Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-28
Opinions Fresh From the People Of
Texas IN Regard to the Recent
Course Of Dallas.
Man, Detect u Spirit Of Jealous, aud a
Dcslrc 10 Avert Trade From
u Rival CITY.
Her Action Pronounced Nasty H,td Unjust,
No, onis 10 rcr worth butte
Norh aud West Tesas.
NrwnAliel,roap.

viewed ScNNfalni our ln0Ni prominent pfO.
icSslonal and bneineas mon Tor The pur.
pose ul asccrialninr tholr views rs regard
" The quarantine made by Dallas against
hort Worth, ~ having heen lniuilons 90
the stale n whole,
Mr N q, Maddox WIS tlrst seon and
freely expressed himself, he said he
could not sec any cause whatever, only n
petty jealousy OF the News and clty
council, aud the move, as he considered,
wis not 40 all raiitcd l'y tho business
mon Of Dallas,
Mr. w, y fldleman, dry goods MGR
chant waancSt seem aud stated that he
could see no Just cause FOR tho move
mcnt, and was satisfied that tho most
pronlnon, business mun were opposed 10
the move,
MIR Con y, IIarnpit of the tlrm Of A
n Starr CO., whOesnlc grocers, was
then interviewed and said hr considered
thai ihn move WIS entirely too hasiy
Mr. J. H. LOWS OF llntchlson, Lows
Co, was then asked his opinion lie
tald can 500 no cause ~ Justify the
move and consider Il premature, AZ Fort
Worth has taken every pfecnutlOn agllnst
The spread OF tho maady
Or w, Y Mackenzie was thon called
90 and said from OIL he conld learn that
ihOg0 was no cause al all Tor the quafan,
tine, az HIS partner DR.. John u. Maokrn.
kie health officer Of tits city, had Waited
the Fort aud made thorough inyestlga
ZION aud reported that every prruautiDn
was being tnkrii aud there was NO danger
OF the l0athsomc disease Of the smallpox
spreading.
Mr. H. II llainbot, hardware mcf.
vlmnt, eNptoftod his v0WA that the state
OF ToNas AZ largo had suffered by the ma.
called for quarantine made by Dallas
against Fort Worth
Mr. II NJ kldwcll Of roriuf Bros. &
Kidwcll said he considered tho quaran.
tine malicious, and that II had greatly
iniurodtho state, aud ought NJ onon 10 be
raised by tho proper authorities
Judge 4. liarcourt saldho considered
tho move made Ivy the city council nf
Dallas entirely premature. He could see
no cans0,
a. Stevenson, county attorney, con
sidcrud that thequarantine was Instituted
without sufficient cause, and was liable to
lnjure tho entire state.
w u, viyertt, attorney, could gee no
cause why the quarantine was made
against Fort Worth by Dallas.
/ Messrs, Is, NJ. Porter, John v i'riee, -.
| g. Haynes, O, II. German, w. b. Till-
man, J II, IIogle aud quite a number OF
other business mon, were visited by Tux
GAaETrE correspondent, and expressed
themselves about ~ the above gentlemen
I have.
| Rev DR.. Smith, pastor Of the baptist
church, says that tho quarantine was IN.
necessary and an injury 20 tho state.
AZ SAN ANfoNl0.
Special to tho Gazette,
SAN AEroNio, Ink, Fob. 81 AS far
as your correspondent Is able 20 learn
! tho people at fan Antonio do not APP
prove OF the course Dallas has pursued
/ IN quaiRntlplng against Fort Worth, and
/ regard II ~ ma unfair advantage taken u
n rival city. SIM Antonio has had little
experience with small. pox during The
past Tow weeks Rs well as Fort Worth,
ana other people here take u for granted
that the outside reports have been eN1P.
gcrntod aaihey were here, aud that the
minor character ~ tho disease docs not
warrant such vigorous measures as that
pursued by Dallas However, referring
10 Che abatement 0f Dr. SwearlppoD NJ
Fort Worth that Austin hns more W fear
from smallpox IN San Antonio than Dial.
lnr BAG from Fort Worth, the Express
makes the following editorial coinpentsi
HBeiofe DR. SwearIngen talke 80 gllbly
about emell-poS 10 San Antonio, he
should como over here and investigate
Tor himself or IN some other way, There
IN but one smallpox case Ia San Antonio
and that IS Ia the posthouse and eOnya.
lcsGent, Practically there Is no small
pox iD Bap Antonio. DR. hHearngen'i
declaration ~ published IN the Fort
worth dispatches Of yesterday morning
show that he Is not competent stat
health o1lcer.n
AZ wills roisr
special 70 She Gazette.
Wnia poINT, Tx, Rcb. 20 TN
GAznTfG reporter interviewed numbol
Of tbs most prominent citizens on tbi
Dailis guarantee against Fort Worth.
Col G. - kilgofe Thought u altogether
unncfcffary
Capt MI. Heard said Il was who'll,
. uncailed for
w. Is. Wynne, Esgs pronounced u al
4 being prompted BY jealousy.
b Postmaster Weaver mildly aid J
. would not doter him from visiting For
Worth.
Another prominent citizen supposed
IL was one ot those little quafreis ba
tween ilttht hufN ut hhiNthbfN hHt
Houston used 70 Indulge w, and dld no
+ think telaimed his attontlon. Another
nnqualiHedly pronounced II an outrage
/ Sucn terms 40 senseless, useless, apitefni
a. 81 wegs freely INDUCED ln, Mar!
gentlemen who had only read one sid
4. " the question declined 70 gigo an Opiii
ION. bur the majority thought quar-
aBtiHe 9n ctlfemd ana wholly unwar
B aniod measure, aGd that the Dallas ~
& tlnriiips wgrc prompted more BY ieaiou
motives thDp ffOui desire ~ protect be-
Ipe0pia irom O drcadini disease.
At p1ue
B bpecisl 70 DE Qazatit.
/, PhBIb, Tx, Feh. ~ Your reporie
B madtit Point to-day ~ yieit several o
: the pioef prOmluent bueipe-s men u ~
9 eliy, " get iheif views eid sentiments 1
= rpsnfd 70 nc qphfa1tinCW Dallas ag9iuf
! Fors Worth, ana they were very iran
I and free ~ ezpre. heir opinion That
, wss n hsaiy, auheeded and nneali0d -
: NUKE, ana wss inleDded 70 hurt fOi
worth inre thsn Il was " keep smil
g0x ifous coming 70 Dtiiap for u tlir
3 wefe going 70 quarantine against fmal
Z p0k, Nhg don'f ihey quarantine aealue
Z lail those large Eastern elites who're ~