Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-27
WAS THE BANNERDAY
ATTENDANCE REACHED THE HIGH
EST POINT THUS FAR THIS
YEAR YESTERDAY.
s.,ae Number of Drummers Took In
the IMPOSITION and Are Loud
in It. Praise

weather god continues to smile on
President Trezeyant and the crowds
continue to come to the greatest fair
and exposition Texas has ever known.
Since Thursday night fears Of an I'M
successful fair from pecuniary stand
point have dispelled and IL the rainy
season does not set in a great financial
success will be scored by the MANAGE
ment. In improvements, $4,000 were
expended this year and as n matter of
course 1t was hazardous investment.
Drawing the chance of uncertain wealth.
er and the fickleness of the public.
Again $4,000 in premiums, stakes,
purses and awards were hung up. and
II required large attendance to square
accounts and placed balance on the
right side of the ledger. Happily for
President Irrelevant, the great enter
prise and Texas, the weather-god and
the people have gone into partnership
and are recognizing and patronizing
this most elaborate and greatest OF
all fairs. The largest crowd OF the
meeting came today. 1t was educa-
tlonal and drummers' day and Major
Dan Malven places the number of
drummers In the city at 1000. President
4 Booth and all the officers of the Travel
4 ers' Protective Association arrived last
night and were out on the grounds to-
day, shaking hands with brother an
I gels Of commerce and having good
= time generally. Major Malven said to
the Gazette correspondent:
"A man can get more for so cents
n here than In any place In the United
E States. 1t is the greatest fair and ex-
n position have ever attended. 1 hear
j few Dallas men kicking over paying
A 10 cents for grand stand tickets what
the deuce do these fellows expect? There
y Isn't race course in the country OF
the magnitude of this where n man
n can see the racing for less than one
dollar. II IL simply immense this fair
and exposition, and every citizen of
The state should attend"
All the drummers talked in the same
strain.
The boys had a big day after their
very successful meeting last night.
M thousands of 7. p. A. badges We're
FL worn today, many OF the ladies ex-
hibitlng the little ribbon. II was also
educational Day. and hundreds of
n educators and children came from the
surrounding towns. Superintendent
XII Alex Hogg OF the Fort Worth schools
resident Trezevant to say that Mayor
Paddock and himself found 1t a physi
ca imposslbility to arrange for the
attendance Of the 5000 pupils of the
Fott Worth public schools today. He
III regretted this but there was no help
lot II, However, 300 or 400 of the public
sehool children came over with their
parents and friends. Terrell, C'eburne,
mckinney and other surrounding
WINS sent large delegations today A
pretty sight was Colonel d. II. Gopher
me Gazette at the head of twenty
nlne Fort Worth newsboys. The little
Fellows were clean and bright-faced,
snu they had huge time. Mr.. Gopher
saye them good dinner and saw that
Wy missed none of the leading feat
s WIS OF the days program. The man
no loves to tighten the sorrows of
w walls OF the street and I'LL the
as.s or the lowly and the poor with
r " sunshine Will get warm welcome
AZ D. Peter when he crosses the great
Snnde The recording angel marks
s,sni h these kindly deeds in big black
asplay types, while those who fawn
sp9n me wealthy who do not need sue
$50, ai'u slobber over greatness as the
MY understands 1t. do not receive
rbosuiihniest mention in the great book
Is caSsssrelh the deeds OF men are entered.
Nyronel Gopher is all right.
a. suslse Norman q. lSlttrell of Hous-
oying life.
non. Frank W. Brooks OF Bowie
M * came In this morning with n
4 sselegation. Brooks gays the fair Is
ty,nl@ztr-the biggest thing on earth.
non. b. Quincy Evans OF Hunt coun-
1citlaens '''V'i VI ie'u'''s
,, statesman Evans strolled about the
z colosssss' .ook a birds eye view of the
7 cam exhibits and said: 'Il Just
> Neais mere until November 80. This
X Ion ., regular or even an extra ses-
~ me Texas legislature.
me I'VE stock show is the hest I
: dsresever attended. the exhibits In all
rarss 'inehts are wonderful and the
y 81 e lust all right" Senator j.
n In ,h'Ieii OF Greenville corrobornted
!. rlatn,ns' statesman Evans had pro-
u thr US TO the magnitude of the
u Por me Texas and Pacific trains from
4 lima worth brought 1900 passengers
III btpo,t vlhing, and all the other roads
4 hi H.. ~ extraordinary rush. II was
n H. So ~ Vay OF the fair and no mistake.
. Ihas III, az the gates for two hours
Is .isnt sy indescribahle. The presl-
h fsbr.rs secretary Cour. Director Alex
r kAre c,, na dozen other officials
fntre ~ lpened to assist the regular
N. hr,ss o. ;ieket sellers for two or three
~ h. free u'''i the crush had spent its
Z sy sns department. was crowded to-
4 <ti ssnin me dining booths were cleared
~ l. PIN ne, midway avenue was packed
n fieat h,.l, and all the shows did a
i,sIc Hn' i,'n mes, sousa's concert at
s<h1 ana a packed that Immense build
~ }snlp hswaiinns came after John
: Wtnany snN his worldbeaters and made
~ ,.srpy hits. Cnptain Hordwlel;
Il. V ~ Worth. Captain s. A. Mcsiur,
Z. he niger fame, George Horst, OF
y isneSsi Driskill at Austin, and
tualenr. iahry were noticed in the
r. sis,, Captain w. ]. Mcdonald OF
4 fashuv >, rangers. was here today
y ssldes, Sssabied owing to a recent
n; n A. put as Jolly as ever. Every
Pc qua,,s grand stand was tal,en and
: sn wq1 ,h stretch was packed witt
W yhelr sporting blood in the bncl
y iavori,rsse ks bet their spare dollar.
Z +, cer,s IN lively way. A mar
issa ana no, not get Interested in IN,
t,.es IN me races today could freez,
'uy. The boobies had fail