Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-04
WOOTAN WELLS.
A Model Summer Health Resort in
Te1as-How to Get There The
Hotels and the Baths,
A Talk With Et.Lieut, Gov sayers
Roger Q. Mills Booked for an
Address Chit Chat.
Correspondents ot,ac Ga.e.,,.


Is easily reached. 1t Is only one and
half miles from Wootan Wells iunc.
ton ON the main line OF the Texas
Central railroad, three miles south of
Bremond, and horse ear railroad
owned 10y the WootRn Wells company
conveys the traveller from the junction
to the hotel without delay. But THr
GAZETTE correspondent started from
neither of the cities above mentioned.
and did not find 1t such an easy under
taking to get here. On the contrary.
having started from Clehurne at nine
O'Clock In the morning on
Wednesday last he did not
arrive here until two hours after mid.
night, having been eighteen hours in
transit, having traversed the enormous
distance of 40 miles, and having made
four change II cars ON the route, with
delays at each change. When he was
finally assigned 10 quarters at the
kendrick house here he did not, there
fore, find any great difficulty ia fall
ing asleep.
Aroused the next morning 10y the
ringing of the breakfast bell, he made
a hearty breakfast and afterwards be-
gan tour of the place to take In the
surroundings. The central figure OF
the whole place is the Kendrick hotel,
situated on gentle prominence
and facing north. II Is a
large wooden structure, two stories in
height and is composed OF main
building and an ell projecting south.
IL ia entirely surrounded 10y veraudas
up stairs and down. Portions of the
verand0s are sheltered by luXurlant
grOwths of climbing vines
In front of the hotel Is the lawn Of
perhaps an acre In extent, sloping
gently down to the wells on the other
side. The lawn is Enclosed by fence
and surrounded by drive. 10 Is laid
of in Hover beds, grass plots and GRO
quet grounds. IL is ornamented by
shrubbery and avenues OF china trees
which grow here luXuriantly and
beautifully The wells. AT the foot
OF the lawn, are four in number
the waters Of all somewhat similar
In mineral ingredients yet varying
considerably In strength. They are
numbered one, two, three and four,
number one being most freely drunk
and number four being the strongest.
At the end OF the row of wells Is stu
ated the bath house, at which water
from number three is used, being sup
piled by windmill and pump. Both
hot and cold baths are TO be had.
In addition to the Kendrick house
1 there are one or two other hotels OF les
size and ~ etensions. Many two-room
cottages arranged about the grounds
/ exc out the lodging capacity
OF the hotels. 70 one OF
these THE GAZETTE correspondent
was assigned. In his room are -four
beds, which are pretty conclusive evil
dence either that n large crowd has al
ready been here or is expected. In
fact 10 is learned that the visitors ear
lier in the season were very numerous.
At present, however, the supply OF
lodgings Is vastly greater than the de
mand. At one time this summer there
were over $40 people here To drink the
waters, now there are less than l0u
visitors. The result is that all amuse
ments drag for want OF par
Elephants. and the hop that
was formerly given twice o
week Is now omitted because there ART
not enough dancers 10 make up the
sets.
Among the recent visitors here VIA,
Gov. Joseph ID. Sayers, who came sew
eral days ago and left the charming
Mrs Savers TO remain while he makes
the canvass OF his district. He cam,
aud left the same day, and The GA
/ ZErTE correspondent had time merely
/ for the bTiefest OF talks with him. A.
/ to his own canvass, he said IL wOulC
/ be pushed theoretically until the cleo
ton. He would make the race
on the issues of administrative reform
aud tariff reduction, He fore III allowed
Cosliug's withdrawal from the race,
which had not then been announ ,ed (,
aud expressed the belief thai Judge
Rector would be his real Antagonist
He stated that Joint discussions witt
Judge Rector, who by the way was 1
school fellow of his, would be "A feature
of the canvass.
In reply TO question "a to Col,
Wash Jones probable cours' he salC
he had no advice.
He had not seen Col. Jones In NOR
than two months, and consequently
had no more information as to his in
tentious than Is possessed by the pub
lie az large. Gov. Sayers Is looking
we'll aud Is evidently in good form e
undergo the trials and fatigue OF n Ions
and hot canvass, He has not doub
as to the result.
Roger q, Mills is booked for an ad
dress here ou Thursday next auu q
large concOurse OF people Is expected.
He is almost canOnized by bis con
stituents aud arouses enthusiasm
wherever lac speaks.
There are visitors here from all part
OF the Etate. AS a rule the discussio-
OF politics Is rather languid. The gen
eral opinion about state affairs Is tina
Ireland will he reelected, but by 70
duced majority, especially VI the up
posing elements 10 the Democrats
party combine on Wash Jones.
Tie ladies here spend ,he day II
reading and small talk. The gentle
men play 'spiderp dnmlnoes, gam
10 which Judge Hendrick, the .proprI
etor OF the hotel is greatly addicted
and has inoculated some OF hi
guests with his enthusiasm. Every
body drinks the waters copiousl,
and the effects are very salulaTy AZ
rule. Marvellous cures OF dropsy. KID
ney aud liver complaints and othe
bodily ills are recounted. Capt Quin
prominent citizen OF Galveston
here. very low with the dropsy A
/ I ono time he imprOyel greatly. but la