Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-26
|IHE CHICAGO FARTYS VISIT.
THEY D-sNrr HAVE VERY Long TO
STAY
nat werc Royalty Entertained and
Appreciated It-who Were There,
What Was Said and what Was
Done.

a The party OF Chicago business men
Z who were In Texas lust week, were en-
rrtaincd yesterday afternoon by tho
y Texas Brewing company and the buHi-
(, ness men OF Fort Worth. The special
b train OF Pullmans arrived in Fort
b NORTH at 1886 p. m. and Tor an hour
4 and a half the vlaltos were given
4 sample OF Texas hospitality, and Fort
b North cheer which each OF the gentle
\ men present pronounced as hearty and
& royal as they had ever seen. The stay
y of the capitalists in this city was UNI
\ fortunately brief but during the time
they were here about as much mirih
nnd pleasure was crowded Into each
y moment as It could hold,
The train carrying the distinguished
visitors left Galveston at o'clock sun
day morning and came over uie santa
lie route. No such train, IN point OF
. mngnilcence, has over been seen In
Fort Worth before. lt was \ moving
pElnce. and the Pullman Palace Car
company gave to the use Of the Chi
cago capitalists the best accommodate
Hons at itH disposal. Unfortunately
there was a slight delay In making the
run from Galveston UP to Fort Worth.
and the train was about an hour late
when Il rolled into this city. Many
citizens went out 10 the Union Depot
10 meet the visitors. u was learned
there that the train would not stop at
the Depot hut would pun into the
yards at the Brewery. So the delega-
tion OF local gentlemen went back to
Ire brewery and he AIDED by Mayor
u. b. Paddock gave the visitors u
genuine Fort Worth welcome The
train stopped at the Ninth street cross
ing and each of the l0i visitors was
taken IN charge By Fort Worth business
men. The party was conducted to n
ihrse room IN the Brewory where re-
freahncntH OF the liquid order were
served and heartily enjoyed by the
dusty travellers. The Chicago gentle.
men hhu scarcely got a firm foot hold
uI Fprt Worth difl whom they begs n TO
recr The refrain was like this.
Fort Worth, Fort Worth. Fort
What's the matter Win Fort
she's al right
Whog
Fort Worth.
The cheers were taken IN ana tho
lusty lungs Of the citizens Of this city
added TO the umult
After each visitor WaA satisfied with
the quality and quantity Of the re-
ffeshincnts Mayor Paddock mounted
table aud IN one or tho hppplest
bpeeches Of his HE welcomed TIE wa.
ltpfa to tho city. The mayor wag I'M
usually eloquent md witty. and his re-
marks croAted much enthusiasm He
said that the citgenR Of Fort Worth
regretted exceedingly that the visit
ufs were unable to remain longer ia
tne city than was possible by their
Arhodulr, Inc mayor said. We should
IKE TO have you rcmnin with uB three
or Tour days and take u good look Mt
the only city In Texas" This waA
henrlly npplaudod Flow OF our
business men, went on the mayor,
NhhNe LEFT their places In church to
greet the business men OF Chicago"
nut he could not proceed, aB the mp
plauso drowned hln voice. Finally he
wns able TO be heard and got on this;
You have been TO Waco. to Ghlves-
ton anu have visited the land whore
cotton Is King, The ladies'. God bleaa
them. rctllae It's value and keen Ii
near their hearts,
Mayor Paddock did not fail TO SAY
word for Fort Worth. and told the
vlaltors Of the 50 milea Of graded
aiiaetH, tpe clty's htrurt railway pys-
.,i' mo churches ana schools. water
Mnrh8 and other public enterprises,
nnd paid u deserved tribute 10 the
ksherealy OF Martin Casey aud the
ieNuH l3rowlng company. IIe closed
w eharaeterlzing Fort Worth as tho
chicago Of Texas, and remarked that
no higher tribute could be paid u city
than 20 compare II 10 tho great mo-
tropollA on Lake Atlchgdn'n shores
or course the Chicago men ala not fail
TO cheer tho sentiment
Col. NJ. G, blghturr OF Chicago. re-.
bponded 10 Mayor PaddocltH welcome
~ SAID he was exceedingly sorry that
ume was such n valuable matter with
them thnt they could not spend a
day or two IN Fort Worth.
Col NJ. NJ. JAmiaon, OF the visitors.
was the next speaker lie said he
WAS exceedingly much OBLIGED FOR Tho
hearty welcome shown the Chipnr,
gentlemen, not only Ia Fort Worth
pnt all over the great state uf Texas
where they had been. He said. "You
hnvo the largeat state In the union and
You arc the largest hearted people In
the world He told a stury ON Mayor
Paddock. which was to the eject that
the mayor had recently ordered a suit
OF clothes,
How many hip pockets shall
make, asked the tailor.
Two" replied the mayor.
shall muko them lnrgc enough
for a pint or quartz"
Please have them quart size"
The visitors and all present on.
toyeed tho Joke, us wen as dld Mayor
Major Tom Wcst OF the SANTA Fe
was the next apeaker. He briefly rc.
viewed the history OF Texas, CONNER.
H.