Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-03
COLORADO cry.
Some Interesting Facts Concerning u Now
and Thriving City.

Correspondence OF the Gazette
Colorado, February 28- What is the !
great attraction here anyway Why |
is il that the hotels and streets are al |
ways crowded with people? 1t il u
good town with favorable location
but evidently there are those here who
think Colorado is bound to be u city
In less than no time. Aud | ann not
quite sure but there il some lounda-
ton for this belief. For instance, the
place is considerably less than two
years old, and yet il has
n population of from 1000 to
5000 already. Instead of temporary
board houses, such as characterize most
new towns in Texas, IL has already
handsome brick and rock buildings
and very soon will have several more.
Two brick yards are already hard at
work, one on the old fashioned plan.
the other using hand power machinery
to press the brick and yet they find il
impossible to halfsupply the demand
for brick. The foundations for two
brick stores are already laid at the
corner Of Second and Oak streets, and
as soon as tho brick can be secured
parties from Falls county are going to
! build three two or three story business
houses on the same street with and
north of the Rendenbrook House.
Then the First National Bank will be-
GIN very soon the erection of u hand
some brick bank building. might
| cnumeratc % dozen or dozens of other
handsome buildings contemplated but
this will suffice for the present.
/ Again, two national banks In town
! yet an infant in years speaks well for
Of knt .>.,
RADIO National Bank Is already oman
and doing business, and the tirst
National is organized and will com.
mence business in few DAYS, as the
successors of 4. w. James & Company
now doing business here.
! Then, we are going to have water
works here, as n strong com
pany has already contracted
WIN the town authorities TO
MI the bill without delay. remark.
ed To citizen yesterday, ~ expect
You VIII have gas and "A street railroad
next 10 which he replied al 6on,t
KNOW about the gas AT present, but the
street railroad is already settled on
and VIII he ready for business In nine
~ days
asked about educational adyan-
tages and WAS informed by citizens
That n live college would he
reality here by midsuIamer.
\ ten acre college reservation has
been set aside in good location, and
several thousand dollars have already
been subscribed to date.
This ought to be enough for one re.
port, 10 establish the claim OF Colorado
Tor enterprise But while am nj IL
might ms we'll add that when / rot
here few daysisince found two thea.
tres in full blast.
Since have been here
the Bella Golden Combination
and the Stuttz Company have both
heen playing here 60 crowded and an.
preciative houses; the latter sim
holding the fort. Naturally, all these
things so To make up live town. and
as IL Is the western terminals, nraeti-
cally, where all western prospectors
stop oil, IL is crowded continually.
haven't been here long
enough yet to get down IN
news gathering 10 much ad-
vantage, but as | get better Ne
quainted | VIII try aud keep Won
posted with whatever is done here
worth reporting.
Among the last new enterprises here