Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-01
Great Efforts Making to Secure Better
Excursion Rates from Texas to
New Orleans.
Tho south and Central american states
prcsenied-specel Days ana
Other celebrations.


INV btlHNt't 'f''
work OF getting jhe. cNpoeluoh 49, "Iut'
has proceeded f1rY iaplHyi anu Wy Ivy
second week 90 Decrnhcf ~ ~ pIoVlHlo
that So can br pronounced complete ~
every particular.
During ihc past ten days the leNa5
state cNhihitbas received many Important
additions, Wd itls noW one oil the largest
and most Interesting in the eNpOsluon'
The addition OF Tho display OF inc ltNNs
Pacific Hlruadi whlchWlli bc eAliol'cu
Jointly with t.mt ~ the state OF leAaS'
iils up l8cse portion oi lhn sPhcc'
Prot W. II Cummius OF Janus ms aisp
Installed tle very extensive cnueeunh ul
the geological and unrru04lcal prouuCI7
OF the state iucludinG o guhhtlY Oh ue
granite from winch the ,ttle cnplJ"l
is ro ut CONSTRUCTED.
Col :. Y II. Johnson, tine STATE COM
missioner l.lt Tor tnNas ini' week 70
hurry up Wm ui th" state eHhiblI-, hut
especially tu secure more favorable rail-.
road rHts ll' Wil attend the conven-
ton o. pls eug"r u}rnJs MI tl"I'-
to-, and cndcayOr TO per-
"a de ibc Two Texas roads to New
Orleans -ino lhNr & P9niie ana Nor
gAu's Louisiana s. lrXas lluc--to reduce
rates during lhc exposition as all me
lines running hero from the Elst aud
North hive already done. Tho board OF
management are lnnhlh2 most uetcr-
mined effort IN the direction OF low rates
from Texas, aud believe tnat they viii
ultimately be able to secure them.
Mr.. Relu Campbell, chief Of trunspOria-
ton of the exposition announces more
favorable terms TO- the North ind Enst,
Under the influence Of these, large eN-
cursiOn
PARTIES ARE POuEtNG IN HERE
at Il much earlier day than was expected.
Wednesday, party Of over 500 arrived
here, mainly from Canton, llalehurst and
other point, ON the Mississippi along the
line Of the Illinois Central railroad.
They win spend i've days here seeing the
exposition aud VIII then start for Texas,
whore most of them intend TO settle. a
big excursion arrives here from Iowa the
first week iu December including the
governor of that state, They come here
to celebrate "loWu day." the 7th, Mt the
exposition. aud thus may be opening the
travel la this direction from the North
A week Of magnificent weather, no rain,
no fox, 40 frost, has improved theupprar-
ancc OF The eN 1osltiou aud added to the
beauty Ut thc grounds Much work has
been done, yet there remains much to do
The new dlrrctor-emcml Capt. Buck,
who enjoys reputation To great exocu-
tive ability, has gone to work with zeal to
hasten matters lie has adopted n ylgor-
Gus policy which win very soon complete
the exposition. number of ox-
hibitors who have taken spaces i'm
the main building have been
very slow about nllng them,
thinking that they could do so whenever
they chose Az there nrp hundrada nf
other applicants asking for space, but
who cannot get il, Dircctor-Gencrnl Buck
has given the tardy exhibitors due notice
by telegraph that unless they are In posi-.
ton by December the space assigned
them viii br re.dlstrlbuted TO others who
ask for IT, He has conferred with the
state commissioners, and given them all
the assistance in his power. All this Ina,
been most encouraging and has oxpe.
ditcd work, especially in the machinery
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