The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-02
ORGANIZED AND OPENED.

ORGANIZED AND OPENED.
The Grain and Produce Exchange Orga-
nized and Formally Opens-The Address
Of tho President and Remarks Of Others,
Etc.
The Grain and Produce Exchange of this
city was formally opened yesterday with
appropriate ceremonies. Speeches were
made, nice lunch was set, and general
good time was experienced in the inaugur-
alton of our exchange 80 calculated to
prove of benefit to our city. Tho re-
marks Of the various speakers were all re-
assuring to most encouraging extent and
gave in glowing terms the picture of the fl-
,ure transactions nationally to be anticipat-
ed from the operations of this body. We
desire now to see the officers of the ex-
change get down to hard work and accom-
plish for US all that the Imagination can
paint and We feel ABSURD from the rousng
opening yesterday and the evident entnus-
iasm manifest that the Dallas Grain and
Produce Exchange will in few months
prove one of the institutions of Tex,s.
There was large crowd present, oom-
posed Of our best citizens and leading bust.
ness men, all of whom seemed to take a
special interest in the enterprise. There
were number of tables strung across the
halls, on which were displayed the goods OF
the grain and produce men of this city.
Without particularizing the names of the
exhibitors, it is due to state that they made
agood show of grain and produce articles.
Among the exhibitors were Charles Blake
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breads Of all kinds, made at his bakery.
Messrs. Loeb & Scwabacher had on exhi.
bition a sample lot of Falk's celebrated
bottled beer.
McEnnis & Co., dealers In flour and pro.
dnce commission merchants, had on exhi
bition fine lot of grain OF all kinds, wheat
oats, millet, etc.
Ferd. N. Tucker, grain and produce mer.
chant, had fine samples of small grain, as
well as fruits and potatoes.
u. /, Rainwater, of the city elevator, had
on exhibit q fine lot of grain.
W. A. Adams exhibited fine lot Of corn
and oats of Texas growth.
A. Openheimer, the president Of the Elk.
change, and grain and produce commits
sion merchant, had fine display Of wheats
california and Texas raising) millet, meal
corn, flour, onions, lemons, ETC.. which at
uaeted considerable attention.
The grain and produce firm Of CARING.
Ton Smith had large and varied display
oil grain and produce.
The seed display of G. X. Holloway was
good and embraced all kinds usually sown
In our gardens.
Messrs. Thorburn & Walton, represent
ing the Wholesale grocery house. of I. L.
!Mafsalis, made acomplete display Of domes-
NC AID fancy goods pertaining to their line,
Wll CHI was very creditable.
Colonel G. T. S. Dake, grain and commits.
sion merchant, had on exhibition fine lot
oicorn,, oats, and other grain and he made
aspl endid show.
After all had inspected the goods, Mr..
Vppenheimer, president of the Grain and
and Produce Exchange, raped the house
70 order, and having set forth the objects OF
me meeting, made the following speech,
which was heartily applauded at the close
and pronounced by oil present to DO q
sound and able effort.
=. PRESIDENT oPPENHRIMER's sPHECH.
Members of the Grain and Produce Exchange
and gentlemen.
~ When l read in yesterday mornings
HERALD that this exchange was to be
opened by speeches, etc, felt that Col.
Shel Piouts had put me In q trap, as he
KNOWS very well, or at least ought TO know,
mat cannot make q speech to draw or en-.
iertain an assembage like this. However,
Ibid intend to make few remarks, which,
y taken as q speech, will be y failure, but
uonly as remarks from one business man
70 another, dare hope they will achieve
That success which intended them TO have.
No doubt some of YOU came here fully
posted as to our aims and purposes, but /
hm also aware that n great many of those
here assembled would like TO be better in.
formed on the subject. There are In every
community. az well as IN our CITY, peoplo
who doubt everything new. mud who o,ies.
ton every enterprise, no matter of what do.
scription, by saving: sis there A necessity
br such an entsrprise, and II 40. what good
will II dor" These two ouestions propose
to answer briefly, knowing that il our aims
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