Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-27
THE FORTS PROSPERITY,
what q Coapie of Newspaper men saw Yes
tcrday While Driving Through
IN, fyIsv

tho City.
The average citizen OF Fort Worth
occupied with his daily duties, has bu
faint conception of the prosperity
and activity which IL rapidly sending
the city limits out on the surrounding
prairies. Yesterday morning, repre-
sentatives of the GAZETTE and Daily
Democrat accepted the invitation OF u
friend who kindly took them on n
drive through the suburbs of Fort
Worth. Bill Sterrett, the proprietor
and editor of the religious Dallas
Times, was TO have made one of the
party, but could not be found and was
| left behind.
.Iourncying west the trio drove
through the Fourth ward, where n
great many handsome dwellings have
| been erected in the past six or eight
months. Miles of new sidewalks
were seen and commented on. Texas
street has been graded and grovelled
at private expense and presents u very
handsome appearance.
Passing across the ravlne and as
cending College Hill, u halt was made
to look back ON the city. Any one
who saw IL from this point last sum.
mer, and who will 90 there now and
look over on the roofs of the city, glis-
tenlng ia the sunlight, cannot fail 10 /
see how the vacant spaces have filled |
up aud note the activity in real es- (
tate. Hundreds of new buildings 1
greet the vision and speak Of the pro-
gress and prosperity Of our wonderful
young city.
Ascending further to the crown Of
the hill where the north and south
a.is a ,,I t1n ,ttg. RAJ. !
sight with equal prominence. the
beauties of,thc Queen Of the Praries"
would have claimed the attention of
an artist. The breath of spring had
wreathed the prairies with shade of
green, while The Trees on the Clear
Fork had commenced 10 adorn them
selves with the gaib Of summer; to tae
west and north the river wound its !
ength Ia curves which were lost to I
view between the hills in the distance; {
% the south the hiil.tops were being q
decorated with the dwellings of man c
iina-a number OF large houses were
n process Of erection in that quarter; II
o the east the city lay, its roofs gls. n
cning and the western sides of the .,
draped in the shadow of the
"a oruing sun; the indistinct murmur
4 Its population, busy with the duties d"
4 the hour, broke on the ear with
music which has 10 adequate smile. /
Passing across The railroad reserva. IL
ion and turning east the party AS
ended the hill, passed the new street
lilwny and looked over across the cC
alley which lies north Of the Gould
ospital. The sound Of the artisans L
ammer was heard In u hundred diff
,rent directions hundreds Of houses y,
a all stages OF erection and completion Il
'ere seen, which told palmer than 81
lords that the city il '5ytIt,i,Y,,r,,
lking It's way" II seems as though q
ne cornucopia Of wcaltil;. and improve N
tent bad Geen emptied upon this sec.
on OF Fort Worth. The next stop So
as made on the east side Of the city, he
the Texas Continental Meat works, b,
trough which the party were escorted Il,
y gentleman connected with the in
,mpany. A carload of beef was be- hi
IL hung up ina ear preparatory for bJ
lipmeut to New York. After going 81
trough this mammoth concern frUm
ne engirC-room to the vaults where the
'mperature IL near the freezing point
~ scribes and their friends returned Y
} the city. 10 Is safe TO say that Fort 81
'orth has never had greater boom &
IAN mt present, and with continued
IL will take but few years
! make II the most powerful and
ensely populated city in Texas. The tr;
DOM in real estate and building IL lee
marvellous, rs anyone can III
20 by u drive through the city. &c