Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-06
MARSHALL.
A GAZETTE MAN INTERVIEWS
MISS sEss MITCHELL.
Something Of What the LNso lady Has 10
say--A Joke Bears Frull--NOles
About Tho City,

Marshall, Tex, April o. Especially
Miss Boss Mitchell, the lady who Is
touring IN the Interests OF the railway
companies, passed through this morning
at 1850 o'clock, aud was accompanied
us far as Jefferson by Gazette reporter
who had quite an interesting chat with
her She ~ quite pretty young lady,
with dark hair and large brown eyes,
her voice Is soft and low and In stature
she IL ruther tall ind Slender. She Is
decidedly fetching IN her manner and,
rs "a woman IL no older than she looks
her age Ia about -
Miss Mitchell IN "A resident ~ Chicago,
her father being ono of the hrn OF Dib-
lin a Co, dealers In mantles, tiles ctc.,
aud her address Is 2oJ BeldOn avenue.
She ~ not employed on amy of the news
papers but Is with large printing COM
pany who makes a speciality of railway
work. She enjoys a very extensive ac-
quaintOnce among the railroad officials
in Chicago aud " was through them that
she WAS chosen To make the journey
around the United States.
The gentlemen who made the wager
that she could 40 without putting her
foot on the ground were. Mr. Daniels Of
the New York Ccntrnl. Mr., l.omaN OF the
Union Pacific, Mr. Rurgles OF the Mich
ignn Central and MIR Townsend of the
Missouri Pacific. There were some 9TH
crs whose names she did not know among
possibility of the trip. AZ every point
Miss Mitchell says she has met with
every possible attention and her path
way has literally been strCwn with
flowers, having received quantities OF
them Wt every junction and had her
berth dcCked with them by the various
| railway officers along the line. AZ Oak.
land Cal, she was met by a Mrs. Adams
who Is very wealthy aud owns consd.
cradle railroad stock, This lady accom-.
pNnictl her some distance and said she
had bean waiting 10 make the trip on
the. ssmc train With the 'railroud travel
| err AZ Los Angeles she was met by
| Colonel George Gray. tile engineer who
surveyed the road 20 the Pacific Ocean,
and, as ne said. "mudc the trim possible
| for her. At the City of Mexico she was
met 10y The president ot the Mexican
| Central md tended a dinner ut which
| flowers played very conspicuous part
Since leiying Chicago Miss Mitchell
| has changed ears only nine times, and
| has pussed over OnC.hulf the United
| States. Since starting she has not
| touched the ground In a single instance.
| and has not missed connection az any
point
Miss Mitchell Is travelling on regular
trains aud has section reserved In cv-
! cry sleeper She has passes over every
| roud passed over, and from start TO
| finish her journey Of thousands OF niles
| has not cost one cent
when asked how she liked Texas sho
snil that she was much plcnscd with II,
| aud she could now understand why Tex
aus were 80 proud of their great big
| lovely statc.' Size said further that
! Texas roads and railway service was
! Just as good az any Of the roads; that
She could see no difference In the road
| bed or service.
Miss Mitchell will write up her trip
ON her return but win make separate
article of each road. the articles VIII be
| published by the vnriOds railroads and be
| used AZ Worlds fair advertising matter.
| She said that she would not lecture or
do anything of that kind; but might use
little of her knowledge In literary
way. The entire journey has been made,
thus far. with beautiful weather az her
| constant companion. except the day she
left Chicago, which was very cold with
| fall of snow The original program
has been changed slightly at the end Of
the journey Instead Of leaving B0sion
| via the Boston aud Albany, az published,
She viii leave via the Fall River line,
the managers Of which were anxious 60
include their limos Ia the uip. This will
necossitntc her visiting New York twice,
and she viii reach Chicago via the Penn
sylvanla ruilrond, instead of the NJ. c..
and viii be twouty-fOur hours later ar
irving Monday, April 10, nt o'clock y.
M, instend OF Sunday, April y, nt 800
D. M The entire trip around the United
Stntes ls almost finished, aud has been
made by Miss Mitchell, alone, and With
out q single mishnp or annoying Incl
dent.