Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-05
WEATHERFORD.
The Capital and Commercial cen'er u
Parker County.
Its Thriving Trade and Prosperous busl'
ness Men.
Fertile Fields and Fccund Flocks IT'D
utary to It's Wealth.

WEATHERFoRD, May LAS Wespen
our Mayday pleasantly in this HUI
city, we are prompted to write lev
lines in commemoration ofthis people
town and country, telling our man!
friends abroad what they may expec
10 find when good fortune admits o
their visiting Weatherford. the county
seat of Parker county. OF course,
Weatherford is not to blame for the
bashfulness of the many drummers
that infest her streets, so we have
nothing rude to relate in this short ar
ticle from Weatherford.
We do not deem 1t entirely neces-
sary to say Weatherford Is twenty
eight miles west Of Fort Worth ON the
line of the Texas & Pacific railroad,
hut to make the route a plain one to
the traveller we insert the figures by
way Of parenthesis.
Unlike many of the Western cities,
Weatherford can boast of dry, clay and
sandy streets, having on either side
wide sidewalks made either of stone,
brick or gravel. The buildings here
are built of substantial material. and
one is at once impressed with the little
city upon entering the main square, as
it certainly presents pleasing sight,
made cheerful by the busy merchants
displaying their stocks to an advant-
age, giving to this place a tinge of
New York style, supported by the pat
ronage OF an industrious, prosperous
people.
The products OF this county are
wheat corn, oats, rye, potatoes and
millet, including almost every variety
of vegetables, growing profusely, and
the crops rarely ever failing. The
stock in the surrounding country Is
looking well, having good grass. ten
der and nutritious, with an abundance
of clear, ripping water; with law
abiding community, having no fence
cutters to disturb the quietude of the
herds, or disturb the dreams of the
capitalists. While the lands in this
county are not so cheap as lands in
some other localities, when we consider
health, climate, markets and society,
we find the inducements so great as to
make land investment in thu Sc parts,
more valuable to the purchaser than
cheaper lands at any rate, and the in
VCstnrnt good one, bought upon a
sso,id basis, one not likely to decrease
in value, but to increase almost daily.
Sons Very good bargains can be made
in land in this county. The soil is Il
sandy loam, deep and lasting, very
productive and easily titled, about
evenly divided into timbered and
prairie lands, having wood sufficient
for domestic purposes, and frequently
ID TO fence the land upon which il
20.
the county we find vast field Of
riions, richest In the way Of
-aising and agriculture. The
r OF stock in the county, q!
a by the assessors rolls, is as fol
Cattle, IS, $50; horses and mules. 8, 482
sheep, 3,o3S; goats, l,Si5; hogs, 1888
: total valuation, $3.50, 222; acres of land
5000, valued at s.. Az ,62l; total taxa
bic value, $780, SAG.
The county recently sustained {
great loss in the burning OF the court
house, the pride of the county, wher
Justice was melted out by n fair an,
impartial judge, supported by intelli
gent, conscientious jurors. But tim
and tide wait for no man, so the goo
people having the affairs of the count
in hand have made all necessary a
rangements to have new court-hous
erected and more substantial bull,
ing will replace the old, and the leg,
Lights again resume under count
roof instead OF rented quarters, ,
now.
Again we direct our attention to IL
city of Weatherford. We met ii
mayor, Col. NJ. w. Buster, who W,
glad to give us any data desired, as
assured us the people of Parker count
were never in better circumstanc
and out of debt drive fine teams to Il
city attached to new wagons, crackir
an independent whip, feeling ther
selves above the tide of oppre
sion and constituting themselv
an army of healthy traders, centeril
their trade at Weatherford. Hene
the prosperity Of our city. We won
add also that fine stock has recent
been introduced upon the Warren;,
stock farm near by, owned by Cal
Henry Warren. This farm IL we
stocked with thoroughbred shortho
cattle and blooded horses. j. II. Cor
has also introduced a number of We
fine mares, adding new features dai
to the fast developing region aroul
here, and 80 far all have proven prof
able and satisfactory in the extreme.
While ut Weatherford we find thu
papers-the Weatherford Sun, Wea,
erford Times and Texas Methodist.
live papers, receiving libe
support, as well as seven churcl
the Baptist, Methodist, Old Sch,
Presbyterian, Cumberland Presbyte
< an, Christian, Episcopal and Cathol
All have good patronage, and /
several pnlpits ably filed, with 30
substantial buildings In commando
localities, identifying the q
and displaying her piety.
The Weatherford graded school
now occupying the Masonic hall 70
school-room, but the city fathers. h,
ing an eye single to the good of
children and their thorough educati,
have on foot move to build sch,
building, the plans and speciticatio
of which have been drawn and b
are being received to-day for the hui
ing OF this house. The building is
be two stories high, well vsntilat
and of sufficient dimensions to aeco
modate the liberal patronage IL "
receive, being 63x70 feet. We w
shown the plan and specifications
drawn by j. J. Kane, architect,
Fort Worth. This building v
be an ornament to the TOW
and q credit to Its designers. Also,
plan for the city hall, a stone stru
ure two stories high, 25x60 feet, TO
erected soon. This building Is to
used by the fire department. IN the Il