El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-05

more or less injured, a few had arms
broken and one man had his face
crushed in. Our late president. P. S.
Turner, was quite badly hurt. After
the fireworks came the ball and ban
quet. The new style waltz, t" o-step,
few could take a vantage of the differ :
ent dances, owing to the new styles.
Saturday at II 80 the firemen all
pulled out, and the ladies OF Paris
! turned out to give the delee ates a
| pleasant good bye. One thing Paris
always did 90, and that was the ladies
took quite part in the entertaining OF
! the delegates, besides many homes
were thrown open to give the boys
good meal, as the Ell PasO delegation
can testify to, personally.
! Uncle John Julian, especially, was a
! favorite with the ladies. The Ell PasO
decoration was taken for a drive over
the city several times. In this partl-
cular Ell Paso was favored more than
any other town. Uncle John Julian did
! not get to the convention until Thurs
day, having been detained in Ell Paso
! on important business, but while lit
! tie late he was strictly in the swim and
what he lacked in time he made up In
enth usiasm, and was we'll taken care OF
| On Saturday as everyone was leav-
ing, the Ell Paso delegation was split
|
to Dallas, Keller, Uncle John Julian
and Badger going to Fort Worth,
Fsssett going for visit to Clarkes-
! vile, his old home, futile remaining
, in Paris until Monday when he met
Fassett and daughter by agreement on
their return from Cisrkesville. when
they started for home, futile and son
dropping off at WeatherfOrd to stop a
Mineral Wells TO drink those waters
| for week. There were from two
hundred so one thousand visitors at
the Wells, the Crazy Well water be
ing the most popular. having music
! during the day auo evening.
! Mr.. Fassett and daughter came on
home, bringing the news of President
| of the grand stand. as being more
| serious than at first supposed.
| While in Paris on Sunday, May l4th,
1 was taken by Seymour Conner, an
ex-president of the association. for
/ drive to the lake, the future water
supply of Paris. This lake is seven
| miles from the city. where large
ing the rain fsll. AT present the water
is about thirty acres in extent but
when full will cover nearly three
hundred acres. l thought that If
Paris could lay an Is incn maio for
seven miles for their water supply,
why could not Ell Paso lay Eve miles to
Fort Bliss and get water that could
have no equal.
In closing let me say this was the
most harmonious convention l have
ever attended aud the delegates were
representa- body of men. ANY
subject that came up for discussion,
or any communications that were read,
the members grasped the substance
and would eft the good out ard let
the bad go. 1t was surprising to see
how quickly this would be done. Any
deleg ate could feel prid de in being q
mem Der of such body.
Everywhere we heard good word
for the Texas & Pacific rail way; in
fact, all the roads in Texas, without an
exception, recognize the worth Of the
state fire association and each year
give the delegates free transportation.
Besides tie business world is looking
upon these conventions with more fav-
or each year, knowing that they are an
educator for the tremen, ard they iD
turn are receiving the benefit oy bet
ter service from their respective fire
departments.
This ends your delegates trip to the
oath annual convention of the Texas
State Fire Association, held in Paris,
Texas, May 10, IL, and. II, 1899. Re-
spectfully submitted.
w. Fl. futile,
Delegate Hose Co. No. l, Ell Psso Fire
Department.