Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-27
! cEoDETIC EXCURSION.
,mittce Of the City Council In.
'asr, The Quarries Of the Texas
stone Company.
/, pleasant ard Profitable Trip.

- announced in the GAZETTE
laws since that committee of
, v council would inspect the
W. W. Of the Texas Stone Company
~ nurpose Of ascertaining the
.,t w and quality of its product for
y Hin was made Yesterday, and by
'. r of General Superintendent
i" ana superintendent Clinton,
Irs Rio Grande division. it was
very pleasant and agreeable.
|,urh their kindness a special train
nrroyided, consisting of an engine
rsssepger coach and Mr.. Gin
special car--the latter ur-
! gentleman as host.
Marty consisted Of Aldermen FL
Ssaton and Haymaker, City Engi-
smoot, w. II. Lake, j. j. Chew,
representative of the GAZETTE.
rain left the depot at ten o'clock,
atter pleasant run ola little less
two hours pulled up at the quar-
On the western edge of Parker
In The GAZETTE man was
{n,enared to see As extensive inn
I"nnents and facilities for carrying
"a work as met his gaze on alight-
Eron The car. A fine boiler, en-
| mid machinery for cutting,
Iahiug ard loading the rock.
i between the main track and
n and the hillside is occupied by
nI houses for the ac-
Inodation of the employees. The
presents itself in inexbaustable
ItIes, aud is easily accessible.
machinery cuts, trims and dresses
oanv desirable shape. The COM
have the contract Tor supplying
klone for the new depot under
r1ction in Dallas, and are en-
in getting out, dressing and
no the same. Mr.. Barber the
intendent of the works received
arty and conducted them to the
hi places where the stone is being
lied The hour was spent in in
nethe quarries, and the party
ned to the car, where
he meantime Mr.. Clinton's
Mlity was exhibited by n
did collation. spread for their
iaIion. The morning ride, and
ME spent in clambeYing over the
ides in the bracing air, had fur
IA appetites which enable the en-
arty to do ample justice to Mr..
bn's spread
ABOUT THE STONE.
GAZETTE man, inferring
Engineer Smoot would proba-
be the best informed man in
to to the quality of the stone,
n-holed him for such information
had to communicate on the sub
|He was not very communicative,
nbering, perhaps, that he was
for the city, but he went so far
|py that he considered the stone
81 he had seen for paving pur-
He regarded it MS almost equal
celebrated medina sand stone"
In the state of New York, and
is transported hundreds of
for paving purposes. He has
epieces which he is subjectingto
Bp of heat, water and pressure,
hen these are completed he will
{ to speak more decidedly on the
!. Mr.. Smoot regards good
sand stone rs infinitely superior
Ie stone for paving purposes--in
he is borne out by the celebrated
Jam, the originator of the Mac
pavement.
HOMEWARD BOUND.
r thedinner was dispatched the
tarted homeward and 5 O'Clock
the party once more
the streets of the
City, pleased beyond express
18th the days experience. All
bud in their praise of the genial
rdial manner in which they had
fceived and entertained by Mr.
b, Alderman Seaton went so fal
say that he liked the Texa;
road, its superintendent, and
perintendent's Monaghan Chic
me, Sum Hee. AS Alderman
is man of few words, such al
sion means a good deal.