Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-17
WICHITA FAILS.
Sureiug Onward to City Proportions
The New Bank-Local and Busi.
ness Notes.

Special to the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, May TO-
Taking all things into con-
sideration, the Falls Is now
making the most rapid progress of its
history. Evidences of this fact are to
be seen on every side. The merchants
are all carrying full stocks aud doing
lively business; mechanics and la
borers all have their hands full of work,
and the hurrying to and fro of drays,
delivery wagons, aud the continual
loading OF freight wagons for the Pan
handle, give our streets quite a city APP
pearance.
We have had one continual build
ing boom for the past eight months,
but until lately, with the exception OF
seven brick and stone store
houses aud a few handsome frame
residences, the buildings have not been
OF as substantial a character us might
have been desired. They were needed
at once, and the idea was 10 get them
finished as soon rs possible, sincs not a
vacant house was TO be found. The
buildings in course of construction pre-
sent in the main n very different APP
pearance. Ten large brick and stone
storehouses are being built and ms
many men are being worked ON them
as there is room for. Three of these
houses, which are on the corner of
Ohio avenue and Seventh street.
owned by Mr.. c. L. Collins, are s5xlO0
feet each, aud two stories high. The
adjoining three are stone, and belong
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these three will be the hotel. On the
opposite corner, Mr.. Isaac Salonis il
building twostory brick, 5Ox50 feet.
MIR. Dacas, n new arrival, Is build.
ing one.story brick.
The other two are on the corner of
Indiana avenue and Seventh street,
aud are owned aud being built by Col.
Jno. q. James and Mr.. w. A. Knott.
Building stone of good quality is
obtained in abundance within n mile
and a half of town, and iiIst,class
brick are being manufactured by
wholesale at the several yards here, at
the low rate of s. per thousand.
The final estimate on the masonry
of the Wichita bridge has been
handed in by Mr.. j. w. Field, the
engineer In charge of the work, and
nothing now remains to be done eX.
cept the completion of the approaches,
which will take almost two weeks.
The Panhandle National bank of this
place has sent on its organization pa.
pers TO the comptroller of the currency
and will begin business as soon as his
approval is received. 1t starts with u
cash capital of $4,000, with authority
TO increase to S200000. At stock.
holders meeting the following officers
were elected: John q. James, presi.
dent; w. A. Knott, vice-president; A.
S. James, cashier, and John g. James
w. A. Knott. A. S. James, II. p. Knott
w. A. McCutchen and J. H. Roller
directors. All are residents OF the Falls
except Gen. Roller who Is from Vir-
ginia. The directory is composed OF
our most substantial ana influential
men, and representa- an aggregate
financial responsibility of 81 ,250,O00
The bank will doubtless do a larg,
business with stockmen aud other
through the Panhandle, for the private
bank which 1t succeeds has already
built up an extensive business.
Gen. John Il. Roller of Virginia is
} here looking after investments hereto
fore made, and making others.
We were visited by heavy rain las
night.
Cattle continue TO roll in by iii,
: thousands.
Wool is arriving in large quantities
and we are very much In need of u
wool buyer. About 20 900 pounds have
been sold this week, and nearly all Il
visiting buyers.