Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-02


been advanced for the building of the
Brownwood road to Fort Worth than
the fact that Dallas so quickly took
the alarm at the prospect of Fort
Worth building it. The value of the
road to our wholesale trade is not lost
sight of by Dallas, and that city sees
the necessity of Keeping the business
of Fort Worth out of the coveted terri
tory. IL is plain TO the business men
of Dallas that the point reached when
they must overcome Fort Worth or be
overcome. The same fact must in
trude itself upon our business men.
Now is the critical moment when for.
tune waivers in the balance, and any
influence 10 turn the scale for or
against us will be worth millions in the
after years.
Fort Worth aspircs to be city, and
to take precedence OF all other cities in
North Texas. Unfortunately for the
success OF our aspirations, Dallas
has the same ambition. Both cannot
have the measure OF their ambition
filled. One of them will cover the
field. There can he no compromise.
no division of success, no partition of
territory One must lead, the other can
but follow. That one which wi, 9
, the day Will go on TO assured pre-
eninence. Its reputation abroad ms
the metropolis of North Texas will
/ make 1t the cynosure of foreign ewes,
, the field of foreign Investments. CAM.
= tai from abroad will come In and build
e manufactures, put up splendid bust.
$ ness blocks and elegant residences and
!, concentrate wealth and industry. As
t the commercial and industrial center,
: all new railroads must seek il for its
) trade, ana in turn bring fresh trade.
@ Zeal estate and property will double
i or treble In value, and that value will
+ be substantial and enduring. Every
Q ming will be solid. 1t will overwhelm
y all opposition and admit no rivalry.
= The surrounding towns, instead OF
Q being in position to dispute its 81.
d premaoy and detract from its trade
e VIII be but feeders and tributaries, en-.
!; Joying PERHAPS n good local and fai,
e wholesale business, but wholly in IN,
y shadow of the metropolis. Fort Worth
II VIII be one of these. Dallas the other
Q IL Ia now for rs to say which we will
: elect 10 be.
n If We would be the capital, w,
If must 90 TO work and make our
y selves that capital. We must bave
1t wholesale business to build up ON, and
e wholesale business can be had only Inv
y railroads that will give us access to tn,
a country from which we are to get tbj,
e trade. The Fort Worth & Rio Grand.
s. road, from Fort Wsrth to Brownwood
: VIII give us control of all the rich
n country IL will drain, and its construc
Il Ton win be the first victory for For
>. Worth. We will need other road
r after awhile, but we need TINS on,
IS not0. With that road our subsequen
> ascendeney Is easily maintained
It Without it, II will require super
It human struggle to keep up. With ,
1t road from Dallas TO Brownwood, and
>, road from Colorado City to San An
e gela, Fort Worth would he betwee,
e two hostile forces that would destro,
Il her.
!, or cities, no less than OF men. Il
n may be said, There is tide in IN,
g affairs of men, which, taken at IN,
e Hood, leads ON to fortune,p If For,
d Worth fails to take advantage of IN,
Q present opportunity tho loss to he,
VIII be irretrievable. With concert Of
action this town can build the road ia
brentwood, and she must build IT.
e Do 1t at once.