Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-21
THEY WERE PLEASED
Delayed Denver Passengers
Pass Resolutions.
REBUILDING THE DENVER ROAD
The Graders Began Work at Chillicothe
Yesterday-The Railroad Mems Club
Project-The Melon Rates-Other
Railroad News.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
What the Delayed Passengers on the Den
yer Say.

NeI say
The following resolutions were adopted
at a mass-meeting of the delayed passen-
gers on the Denver. Other state papers
please copy.
at a meeting of the delayed passengers
! on the Fort Worth and Denver City rail-
| road, the following named persons were
present at the parlors Of the Quanah hotel,
Quanah, Hardeman county, Tex, June q,
1891: ]. V. Braham, St. Louis, Mo-; /. T..
Angelo, Tex; J. H. Zimmerman, Kansas
City; Miss Lena Turner, Kentucky: G. T..
Brown, Houston. Tex; John I. Lewis,
Miss Lee Lewis, Miss Carrie Lewis, Gaines
vile, Tex; W. S. Garner, Mrs. w. S. Gar
ner, Ozark, Ark; Charles Goodnight.
Goodnight, Tex. Q. C. Perrin, Mrs. c. G..
Perrin, Celeste, Tex; J. r; Armstrong,
Mo-. Charles Block, Dallas, Tex; E. Holo-
way, Denver, Col. Charles Apple
bon. Dallas, Tex; D. n. McCulloch,
Austin, Tex. C. Flanagan, Childress, Tex. (;
Mrs. Walker and child, Terrell, Tex; Hy.
Lander, Cleburne, Tex. Mrs. Bette Gray,
Dallas, Tex; Miss Montgomery, Memphis.
Tex. Mrs. Swisher,- Austin, Tex; Mrs.
Harris, Miss E. NJ. Harris, Sun Bright,
Tenn. w. D. Knowles, Mrs. w. D.
Knowles, Dallas, Tex; Mrs. Berriesford,
Miss Rose Berriesford, James BerriesfOrd,
Miss Sue Berriesford, Miss EN- Berries
ford, Vicks burg, Miss; w. S. Webb and
son, Ozark, Ark; Lewis Dumas, Mrs.
Lewis Dumas, W. j. Wheat, Sherman,
Tex.
On motion, J. T. Lewis explained the OBJ
ject of the meeting to be the appointment
of a committee of three for the purpose of
consulting the officers of the Fort Worth
and Denver railroad company, and ascer-
tain what was best to do, as the railroad
was so badly damaged that it was an i'm
possibility TO get away from Quanah for
some ten days or two weeks.
On motion of j. T. Lewis Mr.. W. d.
Knowles was elected chairman.
On motion of Charles Block, John L.
Lewis was elected secretary.
On motion of Lewis Dumas committee
of three was appointed to confer with the
proprietor of the Quanah hotel and with
the Fort Worth and Denver railroad COM
pany
On motion of j. R. Armstrong, Messrs.
W. D. Knowles, John T. Lewis and Charles
Block were appointed
On motion, adjourned to meet on Gail of
the committee.
Pursuant to adjournment the meeting
was called to order by W. d. Knowles at
the parlors of the Quanah hotel Saturday,
June 13, 1891. and the following resolutions
were offered by John T. Lewis:
Whereas, the Fort Worth and Denver
City railroad company has suffered great
loss and damage from the recent food in
this and adjoining counties in the Pan
handle: and
Whereas, the officers and agents of said
Fort Worth and Denver City railroad COM
pany, both local and general, have spared
nothing to aid and assist their passengers 70
reach their respective destinations, and
have paid all expenses of their passengers
at first-class hotels, and at the expense of
said railroad company have furnished first
class carriages to convey their passengers
from Quanah to Red river north and to
Vernon south, daily, in time to meet the
regular trains.
And whereas, the officers in charge of the
train when the cyclone struck US used the
utmost caution and eXerted the most eX-
traordinary Judgment during the storm
and after the storm had ceased, thereby
saving the lives of all on board giving the
passengers every attention possible in the
most courteous and gentlemanly manner;
therefore be it
Resolved, that we. the delayed passen-
gers, in mass meeting assembled hereby
tender our heartfelt thanks to the officers
and managers of the Fort Worth and Den
yer railroad company, and especially do we
feel under lasting obligations to w. V.
Newlin, general passenger agent; w. o.
Winters, general superintendent; r. j.
duncan, SeHefd!s iudnd9ef; anu pe II
further
Resolved, that our hearts will ever be
filed with ineXpressible gratitude and re-
spect for our noble and efficient conductor
and engineer. Frank Gale and A G. Fouler,
and their assistants, trusting that long and
prosperous may their lives be and that they
each and all may receive the rich rewards
to which their caution and prudence entitle
them.
And be it further resolved that we cheer
fully recommend the Fort Worth and Den
yer City railroad TO the travelling public as
well worthy of their patronage, and its
management liberal, courteous and gentle
manly.
Be it further resolved, that we, the de-
layed passengers in massmeeting assem-
bled. do hereby tender our most sincere
thanks and gratitude TO Mrs. E. A. Ballard,
the genial and courteous proprietress of the
Quanah hotel, and also to Mr.. G. G. Penn,
manager of said hotel, for their magnificent
treatment and respectful bearing during
our stay, and that we most heartily recon-
mend the Quanah hotel and its manage
ment to all who may be in this grand and
glorious county of Hardeman, assuring all
that every comfort and courtesy will be
shown you at the Quanah hotel.
On motion of Miss Lee Lewis the above
preamble and resolutions were unani-
mously adopted. after which the meeting
adjourned 'sine de- W. D. KNOWLES,
JOIN 7. LEWIS, Chairman.
Carretorv