Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-23

II anyone could have az ", t
the people Of Fort Worth all. -
man were in favor OF the Sc. EN-
tennial he would have had the doubt
quickly dispelled by walk through
the business portion of the city yester-
day.
on all sides expressions were heard
favorable to the exposition. and no one
had aJsShing but the wArmest praise
for the scheme. The mass-meetns
to be held tomorrow night at the opera
house, and the business mems meet
ing which was held at the Worth Hotel,
were both discussed, and something of
the old time fire and spirit OF Fort
Worth was manifested. The mass
meeting will no doubt call out very
large attendance. and Manager Phil
Greenwall of the opera house has
promised to have everything in readi-
ness for the biggest crowd he has had
this season.
The Gazette sent out n staff of re-
porters to see TIA people and get their
expressions Of the Semi-Centennial, and
to ascertain the prospects for large
result OF the interviews is given below:
X. c. Alexander of Alexander & Nc
Veigh-"It is a good thing
j. Z. Nicks-"Certainly ] approve OF
the project, us l am in favor of any
thing to help Fort Worth"
j. II. Halkens-"T think it is a good
thing and ought 10 have the hearty
support OF the people. The Fort Worth
trunk factory is ready to help out in
unV tyuU financially or
WISE
John Mcbride of Morehous & Nc
Bride-"We are ready for anything of
this kind that comes along. Anything
like this that brings a crowd is good
thing. Fort Worth ought to have
something permanent like the Dallas
fair, and this would be u good start in
that direction"
A. Greer-"lt would undoubtedly be n
good thing. Some of us carpenters
have been talking of getting together
and taking some action in the matter.
as 1t would help us all OUT
John Cella-'I think 1t Is one of the
greatest things that has ever been
gotten up, and 1t ought to be made n
success. We have been sitting here
with our arms folded ever since the
Spring Palace burned without doing
anything for Fort Worth, while other
towns have been getting up public en-
terpriscs. Dallas has had her fair and
Waco her Cotton Palace and nearly
every town OF Importance has had
something We have fallen into q rut
and 1t is time we were getting out
Of It.
Capt. j. NJ. Lyle-'I am heartily In
favor of it, / think the people ought
to do their best"
Capt. II. p. shlel-'It is a good thing.
l think we all ought to help it. / have
lived here twenty-one years and have
never seen anything that better de-
served success"
n. NJ. washer-'It win be good
! thing for Fort Worth"
Ben Arsdale-I think it will be q
| good thing for Fort Worth Of COURSE"
J. b. Litsey-"I believe In 1t. think
It is one of the best movements which
could be thought OF TO inauEurate pc
riod OF prosperity IN Fort Worth"
w. C. Caruthers-"It will be tust the
| thing for the town. We need some
thing OF the kind to revive public In
terest here. Everybody saw the bene
4 fits of the Spring Palace. The mer'
chants were oil benefited individually
as well rs the city at large 1t would
! infuse new life into business here"
w. II. II. Parker, general freight
! agent of the Santa Fe-"lt would be 6
splendid thing for Fort Worth. There
ought to be an encampment of tbs
state militia held here at the time ant
the United States army ought to b'
represented, making 1t altogether {
grand event"
1t. Read the paper If you want to ilnC
out how 1 stand on the matter. 1t Il
one OF the grandest things that coulC
ever have happened for Fort Worth"
ID. NJ. Morgan city ticket and passen
ger agent OF the Cotton Eeit-"Yes,
3 am in favor Of 1t and belle. :, woui'
be q good thing all around"
j. p. Brashear. drugs-l am heartily
in favor Of 1t. 1t would be great
advertisement. l am In favor of get
ting UP something permanent II VIC
can, Dallas has the state fair anc
Fort wortl. should do something ass
TO attract people here. l II can, VIII
attend the mass meeting.
b. I.evenson, dry goods-l am IN IA
vor of anything Of the kind 10 helI
MS along. / know the Spring Palace
did us a whole lot of good.
s. Silverman-I am in favor OF th'