The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-29
OUR GUESTS

Their Reception and Entertainment by the
Exchanges OF the city, and the Bois dare
Club-speeches and Toasts.
The directory of the Texas & st. Louis
MrrOw-gauge railroad arrived in the city
BY special train yesterday morning, at 10
o'clock, pursuant to expectations, over the
Texas Pacific road, and were met ut the
depot by the committee OF reception, who
escorted them to the Grand Windsor hotei
A large number of our business men
paid the distinguished guests an informal
call while they were at the hotel.
The party consists of Colonel j. W. Par
a9more, president of the road J. l.. Sloss,
". NJ. Senter, &. b. H,bbard, j. w. Phil.
Ups, OF 81. Louis; and Ex-Governor Hub
Gard, OF Tyler, q. NJ. Seley, OF Waco, and
W. Jenkins, of Cleveland, Ohio. At two
o'clock IN the afternoon an informal recpp-
Ton was given them at the Board of TRADE
rooms, at which were present representa-
yves Of the Board of Trade,
heclty council and the Cotton and Produce
exchanges, besides great many OF our
leadns citizens. There were present some
Ihlee hundred persons, who ,ither repre-.
Nh'ed the commercial interests OF the city
~ who are largely interested in
y iutnre welfare. Captain w. G.
veal, the president of the Board of Trade,
Alsu The meeting to order and introduced
Ulle guests Mayor Crowdus, who in II few
ylIei remarks welcomed the visitors TO our
IVY lie was followed by Mr.. W. White,
PRESIDENT of the Cotton exchange, and Mr..
D. >. 9ppenheim, president of the Grain and
a;V'Vee exchange, who spoke words
,a' Of the Board of Tiale,
snS extended to the gentlemen a most cor.
S va. erecting, which was heartily ap.
pauoeu BY the guests as well as others
geseh'' lie spoke of the present and
. ,a.ure growth of Dallas and the fertile
w ,vy that surrounded her for counties
%%ouuo' AT this juncture of the meeting,
,Iete were calls for Ex-Governor Hubbard,
W., IIo responded in one of those beautiful
NY YET common.sense speeches for which
es renowned. After responding to the
' rv,us OF welcome he reviewed at length the
S I,;sn Of narrow. gauge railroads, com.
s WI with it the broad. gauge standard,
S ~. showing the advantages of the former
c' n The latter, both as con.
w,,Inins the cost of building and
nv Su mat OF running. He advocated that
s,vrsuehgth and capacity of the narrow.
Iasewas equal to the broad.gauge cars;
afT.v.nnaffow'gauge was the coming system
S,,anr4ads, and In the near future would
obas aoont mighty competition with the
tmo ana thereby reduce freights. This
Si,,, last year they had only
In, miles OF their roads completed,
Avn now about four hundred miles
ono, oelhg completed Their road was
,sssEmally intended as Texas enterprise,
E r,.. was intended to 20 no further than
he i.Naha where II was to connect with
OSo " n Mountain road, but they awokc
ala mnVlIhihg To find that line had been
ws wuleh lett them out in the cold II
Avn That President Paramore deter.
hd w. w push the line to Cairo, aud so fast
mm,i" WORK progressed that II would be
in, r ny so ana running to that point by the
md ool0btr next, aud that when that
,bs vi the line had been finished
m, vnure force would be placed on
Nopn, WI wi the line ana the gap between
hI"" lIeasant, the present terminus, and
sa,is would be closed In two months after.
Out,is, mus giving Dall las narrow.gauge
abon, win the world, thereby bringing
enr". competition In freight aud pas.
nv sr ARE, causinga reduction of the same.
Nh .'a OF this road are OF the best Eng.
linz !, w., and the passenger fare over the
sunni, ,1ree cents per mile, Their cars are
% ,eo,,, with patent trucks, which can be
m,5 eur,ated us to tit them to u broad gauge
lonsl, ihe speaker grew eloquent, and was
CAY applanded throughout his speech.
A ,oa., y, Is. Simpson was called upon for
hssIh and responded. drinking to the
the ,a. u ,he directory aud the success OF
mora au, lie was followed by Colonel Para.
Ne VINO explained in a short speech
,ys,.N Workings of the narrow gauge
ls,ya, and the advantages that
Of Nv Dallas In the extension
irish, nne here and illustrated how the
p,ob, ,S o. broad guage lines eat up what
Menu mere n might be on articles shipped.
''s' Phillips, slosson, senter, seely, Of