Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-06

makers are busy moving. and such has
ana such grass one seldom secs. Bu- alas
while all nature Is now SO green ami lovely,
in Il few weeks the change will have come
and these green hills and valleys viii be
scar and shoru OF their lovclneSs and al
viii be bleak and drear. When this change
will have taken place Texas, beloved Texas
viii still be in summer garments
We spent three DAYS in NuukeSha ana
but for two days rain would have been
OvcrcrOwdcd; is il was. w had al we
could possibly attend TO The last day of
tine fair was aDright day. AMI suca :
crowd. II looked IKE the whole OF Wan.
kesha county had turned out en- masse Tho
Texas ears were crowded to oycrtowiug.
Here we distributed to the farmers Il great
deal Of Texas literature, ana they took 10
eagerly The Lands nercaOout arc poor. and
the hUS sandman Is but poorly rcmuuerd;ed
for his labor. The principal crops are
wheat. corn, oats and buckwheat. and the
latter crop was badly damaged by frost last
week. For ten days the weather has been
quite cool. oCcrcoatS being very ComfOrtI-
bic of mornings. t'ro>tS have IA IN
throughout Northern Iowa. Wisconsin ana
Minnesota the past week and have damaged
late wheat, corn and buckwheat to con
siderable extent.
While at Waukcsha the following Texans
visited the cars: 5. L. Clement, banker,
Paris; Judge and Mrs. Andrews, san An
tonic; Col. Devices. San Antonio; j. j. Eu-
bank, wholesale grocer. Sherman; |. Con
soIuS, conductor International and
Great Northern rallroad Col 3.
of the Texas and Pacific and Missouri
Pacific; Mrs. j. V. Blessing, FL Paso. and
Mrs. ROsine Ryan. Austin, and many 9TH
ers A this point the ears had visitors
from almost every part of the globe, al
all were delighted and surprised at what
they saw. Upon the train pulling out Il
the fair grounds Mrs. Ryan said: Il feel
like Texas was leaving"
Governor Hubbard was billed 10 speak 1T
NaukeShd. but owing Ia the inC!emeuCy OF
the weather he was prevented from filling
his engagement. 1t was great diSdppOini-
ment, as his fame as an orator had preceded
him. All We're anxious 10 hear him. and
what he had to say about Texas and her
lations to the great West The Governor IS
not only known in Texas, but throughout
all this Western country his maine is
familiar, and he meets with many old
friends and acquaintance who are pleased
to see MIN again
Capt ". j. Naltby, formerly captain OF
the state ranger force. is with US. and does
valiant service for Texas. He is Il success
ful farmer and horticulturist, and knows all
about Texas and is therefore able to ex-
plain to the farmers many things they de
sire 70 know about the Lone Star state.
Col. I. y. Wilkinson. with the Ri
Grande ear, joined US at Virginia, H.. an
has worked III conjunction with us ever
since, delivering addresses and otherwise
helping the cause along.
The Texas exhibit cars are now at Des
MOincS, Iowa, for the purpose of attending
the Iowa state fair We arrived yesterday
and found that we could not get our cars on
the fair grounds on account of the limited
track room OF the roads entering there. blS
CO.. lirriI nj no
Burlington and Quincy depot, where We
are now talking Texas and giving out
Texas literature. While some of Us are
doing this Governor Hubbard is spea ing
at the fair grounds TO 10000 people. IL is
needless to say that in him Texas is well
and ably represented, and that he Will do
much to cause immigration to Texas. Al
ter speaking here TO-DAY he Will leave for
Morrison, Ill. where he will speak To the
farmers OF Whiteside county. II viii JOIN
the exhibit party Ut Hanlin, Mimi, WHERE.
he speaks on Friday, the 18th instant. The
management Of the Minnesota state fair
have agreed TO call that day Texas day and
will also lay track into their grounds 50
that the exhibit cars can get on the ground.
The DcS MONIES fair makes L splendid
showing of the products OF the state, but
viii not compare with the Dallas state
fair. Competent judges who have attended
all the fairs of the West. and they are
W eStefn JUICES. 100, say JHdL Tue DdI4dS
fair is not surpassed by any in the entire
West, not even excepting the st. Louis
fair. We have seen many people to-day
VINO saw the California exhibit car. which
was here about one year ago. and by com
mon consent they agree that the Tex car
exhibit is better than that. There IS no gain
saying that we have 4 splendid exhibit and
Texas should be proud OF il and support
it. 1t is bound TO do good.
Maj. Slossou, tn" director, IS u tireless
worker and is the busiest man OF he par s.,
as the onus of the whole burden rests upon
him. He is ever on the alert 10 take adj
vantage of opportunities for the advance
ment and success of this enterprise and
with his push and energy and those asSo-
GATED with him il is bound 10 succeed