The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03
fine Days sport on the Turf-The
Favorttes Belle BafkIey. Ella
soseti and Harr, Rrosn
the Winners.
Gov. sHbbare's Speech Listened 10 With
Great Interest and Attention-The
Military Turn Gut--The Ladies
Take the Fair by Storm.
wr-. IS. 3 spencer Awarded me
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grounds and by midday there wer
not less than eight thousand there
Every department Was thfonsea An,
ali seemed delighted with the exhibi
tons that were being uaie. tn
ladies, In particular, iu spite Of tn,
/ iuiit;, turned out In force au,i rendsre,
the entire exhibition very attractive
The pavilion wss so crowded that hn
slow progress could be made through
1t 10y pleasure aud curiosity seekers
Ia word, every available iuch wa.
appropriated by the pedestrians.
i'etween twelve ani one clock Gov.
ernor K. B. Hubbard made his appesr.
anoe in front OF the amphithestre
2ssica was denseiy packed, and on
being introduced by Mayor CabeIi, ad
dressed the crowd for Que hour END q
quarter. Those who are familiar with
Governor Hobhardis free and rapid
delivery know full well that TO give
al be said in seventy-fige minutes
would Till one entire side of our sheet.
Hence for the want OF space we ca a
only find room for sy yuopsis OF what
he said on this occasion. He spoke ar
follow:
feilow-eitizsns OF Northern Texas:
. appear before you not for the pur
psas oi dealing in tropes and rhetoric.
e9s 10 deliver al un8ritten sneet.tt- !.
brief, practical speech. The occa-iol
and the hoar IL suggestiye-sugyes-
i've of our sgricuitnrai and mechanical
resources. he state Is making rapid
strides IN development, as shown by
The increase in taS4ol. values in the
last year from sac, ,010, 900 TO 1925
UJe,G ,GuJ, and in population in pro
portion 10 the increh-e Of taxa bic
property, The improvements during
the past tHeaty-fOUr years in this re
gioa are astonishing. Then there was
in this city but u few hundred-ua.s
there ere twenty thOusaDd. see be-
fore ms q aeosmcPo!!tar city, uBequaled
ic 'Ae state. This Is due TO the enter
re!Se of your -ss.E.siIs. Twauty-four
yezcs ago only twrnIy five ,,s;t.. of ,..,t-
toA we've pTcs.leed in Dallas eosIiIfy
Thea no. iaiey peach va cultivated
Ia this c5uety--- la@ there are d thou
sand orchards. Then there .ay. bu-
tWu school i-nouses--gsGgs the sehr~s-
Master is abroad tbEaBgheus AZ else
eozatrY r.lsissei anngg. One tAing 0f
northern 1ssla, is fepreseBa.ss 80, rgi-
las the geographical center Of The
:; ara. sagiop prcQsr-
s9siias ba4, Ia times pas, contributed
her iull as!oia 10 hgbt toe lBdians on
t'ur bvf ,isrs, ,.Hd s9r ti.s contest which
wr lowed e,sely bgt too well. ..,,1
n2as4y vi hes sons bave nlieS esriy :atf
patriotic graves.
What have to say to-isy, f4,las-
citizens, viii be addressed to tue isg..
ets, artiZans ard business men prPseIt
and to the far ladies who honor u by
Their presence. The progress of agri-
culture and the progress of the indus
trial arts yon mark by tiIe mile stnDes
IN al directions l am hot one. OF the.
mum her W ho tIakles the farmer because
II IL popular to 10 so. leave all that
tn the dtJaagogGe. | believe 10 eH
coarag}ns agriculture, brcause on thst
hinges aii national prosperity. Look
al Asia, iovi st Airics, look at Mex
leo ali thsse have no pipw eivilizu
ticn. The creates. Illustration Of tue
progress. Of naiioas exists in their labor
= hundred years ago our farmers knew
nothing but the Old straight pluw,
which simply tickled the surface Of
mother earth. Then one hand did
well, in the estimation of his neigh
Dor, who succeeded in reapiDg an acre.
Then they ruined their soil by not un
Jerstanding the importance OF suhsoil
piowirg When compared with the
farmers of the present day, they were
like the feeble rus.-ltght when com
pared with the SUMS light. The dis
coyery OF the cotton gin revolutionised
our eutire county.
We hear much In thtse days about
Ia abor-saying machinery being the
eaSlse of strikes. They say that Iabo-
rei- are turneJ loose 5y reason OF such
machinery Oat with such foolish
ness! It simply convregates iaborers,
that is all You only change the con
iition OF labor. There IL no want ~ a
fiase in Texas for honest iabor. The
object of your association is to eneour
age honest lanor, Forty five years ago
there was not foot of railroad N the
United States. Now Texas alone has
2.lao.miies of railroad The impor-
tsBce of these roads to Texas cannot
be over-estimated What would you
business men of DaIiss do without
railroads and the electric wires? And
yet, we have yet left in Texas few
who oppose all of this improvement.
would ask all such to come out of the
ranks of old foggyism. Come out and
encourage those things on which our
national prosperity depends.
In the older cotton etates, exclusive
attention has been given to cotton and
eora, SO long that the soil has worn
ont, and the consequence 10. We are de-
pieting them Those who are bound
hand and foot by their commission
merchants are seeking new lands in
this Dew state. Let US learn q lesson
from their experience ami rotate our
rrors. Let US learn TO plough deep
spd diversity our crops. Plough deep
aud rotate crops should be the cry all
over our state
Farmers in Texas are too ready and
willing to sell everything but their
wives sa6 children. Surround your
homes with attractions, and then cling
To them. Don't sell them. Plant
vines and flowers, and trees, ard max.
your homes attractive, and when
others want 70 biIy such homes, tell
them 10 go and do ~ yoa have dope
Let as pave the way for our mil.
lions who are TO come 10 our proeper-
Gus state. Above ali things let " be
come ssti-sGstainir &. Let US not only
produce all we need for home con.
| sumption, but let ns do our own mann
| featuring. There Is no earthly reason
why this cannot be done. We have
paid tribute to the north and " est Ions
enough. Let us live more within our.
selves. We should manufacture ever,
agricultural supplement- We stand ir
need of. Let us manufacture aud aay.
the cost OF transportation both ways
AMI avoid the profits OF the middle,
men. Texss should live at home
Raise yeur own meat; improve ycu,
stock supply the plsce OF tbin- bact
hoge and mustangs by better stock
Substitute short bcrns for long horns
] Make your. own butter snd ci.eese
i The bcgt civiiizer 70 the introductsus
i Of tfoOsied stock. In xnen and beasts
blood via tel Itia : fAet that IN,
4 iyad enefle busEssss ~ TsxAs Adds /,
the csiniuak popniat5o9 slkzPfy.tbre,
Z, peg ePDt moeo ehAn olhGe 6ep<1aoe
6nd ~ thk et4temeut ~: hea neuse
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