Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-07

Kits About the Business and
IA tn OF that Live City.
|a,,st Dead Town Within the
L Borders of Texas.

tlsspondence of the Gazette.
u, Januni Y eff sherman
|rown, it's q pretty lively
Lid y GENT man in one of the
sfes here. | know ofno better
list tile bu ,iness life of n place
vie extent llfe's luxuries are
"a. Jewelry is not a neces-
and Ills liberal purchase
|Iolidays b, speaks the condi-
spprity of the people, and in
e,Of of This, ii is said that of
arniing community herea-
| purchased ilverware for
to an eNLeh surprising to
.irnals OF the day will give
| II u true history Of the times
II the directories of n city
netting of the commercial
I q plhcr. An old directory
Y fell INTO my hands to-day.
lr the now ancient volume
old citizen, he pointed out
q many changes which had
lere In the past seven years.
typed congratulations of the
appear, rs in all such
though they bem0an that
e given it (the directory 10
citizens of Sherman-but
to shy they have failed to
~ The statistics of popula-
from the same source
|2197 names, or 1890
oulation, MS against an
in OF b, Psi the year before.
lie year it was ciaimed that
cent. had removed or died,
Bile to the extent of 5,lG6
the year come in. But many
ll-known names of business
at time still! adorn the store
he present, show ing n tenac-
herring to the city of their
I'D q success commensurate
mercy and business capacity
seems the general opinion
Sherman has finally settled
Is a Substantial basis, which
city having "a well-estab-
lie, healthy and OF natural
lichp omises steady increase
e artificial aid OF a "b0Om,"
pent read estate firm said
year ago would have been
time to have speculated or
| ID real cstn,e here il then
ed-rock; the improvement
lch that not only nave prices
creased, but not a vacant
be had in the city; good
secured, paying as nigh as
cent. on the investment.
range hing that capitalists
To build comfortable little
these various Texas cities;
\ IL il clearly shown that the
Unable would pay a hand
cent. But probably the
example set anew by Fort
the FORMATION of her build
,tion will prompt similar nc
here, and thus more directly
,se of limited means.
re always TO be found in new
ng towns an unsettled ele-
, merely tarry for awhile and
1t away to a newer place
ms to promise them better.
W Sherman hadseXperience;
md towns made n draft upon
alton, new settlers came in,
that much of such moving
ceased here that causes the
say the city has "settled
ection Of the large stocks of
}, equal in quality to any in
| "a view of the snlidly built
some Blocks of stores, the ex-
seven seats of learning edu-
tr il thousand scholars; four
ling mi lis, oil mill, fou dries,
fine hotels and minor in
ut once evidence II
klexistence far removed from
|tiye sdead.n Recently the
Ks OF the city gave their
i to tile public. If financial
|ns indicate aught, then the
OF these institutions give an
Hence oil the local prosperity.
eae banks shows a business
be past half year Of 81 200, 900
|thtr il business Of $3.50, 900 for
The line of deposits are
had $31l ,O0O. Each is work
u capital OF $3.50, 900, and their
|uOted Mt u premium OF two
per Gent. when on the mar
kse figures will indicate to
sointthiug of the financial
md good management ofthese
|ount Of cotton handled here
frnble. Thus far 5000 bales
have been received, aud the
lress here has been busily
Grain in large quantities
n tile surrounding country,
fnrmlpg region the lands are
bed. The price of land seems
IKlng In thu neighborhood Of
Ere Within I. II miles of town,
o price Is upoa "A basis of
bud NOT considered by those
" ~ being eXorbitant. Black
ID black sandy seem to pre-
while every variety of soil