Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-22
CHICAGO LETTER.
Texans in the Lake City-Wondcrfui
Growth of Half Century-ilints
10 For. Worth.
CORRESPONDENCE OF the luaetlc.


TO For: Worth.
7 Correspondence of the Gazette.
| Chicago, December 1.-THE sudden
change from Fort Worth to Chicago in
the short spnce OF three days in winter
Is rather severe. From the land of
sunshine TO that of icy breath, at n
single bound, is quick transplanting,
and one has to brace up to take in,
without surprise, the new climate.
Your correspondent left your city on
( the evening of the 9th with quite u
large party of cattlemen, who made
things quite lively during the trip.
Arriving at st. Louis without delay or
accident on schedule time, Il day or so
was spent 10 that city, when all hands
took up the line of march for Chicago.
Before leaving st. Louis, however, all
parties INDUCED in little extraya-
gaiice IN purchasing a new stove-pipe
hat each. This we believe was great
stroke OF diplomacy on the Tart of Mr..
Voak, the genial livestock a cent of the
Could system of roads, who, by the
way, is the right man Ia the
right place. As proof of this.
the Texas boys made him pres
ent of an elegant watch and chain, val
ued at $500. Mr.. Noak acknowledged
the compliment in neat and feeling
speech which made the whole affair
pass OF very pleasantly.
IL Is 10 be hoped thar all the bows
VIII appear at the next roundup with
lheir new silk hats On, untarnished.
Ihey seemed to enjoy their new uni
forms Immensely, and really appeared
more like the solid men of Wall street
THAN bonanza cattle kings of Texas.
1T Is quite easy to conclude that Chi
cago Is wonderful city when you
take into consideration the enormous
transactions that take place here. You
cannot help but admire the quickness
and ease that accompanies the deals.
A city that can handle 81, 900 hogs and
l2,0OJ cattle in II single day, and other
things proportionate, is certainly one
that every man can justly feel proud of.
The winter here has held off remark
ably late, just as has been the case in
Texas, but 1t is now showing, and the
prospect bids fair for winter i'm real
earnest. This is the first snow-storm
OF the season, and il is but fair TO con-
clude that the cold weather which
usually follows such storms will find
It's way South, and 1t would be well
Tor you all to unpack iiannels and
beaver overcoats and have them in
readiness.
Your correspondent has been very
busy making Inquiries as to the condi-
tionsof trade and the exact financial
position ofthe North, ard finds that
the business as rule for the past year
has not been generally satisfactory.
VI course, some branches of business
nave done well. Money does not seem
y scarce commodity, but the rate asked
u lfliie higher than one year ago,
ana people are little more timid
ahouu making Investments. The bys-
mess of Chicago Is being done more
and more every year by large corpor.
ations, and in fact this ia the fem
dency nj! over this country. A man
with moderate means cannot cone
with these large companies. and findsjt |
next to an impossiDiiity To establish
himself alongside Of such ri
gigantic. institutions. Notwithstand-
INK hard times are often alluded to
one sees but little in the way of an.
peufances toremind him OF poverty or
anything approaching it. The great
crowd lostles along just the same az In |
eeminently prosperous times, appsrent- |
~ rs comfortably clad. In a great cen |
lef i,Ns I,iiea,sv, lhe yait.las III t.,dn /
increasea with each year, but the prof /
i.s aie unsayory ana at times almost |
imperceptible; still, one Is bonnd ~
believe that some are actually coming
fortunes. '''s
the building Tint has been done
mere TINS GUNNER doubles that OF any
FORMER year. and the class of imnrovs-
mehIs are simply palatial. Chicago
amd S iieacneu point TO invite capital
ana inspire confidence, aud hence the
money bags" are hearty contributors
livery Chicago man thoroughly he.
nesss That the future OF his CITY Il
"i'nout parallel, aud that il