The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-06
THE TEXAS CENTRAL FAIR
BRYAN MAKES A SUCCESS OF HER
FIRST EFFORT.
Politicians Seem to Have Made II a
Mecca-A Very Successful Balloon
Ascension Was Made.

Bryan. Texas, November 5.-The opening
day for the Central Texas fair dawncd
bright ana beautiful More perfect wealth
er could not have been secured If il could
have been according to order The people
began arriving yesterday afternoon. and
by the time for the grand street parade TO
start this morning one of the largest
crowds ever seen in Bryan was present.
The excursion trains from Waco, Austin.
Palestine and Ennis brought large crowds.
and helped to swell the ranks.
Hon. Il. e. Prince of Corsicana Colonel
y. II. Tracy Of Rockdale and Hon. II H.
ELLIS of MeXia, candidates for congress
from TINS district, are present, ms well
as Colonel Lanham. candidate for gov.
ernor Senator John A. Wayland and Hon.
scott Field Of Calvert are also in attend
ance.
p The parade was the largest ever seen in
brIan, and was made up as follows: Gen.
efal Henry Bates Stoddard grand marshal.
ana Stait; corps cadets from Agricultur,i
ana ana Mechanic4l college, local and visiting
bands ana military local and visiting ara
departments civic and secret societies.
merchants and trades display and floral
parade and decorated vehicles Many of
rne decorated vehicles were creations Of
real beauty.
The exhibit building is filled with ex
hibtts that would do honor 10 either the
Dulias or san Antonio fairs The art de.
pIaronienl, culinary department and textile
department are worthy of special mention
ana, while not as large, viii compare ia.
TrTtraoly WIN any fair ever held in Texas.
me agricultural exhibits are also good
Notwithstanding the extremely dry year
lhele are many other exhibits; mus cal
goods farming implements. merchants dis
plays and highly credtable exhibit of
graded school
Al II o'clock Prof j. Fl. Conneu. presl
dent of the fair. announced that Governor
savers was unavoidably detained in Aus
IN ana could not be present to open the
ihi, nut that Central Texas was never
thacklhg Tor man. and the management
had secured Hon. r. Il. Prince of Cors
cana to take the governors place; and
then presented MIR. Prince to the audi
ence. Mr.. Prince took for his theme
Texas and Her Opportunities, and held
the rapt attention of his audience from
start to finish. He paid high tribute 10
the savers administration, and said 1t
me state mas ever had. He referred brief
~ to the history of Texas, and then
launched Into the great agricultural re-
sources of the state, and said when they
ne granaiy of the world. He referred to
me good work being done by the various
state and comfy fairs complmcnted the
management of the Central Texas fair on
the splendld beginning they had made
anu closed by wishing for them continued
prosperity. Immediately after the spoak-
ing Sergeant John p. Baldwin gave a high
Nv successful balloon ascension In his
aerial night he released cat and rabbit
III separate parachutes, and they came
successfully and safely to the ground
Great dynamite bombs were exploded nj
9clght OF 5000 feet, and they were heard
Tor miles. There was hardly any wind
and the aeronaut came down within 200
yards of where he started