Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-26
BELTON.
A Solid Town, Built Of Rock, on an En-.
during Basis.


Special Correspondence ofthe Gazette.
Bolton, February 2I.--If you com
into Bolton on the hrsnch OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific road from Echo, rs di,
this writer, you will come at speet
| which puts to shame the main line
In good shape Is this little brancl
road, although passenger accommoda
tons are limited. Approaching this
plea. ant little city settled among hills
one at once takes fancy to it, for il
looks cosy and bright.
In 1850 NJ. r. Cornell donated
to Bell county le0 acres OF
! land upon which Bolton was lsid out,
the donation being with the condition
that the county seat always remain
here; so when Temple not long since
eudeavored TO have the county officers
located there, B,lton was quick TO re-
cngnize the danger of losing her pres
tige--tor aside from the loss commerce
tally the entire town property was in
danger % reverting back to the heirs of
the original donvr But there Is every
reason 10 l., liece that Bolton will con-
tiuue the CAPT al III Bell county, being
the geographical center and with eN-
celient railroad facilities,
Many Efforts had been made toward
getting railroad connection bat
without success until lSSb, when the
Gulf, Colorado d santa Fe reached
here. IL then became desirable that
the Missouri Pacific road be tapped,
and with vim the citizens went To
work, raised 81, 00u. and Ia ISIS the
eigbt-miie branch was completed
Thus Bolton has the advantage of com
petition between the two lines. From
4 population of about 2,unl in lSse Il
steady increase has occurred ana es-
Inmates now ma ie reach J.uD. The |
town has l'eon on a continual BOOM |
these last few Years, and evil /
denccs Of material prosperity abound. |
y stranger at once notices the nu- |
mennus stone buildings here. Proba- I
bly there Is not in the state better
stone than is at the very
doors OF Bolton, and so abundant n 10
greatly less n the use of brick. The
SahtA Fe road recently opened a quarry
near here and are said to pronounce
the stone superior toany other on their
line.
The enterprise of the people and the
natural advantages of the place
have attracted capital and that Bolton
IS far this side of her limit of growth
you may be sue.
Among the many important indus
ries may be mentioned the Bolton
Touring mills, an old establishment
finding ready market for its products.
y Notwithstanding the great amount OF
stone used for building, the Bolton
brick company claim TO be doing we'll
The cpmpress cumpsny organized last
year with capital of S45, 0OD--all the
stock being owned locally, and lease
OF the property WAS recently made on
q basis of twelve per cent annually on
the capital stock
TIL. cotton seed oil mill also started
last year, the capital stock being $4,000
held by 81 Louis parties.
These suggest something of the bus
ine,s life of the place. aud when con-
sideIation is also had for the large vol.
umc of general business done here,
sufficient TO justify three staunch
banks, you may AZ ouce catch an idea
Of what Bolton promises TO be. The
drOuth OF last year materially les
sened the cotton receipts of the sea-
son, showing thus far about 1900
as against - coo last season. The
recent bad weather has prepared the
ground for such working az
To justify the expectation
of an excellent crop this year, and
merchants and farmers are hopeful.
a strangers attention is very soon
caught here (only his attention need
be caught by the new building being
just erected oil the square. His curl
osity being excited he will be likely to !
eXciaim, "Ah,n The structure Is !
merely the new county Jail, hand !
some building, and the prisoners to he
may feel quite touey. The new conrt !
house to be erected will cost 500, 900. |
Other important Improvements are |
and In every way Bolton
is desirable place TO live in. Healthy, |
moral and lively. Excellent society, !
beautiful women and brave men.
one of the most noteworthy of Bel. |
toms institutions is that known as !
the Weekly Journal" under the
tender care of those wide.awake iourn- |
alists, Hunter IL Robinson. one Of !
the very prosperous and universally !
liked papers is this same Journal, and |
hay Jn gny ~ Ia wnNipu fat with |