Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-23
[ O-YEAR-OLD.
ros. wonderful Town of its Age
/. me Country Second Ami.
Yeisary Celebration.
Swinging Up as if by Magic A
|siybt Future for the Gate City
10 the Panhandle.
sale Of Lots The TT. Worth &
c.rver City Railway History
of the Infant Wonder"
Dr-sspoudenco OF The Gazette.

Ia.
.-urrA FALLS, Tex, Sept. co.
wing fort Worth for this point
correspondent met with a contin-
aecession of agreeable surprises,
go years having elapsed since
Inner trip in this direction. In
~ place he was surprised at the
ami Of local travel over the Fort
IN & Denver City railway. Three
he we're comfortably crowded,
sci the conductor, Mr.. Bailey,
med me that It was only an aver.
n tip. 1 was also astonished
/ witnessed the new towns,
,me, Alvord, Sunset and
~ which have sprung into
,,nee and become cities during the
three years, and the strides made
M older towns, Decatur and Hen
4 since my previous visit. This
say ig, without doubt, the irmest,
sthest and safest one in the state,
Superintendent "Charlie" Frost,
most popular railroad MANI along
sntire route.
1.-THE browning glory remained to
en- when / reached this, the big
tvo-year-old on the prairies,
WICHITA FALLS.
isnh as has been said of this "In-
,Wonderp the truth has not, as
zen but half told, and it remains
sIs correspondent to add his testi-
din its behalf. Ispeak without
sration when | state that this is
lrgest and most substantial city
AGE that the South ever wit
d' Only two years have elapsed
the first city lots were sold and
- there are not less than $500 citizens
and more than million dollars
adv invested in improvements and
u Improvement are still going on
Inc same ratio they have from the
Il. Temporary buildings are giving
ee TO commodious structures OF
he and brick to an unprecedented
fent. Whole blocks of brick build
g have heen springing up, as If by
gie, especially during the past six
Maths. The brick, which are very
are made here within the oity's
1lts. The foundation of a $4,000
Hirt-house Is now being laid, and a
N Jail will be built as soon as one
needed. Up TO this time there has
IN but little demand for one. A
re law.abiding community cannot
found in the state.
THE LOCATION.
The city extends from the
chita river south and west.
e situated on level plateau, Just
kdulating enough for all drainage
Exposes, and the soil being sandy,
livery little mud can ever accumu-
y here and that remains but ashort
be after the rains have ceased. The
bets, running east and west are
ihty feet wide; the avenues, running
th and south, are 100 feet wide.
i alleys are twenty-five feet wide.
soil being very productive for both
& and vegetables, in short time
re will be luxurious gardens and
er beds surrounding the numerous
liant residences. The school.house,
ough large and supplied with pat
seats and desks, is too small, and a
ghboring church building is rented
addition until a large
ck school house can be
cted. An iren bridge which cost
600 is built across the Big Wichita
a another which cost $1,000 Is across
Blliday creek. Both are free bridges
here is a steam mill run continually
ich grinds corn and wheat, GIN
q ton and saws lumber.
NEW ADDITION.
There being demand for more ano
reaper lots than the town proper con
eins, au addition of 100 acres ha
.een laid off into lots anC
ne same will be sold a
nctiOn ON the 26th and 9th inst, by
nose enterprising land agents, Col
lns & Howard. This is known as tn
4alonica & Barwise addition" l
b directly south of town, has a nat
~ drainage and good water can b.
cured there, as in the town proper
& digging twenty or thirty feet
4ese lots are very attractive prop
y and will no doubt find ready sale
adge Barwise is Judge of the count,
lrt, and Isaac Jalonica is known I
psf Of the readers OF THE GAZETTE
= built the first brick building Il
rs place, as we'll as in Rockdale, Alb
Pc and Bolton. He is leadin
Apltalist here.
There are no renters here, but a.
Pm their residences and have read
fans to greater or less extenl
'free hundred thousand cattle n
wed over the Fort Worth & Denve
~ road watered here during the pas
|mmer, and the stock pens are on a
Ftenslve scale. There is waite
over here at the Falls which Wi
9me day be utilized for manufactul
sg purposes, and the natural advaI
yes, take them all in all, are unsul
fssed in the state.
Fl SOCIETY.
The society here is excellent; Ia
kIter than that usually found In iroI
7 towns. People of cultured TASTE
5onnd and much attention Is give
music and the fine arts. Refin'
sat Is the rule and not the exception
Y churches aud schools are well q
aded. Many of the best famili'
ioughout the country are here repr'
fhied.
THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.
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