The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-26
PLUCK, INTELLIGENCE AND ENERGY

PLUCK, INTELLIGENCE AND ENERGY
The officers and directors oftho North
Texas Fair Association, seconded no.
bly, by the citizens of Dallas, have dis'
played the above qualities TO n degree
worthy the highest praise, They have
all worked for three months unromit'
tingly, and this labor was about TO have
been crowned with degree Of success
most satisfactory indeed, when torrents
Of rain for ten mortal hours poured II
perfect deluge upon them The cirs
cumstance was most eyasperatlng but
instead of sitting down under such
wet blanket, M this dcluge undoubtedly
was, they nobly lronted the very ele'
mcnts themselves, and resolved that
no old "Probs" Tice, nor any Of the
unpropitious signal service crew should
cheat Dallas out Of the justly earned
glory Of having inaugurated the largest
finest and most complete exhibition
over yet made in Texas,
In this correct decision, Of no adj
ournment the officers and directors
were nobly supported by every one in
torested, visitors, exhibitors and citi,
acns generally. AS soon MS the decision
was arrived at the greatest satisfaction
was seen on all hands, and gentlemen
from all parts of the state and from
other states, resolved to stand by the
fair until the weather cleared. These
are qualities that force success over
even greater obstacles than ten hours
torrent, like that which came down on
Wednesday afternoon and night, and is
nm earnest of what rnE HERALD has
been predicting all along, that is:
our Dallas fair must inevitably become
tho leading agricultural and mechanical
exhibition in the state.
The insight gathered this season,
will prove of immense advantage next
year. Our officers will have more ex-
perience, and our citizens, both of
town and country, will better under-
stand not only how to show their pro.
auctions to advantage, but also the
great service to all of properly and
literally conducted exhibition of this
kind, 1t is always easy to insure suc-
cess when once the determination is
formed to force it, Now, we have seen
n good deal of things of this sort, and
such unanimity peWading n whole
community nay, whole district OF
country, we have never seen. 1t does
credit to every one concerned either
directly or remotely, and makes us
very, very proud of both Dallas and
North Texas. Now we would urge
upon both directors and citizens
to extend every facility to all
our visitors, Let us be ut some trouble
and, if necessary, make some personal
sacrifice to render the prolonged stay
of visitors not only pleasant with reIer>
once to the fair proper, but give them
pleasant impressions of tho social and
business get up" Of our lusty, live ems
ergetic, progressive young city. We
have already accomplished much more
yet remains to be done; let us not lose
what has already been so satisfactory
by failing to do that which remains to
be done.
We congratulate each official and di-
rector. and when all have done so nos
bly, il would be wrong to distinguish
yet we know the officers tn emselves
will Join us in the sentiment that both
the president, George M. Swink, and
the secretary, j, B. Hereford, deserve
all manner of praise.