The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-11
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have 20 get down us pencil ana ngure.-
( Mrs. Mcpherson, In Sherman Democrat.
THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL.
The Texas Press associat on are In seseion
this week at Dallas indulging in their an
nual festival and srsnsacting bnsincss per
tanning to the craft. they will wind up
with a big excursion TO Houston TO witnes
tho Interstate drill. Tho Banner wishes
tho boys season OF enjoyment. and trusts
that their deliberations may result in bene-
fit TO the press OF the state and their readers
as well.-TGreenville Banner.
WE ARE ALL HERE.
1--WE are all here" had O very pleasant
trip up, meeting on the way number Of
the mem bers OF the association from Abb
lene. Cisco and other points. We arrived In
good time this morning, and took pleas
ant ride over the city with Mr.. Hall, OF tho
HERALD, before the meeting OF the conven.
ticn. l note more vigorous signs oi i'm
provement in Dallas than In any city have
vet visited in Texas. On every side sub.
stantial buildings are going up. and many
OF them would do credit 10 cities the size OF
st. Louis or Chicago. The Merchants ex-
change, now completed to the third story,
IL q magnificent structure, mud 10 the pride
OF tho city. The Grand Windsor hotel Is
building very fine stone addition 20 Us III
ready large dimensions, al a cost OF about
$4,000. II is to be three stories high, and
covers nearly the Whole block. a large
force Of men are engaged IN much needed
work on the streets which | learn are TO be
substantially paved all through the business
part OF the city. Dallas has many beautiful
priv It residences and most Of the yards are
now filed with blooming flowers, which
WELD q grateful fragrance to the surround
ing air and great delight TO my uneocus.
toned eyes. / ami being most hospitality
entertained al the palasial residence OF Hon.
N. IL. k..~e M
ernor, and his neverfailing attentions add
much TO the pleasure oil the visit. The
convention has done little business OF ina.
portnnce 10 day, most of the time being de.
voted by the members TO acquaintance
aud shaking hands all around. About six
ty members are present, and about twenty
new applications were passed upon to-day.
A very pleasant address was delivered by
the mayor, rendering the hospitali.ies of
the city. and were neatly responded TO by
President Yandell. Tonight the association
Is rendered complimentary entertainment.
by Mrs. Benton, manager OF the opera
house. Aladdin Is to be presented by
company of children trained by Mrs. Ben
ton and from all accounts will be very inter.
esting. The opsra-house Is one OF tho
handsomest and most complete have seen
TWO DAYs IN DALLAS.
Our editor spent two days in Dallas dur
ing the recent session of tho Z ezGs Press
ia that city, and has returned
,oAvinced that he has met with g hospitable
people in great Texas city. Everything
was done for the press delegates II was
possible 10 do. They were fed, lodged,
wined and smoked, and in
short, had the freedom Of the city. The
convention did about what IL always has
lone. nothing excep to accept of bospitali-
lies and have good time. They did pass
! resolution requesting the next
lniring the publication OF sher-
.if's and administrators salee, which was
in the right direction whether IL
,erfies with 1t any weight or not. The con-
yeption was in session three days. An
excursion TO Houston was extended the
members TO witness the national drill, and
about fifty.two accepted and left Wednes-
day evening over the Houst0n IL Texas
Central railway. The boom OF Dallas i'm
still keeps up its rapid lick.
Brick and stone business houses Of large
and magnificent aud costly
m ansions are going up all over the city. w.
II. Hughes 10 building a grand hotel that
covers all of the block on which the Le
Grand hotel building now stands, ex.
cep; so by 100 feet. It 10 built OF stoue
brought from Parker county, and will be
four stories high. It will include the old
I.e Grand building, part Of which is to be
taken down and rebuilt. A. merchants ex-
change building 10 ia cocvse OF completion,
which viii be magnificent Structuro.
The Sanger Bros. are now preparing to
enlarge there already mammoth store build.
Ing. and other buildings OF magnitude are
In course Of construction In the business
part or the city. The pres3 delegation
were conveyed in carriages oil over the city
Wednesday evening, sRd had en- opportu'
nifty oil viewing the city quite thoroughly.
They were all astonlahtd az the city's
growth, and were astonlshed
tina, the newspapers had not boosted
more about it. But nothing more could
be expected from 30 modest men az
M essrs, Piouts, Elliott IL Hall, Of the HER
AID, aud Bill Sterrett, of the Times, as Bill
said in his speech at the banquet given the
press, that they did not feel like Dragging
on DallsE--that II looked too much like q
man inviting friend TO SEQ him, and then
pointing to mis- furniture In his house and
telling the visitor how pretty 1t wss, as
though he could not find that out without
being told. when he was there to rec for
himself. Well. the press delegates did see.
US expected to see. They saw that Dallas
had live, wide-awske people, who we're
building great city. Manufactures, too,
are in operation and Others arc 10 course.
The companies have been organized and
the stock taken, and they will
be built. That's the kind Of people
the Dallssopians are, and II Deni.
SOD bad few like Dallas, with the money
and pluck, Denison would soon double her
present boom. Real estate H. up 10 fabu-
lous prices in Dallas and real estate men
are making money. The real estate agency
of Veal 4 Co., told ne that the receipts Of
their Office % commissions for the last
included in great part sale Of large body
Of Wild lands. Real estate men
there generally tell NJ they
have all the business they can well
handle. Our editor In behalf OF himself
and Mr.. B. O. Murray, Of the Gazetteer, re.
turn thanks for many kindnessSs shown
them By Nossrs. eterrett, Of the Times,
Pfouts and Elliott and: especially Hall, OF
the HKnALp, who entertained Ne at hts
magnificsns homo. - none but prince
OF gentleman - be II could have done.
We Ike Dallas and her hospitable people.
1.-THE noblest Roman Of NJ all" that II
always present at the press meet'ngs,
IVES present at the lest, ~ usual, TO greet
his brother hbsr-pu:bers. That was Cen
brother depart until they had visited bis
be hca prepared and were shown through
his antiqusfed studio. Il 10 indeed curl
osity shop In the vay OF old documents and
old relics Of vn1ious kinds. While his long
Iocks ere now - white - cotton, he 10 APP
parsutly - young - he vae twenty ave
years oR0. nn0 he auBured bis brothers
thoro Wa but little doubt - 70 his being
proppnt nt the rextfeuut0u - the young.
est Of them.-r Oenis3n Hesald-Nexs.