The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-13

IN reference to this matter, an.i To START
the train st any day ana to run it 10
any manner that may suit the conves
nience and purposes of those " no may
be deputed 10 20 In this service.
Very respectfully and truly yours,
THOMAS ALLEN.
La respaRse To the invitation, MIR.
Bain and other merchants, replied as
follows:
81. Loufs, Aprii =, ISIS.
Hon Thomas Allen, President 81 Louis.
iron Mountain aud southern Raiigsy
COMPANY.
DBaR SIR-Tour very kind invita-
ton OF the lolh has bad prompt atten-
ton, aud in response beg To name to
you the following as prominent repre-
sentsfive= af our very best business
nrms who giil gladly avail themselves
Of Your Kind offer.
II has been arranged for the train 70
start from the ir0n Mountain depot on
Tuesday, the 18th instant, al three
p. M.
Permit me, in nehaif OF the business
men of this city 10 thank you most
cordially for your thoughtful considers
alton aud the evidence of public spirit
such action assures.
This excursion, embracing, as il does,
many Of our most energetic and abie.
business men, mast he the iiissns of
demonstrating the superior advantages
OF ST Louis AS y market for fexas.
am, my dear sir. very re4fsectfnIIy.
0EGRGE Balm.
President Merchants Exchange
NJ q. HUMPHREY
President Cotton Excl ange.
Below are the names OF the ladies'
and gentlemen who compose lie ex.
cursi0uists:
}, " parsmore, President OF the lotion
u. q. stannsTj, Il. q. STANDARD 4 Co
a, a. Meilier, A. A. Meiiier.
J, u; Rankin. smith. Begss y CO.
y W. Rockwell, Southern Lead AND OH
Company.
= Paddock. Paddock, Hawiey O..
. =. Dsgnan, Burns & Heenan.
Jebn talbot, Talbot d Melton.
Craig Alexander. Com IN issIor
At. Hsriow, HARLOW, Spencer 4 u.
pany. eo'''-
Frank shap,eigh, A. T. shapI.lgh a Co.
NJ u. nodd, Dodd. iirown q Co
loan Whitaker, y Whitaker a sons.
g, =. CAMS. e,anss, bBefes 4 Co.
n 1. hiiiHEsley, Il l.. Billlngslfy Y Co
W q. Edwartis, " IL Edwards %.
a W. evans, NauSon, Earth allow 8 Co
T. y nhlteiey, Gle Tin, Allen & Co.
James Richardson, Elch afdson & Co.
Henry Stanley, Todd Il 60.
y. IL Dpwen, Niee-pHes!denf Of the Gotten
Exchange, i. IL. Dowen n Co.
\. A. Benus and wife, f,enus Bro. a co.
Z }. Clark, Clark a ksnnett.
= u. tiiiey ~. Ionis Msilahta iron Co.
Gerard q Aiien,fuitoD iron Works.
T. = simmons, Sintnons' Harsiws Te Co.
press Company.
l.. " NJ ss-ntet aud wife, senfer a Co
J. Les lf,A- arifa a
a. a. Patton and wis. A. A Pattan a Css.
= N, Donaldson aud " lie, Cotton Com
press company.
N G. hamparey aud vile ,cortisa.i Hala-
/. 9 A. Fiiicy and wife. Excelsior aaaurae.
i.oyd 9. isrris, csester q Harris Manu-
featuring COMPANY.
" ise NiosS.
Miss STANDARD
Miss Ella Fletcher
Miss ,siendsaninE.
Ton. fbofa&s Alien, President OF the st.
ss.n,ss iron Mountain and southern Rails
! ". IA. Alien, A ssistan ent OF the ~.
I.onis, iron Mountain AID southern Rail
A. ". soper. eensraI superintendent Of
me ~ i.ouis, Iron Mountain aud Southern
At Marshall the party was join ed BY
Colonel Noble, general rnperiate rdent
OF the Texas and Pacific railroad, who
accompanied them to this city. Colonel
Nohls will remain with them until
their return, homeward boun.I for
Marshall.
The party are on q special train com
posed OF three sleeping eaaches, one
passenger car, dining car and com
misary car. Mccullough, the eele.
brated st. Louis caterer, accanst aniss
The party and looks sitter the ibner |
man.
On the arrival Of the train at the |
union depot. nm Informal reception was
given them by some of.our Ieatiine
business men. and the party was es-
corted to the Windsor where they reg |
'stered and took tea. A general re
gret WAS expressed by our city of cisis /
aud business men thai the lsteness oil |
Inc hour at which thes arrlyed, ma 4 the /
uncertainty As TO whether they would !
stop. preciasied the pleasure il would
have afforded them OF giving the party /
= formal welcome. A large numl or Of /
men paid their respects at /
he Windssr. however. aud : I. " Of /
Ihe exeursionists were driven owe Z the |
sity. Mrssrs. Kerr. OF the i5rst ns .ion-
Il bank. and Grsliser OF The
tale sasibgs bAnk, took part
q tits deiesAtton throuRh /
he elevator and aruun.i 10 other points /