Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-28
JOHNSON COUNTY.
The New Lumber Yard-A Bank Wanted
Political Views and Hints.

Correspondence OF the Gazette
Grandview, January 25.--rhe lum~
Der ward is now an established fact, AS
the lumber for the new yard has begun
to arrive. Mr.. O. II. Lyons OF Sher-
man has made the arrangements to
open up a iirst-clas yard here. Mr.. Il.
was quite fortunate in procuring the
services of Mr.. NJ. Reynolds, of the
popular firm of Patton Il Reynolds, To
take charge OF IL. There can be no
question rs to the success of the enter
prise, for IL pluck, good judgment and
close attention TO business are neces-
sary, then it will succeed under the
present management.
Mr.. f.. t. Smyti fI4imestoneSs
spending n few days with his brother,
Col. Jot. j. Smyth. Mr.. Smyth Is one
of the most wealthy and influential
citizens of Limestone county. bis
only daughter lives here, the VIE OF
our townsman B. Il. Hawkins. ana
tits not impossible that we VIII have
the pleasure OF welcoming Mr.. SInyth
as citizen of our village at no distant
day.
While this is regarded as cotton
country, we claim some distinction as
ugtajn producing country. Grand
view has shipped To date above $4,000
bushels OF corn, not to say anything OF
oats, mill, /, etc, besides handling no
small amountof hay and cotton seed.
Some time ago we mentioned In
your valuable paper we needed bank
and lumber yard. We have the yard
and are satisfied as to the lumber busi-
ness, but we are still inneed of II bank.
IL does seem with the immense
amount of capital pouring into this
country hat some one with the neces-
sary capital, say $4,000, aud with Cas-
ar's ambition would drift into our
| town.
Mr.. w. ID. Farris, of the Martin
Brown Co., was doing up our town
yesterday, and left last night for your
city, accompanied by his mother aud
sister, who will make Fort Worth
their future home. Mrs. Farris
and daughter havemany warm friends
VINO regret to part with them, and
there Is one young gentleman whose
business we are afraid will suffer from
his freqaent visits to the Fort.
Rev. ID. |. Smyth and Mr.. II. p.
Pittman were passengers on the north-
bound train last night. Mi. PiWnan
goes to the Fort on business ana tu
meet his sister and nephew from
North Carolina, whom he has not
seen for eleven years.
An Eastern firm representing large
capital have opened corresp indence
| with firm here with the view OF es-
tablishing loan agency ut this place.
Mr.. Alva Smyth returned home yes
terday morning after short visit To
his uncle and sister.
Some talk of erecting handsome
block Of brick buildings In our town.
We hope soon TO see the good work
progressing; nothing will add more Ia
The permanency and prosperity OF Our
town
our people are still very much exer-
ciscd over the fcnceculting problem.
The opinion prevails here that this
legislature viii not likely solve This
question satisfactorily, aud IL begins
10 look very much that way. IL Is
hoped. however, that when the guber-
Material material, comprising proba
bly the entire senate, x ,ts through let
ting on steam that they will got down
70 solid work and five minute speeches
We have read some very fine speeches
emanatIng from some worthy aud ant
senators, but no oratory, no sarcasm
no wit, no studied demagogery viii al
lust this momentous question, but II
will take cool, dispassionate, unpreJu
diced and untlring committee work
and probably that Of a joint committe
to adjust this all-imporlant question