Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-07
EXCURSl0NISTS.
A Special Train of Tourists on Then
Way Through Texas.
Taking a Look at the Wonderful Pros
perity of the Lone Star.

An excursion train having on board
nearly hundred persons representing
various professions and interests of the
Northern and Eastern states, England
and Germany arrived here yesterday
afternoon in charge Of DR.. John e.
Ennis of Chicago, general passenger
and land agent, Mai. j. q. Lewis, Texas
emigration agent, and N. II. War
wick of Cincinnati, district passenger
agent of the Gould system, DIR. Ennis
had the management of the party.
This excursion numbered over one
hundred persons on leaving 81. Louis,
and was composed largely OF land
agents OF the Gould system from Ohio,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Illinois,
who came to Texas to see the advan-
tages they can offer to immigration
from their respective states. They
numbered about twenty-five.
Among the party were number Of
newspaper men and they were busily
engaged In the afternoon taking notes
about the Queen City of Texas. The
following are the names of few whom
the reporter of THE GAZETTE met at
the depot: Mr.. Stone, agent for the
system at Quincy, Ill; Mr.. Lord
agent at Des Moines, Iowa; Mr. Boyd
ston, agent at Warsaw, Ind; Judge
w. j. Nelson, agent at Burlington
Junction, Mo-, and mayor Of the city;
Fred d. Snyder, editor OF the
Maryville mo Times; Judge VIM. S.
Everett, of Chicago; w. ii. Hauey, OF
the Cincinnati Enquirer; j. II. Wharf,
of the Olney, ILL.,, Advocate; X. Ii.
Hunter. Of England; George Brown,
Ohio; f. Il. Abbott, Massachusetts;
w. II. Williams and n. Il. Frederick
sen, Chicago; b. +. Kayoy, Illinois;
VIM. Lucas, Missouri; George Hoolan,
Iowa; j. r.. Cox, Indiana: X. Brewer,
Michigan. A number of ladies were
In the party, Mrs. Luther Homes, Ohio;
Mrs. Il. f. Rush, Illinois; Mrs. III. q.
Collins, Texas; Mrs Clara Kidd, Indi-
ana; Mrs. Garfield, Ohio, and others.
The party left st. Louis on the first
lust and made prolonged stops at
Knobel, Helena aud Little Rock In
Arkansas. AT Helena they were roy
ally entered at barbecue 10 the after
noon and supper at night. They
spent yesterday morning Ia Dallas and
the afternoon In this city. A number
OF the excursionists stopped at various
places on the line, and Ut this place the
party separated, part of the special
train being attached TO the regular
west bound train last night, which
contained about one-half oil
the excursionists, while the Others
numbering about forty went South IA
visit Austin and San Antonio.
From several ofthe land agents THE
GAZETTE learned that the flow Of en-
Igratlon into Texas during the com.
ing winter and spring Is expected u
be larger than ever before; that this
growth and prosperity OF Texas In
the past has been the subject
OF universal comment In their
states, and they feel sure tina
an enormous amount Of immigration
will set IN after the election and the
crops for the year are gathered. They
spoke very encouragingly of The crop
ia the old states and predict good time
In them during the winter.
The excursionlsts will return to Thu
city In a few days and disband here
Some of the party will remain In Texas
but the larger portion will return 4
their homes. The following resolu
lions, passed on thetrain, were HANDED
THE GAZETTE for publication:
Whereas. the excursion party Of one hun
dTcd and any and upwaida, representing "a
various Interests OF Tie northern slate,
England and Germany, composed OF repre-