Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-18
DALLAS.
The State Fair and Exposition Being
Worked Up.
General Cabell Says that Prize Must be Of
fered for the Finest Baby.
Dallas Dots
DALLAS DOTS.

DALLAS DOTS.
Special to the Gazette
DALLAS Tex, Aug. 17.-Rev. A. A. Johnson.
Newton H. Lassiter, J. c. Richardson, James
Maddox and Col. E. W. Taylor of Fort Worth
were in the city to-day.
Another hard rain fell this morning.
Tub WEIGH, John Cedar and Fabian Of the
once Dallas base ball club have cast their lots
here and will go to work.
Mrs G. NJ Bailey left this morning for Whit
ney to visit relatives.
The rapid transit train jumped the track this
afternoon while going around curve near the
fair grounds. No one was injured, but the
coach was badly damaged and delay of several
no urs caused
The people who visit the great Texas state fair
and Dallas exposition, which opens on the 18th
of October next, Will be bewildered by the daz-
cling exhibits of Texas products and Texas in
dustry. The interior of the great exposition hall
will be wonderland in itself. All around the
vast building will be the exhibits of the hundred
more counties conteSt1ng Tor the medals and
banners and the $1,000 in cash premiums which
the association so literally offers. In the center
OF the building above beautiful fountain deco
rated with MOSES, ferns and shells, will
be the stand occupied by the renowned
Cappa's Seventh Regiment band, which
is conceded to be the finest in America. All
around the stand will be arranged capacious
auditorium for the benefit of those who desire to
sit and listen to the music. On the second floor
viii be the ladies' department, which we under
stand will represent the handiwork OF the ladies
of all parts of the state. Besidesa grand array
of exhibits OF various kinds, many other attrac-
tions will be in place to entertain and instruct
the people. On the opening day of the expOsi-
ton Governor Ross will deliver an address and
touch an electric button which viii start all the
machinery of the fair and open its beauties
to the world. On each succeeding day of
the fair some orator of national reputation viii
deliver an address, among them Hon Chauncey-
Depew, the great centennial orator of New York;
Hon. jeremiah Rusk, secretary of agriculture;
Hon. Henry Watterson, the representative Jour
NJ Vh3Yer.
progressive governor of progressive Nebraska;
HoA. James G. Blaine. the well-known Ameri-
can statesman, and more than probable, Presi-
dents Harrison and DiaZ of the two great North
American republics. What treat will be in
store for the 500 COO Texans and 100 600 visitors
from other states who viii visit the fair.
Besides, the races, which will last eleven days,
will be the most interesting turf event ever
known in the South. The management has
wisely arranged the programme that three
fourths of the races will be running. Some of
the noted horses of America viii contest for the
rich prizes offered, and II is likely that the great
Montana faVorite, Spokane, and the Kentucky
wonder Proctor Knott, Will be seen on the Dali
las track which is the fastest in the South.
1t would take columns to tell of the brilliant
attractions which the management has procured
for the entertainment of the visitors to the fair.
And we understand that Dallas will put on her
holiday clothes and enjoy with the citizens Of
Texas this grand festival. Every Texan should
see the fair this year, It will be grand
Gen. w. L. Cabell is still in the Panhandle
stirring up the people in the grain belt on the
Importance of making an exhibit at the fair. He
meeting with 1ne success, IOr InS progressive
counties of that section, to use favorite express
sion of the generals, "are wheeling into line
''Roltair's Illusions, - which proved such
great attraction last year, will in all probability
be at the fair this year.
Gen Caben wires from Panhandle City that
Carson county will make an exhibit.
Professor j.. NJ. D. Guillaumi, the noted
artist of Washington City: has signified his
intention to be present at the fair with his fine
collection of paintings, which embraces many
of the most noted works of art in existence.
Gen. Cabell was at Gainesville yesterday and
aided in the organization of a live committee,
which will display Cooke county's resources at
the fair. Cooke county will go in for the first
premium, and she rarely fails to get there.
Mr.. F. N. Oliver, who is IN the southern part
of the state, writes that in view OF the collapse
of the San Antonio fair, that BexRr and all OF the
leading counties of Southwest Texas are moving
in the direction of exhibiting at Dallas. If the
country tributary to san Antonio makes ex-
hibit at Dallas, the attractions of the fair viii be
largely enhanced. It is understood that there is
already an active movement in favor OF the Dali
las fair, which is for the benefit Of the whole
state.
Gen. Cabell writes: eff you have not already
offered premium for the best looking baby in
each district, 1 would recommend that one be
offered as the crop of fine looking babies in the
Northwest is larger this year than ever known
before
1t is now less than two months until the open
ing Of the greatest of all Southern e1positions.
All counties and persons who contemplate ex-
hibiting at the fair should begin work at once.
And every man, woman and child should
make up their minds to come. The
fair VIII be richer IN attractions
than ever before, viii be more representative of
this great state than ever before and is certainly
worthy OF the couragement of every one who
has the prosperity and advancement OF the state
at heart.