El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-05
FIREMEN'S
CONVENTION
Interesting Report From De-
Iegate futile of Hose MOI
THE LARGEST EVER HELD
Story of the Trip to Paris, Texas
A Lively Convention In Lively
TOwn.-Fine Entertainment Pro
vided.-A Profitable Journey.

Hose com papy number met in reg.
ular session on Wednesday, June 1st
After roll call, the routine business OF
the company was transacted; Mr.. Hart
ley's credentials being pronounced all
right by the committee he was elected
By acclamation. Mr.. futile. delegate
to the annual state tireman's cOnven-
ton, then read his report, which was
ordered approved aud spread on the
minutes. The meeting then adjourn
ed.
Following is the report:
Ell PASO, Texas, June 2, 1899.
To the Officers and Members of Hose
Co. No. 1:
Gentlemen:-Having been sent by
you as delegate of Hose Co. Nc. to
the Texas State Firem an Is association.
I beg leave to report as follows:
On Sunday, May 7th, in company
with j. B. Badger, delee ate from the
steamer company; G. w. Fassett. dele
gate from the hook and ladder COM
pany; Chas Keller, delegate from hose
company No. 2: T. 81. Springer, dele
gate from the department., left on the
Texas & Pacific railway for Paris,
Texas, the place of the meeting of the
association, it being the oath annual
convention of the association.
Our delegation was joined sby Mr..
Fassett's daughter, Dixie, and by my
son, Willie. Uncle John Julian, life
member of the State Firemen;s asso-
citation. was to have joined us, but was
delayed through business affairs and
could not get off on the same day we
left. A number of the fire boys were
at the depot to see that the delegation
got off in good style and to wish us
bon voyage.
The valley between Ell Paso and
Fort Hancock was at its best, and pre-
.oG ntro- To No t-xy
between Fort Hancock and Sierra
Blanca. At Sierra Blauca we took
supper and as the train sped along, we
had mountain scenery and antelope
tracks for dessert A few miles east
of Sierra Blanca we passed the highest
poiu, on the Texas and Pacific rail-
way, the altitude being some 1900 feet.
hours telling stories, the hook and lad
der delegate taxing the lead, we were
soon tucked away in our berths for the
night.
approaching the farming coun-
try, having gradually pulled
away from the dry country dur
ing the night. We had breakfast at
Abilene and were joined by the Abb
lene delegation. We were then rapid
ly coming into better farming land,
and arrived at Cisco about 10 o'clock,
where we were joined by the Cisco
delegation. At 2:30 p. N. we arrived
at the pretty town of Weatherford,
which ships grain, chickens, and pro-
duce in large quantities to Ell Paso.
The Weatherford delegation said they
would start the next day.
Patches of timber growing along the
edges OF the fields and prairies and
large pasture lands with groves of
trees, mostly oaks, gave the country a
picturesque appearance.
We arrived in Fort Worth at Ais
Monday afternoon, on time, making
the time between Ell Paso and Fort
Worth in 26 hours, and averaging,
travelling time, % to "a miles an hour,
including stops. We remained at
Fort Worth until morning, stopping at
the Mansion house. During the even
Jug Chief Celia, of the fire department.
took US around among the different
stations and they say he makes an able
chief. They have some forty paid men
in their department. In the appara
tus line they have a chemical, several
: ose reels, and an eighty-ive foot
Babcock aeriel, weight $500 pounds.
While the personnel of the Fort
Worth department is all right, be-