Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-19
GRAND OPENING.
The Texas State Fair and Dallas
Exposition Opens Up.
A Magnificent Trades Display-Opening
Address by Gov. Francis OF Mis-
souri-Tribute to Texas.
The Exhibits Finer Than Ever Before-Ftiteen
Thousand People in Attendance-Ths
Great Derby.


Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Oct. l8.-This city has
been rollicklug in glory to-day, and she
opened her great fair with all the pomp
and circumstance that she could thro"
into II. EVERYTHING and everybody was
abuzz. from the earliest tinge OF thu
dawn until the time came for the throttle
10 be pulled that should set the wheels IN
motion. The town people shut up shop
and took holiday with their friends from
the outside, and thus aided largely IN
making the opening an suspicious one.
The visitor saw the city literally wrapped
nm in bunting, and beheld streets SO
crowded as to suggest that perhaps no.
Indy had been left at home to take care
of the children, consequently IL
is In oruer TO say that Dallas
made the best impression on strangers
to-day that she has ever made since the
beginning OF the fair in 1885. The con-
trast with last year was Indeed strohe
one. The numerous fine buildings COM
pleted since then were noticeable, anu
some magnificent structures in course OF
erection could only impress one that the
town was making good long strides
towards becoming city.
There was that grand Oriental hotel
building, now above the fifth story, 10
remind the thousand Fort Worth people
tina. they ought to have something ike IL
in their own town, and they also mao an
opportuui;y of wishing that the county
commissioners of Tarraut county woulo
make u move for courthouse ike the
ons that is being built here. The city
hotel. the Clark, Dargan and Padgitt
buildings on Commerce street, the Exall
and Middleton buildings on Main, ana
the new Sanger, Mitchell, Guild and
Chiffon buildings on Elm. Some oil
these build!n-s were not filled up, Dh'
the town will have places TO supply Inc
demand when the demand comes.
The two great special features OF the
morning were the reception of the orator
of. the dar, Governor Dave Francis OF
Missouri, and the great trades display
These consumed the whole forenoon ano
pavs the exhibitors nj the grounds tht
benefit of some valuable time 10 put II
on their exhibits, which as rule were
In IN unfinished condition. Conse'
ouently the crowd stayed III town to taS'
in the first attractions.
Ats:iO O'Clock the Missouri, kansas
and Texas train bearing Governor fran
els and party, arrived. The committee
on reception composed of Col. Henri
E.nll, chairman; Mayor w. c. Conner
]. T. Petri, George Dexter, j. I. Gnno
c. H. Moss, Col. c. H. Mitchell, chair
man OF the Missouriaus; Capt. A. Z
Lennon, o. z. Bowser and DR.. c. 4
Lewis was on hand promptly and took II
charge the distinguished guest ana ID
following gentlemen who attended nm
State Auditor J. II. Seibert, Register
the Land Office Il. ). McCullock, Stat
Treasurer Lon V. stephens, Railroad
Commissioner john d. Brenthitt. Stat
Insurance Commissioner Chris Z. EiieT
bee, Col. William Bull Of the governor
etafr. Judge Robert Campbell OF 81
Louis, Col. Sam Boyd and IL. c. Town
send of the Missouri Pacific.
Carriages were taken and the entlr
marty proceeded 10 the Mcleod hot.
where some good grub was served IL
good style. After breakfast the Texan
Missourians thronged in the hotel CORR
dora 10 shake the hands OF their oil
friends and to tell them II they liked tn
state aud the town they could have II.
AT 10 O'Clock there wns reception
the city hall, aud Gov. Francis was per