Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-14
JOHNSON COUNTY.
The Young City Of Alvarado and lis
Rapid Growth.
Barly History Of It's Location and the
Causes That Led Thereto.
Glimpscs Of It's Enterprises and Bright
Prospects-PersonaI.

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'i'.'' ~, IN Tho,a "a mn,
HLNARAp"' jury
in all the big state OF IcAas lo"n
with natural surroundings more adj
,,.,,.oao,s than those of Alvarado. II
~. .., .do,a ~
u situs'eu JUS. oh wy
the far-famed "croS-nmners' tur-
rounded on one side by the rieh black
,vt.,a and an the other by lands
- - hitch
NOT 40 fich !" SPie''a"' ""
afford homes TO constantly lncreas-
ING people.
T., .dd,,,o, ,o ,ts natural surround.
-, as....,. 49,, .r
ibRs its rali'oan n'a"''sr ar .e'
tainly good. The Missouri Pacific Is
great through line ON which the pas.
.an.r,sy I'D. f,om 9, Iouis throuyb
$3.50 - -.
the great hp'.er vi SliSsou.l' hshs"''
''the beautiful Indian territory" en-
teriug the empire state Of Texss at
Denison. and passing the PROSPEROUS
cities effort Worth, Waco, Austin and
San Antonlo and visit the sister repub.
Vic Of Mexico.
The Gulf, Colorado * Santa Fe, start
ing at Galveston and passing through
Texas nortbward for more than 300
miles 10 Cleburne, the county seat Of
johnson county. here reaches out its
arms In two different directions and
finds two northern termini In the Wig
ornus young cities Of Dallas aud Fort
Worth. At the junction of the first
named road with the Dallas arm Of the
last named, II the town Of Alvarado,
20 miles from Fort Worth, 63 from
Waco. ~ from Clchurne and 10 from
Dallas, with direct communica.
ton with all these npints.
There II now ast rBhg probability oGan
extension Of 'tht'Santx Fe from Mid
lothian to Waxahachie. In which
Alvarado Will he connected with
another important line OF Transports.
tiOn-tbe Houston and Texas Central.
A glance at thesi'uation ofthis town
will convince one Mt once that II Is
fortunately located, and has transpor-
tatiOn facilities second Ia no town of
ITS preienslons. The citizens living
here can go 10 any adjacent town and
transact any ordinary business return
ing the same day, and can attend court
at their county seat and be at their
homes at night.
Alyarado IL "a living examine of the
advantages of railroad competition.
Mr.. Bachmap. the grain dealer here
informing me that he had all the aenson
given five cents more ner husheI fnr
corn than Cleburne. such were bia
adyantppes for sending n abroad This
~ certainly an advantages worthy IN Ina
considered by those who wish Ia engage
In farming or who are expecting 10
make an inves, mon, in I,nJs for n,,,,ro
operations. When II is rememb.red In
addition 10 this that as large n nod n,
yich land ma there 4. In re,as srrha
League country y comes r,ght ,n w
the town. II IA certainIv n dssIrabIo
country In which IN n,,rcI,aso iama
This IL n mart NJ tha Iona hIaon
land belt which IA about
Ten miles vida and rama nara,lst
with the "cross iinhersp thro,,,,,'
several sounti.s h, ,ha stato ho,Inmisn
nj Red River Thia 10 do,I,Ins, ,,'
bIppest BODY Of t,rst.class land 'i in
Tasas ,Ja,soa r,,' uss s"" nv
Alyaredo derives n,o,a hannG, tro a' y,
than any other town ,,on, il n a."
The men who nrs, sa,,isd III Js' rI,,
tract of land made mistal,e NO n nav u
Of thcn now ,pInL ~, nr W ,,'a,s
nuch of A. aud ,hav ar ~ ,,,,i M,'H .oo
of n again In grass nrjncin.iiy par
mudn and Johnson grass "''
thirty acres of The ,,,ter ,,,,oh ~h i. . mns
10 be very i,ne Johnsom nr.ss ~ s s
costs ma much ma IA mar n.y., al ,,''i
many farmers ara a.i,,nm v, a"i
natrhen for n hs,,nninas ''''"s '"'"''
Alvnrado Ia a,,rro,,nd.a ~, IA. ..
by The "cross timhers - Man u' as m"s.
moo h.6ora I hod a,,a. , nay YEAR.
was intere.tad nv in Wv, road T,va , .eAMi
,'Santa IA Evn.d,,,nn ), , memu'i,s
"". ~ ENUtuiN"n, w Which no