Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-05
THE CENTRAL CITY.
lis Steady Growth, Quiet Enterprise
and Solid Development.
The New Wooden Mills-A Pioneer In
dustry of the State.
special corre,pondence Of The Gazette.

Special Correspondence Of the Gazette.
Waco, April S.--Although Waco did not
succeed in 90 ptuing the Democratic nor the
gubernstoriai convention, Il mako the DIS.
tination advisedly, j II must not be supposed
that she Ia what Is called Ia the Western yor-
naculnr 50 dead town" On the contrary, u
canvass of her business houses feyels about
az lively "a trade as can be found in any towt
in tas state, excepting, OF course
The prodigy OF the prairles, Fort Worth;
There Is low ra ytbou dispa sV1a
osteDtaion, but good business wlthal; and
while the streets lcOk comparatively quiet,
the freight houses OF the three ralir9ads en-
iering here show the amount OF goods being
handled 10 be much more tiian would be
reckoned on by a casual observer Inc Wa
cote is eei tain but SLOW; verify believe
You could call him hard name Win linpu-
nifty. provided you LETT HIM Immediately.
GIVEN his time 20 think the matter over, he
will surely knock you down ,,,.
There are a number of go-aheau business
men hero who have been In the minority Tor
some tir,e, but arc commencing 70 gain ne
ascendency and soon wu 1 lin,a iire
with .one Of these. 1 asked BIN
what he looked forward 10 as being OF ths
greatest commercial inporipnee 70 the Guy
"a few funerals, WAS bis seplentlous reply.
This remark Is severe, but 10 q certain exteHt
true.
Cilcf among the new enterprises Of the city
ia a mammoth wooden mill now approaching
completion. Some idea Of us inpoitanee
may be cleaned from It's diinehhiuhhi Wnleh
are: 2Ji by 81 feet, where The loom naldsIs,
etc. are 10 be located. This bnlclns hsA
three L's-one l67 by g., 10 be used a. Z Iye
aud material house: one co by 10 where the
lnishsr y 70 be rSsEp AMEN saa a 9SS a.
The horse power engine ~ o.
the Corliss pattern. The buildings are AZ oi
Texas brics, Texas pine lumber INC iehas
made s,ings. The labor has Teen performed
by Texas mechanics and Tesas ltuofefs. me
mill VIII start Ia May With 10 looms; when
about leo to l5l bands, skilled ana unskliien,
hQ s1NsN nj ft ~ a. nT
be imported. There are Dumsefs o. piaci,
cal weayers and workers In WOODEN foods
scattered throughout We eon 1 IN NAV ,,ne
These win be furnished win neat epthtkts ny
n minimum rental Ia one OF VIZ handsomely
portions OF ihie handsome ely. me esii,
mated cost OF The mfll will somewhat exceed
$4,000. Tho gentlemen VINO are ROlng
Into this businets, Mestrs. SlsSasE bros.
wooden DtIllb ia Kentucky ana elsewhere
and they feel confident Of MAKING ruceses
OF this vast enterprise IhouAanus VI nyii ~
that, have heretofore been sent out OF Tue
state Will be kept Az home ana Tue number
OF hands eripIoyed Viii ineiease INC retail
trade o. me city which ~ ,nIn Gai ennss
experimenting the constructor % tho .iiii,
thinks he can place goods on if.s fnarkel ., a
lower ngnre ana equnl pfoht man can Inc
=. "a starids 10 reason said this gentleman
10 your correspondent. THAT Hnfn we bay
tho wool here q home rom ne Original .l
Tast and hack, aud what Is often more, CONE
inis iDners 10 tile various bands, through
which IL passeF, We can Manufacture cheaper
than the Eastern men.
"what about the pric, oflabor and tie
cost OF IiyiIg."
what will be scif.stgnlaung, Hear Will
be al low here AZ elsewhere. ihe health OF
the cry Is az good, and. living a. cheap,
Onca stored We can gel all tns weayers We
want Without go!ng out OF me slate per
laps"