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Fort Worth Daily Gazette
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
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In Mesquite, Texas, on July 6, a mass meeting of business men and farmers elected delegates to the Dallas rate convention; local reports note no rain since July 4, decreasing cotton worms, and considerable damage to wheat and oats.
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MESQUITE, TEX., July 6.—A mass meeting of the business men of Mesquite and the farmers of this section was held here to-day. Hon. R. S. Kimbrough was chosen chairman and J. M. Knox secretary. The following were elected to the Dallas rate convention, viz: R. S. Kimbrough, G. B. Grass, J. C. Rugel, George W. Lewis, J. C. Bennet and E. P. Paschall. Other places near here have elected delegates.
No rain since the 4th inst. and prospect fair for good weather. Cotton worms, farmers report, are letting up on the young cotton, which makes the average farmer feel much better. Damage to wheat and oats has been considerable hard to tell how much.
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Mesquite, Tex.
Event Date
July 6
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delegates elected to dallas rate convention; cotton worms decreasing on young cotton; considerable damage to wheat and oats, extent hard to determine.
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A mass meeting of business men of Mesquite and farmers of the section was held, with Hon. R. S. Kimbrough as chairman and J. M. Knox as secretary. Elected delegates to Dallas rate convention: R. S. Kimbrough, G. B. Grass, J. C. Rugel, George W. Lewis, J. C. Bennet, and E. P. Paschall. Other nearby places elected delegates. No rain since the 4th instant, prospects fair for good weather. Farmers report cotton worms letting up on young cotton, improving farmer morale. Damage to wheat and oats considerable, hard to assess exactly.