Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-23

tsJ, NV toMu IN the state has
brighter future than Wichita Falls
and strangers are daily fockinR here
20 witness It's unprecedented growth
Every train brings It's quota.
THE CELEBRATION.
Inc second anniversary Of Wichita
Falls will be celebrated here on the aeth
and 2ith instant tSee particulars In
other columns Of The GAzRTrFl. To
this the whole world has been invited
and great preparations are being
made TO accommodate the
visitors who have already expressed
q determination TO be present. Excur-
sion trains will be run from Fort
worth sufficient 10 accommodate ali.
ana venture the prediction that of All
the thousands who will attend from
abroad, not one will regret having
spent his time and money in seeing
this natural and artificial wonder OF
the age. base this prediction on the
expressions Of strangers who have al
ready visited this city. You may rest
assured that you will be well enter.
tanned while here, and IL you decide to
invest in city property while here
you Will secure property that will
double in value almost annually. for
should the railroad ever be extended
beyond this point 1t will prove an adj
vantage to this town and not a dis
advantage, as some may suppose. as
could be demonstrated II space would
permit.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Lumber is selling here at $24 per M. ;
brick at 81 80 per NJ. Unimproved
lands can be bought in the immediate
vicinity for IS per acre. The water Is
excellent and readily obtained in
abundance.
Thirty five counties besides a large
portion of the Indian territory con-
tribute directly to the trade of this gate
to the Panhandle country. Not less
than fifty cattle companies, repre-
senting millions, get their supplies
from this point. Three hundred men
with their teams are engaged in
handling freight TO and from this
city. This city supports public free
school nine months in each year.
BUSINESS HOUSES.
This town is literally filled with
live business houses and business men
or these only few can be mentioned
| for the want of space. The following
are among the most prominent and
these have "cOme to stav:n
The Panhandle National bank has a
capital of $4,000 and an authorized
capital of 100000 John p James.
I president; w, a.. Knott, vice-presdent;
Ashby S. James, cashier. In this
institution all branches of conservative
banking are conducted, and special
attention Is given 10 collections and
Investments in the Panhandle. IL
solicits accounts Of stockmsn, land
dealers, merchants and other business
men.
Collins & Howard of the Northwest
Texas Land and Town Lot company
are among the most prominent real
estate agents in the state @. +.
Collins was formerly terminal agent OF
the Fort Worth d Denver City railwsy
at Wichita Falls and John Howard
was formerly the Texas agent Of the
Bee Line route. Both are response.
BILE parties and do an immense
amount OF business In this line. Those
desiring information concerning real
estate in the Panhandle or town lots
should call on them in person or send
for circulars.
NJ. NJ. Templeton & Co. IN. M. Tenn
pleton and j. j. Vandyke, attorneys
at-law. are general land agents In thii
city. They control for sale in WIGHT,
county fifty Thousand acres or more
some OF which is az fine farming lane
as Texas affords. They Can sell thesI
in quantities from forty acres up tc
10000. In fact, they can supply any
reasonable demand. They can show
up all titles to their lands by their
county abstracts, which are kept full
and complete. Call on them or write
for further information.
Lyon d Gribble have an immen 81
lumber yard here, superintendent by
T. H Wilson. They also have yards
in Henrietta, Bowie and Decatur
They carry large stocks embracing all
kinds of building materials, such as
plain and dressed lumber, sash, doors
and blinds and white pineof every de
scription. The lumber hauled from
this yard into the Panhandle is almos
beyond computation, III the figures
were given they might be doubted
Field IL Thompson are practical sur
yeyors. ]. w. Field, OF this firm, being
the county surveyor. They are als'
land agents and buying and selling
stock ranches is also made specially
I 1nG1 INBfNoAN " re'AHb
much information concerning
this county as any othe
firm in this locality. Thi
, will be found very active an
reliable firm. Address lock box 90.
Ballow, Bunch d Co. are also Ian
agents, who furnish abstracts of It'll
to lands in Wichita and western cour
ties. They also render and pay taxes
buy and sell lands and do genera
land business.
7, Robert e. Huff is an attorney-at
, law and general land agent: de give
special attention to litigation OF Ian
!, titles and buys and sells lands, pay
taxes, and redeems lands sold 10
!, taxes. In other words, he Is res
estate lawyer in all that term implies
| The Falls City house is a new hous
' in a new stone building, f1rnishe
!. with new furniture. Col. j. M. IRE
: lerand his accomplished wife, formerl
r of Washington county, manage IN
4 comfortable home for travellers. IN
!. | .a,.,,,, oda fiona are frat claSs.