Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-24
THE WHOLE TOWN THEIRS.
A PARTY OF NEW ENGLAND
"BUTcuERs"
after Our Cattic-rhey nre Delighted
win Everything They Have Seen
and Have the Money to DO All thc
Business Tint Can BE Handled.

There are located at the stoclsyards
hotel a party OF capitalists represent
ing hundreds OF thousands OF dollars,
several OF the biggest Strengthening
houses OF tho Atlantic seaboard, and
what may probably result In whole
tubs OF the filthy lucre being dropped
in the laps Of Fort Worth and other
points in Texas.
They came in Pullman parlor car
via the Cotton Belt and reached this
city at o'clock yesterday afternoon
They came from New York via the
Pennsylvania lines to Cincinnnti.thence
over the Louisville and Nashville to
Memphis, aud from there over the Cot
ton Belt. A, Louisville they were join
ed by q. G. Regen, G. b. Compton
and M. NJ. Hurley of the Louisville
ana Nashville, Who conducted the par
~ to Its destination.
Those comprising the party are:
Lewis samuels, New York; George w.
F'iske, Boston; j. II. McElroy, Bridge
port, Conn; J. N. Lee New Haven
Conn; j. II, Brock, Boston; l.. w.
Fowlc Boston;G. n. Simpson. Boston.
Mr.. samuels is treasurer Of the Unit
ed Dressed Beef company OF New York.
one OF the biggest industries OF the
kind In the entire country. Mr.. Brock
Is treasurer OF large Boston house
ana one OF It's lnrgest stockholders.
All the other gentlemen OF the party
are Interested IN beef, and beans may
lie added for those who are from Boa-
ton.
They were seen at the stocltyards
hotel by Gazette reporter. and TO
him Mr.. Samuels. as spokesman OF the
round up. unf0ded the plot OF the tale
that started them on their long trip
from the shadow Of the Bunker Hin
monument and New Havcn'a classic
streets lined with elmJ. TO this great
town of the southwcat OF which they
had so often heard
Being large slnughterera OF the boz
vines. they are naturally Interested In
this great product of Texas They
have heard Of our well bred cattle and
have come among ua 70 see for them
selves what these stories mean. The
prime object In View ID to make a deal
or deals. TO bring deep-laid scheme to
a head, by which thousands OF the
believers Of the plains and smaller
ranches as well VIII find themselves
IN New York, New Haven and Boston,
. They have come backed by ample
purses, and mean business from start
20 finish. The Importance OF the move
1nent Gun not be oyereatlmnted and
may mean more than the most hope
rul stoclsmen have ever dreamed.
They bring with them assurance Of
better times In the east, say factories
are opening. mills humming, trade re-
viyed and all commerce seeking place
TO give profits to those who are thus
engaged.
They are Jolly party too, and
though worn out with their long ride
of 1900 miles. were moi too tired To
Joke each other. Mr. Samucls said the
( frat thing Fowle OF Boston nsked
about on allghtlng from the train
svns TO enquire II bnlSod beans were a
nncressin this part ~ the Union Me-
Elroy and Lee OF Bridgeport and New
Haven, commenced chewing on nut
fmegs. OF whlah they Ind every pocket
iflled. while the Louisville gentlemon
were trying to get up a bet that Col
tpcpper's extract OF corn was superior
10 the finest cocktail n New Englnnder
tvcr saw This offer 10 bet was mixed
with eulogy OF Breclslnrldge ana the
BOAST that Nancy Hanks would mike
AIN hump herself yet
They are perfectly infatuated with
Fort Worth. and said the country they
passed through from Commerce down
WAS the finest they ever saw. They
falrly went into cestaolos ovor15tir pros
'peets and little persuasion would In
inuce them TO settle here for good.
4 Mr. samuels lives within two blocks
iof Columbia college. Fisk and Fowlo
! have been used TO seeing the tower
auf Harvard all their lives and Lee lives
Ihehrly Inside the bounds OF ,he Vale
s.rampus. They are proud OF the seats
foI learning they represent AMI divided
stheir conversation between the long
3horns aud which was the best method
Ito study Creek.
4 They will remain here several days
inhd propose to See all that l. TO be
lhe seen while. here The party VIII
|Nivide here and return home by llffer-
ISN'T routes. Part of them viii 10
Through the Indian Territory for The
same purpose that brought them here
N The town Ia thelrA. and IL We nro
1prophets our cattle win be also while
I'VE VIII get a big lot OF IN lsn Wall
stireet dollars that have had 50 much
Ahbuse In some sections.