Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-05
A GREAT SUCCESS.
THE ATTENDANCE WHILE THE
GATES WE'RE OPEN WAS
VERY HEAVY.
All who Went Felt More Than Re-
paid When They We're a.ady
TO Leave.

Dallas, Tex, Nov. i.--(Speolnl)--The
great Texas State Fair ana Dallas FIX
position came to a close sunday night
Three or four thousand oxcuralouists
came TO the city Sunday. and the fare
well concerts were largely attended
and the most enjoyable musical events
OF the year. souAa captured Texas on
HIS present engagement, and next
year will no doubt play return en-
Eagenent To-day the exhibits were
dismantled and removed and the
stock shipped to the homes OF the
owners. The turfmen and their stables
departed for Houston tonight, and by
tomorrow the tenth annual fair aud
exposition VIII only be u momory-yet
q pleasant memory. President J. II,
Irrelevant and Secretary c. A. Cour
aro paying on rapidly. The former
eRld today
IT win be several days before the books
win be IN shape and "A financial state
ment Will he ready for the public"
President j, Il. Trezevant, az a great
eacrince to his own private business,
labornd for six months TO give the peo-
pic or Texas great fair and cNpoal-
tion. Tho most cnrping critics admit
that he succeeded and that the fair and
exposition iust closed was IN every par
ticular a magnificent panorama of the
Development OF Texas IN things ma
terlal ns well NJ intellectual. The
leading attractions this yeur have
never been cGualled before. The preai-
dent o, the Texas State Fair and Dallas
Exposition draws no salary, every man
OF leading business men. every man OF
wealth In TeNna. would perform ONE
tenth Of the Eratnltous labor that
President TrezevHnt has this year, the
Jono star State would rank FIRST IN the
slstorhood and In population and
wealth would leave all others far Ia
the rear The fair had its drawbacks
this year.
The greatest blow dealt the manage
mcnt came from Jupiter pluyius
Three days OF raw and rainy weather
In the second week (Which ~ generally
the big weck) drove hundreds OF viz
TORS to their homes and caused many
who had intended to visit Dallas 10
change their minds aud remain away.
These three bad days caused loss
OF probably $4,000 10 the management.
Nevertheless prosldeut Trc2eyant, SEQ
rotary Cour and directors Jules H.
Schneider, j, r. Lang, ], G.. Hunter, j,
N. simpson. Guy Sumptcr. Alex SnnCer
and John NJ. Howell never lost heart
and, Notwithstanding the drawbacks
when all tho circumstance nrc consld-
cred. the fair proved a fintttcrng sue
cess.
Fort Worth extended royal pa
tronage 10 the fair and exposition, and
daily hundreds came from that city.
None remained away--from the mayor
OF the city to the boothlRck on the cor
ner And tho Gazette did nohly. Prerl-
dent Tre2evant said last night, "The
Fort Worth Gazette has been the
friend. the uluINNTf 81 90
fair aud It's work has counted, too"
The fair directory rs under received
ohligatlons TO tho great religious
one noticeable fact deserves mon
tlon. The people OF the Black Land
dlatrict are tho main support OF the
fair. The counties OF Dallas, Tarrnnt,
Denton, Collin urayson, Hunt, Rock
wall Ellie lin. McLennnn. Lamar,
Cooke, Kaufman. Van Zandt. Navarro
and Taylor counties ana the towna
within II radius OF 100 miles or
Dallas furnished ninety per cent
OF the Visitors. South. Southwest and
West Texas was poorly represented.
This has always been tho case. The
" rate made by the railroads does not
even induce parties TO come any great
distance. Dallas county has 10 900 or
$4,000 population. and candor compcls
The writer to assert that the citizens OF
this county have not given the support
10 the great enterprise that il so
richly merlts. The great bulk OF the
farmers OF Texas never attend n fair,
TO their ahame be II sald. This year
the greatest ewino show aud the great
est poultry show In the history OF the
South took place ON tho fair grounds
The greatest exhibit ever made by th,
pupils OF the public schools OF any
state was found In exposition hall. The
greatest exhibits OF farm and mill ma.
chinery ana farm implements and vehi.
Giles or all Kinds were In machinery
hall. and tho farmer who remained
away In tho greatest sufferer. The
management OF the fair this year was
up-to-date There never was n more
popular or obliglng or better, posted
Hecfetary than G, A. Cour, whose
friends throughout the state are legion.
Leo Wolfson, manager of tho privilege
department and music hall. Ia another