Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-27
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GAINESVILLE.
How the Gainesville Cotton Happened
to go to Pilot Point.
Special 10 tho Gazette.


to go to Pilot Point.
Special 10 tho Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, Ten, Oct. 26.-The
Pilot Point correspondent makes
great to do over the fact that a few
farmers carried their cotton from this
county to that place to be sold. If
his statement be correct as to what the
farmers realized, it would seem that
they allowed their prejudices to get
the better of their reason. When the
Farmers Alliance brought their cot
ton to this market, a committee APP
pointed by themselves waited upon
the buyers to secure a bid therefor.
The first offer was within fraction of
what the farmers demanded. The
Gainesville buyers then made them a
proposition to telegraph to Sherman,
Pilot Point and other places, and get
bid for their cotton, and that they
would duplicate any offer made by
them. This was satisfactory to most
of the farmers, who sold their cotton
upon that condition. The few dissat-
istied ones we're offered S.S5 without
their cotton being ''cutn by the buyers.
They would not accede to this propo-
sition, however, and preferred to drive
their cotton twenty miles further and
receive u less price for it. The char
acterization, by the Pilot Point cor
respondent, of this city as a Jew
stricken community" was reelection
upon some of our most respected cit.
liens, and was unjust and
uncalled for. Such language
but shows the jealous spirit
entertained by some of our neighbors
for our city, because of the latter's
prosperity and enterprise. Our farmer
friends underst and that the cotton
buyers and merchants of the city will
give them as good, If not better, prices
for their cotton than they can secure
elsewhere, and the efforts of the Pilot
Point correspondent to divert the trade
TO his little town by an offer of the
freedom Of the city, and free
lunchp will prove unavailing.
Mr.. g. A. Kiemer and Mrs. Maggie
Eriis were married in this city yester-
day, Rev. J. b. Holloway officiating.
Only the relatives and few friends
witnessed the ceremony and partook
OF the elegant supper prepared for the
occasion.
Last Monday Mr.. Il. IT. Freel, farm
er of this county, living near For
esthurg, brought some cotton 10 town.
After disp0sing of the same he was
taken suddenly i'll, and carried TO the
Hudson house, and medical aid SUM
moned. He continued TO grow worse,
aud yesterday morning breathed his
last, surrounded by his wife, two chill
dren and brother-in-law. The cause
OF his death was congestion of the
brain. He was good, respected citi-
zen, and his demise was peculiarly
sad.
Mr.. Il. r. Steadman, for many years
prominent merchant of Marshall,
Tex, has arrived in the city, accom-
panied by his estimable family. They
will make this place their future home.
Mr.. Steadman is a live business man.
and we welcome him and his family
as citizens of Gainesville.
A heavy rain fell here yesterday, the
iirst for a long time. liz was general
! drought this section.
Rev. Or. Pierson will continue his
services throughout this week. He
continues TO attract large audiences.
Notwithstanding the Indictment
weather, the churches were we'll at.
tended to-day.