Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-02
RANDALL'SRECEPTI0N.
Ringing Bells and seroeehing Whisl
ties Welcome tho Statesman TO
Old Alabama.
A Right Royal Reception rendered Elm,
A Visit to the PRATT Minss.--A Ban
gust Tonight.

BIRMINGHAM, Aha, Jan, l,Hon.
SamuelJ. Randall and his party ar
rived here on special train from
Nashville at $50 O'Clock this morning,
escorted by Col. J ". sloss, president
ofthe SOUTH B North Alabana Rail-
road company and ofthe Sloss Furnace
compsny, Col. Ensley, PRESIDENT Of
the Pratt Coal and Iron company, and
several other gentlemen. As the train
pulled into town the whistles of the
railroad locomotives, furnaces, foun-
dries and maChlne.shops saluted
IL with their best blasts aud
the birmingham artillery fred mum.
Der OF guns When the train stopped
and Mr. Randall appeared, Mayor
lane stepped Oh the platform of che
car and spoke few appropriate words
OF welcome.
MIR Randall repliedin shortspeeoh
In which he said that he had had "a
great d, sire TO see the city that sbips
iron into the district he represents in
congress and promised tnRt no labor of
his should ever ne given toward en-
Aeting laws 60 prevent this people
nom success ully competing With any
other country on the globe Ia convert.
ing raw materials Into marketable
mmndities Congressman McAdoo
followed with a pleasing speech, ans
nonncing himself from aetatu which
Tor over n quarter of century has
been faithful TO Democratic
principlea The parry were
the Florence MOTEL, which htd been
deroia,td for their entertainment
After nv ont an hour, in which ;he
parry be .Rias y :, they left for Prait's
mines, SIS mites from the city on a
80 vi Train provided by the Pratt
Gal and Iron company, on its rail-
road. "A out fUry citizens necom-
panied them Az the III mes 40 o
happy INTRODUCED IN by Col. Ensley
president OF the Pratt company,
MesaTa. Randall and McAdoo made
shWt speecnes IN q ln,ge number
OF miners comprising ALSO a baud 0f
school children with bsnneTe. Il. w.
Johns, the mining engineer for the
company, followed, welcoming the
visitors on behalf Of the workingmen.
Tie parties then viHited the mines,
which comp ise shaft, two alopes
and drift. They went into the shaft
aud saw the process OF digging coal
upon az thoroughly solenlife plan A.
IL operated In the world. Mr. RAM
dali wore In the mine, Instead OF his
silk hat, felt hat, which he had
brought with him, With q mlner's
lamp attached.
The par ~ reached the city again at
$3.50 o'clock aud spent the afternoon
visiting places az interest Mr.. aud
Mrs Randall, assisted by Congress
man elCct JOnu NJ Martin and NIrF.
Martin and about dozen ladies 81 this
city and Tuscaloosa, received callers az
the Florence house tonight
All the opening of the reception
the members OF tho Jefferson.
Democratic, and the Randall clubs
called ia body, aud presented ad-
dresses printed on white satip. Mr..
Randall replied appropriately, Al 81
o'clock tile visitors went 10 TIE theator
and saw Carrie Swain and her troupe
in the latter half Of "rhe Iltllo
Joker
Tomorrow MessrH. Raudall aud Nc
Adoo will visit the furnaces and irOu-
ore minea, within few miles ~ the
city, on the Louisville 4
Nashville and tho Blrminghaui
mineral railroads There Ia every
assurance that the banquet to-morfoT
night No the Florence hUlel Will ba an
eyeit long 10 he remembered IN the
social history OF Birmingham. Invita-
tiona TO II are very gratefully received
as compliments among the residents.
There Will be seats for nearly two hun
6red, and other PLACES In the state Will
furnish good proportion OF the
banquelers.