The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-17
SIGHT SEERS
Arrival Of q large Party of Northern
EScnrslonlsis,
Who hrs Taking a Trip Through Texas
for Pleasure
And Prospective Profit Their Plans,

Aparty OF excuIslonlsls numbering one
hundred and tinY, made up a. capitalists
and Eell-tO-do farmers, from the states OF
Illinois Ohio, lows, Wisconsin, Kentucky,
Arkansas, lnilans, New YORK and West
Challn, arrived IN tue city yesterday morn
Ing over the Texas q Pacific road from the
east IA sine Tor breakfast 10 the Union
deput. The party Is In charge 0i
John T.. Ennis, land and passenger
agsu. OF the Gould southwestern system Of
railroads, with headquarters NJ Chicago.
The following travelling passenger agents OF
/ this system OF ROADS accompany the party
/ for the purpose Of studying Texas, that
they may post themselves more thoroughly
and be able 10 talk and set forth 10 better
advantage her resources, etc, Then names
are: II. A. Fisher, assistant general pas.
senger agent, ST, Louis; ID. W. Janowitz,
eastern passenger agent, 2lj Broadway,
/ New York City; j. II. McCann, eastern
City; j, j. Fowler, travelling passenger
agent, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania n. Il.
! Warwick, district passenger agent, l3l
| Vine street, Cincinnati, OHIO, nnd u. NJ
Clayton, Northwestern passenger sGent,
Omaha, Nebraska,
The special train which brought them
LEFT 81. Louis Wednesday evening via the
| Iron Mountain route consisting OF three
excursion sleeping cars, coach, baggage car,
and Pullman Buffet sleeper America.
Prominent among tho prospecting land
buyers are II. l., Sheldon, London, Enc
land; Charles Dugan of GAINESVILLE, Ohio;
w. j. Finley, land agent OF GAINESVILLE,
! Ohio; J, Il. Scrugg, Oskaloosa, Louisiana.
Professor b. ". &cLnin, the well Unknown
artist OF 81. Louis, Is a member OF the par
! ty, ana has sketGhlng materials ana photo.
graph apparatus along for the purpose o!
gathering material tor advertising this sec
| lion of the country,
Tney left Dallas 81 p. m. for For.
| Worth, where they stay all night aud pro-
coed ON specia. schCdule this morning,
stopping at Weathefiord for church. From
! thence they 20 70 Baird, Abilene, Colorado,
| Biz Springs, etc.
No travelling will be done nights, ~ Il 10
the purpose 10 show the entire coucL.y by
daylight. Several OF the different Ioprc'
sentatIyes OF the system have never Visited
| tho State until this trip and they are here
TO become thoroughly acquainted wish ouI
attractive features that they may be- better
able 10 assist in the immigration work
which the Gould system OF roads 10 so earn
estly engaged in. The excursiorists are al
intelligent and respectable looking class o.
gentlemen.
The press was represented. Mr.. William
| Il. Curtis, OF the Inter-Oceau, Chicago; DR.
| J. o. Harris. OF the Ottawa llD Free
Trader, aud Mr.. w. II. Kearns, editor o.
the Great Southwest. Among the party
prominent were Messrs. George i. Law
renee, attorney at law. Vernon, Indiana
| w. II. Smith, O5Rood, Indiana, and J. s.
Carr, Of Cincinnati,
During their stay here they took general
survey OF the city and mingled freely with
our business men, who took great pleasure
in furnishing what Information they de-
sired regarding soil, climate, products, etc.
They expressed themselves as well pleased
with what they had seen of Texas and are
delighted with her genial climate.
After spending 9, couple of days n!
Big Springs some Of the party will 20 west
as far rs FL Paso on flying trip. The par
ty will be carried over the state and via
Laredo into the interior of Old Mexico,
when they will return to their homes, and
we trust will carry with them pleasant re-
mem brances OF the Lone Star State.