Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-07
COL. r. T. TwoMBLEY.
He Returns 10 Fort Worth More Pro-
nouuced Texan Than Ever Before.

Col. r. L, Twombley, who has re-
gently been ON visit to his old home
| in Detroit, has returned here more
pronounced Texan than ever. He
saws Detroit is the prettiest city in the
Union, but even while talking OF its
beauties he branches OIL on the great
prosperity of Fort Worth and points
10 building after building which he
has seen double in value every two OF
three years since he first came to
Texas.
"a comparison between Fort Worth
and Detroit,' said he, ais impossible.
There they have all the most improved
appliances of civilization in the finest
city in America; here we have hustle,
activity and wonderful prosperity.
which would astonish the citizens of
Detroit IL they could but see it,"
He retelis the story, as published in
the Free Press, of how he answered
A. l.. Shelley, one OF the financial
kings of Detroit, and after the usual
greetings Of old friends were exchanged
something like the following CONVEX
sation ensued:
Col. t.: Mr.. Shelley, hear you
have recently disposed of valuable
property here. What are you going to
do with the money?
Mr.. s.: | think can get per
cent. on it with good security.
Col. IT,: Now, you come down to
my office in Fort Worth and l can get
security. If don't will pay your
lar
Turning to the reporter, who
was standing with him
on the corner of Houston street and
the square the colonel said, land |
did not let myself out either. / could
point out several buildings in which
the owners have invested under my
advice which are yielding twenty per
cent. on the investment
Referring back to his talk in Detroit
with Shelley, Col, Twombley con-
tinued their conversation:
Mr.. s.: How about my abolition
theories? Would they interfere with
.ny business relations in Fort Worth?
Col. r.: See, here, ifyou go down
there and arr not treated other than
you ever were by the Abolitionists, !
will pay your expense both ways, and
as the trip is not long when riding in
Pullman car, | think you can afford
to try the experiment.
Mr.. S.: How about the six
shooter?
Col. t.: 1t is against the law in
Fort Worth to carry concealed weap
ons and we enforce the law. There i
no danger on that score, unless you
want fight, and then you can get
one. If you will come down will in
| tioduce you to more officers than YOU
ever saw, and not go below the rank o.
major; and I'll guarantee that every
one of them has bullet holes in him
but they will treat you better than yor
were ever treated in your life.
Col. Trombley states that he hat
thousands and thousands of inquirer.
about Texas while he was away, anC
to each and every one he gave a glow
ing description of the state and partic
ularly of Fort Worth.
He SAYS that number of Influential
men will soon leave Detroit to seek in
vestments in Texas for their surplu
capital, and since his visit there, to us,
his exact language, 1.-TWO or three hav,
come right along.n
The fact of Col. Twombley's being al
old resident of Detroit where his per
sonal integrity was above reproach
coupled with his zeal for the pros
perity of this city, ha
already been the means q
inducing u number of Michigan capl
talists to invest here. THE GAzETT
Is always pleased to hear from tn
colonel when he is away from HON,
for when it does it is sure TO hear
good word spoken for the "Queen ,
, the Prairies.n