The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-05-03
JOINT CELEBRATION.
Big Crowd at MoOringspOrt-- Much
EloquenCe--a Fine Barbecue.

Big Crowd at MoOringsport- Much
Eloquence--a "a Fine Barbecue.
Friday was a notable day in the
history of the three cities, Shreve-
port, Mooringsport and Texarkana,
on account of the joint celebration
of the three, in honor of the COM
pletion of the 7. & Ft. s. R'y, be-
tween the two terminal cities, in
grand gathering aud barbecue at
Mooringsport,
At $40 a. m. the train left here
for Mooringsport, but only a small
crowd went, as the weather was
threatening, there having been
some rain few hours before. We
arrived at Moorlngsport about 10:
80, where the TeXarkana band met
the train, and all repaired to the
beautiful picnic grounds shady
nook on high bluff on Caddo Lake.
Here a dancing pavilion, band
stand and speakers rostrum, had
been prepared by the clever and
enterprising Mooringsport people
About 1890 o'clock, after the ar
rival of the second train from
Shreveport, the flow of oratory be-
gan, and continued for one and a
half hours. Mr. j. S. Noel acted
as chairman of the meeting, and
extended warm and Cordial wei
come to all. Then followed fine
speeches fromJ. H. Shephrd and
E. H. Randolph of Shreveport, and
]. A. II. Hosack of Fort Worth;
each dwelt upon the beautiful sur
roundings, felicitious occasion, and
the great natural resources Of the
three states also advocated a
closer friendship and business rela-
tions between the three cities
Immediately after the speaking
the audience was invited to repair
to the long tables, where the inner
man was regaled with fine barbe
cued meats of all kinds, bread, pick
les, etc. We can not say too much
IN praise of this part of tn days
deliberation, as we have never seen
or tasted of better barbeCued
meats, and it was pentesus profu-
sion, All voted the barbecue a
grand success,
In the afternoon the young peo-
pie filled the pavilion and "tripped
the light fantastic to thier hearts
content. Among them we noticed
friends AL. Campbell, Eugene Wal
ker, and number Of TeXarkana
syoung ladides The TeXarkana
trim g band furnished the music,
At 6;1O the Texarkaua visitors
boarded the train for home feeling
more than repaid for the dust and
heat endured during the trip, with a
unanimous vote of thanks to the
good people of Mooringsport, for
the pleasures Of the day,
TO Messrs. W. S. Groom, j. S,
Noel and Early Christian, commit
tee, was due the success Of the Gel
ebration in its every detail They
were untiring in their efforts in this
behalf. The editor returns thanks
for special courtesies extended
The crowd present was variously
estimated at from 1000 to $500
And it was a peaceabIe, Jolly crowd;
nothing marred the day pleasures,
Mo)ringsport has five or six stores;
is located on a high bluff on Caddo
Lake, and is surrounded by a fine
ldI uluR county II II SplSuulN
place tor a summer and winter re-
sort, as the bree2es of summer aud
fine fishing grounds, should attract
the tourist, and the balmy climate
of winter draw to it the seeker aG-
ter health, 1t is said to be a very
healthy location, We hope to be
able to visit it often as the years
roll by.
The man who eats because he is
hungry is, thus far, on a level with
tha brutes. The man who stODs