Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-17
HENRIETTA.
lis Early History and Struggle for Per.
mancnt Existence.
Rapid Growth as n Railroad Town
Current Topics OF the Day.
Special Correspondence OF the Gazette.


there stood at this spot few naked |
chimneys, smoking remnants of a few |
cabins which had Just been DESTROYED
Icy the Indians. Six years later the
beginning of the town was made. but
claim having been made to the tract |
of land, litigation ensued and long re-
tarded the growth of the town. A lit |
tie village three miles away, CAM |
bridge, had been struggling for con- |
tinued existence, and those Interested |
in her growth Were the movers in re-
tarding Henrietta; but the coming of |
the Fort Worth and Denver railway a |
year and half ago, brought with IL |
new life, and Cambridge was merged |
into Henrietta by the removal of the
houses to the latter.
A traveller on n passing train
might doubt the existence of
such place, If he depended
on the meager appearance made from
the depot but a ride in the excellent
bus OF half mile would show up a
substantial and lively-looking town.
Many of the stores are of stone and
brick; the usual run of temporary
frame buildings are seen, but there is
present an evidence Of permanency
which promises well for the future. a
prospector stopping here to look about
would not be disappointed in the gem
eral appearance OF the surrounding
country, Rolling pralries stretch
away on every hand, for the most part
said to be better adapted to stock pur-
poses than farming; but in the river
bottoms, ON the Red and Wichita
rivers, US good agricultural land can be
had us in any part of the state. The
more prominent inhabitants are those
for the most part largely interested
in cattle raising. a number of
the wealthy have beautiful residences,
one of which cost $4,000, another
| IS ,000, and other figures could be
! given, but this indicates the conf
| dence of those who make this their
| home. II would be unnecessary To
enumerate the many prominent bust
ness houses, but the trade secured
here reaches ont AS far rs the military
post of Fort Sill, and among the ranch
men for miles around.
Among the more noticeable enter
prises here is the fine stone Touring
mill. building of three stories and II
basement. New proprietors are busy
putting III the roller system and en-
larging, so that the capacity of the mill
will be one hundred barrels day.
All the equipments of this mill are
first-class. But little wheat has yet
been raised in this county, but the de-
mand of this mill will give an impetus
to planting. The quality of such
wheat "a has been raised is pronounced
excellent.
All building now being done is of n
very substantial character, and con
templated improvements Will be to the
credit of the place. In few days. the
present efficient MAYOR q. Il. Bethel,
will resign his Office and purposes
removing to Southern Texas because
of III health. The citizens are begin
ming to east about for his successor
and there seems u wcll.defined senti
ment in favor of Judge Plemons. pio
ncer of the ueighborhood. IL j. con
ceded that the.iudge Is possessed d
every qualification To successfully
preside over the town; and among
other things to strongly commend nm
is the fact that he has deep-rooted
desire to push forward the scheme OF
building here iifteen-thousand-d
school house. This seems quite pos
sible to accomplish, and the idea
il to obtain the money by Is
suing town bonds to be taken
by the citizens, who were recently
ready to contribute outright ms mucl
rs twelve thousand dollars. The pres
ent school buildings are not n thing &c
boast oi: they are made to accommo
date one hundred and fifty children
and are under three excellent teachers
headed by Prot. Walpool.
Two well-managed banks find US,
for their capital, and do an active
business.
The Methodists possess "A very nea
stone church building, and siinlia
one is nearly completed by the Zap
lists. Here | met DIR. o. G. Pope o
Austin, the superutendento misslon
of the Baptist state convention. liz
wns on the way 10 Wichita Falls to SCI
ABOUT building Baptist church there.
DIR. Pope's mission board supported
during the year ending last October
thirty-seyen men on the frontier o
Texas. and assisted in the erection
fen churches in new towns; the COS
of this work was thirty-one thou
sand dollars. AS fast as th'
railroad reaches new toWi
the ipdefatigable superintendent Is oil
hand to look after the religious inter
ests of the Baptists. The Baptist stat
convention is doing a grand work II
the state. ,..
The wayfaring man in Henriett'
would not be long in hearing how ies
thetic some of her citizens are, unles
he was deaf. The "boysn have bras
hand well organized, and are strug
cling TO the front. The bass drum an,
eymbals can clearly be distinguished
and the Henrietta folks agree ina
there Is no other bioDinD done abou
this town outside this band.
Right kindly do these Henriett
nennIe welcome the new conner II II
can add to the moral and substantial
status Of the place, and the fut q,
seems likely to greatly increase III
present population of 400.
r,uTrIIEII COIINTY.