Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-28
ALL ABOARD.
Shreveport Turns Out En- Masse to
Do Honor to the Conductors.
Texas Well Represented.
President 81 fhe Frisco 20 Meet Represent.
atives q BonhRm, whitswright,
mckinney and Fort worth.
special 10 ths eaIe,,o.


SHRFvEreeT, La, May ~ This was
a great dsSssh the history Of Shreveport
Royal Dlylsion No. "a, Order Of Railway
Conductors, had left nothing undone TO
make all have a delightful time special
trains arriving In tho morning from Tex.
arkapa and New Orleans brought In al
number Of aScnrsion:sts and when the
special froia Fort Worth arrived II had
grown from four coaches NJ Fort Worth
10 ten At Marshall, containing At least
800 persons. The locomotive 544, which
was the old reliable, Ed r. Smith at the
throttle, had been superhly trimmed
IN Fort worth ana attracted hreat atten.
ton al along the route. The people
turned out on masse TO see the conduct
ors' train 90 by. Harry Talmage WAS In
charge OF the train, and never did Il con.
ductor work harder than no did to make
all pleasant Tor his passengers. George
Clark was good assistant. Only afew
were on board from Dallas, but Terrell,
Forney, Wills Point, Canton, Mintola,
LoDgyiew, Marshall and Arlington were
well repreA4ted When the train reached
Shreveport Meme Bros. band PLAYED stir.
ring music, which enthused he excur.
sionists ami citizens. The city
suspended all business and did
honor TO the noble conductors. Trains
ran from the city to the fair grounds
every half aour. The street-cars were
iammed transporting the 1000 people TO
The pi mic and races. Mai. j c.. Monarre,
II. Nj. Smith and H. G. Rogers were the
Judges and Lazy Cooper and DR.. Charles
Blackburn time-keepers
The frst race, half mile heats, was
I fkfta nt,1 Ia. 4 -
lars changed hands G., w H. opold en-
tered Silver Bill. j. S. Bacon entered
Planet. Silver Bill won In two straight
heats Time, 0;69l O;5Ql.
Second race; mile heats, trottng.
John Caldwell entered Jim. II. c. Rog.
ers entered Gen. Maxey Maxey won,
distancing jim. Time, 2i0g.
The Texans present were delighted ut
the success of the Texas horse, aud some
said IL argued well for Senator MsXey,
after whom the animal was named.
The third race, mile dash, was a
beauty There were four entries: Bech-
en0rook, Brilliant, Matte Jackson and
Lord H. month. The betting was very
heavy, Briniant being the iayorlte, but 70
the di%sBa@esSfte oackerS OF ihe spirited
/ little sofreli Bechenbr0ok came In FIRST
uncer the wire, Brllllsut, second; Matte
Jackson, third Lord Falmouth, fourth
Time, | ;5S.
The fourth race, half-mile dash, gave
Brillant'a hackers chance to play for
even, but they did not bet their money
free enough. The four horses in this
race came In; Brilliant, FIRST; Bechen-
brook, second Country Boy, third; Silver
Bill, fourth Time, 90 seconds.
After the races the Bristol cadets went
through the manual OF arms, TO the de-
light Of the 200o spectators, and acquitted
themselves we'll.
AT night the grand ball took place. The
pavilion was scene Of great beauty, The
bellies OF Shrt yeport were all there and the
eighty odd conductors present showed
their gallRntry ia the ballroom as In
their trying positions on the trains. The
tall Is still In progress at midnight. with
no signs Of a speedy conclusion. A
number OF the excursionlsts return home
AZ O'Clock, but the majority leave In the
morning at &, The conductors did not
talk business, they gave the day entirely
TO pleasures but they all say TuE GA !
zETTE 10 tirst In their aft clions. The
city OF Shreveport Is greatly adj
mired by all visitors, who are glad to
note that the ely IL on new boom, a |
permanent and substantial boom.
St. Louie, Arkansas ~ Texas Railway.
spcciHi 70 the Gazette
WHITEwRIGnT, TEX, May. ETA |
very enthusiastic railroad meeting was
held a. the opera-hall last night. Prof,
H. l.. Plner chairman, called the house
- order ut . p m, and stated that the |
object Of the meeting was TO see how
much money had been raised 10 pro-
cure the ST. Louis, Arkansas & Texas
railroad, j, II Reeves reported that
they had succeeded in getting between
$1,000 and $4,000. Mr.. Reeves
made railroad talk that
would be hard to duplicate.
DR.. May then offered few valuable
suggestions, after which Squire Skaggs,
farmer, demonstrated wherein the road
would be OF vast interest 10 all the sur
rounding country. To-day seven com.
mitteemen are out soliciting and viii I'M
doubtedly raise the full $4,000 before
night, as they have gone TO work Ia good
earnest. As soon as the ST. Louis, Ar.
kansas & Texas road IS disposed Of tie
committee will Immediately proceed 10
take steps toward the Frisco, from Bon.
ham TO Fort Worth. Mr. Reeves, one Of
the moneyed men OF our town, remarked
70 your reporter to-day that tive must
have them BOTH" and when he is at the
head Of movement 1t always goes
through.
There Is also considerable talk about
the Galveston & Arkansas Pass road,
Terminating az this point. II has been
surveyed TO this place, and II we can pro-
cure two more slines OF road there in not
q shadow Off doubt but what the fourth
road will be shoved through Immediately
Fort worth a New Orleans.
special 10 the Gazette.
wAxAHAcnIE, Tx, May 81. - The
track laying on the Fort Worth & New
Orleans railroad was unayoidably de-
layed couple Of days, and the cars won't
reach the city until Saturday, They sIs
now within oae and half miles o. the
city and the whistle Of the en CINE can