Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-27
j. NJ. MCDANIEL
q. A. " ENNTON.
sLADE ON HIS RAMBLES.

| have not had pleasanter jaunt
since Pve been in the jaun,ing bust
ness than this excursion of mine over
the Fort Worth and Denver road.
There is 40 road in the state whose
officers are more courteous or whose
employees are more careful and reliable.
Not an agent or operator on the line
who drinks or dissipates in any
manner. The road is doing heavy
passenger traffic, and / am
told the freight business is
good. Shipment of cattle over
this road from the south will soon
commence and it is estimated that
not less than 1000 will he shipped be-
tween now and what would be the
closing of the spring drive. These cat
lie are to nc shipped by parties buying
In the south and they took this method
of reaching their northern ranges
rather than the old fashioned one OF
driving several hundred miles.
DECATUR.
| dislike TO undertake to '"writc upi
this town because can never deit full
justice and because ! have 100000 per-
sonal friends there and can't saw
pleasant things of all of them unless /
charter an entire issue of your paper.
Decatur is the livliest and most sub
stantial as well rs the most prosperous
town on this road west OF Fort Worth.
Wise county is one among the most
fertile counties in the state and is well
populated with an industrious and
thrifty people. This fact itself
| insures Decatur's permanent
prosperity. If | undertake to
speak in detail of the prominent
business tirmg of Decatur shall doubt
less omit some we'll worth notice. but
there is the clearinghouse of Great
house u Co., that enjoys the the conf
dence of the commercial world and
VIII soon be converted into national
bank that deserves especial mention
j. Cllman d Co., wholesale and retail
grocers, do stupendous business, III.
/ Prince u Co. handle groceries
and liquors at wholesale.
VIM. Xodill continues in the dry
goods business, NJ. T.. Sewell formerly
of TT. Worth is now in the grocery
business at Decatur, Sparrow & Go.
also FIT. WORTHLESS, have a large and
we'll appointed drug store. There are
many other large business firms here
but cannot particularze further. De-
catur is well supplied with hotels.
The Carpenter House now under the
management of Mr.. Knox is dong n
large business and the City Hotel | ust
opened by Messrs Mclean X Far.
rlngton expects 10 share public favor
and patronage. They put up o good
square meal "a commence on. Nh old
friend Dock Hamilton is also cnGnged
in feeding the hungry. He KEEPS a
hsh and oyster restaurant, and alwnVs
sets up something good Speaking of
saloons, there is scott Gordon. one of
the most pleasant men in the business
who runs the Commercial saloon and
runs IL Well Sc0tt is The
boss saloonist IN Che state. The u. C.n
saloon az the Carpenter House is also
a popular resort apd is kept by n
pleasant gentleman whose name /
haze forgotten, 4 Smith on west side
Of the square is "A well known ss,ioonisf
anu deals oGi square goods 70 the bows
NEWSPAPERS.
OF these Decatur has three that I
know OF. There's the T,ibtV}e "a!
Booths paper, nov In charge no, Ford
a talented ANA industrious vouna man
VINO always comes out ON time with n
live paper. The Post with the indie
fatigable Bob Collins as fhe "pood
lacking man. Of the firm and Captain
liobinson as captain of the mechniii,al
department., moves smoothly alone
and comes right ia the front * n snirS
weekly paper. The NeSsenger i M.
other Decatur publication, hui ann !,
unfortunate ~ 20 be unaeauainted
with both the paper and publisher
| haven't mentioned half the mod
business firms nor an eighth of the
good men Of Decatur but am on,