Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-12
KINNEY.
g'he Commercial Center and Capital
City OF Collin County.
lis Live and Energetic Leading Bust.
ness Men.
speeIal correspondenee OF the Gazette.


Mckinney, April lc-McIliuney is the
county seat of Collin county, the best and
most prosperous farming county In Texas
There rs n population of three thousand. II
would be hard to md II city of the same size
with more energy aud enterprise The mer
chants are all men OF excellent busln ssS quail
itications, and are I, ady to help any enter
prize that tends 10 promote tile welfare OF the
city. They know q good thing whom they see
10, and when / announced Tint
the GA2tTTE would visit this city on the
morning trains met with a most cordial re-
ccpton, as the reputation OF the GAzErrE
Z had arrived before me.
Thiscity is In line with Fort Worth, follow
Ing her steps ON the road OF enterprise, which
would be seen and felt more by the surround.
ing country II the business generally had n
larger scope.
VIM. Boyd, the genial president of the Col.
lin county bank, informed your correspond
ent that there was only one tulng Mckt1ney
NEEDED TO make her tecOnd on the list OF
Giles Ia North Texas, for they concede Fort
Worth 10 be first and that is direct COM
muuicaton With Fort Worth, 80 that the
merchants could purchas. their supple;
rom the Fort, and enable the farmer 20 shin
that way. am informed that u direct road
between the Fort and This city would 70
tntfoueh me nnest and most prosperous
"A few.of The enierprlsing citizens, amorg
Them MIR, BOYD, president OF the bank,
morton, have formed n stock company
with capital of IS ,00l In connection
with Van Wrinkle " Co., OF Atlanta,
n
mill. They have purchased the Hour mil
property aud are now ready for The machin.
cry. which Is being furnished by the same
company that ure furnishing the Fort Worth
mil. Mr.. ". II. Nanney Is The president of
the company, and MIR. w. T.. Boyd is treas.
uIer.
Messrs. Minnie, White 4 Wilcox mr.. I'M ia.
Ing u large saw and planning mill, putting In
all the latest improved machinery, with n
lprty'ho power engine, and Npect 10 do n
large business, ais they are now receiving an,
ders every day. This company Ia compose
OIL me three largest lumber merchants In this
county, ana ihe'f past success " enough TO
warrant Tue prosperity and growth of their
last enterprise '
Mckinney can boast of rs good accommo.
datlons for The travelling public as any other
city OF tis size, in tho "Fuoie house owned
by NJ. o.. NJ. Calhoun, but MANAGED by MIR. Il.
IL, Gorrell, one OF the best hotel men In Tex.
as, The table Is irsi-class In every respect;
game, nsh, and all that one could ask for is
found there, They are following tie exam
pie OF Messrs. Pierce 4 Mu,docls, the pro srie
city, giving the best the market affords To,
nprice which short time ago was nm
known 10 the commercial traveller ia this
Mckinney hiss two banks OF large CAPITAL
good business, -"
II. The furniture store OF ], p. Crouch Is {
900 eN'efsl'e aIair, occupying a uu,,dns
witha n ntage of 10 feet ana II depth OF nj
feet, with n second story, and one could fur
nish house complete from kitchen to par
$1,000 worth of goods and Mr. Crouch IN
iorms your correspondent that were II moi
ct me heavy ra..~~- OF Insurance lac wou'd
have moro on hand.
The hardware establish ment OH, A, MELON
ma Is one ,hatno ely would be ashamed OF
M, Mcdonald u the city agent FOR il numb
stock OF assorted hardware ii
Is one Of the sinnd-bys of Mckinney, beIn
one OF the earliest settlers.
Newsom n Rodgers have one OF the limo
groceries Your correspondent has seen, An
one Is struck by the iaigo assortment the
carry.
II. a. Jones, the antique fnrnitur, aoa,.,
hns a large stock OF the last century furn
tuie.
Il. II. Warner, the dry goods king OF NJ
Kinney, carries II stock OF 900. Ilhe In r.
amount Of business done by ihis pentIemi,
could only be Judged by seeing he w
e ,s,s IA. arc ecn,innaliy leaving and Ct
ploys forty-four clerks. aud il also an OK ce
with the ya,d.suck himself.
Il. I. Mndeli. the glass and China mt
North Texas, and does an extensiy bus inc,
hir. Ball, the proprietor Of the dry goo,
correspondent called upon him, which
did four times during The day. This "
give You nnidea of his business.
., w; y, ma,I,nniey, me druggist, hes an 81
all patent medicines, and fancy articles.
Jesse shain, one o. the most enterprise
gSnuehsn OF Mckinney, and proprietor
Aha place. and also Proprietor
s xn,, lively sinbie. was kind enough To sho
ness which amounted 10 over s,oyoi. ~
Mckinney also boasts OF hay ng some of 4
aud JOHNSON & Work ar" smoker os as 81 /,
leading members OF tho bar -
our correspondent ilso had the plcas,
quirer aud the Black Waxy, ''' .
On tho whole. Me KINNEY presented ,hs
pearance Of q i've. thrif,y and energetic q