Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-08
TIE TRIP TO CoMASCHE.
s'one of the People, Tells About 1t an,
What wiis Seen and Done.


! To the Gazette.
/ Sa urda7 morning party of business
Amen of Fort Worth composed of his
= honor J Peter Smith and Messrs. DR..
Adams, j. Cannon, +. E. Chase, J q.
4 l.. Pennington, +. L. Powell, J. j.
+ Roach, George [. Hurry, Martin Casey
( Thomas West, Judge Robinson, j..
7 Snufeldt, of Chicago, Col. Talbot, j. j.
! Fe, as the guests of Col. John Hornby
and the Fort Worth and Rio Grande rail-
| way, who placed q special train at the
disposal of the party, the colonel &C
campaigning them to the present terminus
! of the road, Comanche, and supplied al
! elegant lunch and the necessary
Auxilaries.
At 8 u. IN. Engineer Mayfield gave the
warning whistle. All aboard was called
our train and its happy occupants went
flying across tine plains to the young
metropolis of COmanche. A halt was
made at Cusson, Granbury and Dublin.
Owing TO o heavy rain which set in soon
after leaving Fort Worth the party
could not make any extended visit to
these young cities which presented from
the depot the appearance OF being grow
ing and thrifty. The country through
which we passed is well settled with
manv prosperous farmers. We saw
many fields OF wheat looking green and
promising u good crop; neat farm houses
and herds of cattle feeding upon the
nutritious grasses. At = p. IN. we
inf hn
weather was Indictment the sound of
hammer and saw was heard on every
hand. Several brick blocks are being
erected and the foundation for q court
house is we'll under way. All improve
ments are of substantial character,
showing confidence in the future of the
town and county. Mr.. Brown of the
firm of Brown Bros. took the party in
hand and pointed out the many advan-
tages of their young and growing city.
These gentlemen have Il stock of dry
goods and groceries that would do credit
10 much larger town. They told I'd
the town was enjoying good trads.
''On TO LlauO, - seemed TO be the watch
word on every hand. When the road
penetrates the iron fields of that section
then Fort Worth Will he ciouded with the
smoke of her many furnaces and rolling
mills turning the virgin ore of Llano into
articles of commerce, leaving e nice
margin of profit that the freight CHARGES
frolh the East will always insure. This
is the only true theory Of protection TO
home industries. Time was called at
p III. for the return trip. Scouts were
sent ont to round up the party who were
slow TO leave the many attractions of
Comauche.
The return trip was made without ac-
cident. Fun, frolic, toast and songs,
iuliveDed the gloom of the storm. An
informal meeting was called, his honor,
Mayor Smith. presiding and Martin
Casey secretary. Col. West was called
for and responded in few well chosen
remarks complimentary 10 our host Col.
Hornby and the road he so ably repre-
SCENTS. DR.. Adams upon urgent call STEP
ped TO the front and said: ave, the
people, are overcome by the kind at
tentions and many courtesies extended
by the colonel. The fact that we ap-
preciate the occasion is that we We're too
full for uttersnce. That any man could
expect to withstand the flow of love and
feast of reason, the pleasant sensation !
of Il rapid ride over one of the best new
tracks ever laid in Texas, and the elixir
of life, such as is furnished by Messrs.
Casey & Swasey the peer OF which cannot
be found in the state not excepting |
the famous DR.. Koch IS lymph, expected !
more than human nature could endure. |
The spirits were strong but the body was |
weak. -
The doctor was followed by that ever |
genial gentleman and accomplished vo- |
calist, J. j. Roach, who favored us |
with one of his fsvorite songs. At this |
stage OF the proceeding the whistle |
for Fort Worth. Martin Casey, |
who is always looking around for some |
fellow man that he can make happy by !
some act of kindness, appeared, holding !
by the hand Engineer Mayfeld, who he
at the throttle which he had so
ably handled dnring the entire trip,
safely conveying the party 230 miles
without jar or accident, and introduced
him. His honor, the mayor, said:
90 We are pleased to make your personal
and express to you our APP
probation of your efforts for our safety.
You have nobly held down the front end
Of the train as we have eudeavored to
hold down the rear end. We
felt, with you ar the front,
that we could throw dull care
aside and let Joy prevail, as we were
safe from danger. These gentlemen
eagles, the noble medium through
Hhic@I we provide homes and comforts
for those we love, TO present to you as q
more substantial token. We feel to-
wards you as you feel towards yourself.