of Colonel C.S Mitch
ell, OF Dallas, Captain ID. Il. Grove was
called To the chair, aud he proceeded
to explain the object of tue meeting.
The representatives of the North Texas
Fair Association, If Dallas had
arranged the meeting with
view Of systematically placing
before the exhibitors at the
~ Louis Fair the great advantage to
result from transferring their entire
exhibits to the Dallas Fair Grounds
before the opening on the 23d of the
present month. The number of new
farms just opening and new farmers
just arriving, is five to one CRATER than
In any portion of the United States of
the same area OF territory, and no.
where else on the American Conti-
neut will there be as many wagons,
piOws, reapers, mowers, threshers,
gins, engines and other agricultural
the next five years, as In Texas. We
remind the stock breeders that the
stock men of Texas are just awaken
ing u tie fact that the Improvement
Of their breeds il the best Investment
OF their money. and that already some
of the best sock of the West is finding
its way there, and proving the most
remuuerative business, those invest
lug IN IL can find. To the msnufac-
t0rers Of machinery he said that
the various railroads of the
State were extending their iron arms
still 20 the westward, gathering rich
trade into the laps OF those who by
foresight and energy earned 1t. That
Touring mills a. good and well fitted
rs any In the country were springing
up as IL by magic ali over North Texas;
that saw mills, planning mills AMI
fuundries were fast multiplying under
the demand for their products by the
necessities oftrade; that six comprises
were projected or under construction
In North Texas at the present time, 70
that he but asserts u seif-evident truth
IN saying that stock men, manufac-
turers and merchants could not NOS
sibiy otherwise make rs good an in
vestment Of the money required as TO
send their exhibits to Dallas and reap
thereby rich harvest of trade the
channel OF which when once shaped
would amply repay the outlay neces-
sary 10 secure it
After the appointment of George
Merriweather as secretary, Colonel
Mitchell, OF q. s. Mitchell
Il Co., of Dallas, said that
no petty, selfish aims prompted the
business men Of Texas in the matter.
and while he was interested in the
machinery business himself, he would
freely take charge Of aud exhibit any
article that gentleman would entrust
20 his care, whether eonfliting with
his exhibition or not, If they had not
time TO attend in person.
The chairman then stated as re-
preventative of the Texas Pacific Rail-
road to which he was attached, whose
every interest was identified with the
Improvement of Texas, he could assure
shippers that the Iron Mountain road,
in connection with the Texas and
Pacific, woGld carry all freight to the
Dallas Fair and return for one full
freight, aud lac had every reason To
think that other lines would be equally
az liberal. He also stated that ar
rabgefnerts for an excursion were now
pending that would take Dallas in the
route during fair time.