Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-24
CHICAGO WAS AT TIE PALACE,
THE VISITORS FRoM THE FAR
noRrg ENTERTAINED ROYALTY.
A nay Of unusuaI Interest az Waco,
Eloquent Addresses ana Responses
ana "Reminiscences OF the raHt--A
Time IN the Pool.

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waco, Nov .s.-cbicaFo day at the
Cotton Palace wes equally successful
with 81. Louis day. The special train.
consisting or baggage car. the Gle
CANT sleepers Mayito. cHminl. Lubbock
and Anntoii and two dining cars, pull
"a into the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
depot shortly before O'Clock. a large
committee Of citizens was on hand and
greeted the visitors. After breakfast,
carriages were provided and the entire
party procecddd to the Waco natato-
rum, where half m hour was spent
In examining that attraction. which
has been completely Furnished in an
elaborate atyls. The building, 30 fur
nishlng5. aud the hot wa.er were espc-
Gladly interesting 10 the visitors who
Expressed Themselves confident that the
country does not contain It's equal.
They dipped In the pool--that r.. large
number Of them did, and ffoLcked like
boys
Colonel II. u. Parrot was chief OF
the entertainers, and as host today
he was at his best, After the stay at
the nntatorlum the party embarked ia
carriages ana proceeded to the Cotton
Palace, where they were formally wcl-
coined. Al the Palace the visitors were
eqcortcd to the auditorium and some
OF thom. with the board Of directors
ana delegation Of the board OF iady
managers. consisting Of Mcslames II.
o Rouusnynli, John r. Alarahnn. II. II,
smear. y IA. GRAND. W. o. wilkes, H.
a. COnger ana II. H. Purrutt, tool, pentA
ON thu platform usslgned to thcm.
Mt. -. w. Slnyden, president OF the
board OF directors, introduced Mayor
AleCunoch, who delivered n brief and
appropriate address Of welcome
After tho mayors addrcas. Precedent
Rlayden Introduced Mr. N. g. iightneN
Nico president ~ the Chicago board OF
trade and chairman NJ tho Chicago
delegation,
Mr. Llghtncr made very short but
neat aud appropriate talk. concluding
by addinE that as he was no speaker,
he would leave that for other members
OF the delegation. who represented
nearly every variety OF trade IN Chi
cage.
Colonel John q. wintor then dellv-
cred the formal nddtosH on tho part %
the citizens Of Waco, which was wen
received, He compared The magical
growth OF Chicago from the time nfty
yoRrs ago, when there was no city
there. "a Texas, which at that time
was overrun with lndinns, Texas was
tributary to Chicago ana Chicago was
tributary 10 TcXns. ans he hoped this
visit would be the precursor OF others
and tend to unite mora closely the
bonds between the two places
Colonel Winter was followed hy Has,
f. Norton VI chicago who made
humorous aud entertaining talk, cap
turing tho crowd.
Hon, r. g. Lacy, rx-oomptrnller Of
The United states, followed IN a most
happy talk and was peculiarly im-
pressed with the aimilnHty between
Chicago und ToNnp on account VI the
modcaly which both places exhibited.
O.auRhtcr)
lilo ind always looked upon Toxns
MS a unique ana peculiar state. differ
cnt from any others, p01aeHnlng tho
most romantic history ~ any ethor
state IN the uni0ni dating from the
iiuto when Lasnllp landed at Port Lac
vhctt, through the period OF the Texas
revolution, down to tho present time.
lie had visited the stare nlnc years
ago, ana nDicd on hls present trip rigns
OF married. improvements
Colonel u. r. TURNKEY. an aged gem
tlemnn Who now resides IN Chicago,
and visited the present site W Waco In
lsie. go United Stntes army otlicer
nado an interesting reminiscent talk
When l. rode over the state on horse
hack during the 500 he thought u aoO,-
600 Instead az ait0n0 SQUARE miloa IN exc
tent THIS ~ his tirat visit TO Waco
nlnce that period.
Ex-ConErcssman Geo. 6. Adams de.
ilyored tho luat speech and 70 took wen,
like those of an who had preceded
hint our great city % Chicago Is
growing 30 fast, he said, that cMca-
goana were beginning 10 think roXna
hoi1ngs TO Thorn, although they caimcd
nothing IN their city lim.tH west OF tho
MiaeinNpp rlver chicago WAS lutrr.
pstGd IN rcgas and wanted 60 zee TIM
umted States government secure hnr-
bors on the Texas coaNt fer the COM
mcrce OF Texas and OF illinois,
After the cXorcllea tne yisitara were
driven over the city Ia chrrlagea and
NJ 1850 entertained by Colonel RnwoU
tho Waco natatoHum After the band
had furnished muHie chnmpggue punch
ana sandwiches began The program.
aud then prRtoiy was Given AN inning.
JudFN CLARK was Introduced and mado
brief but magnificent speech He
bad0 Tho Vlpitors Welcome 20 Texas
aud 10 Wueo afld assured them that
the bright sunshine shat nerneNtcd
The Atmosphere waA not nI'fhtor than
tho sunshine of hpspilliiN riom thc
hearts of the people af -'sSgs. he
rtterrrd to the fact that T0Naa ha1
Ouucrtalfon 20 guarantee protection To-
every oislEcn who put his money IA
Texas Investments and she would lgeop
tho cath, Chieago, Illinois aud tho
North Would nHd Texas no loEgaid in
The onward march 10 sho common dcs-
tiny OF the grand Watcrhool m atnias
lie spnle glowinRiy of the civilization
and progress TNSRs hsd made; that
she WINS reRav with Chl0aeo Ia protect
evcry interest OF the nation; that Per
soils whull rcRpond 60 the true duty NJ
American cltlgcnship az roadiiy aud as
chovriully as those " any othcr stale
IN the great American Union. AT
fisncy judge Clark wila humorous ana
az others ei0qugnt He was constantly
eppln0dVd. the ontire delegation throw
ing thelr hats IN the afr ana cheering
aim
samuel Batter Of Chicago briefly no.
spondcd In tonat 70 Texas
tAireno 4. Carey OF chiraeo smoke
mora at length and said a vas conn.
dent tile greeting aud lhs apcyrhes OF
thc NcX9ns which his party had hear3
bad taken the wind out or the sails N
iarse npmbcr OF the party. lie
spoke ~ the greatness OF TeNaA and
M1a fld that. IN the Gloom OF thc
Nifit Ntrt pf this month. no was nblt
" flpN 20 Texas and say she had rel
inainod iru- 20 nor TRADITIONS. TIe then
dWNit on ghlcnfro nnl that nft,,s, 49,.