Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-04
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
A Big Purchase of Cotton at Denton
Shipments to be Made Direct
to Liverpool.
The Weeks Failures Show 0ollapses to
be More Numerous in the South
than Usual.
A GIANT DENTON ENTERpRIsE.

A GIANT DENTON ENTERPRISE.
Special TO the Gazette.
DENTON, TEX, Oct. 8.-In to-day's
Dallas Herald the Fort Worth CORE
spondent of that paper misstates the
facts In regard to the Decatur cotton
which has been sold here yesterday
and to-day. The cotton was pur-
chased by Denton men and paid fol
with Denton money, and was wholly
Denton enterprise. The cotton will
be shipped direct to Liverpool The
cotton was offered to the giant mer-
chants of Fort Worth, who did not
have the nerve to pay the price which
was paid by tue Denton merchants.
No i'll will is borne 10 any other town
or city by our people and 1t is hardly
fair that the above correspondent OF
the Herald should warp the facts into
a seeming animosity between the two
largest cities of North Texas.
The Wise county farmers were well
satisfied and have all returned home.
A meeting was held by this alliance
last night at which many citizens OF
this place and members of the alli-
anee made speeches after which the
following resolutions were adopted:
We. your committee appointed TO draft a
preamble and set OF resolutions expressive of
the sense OF this meeting, beg leave to report
Whereas, the members OF the farmers al
lance of Wise county and other farmers OF
that county were unable TO dispose OF their
cotton at a fair price In Decatur, and
Whereas, we we're unable 10 Sell the came
at a fair figure TO either Fort Worth, Dallas
or Gainesville, and as we have been able 20
a.ln AfaI
than we were offered for the same at any
other city, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, that we return our sincere thank :
10 all the citizens OF Denton for their very
kind hospitality.
Resolved, that we, as bodv, return our
warmest thanks 10 Messrs. White a MeGias-
son, who bought our cotton. and TO Mayor
Poe and Mr.. John MeNiel, who visited our
camp at Decatur. and through whose aid we
were able to effect a sale aiho
Resolved, that we return our thanks to the
hot Is and restaurants OF Denton, who e1-
tended us favora. Also
Resolved, that we extend our thanks 10
the Denton newspapers for kindly alten-
tons. Also
Resolved. that we give our sincere thanks
to rhonaas Jackson, the weigher OF our cot.
ton, and 10 our own committee who assisted
aud 10 others who assisted at the Weighing
which we think was uniformly just and ae-
curate IN every respect; that We think the
cotton buyers Of Denton have fulfilled the !
contract 10 the letter. Also
Resolved, that We extend the hope for the
future prosperity OF Denton and her citizens
" no by their enterprise have taught other
towns In Texas signal lesson.
Resolved, that the newspapers OF Denton
be requested to publish these resolutions.
a. Q. RUSSELL, chm'n.
The above resolutions were read and
adopted by a rising vote.
M. w. Prescott of Wise made an ap-
propriate speech defending the action
of the farmers In organizing for sell
protection. Mr.. McGlasson, DIR. FIN.
Taught and Judge j. A. Carroll o.
Denton and NJ. T.. Rhodes and l.. 81
Adair of Wise each made interesting
speeches, which were greeted with
rounds OF applause.
On motion vote OF thanks was ex
tended To Judge Austin for the use o