Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-16
THE GATE CITY.
The Offspring of tho Rivalry Of Two
Grcat Railroads.
Pluck and Prosperity OF the People,
Promising Future.
Interesting items Of Information So.
cial and Otherwise.

That about photographs the idea, Old
| Mother Necessity invented u good
thing when she brought into existence
Denison. The Texas Central road had
a charter to Red river and built there,
and tried to build town out of Red
River City; the NJ. *. Il 4. road was
pushing on toward Sherman, was Gu
Joined 10y the Central for intrusion on
the franchise, stopped here, four miles
south of Red river, and bought land;
then laid out an imaginary
city, and Sherman laughed.
| Sherman was ~ sure she was
the great and gate" city of North
Texas as is Galveston that Texas will
never possess another port. Railroad
differences were compromised the
Central termin ,ted here. and together
with the NJ. X Il II began building II
city. They have made progress. The
city has made money. Now Denison
laughs ut Sherman. "A man worth
sos 600 here IL considered well of ~
said u merchant. Ii seems true. This
place has not had the prestige Of
wealth to build II. The men of easy
circumstances here to-day made their
money here, and the aggregation of
individual effort IL what has built up
the city.
Sherman's laugh no doubt chilled
capital for quite II time. 1t was doubt
ful ii 1t were the part of wisdom to in
vest here in permanent shape; but sew
eral years ago that feeling wore of,
and no one here doubts that
Denison will in the near future con
tain 10000 inhabitants For
seven years past il +. Rude-
lei, the efficient city secretary,
has been required to take Il scholastic
census, and voluntarily he made
complete census OF the people. Through
his courtesy | give the following: On
first of May, 1888, the population here
was, white, 5,O93; colored, | go; total,
1888, an increase of 452 over previous
year. The scholastic census gave ,3O6
scholars of the state age, or ! $50 of the
town nge-say six to eighteen One
thousand scholars now attend the pub
lie schools, of which Prot. w. Nj kol-
loch Is principal, assisted by nine lady
teachers. The colored children are
provided for by occupying two church
buildings; the white children being
located in the elegant brick house |
which equals in architecture any |
school house in the state. a cuntrac, |
has been let AT S. 30 for u four room
frame school house IN tie o'htr
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moi yivsm -, n"'ooiis me people are
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in favor nf a smn IJu,'I''',''n " lrg'sia'e
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