Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-14

the city: .
II. a. FERRIS,
dealer In general hardware, mantels
CRATES and tinware. Specialtics
builders hardware. farming tools
Early-breakfast cooking stoves, Gid
den's patent steel.barbed fencin.
wire. Eclipse windmills, corrugated iroi
roofing and siding. house-furnishinl
goods, etc, Established February, 1855
Mr.. t. a. Ferris was born and raised
IN Texas, and he represents that typ,
OF young men of progressive ideas tina
are fast shaping the institutions o
Texas so az TO make her one of tn,
most progressive aud prosperous OF tn,
Western states. Mr.. Ferris, asid,
from his hardware business, is cashier
of the Citizens National bank, ri
institution mentioned elsewhere. He
carries stock amounting to SIS 900. An
nual sales. $4,000.
BULLARD & ATKINSON,
receiving, forwarding and general com
mission merchants, and dealers In
grain, wool and all kinds of agricul
tural implements; established five
years. Mr. Billiard has heen citi.
zen of Texas for twenty-three years
Mr.. Atkinson for fifteen years. Theii
business room is 22xS5 feet. They
also have large warerOom with plat.
form. sheds, etc., on the railroad track
covering three acres. Outside of his
town, business Mr.. Billiard has
large farming interests. with fine
residence on one Of his farms
near town. He is formerly from
Tennessee. Mr.. Atkinson halls from
virginia. Both gentlemen are liberal
public spirited men. jovial and fun
loving to a consistent degree, and yet
thorough going in their business
methods aud principles. Just the
right men to succeed with the farming
class, who, above all others. delight In
a genial nature and cheerful counte-
nance, with an undercurrent spirit of
just and fair dealing.
RAY q SMITH,
dealers In staple and fancy groceries,
cigars. tobeccos, canned goods. etc.
This firm was established in April,
1884. IL is noticeable fact that quite
number of Waxahachie's best bust
ness firms are composed of young men
born and raised in Ellis county. These
two young men come from among the
oldest and most respectable families,
Their store fronts on Main street, Is
twenty by eighty feet. and is well
stocked in all that goes to make up a
hrst-class line of goods, Their aver
age sales show that they possess the
ability to build up very successful
business, being the handsome sum of
So 600 per annum. Mr.. Ray has a
very pleasant home about six miles
from Waxahachie. Mr.. S. q. Smiths
home is only one and n half miles
northeast of Waxahachie, and he WINS
n fine farm ten miles from the city in
Dallas county. These Young men bid
fair to be among the leading merchants
of their county.
CITIZENS NATIONAL HANK,
w. III. Getzendaner, president. j.
w. Ferris, vice-nresident; I. A. Ferris,
capital 100000. On June
30, 1884. the backing firm of Getzen-
daner & Ferris closed their business
under that firm name, after an hon
orable and prosperous existence cover
Ing n period of sixteen years. On July
], 1884, the firm ms announced above
opened It's doors for business
rs successors to Getzendaner
\ Ferris. Senator w. II.
Setzendaner, the president, aside from
being thoroughgoing business man,
IS at the present time serving his state
,s member of the state senate. The
senator Is a very pleasant gentleman
If high culture and learning and an
,ratOr of more than ordinary rowers.
Both of the Messrs. Ferris are men
whom one would take pleasure in
showing. They are citizens of long
nd honorable standing i'm Ellis
ounty, Judge ]. w. Ferris having
'een Il citizen of Texas thirty years.
!. a. Ferris is proprietor of his hard
ware firm and also cashier of the |
bove bank.
A. TRIPpET & SON
Try goods, groceries. hardware, boots,
hoes. hats, caps and clothing. estab.
ished in 1865. Annual sales $4,000. |
This firm. now one of the leading firms |
n WaNahachie, was burned out in
S73 and lost considerably. started |
gain with SIS, 900 capital in 1873, and
low carry stock of S25, 600 They
ave been citizens of Texas since 1861. |
lr. Trippet, Jr., is gentleman one
you'd be pleased to meet at any time.
theory Of success is strict business
integrity. In whatever line he en-
ages he seems to secure the good will
I his customers and friends. The
imily are formerly from Osceola, Mo-.
ut have been in Texas so long as to
@ regarded as old citizens, and as a
roof of A. Trippers popularity he
as served his county eight years as
Dunty treasurer, and will 10 doubt be
ected to fill that important Office
gain this gear, as he is one of the
lost prominent candidates.
{. W. gibson,
holesale and retail dealer In stanle
I'D fancy groceries, and general sun.
lies. His store building is 22xs8
onting on Dallas street. He has two
lore houses fronting on Main. one
'X9O with basement same size, the
her 2Ox90. all of which are well
ocked with farming Implements
arvesters OF Buckeye make, wagons
nd plows being his specialties. He
as been established since 1880. he h
lie son of Y. G. Gibson, leading citi-
N, large land owner and farmer.
nd oneidentified with the growth OF
Ills county since 1872. both father
I'd son are liberal-minded gentlemen,
I'D Waxahachie Is bound to thrive
it'll such men to aid its public enter
ises. Mr.. j. e. Gibson with III. w.
raber and Arson Rainey were an &
United a committee 10 raise funds IL | :
cure the building of a tap road from l
idlothian to Waxahachie. In a very ,
ort time these gentlemen had nearly c
the funds raised for said enterprise.
r. Gibson's farms near Waxahachie =
We over 1000 acres under cultiya- /
m. !