Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-30
LAMPASAS SPRINGS.
Magnificent Reception rendered a Sur.
prised 6axettc Representative.
Description Of the Springs and Its vari-
ous Improvements.
Chats With Leading Ciiixsns--Polltlcs
AZ a White Heat.

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'"'p.'se !" n'e tna' suoh reception
awaited THE SAzEvrE representative
upon his arrival at Lampasas. II
saen,.a "a n ov.r, a,.,,a,,,a s.,,,,., H.
,n,.n hsa 49,, .s se ~, '.a'0'e ~
''"h ""o ovei' ehsaseu LOT the pur-
pose; certain 1t was that many hacks
were drawn up at the depot. and even
thu ILLNESSES x..ra an, l., r,x.. ns
~. :" wv. ~
'vu'se' 'n 'no voniusion upon the ar
rival OF The train, the reception COM
mittce failed To identify this Gazetteer,
but u handsome carriage being VI hand
and polite driver quite urgent In his
invitation To enter 4 entered.
The procession began to move, not with
y stately tread, but ut retnrniug-
from-the-funorM pace quite joyous aud
productive OF much dust. by some
chance the worthy mayor and council
men did not hail the carriage occupied
by this writer, but a policeman did.
lie only sought some private Informal
ton OF the Jehu.
PAY the driver anything?
Oh, yes aquarter, ~ friendly
up You Know. Twas very kind In
the corporation and thoughtful too In
thus providing "A free dive mp from
the depot But subsequent circum-
stances led me to think mat this recep-
ton business at l.anipasas IL painfully
common. and they appear 10 have "A
regular charge OF twenty live cents per
reception.
After Gov, X 'berts FINISHED" the
subject of the Texan hare, he gave TO
liampasas the credit OF being In his
opinion the best OF Southern health
resorts and the most beautiful. Ger
tain II Is that there Is much here TO nd
mire and the great abundance OF the
health'Riving sulphur waters IL util lsed
In the season by many hundreds of
visitors. The completion of the
splendid Park hotel, together with the
new San Geronimo and other very fair
houses, will afford accommodation for
the many who have not as yet made
their appearance. The fact Ia Tint the
80, ason" In backward aud not few
Interested complain that II Is 40. But
Lampasas springs are now In better
shape for the reception OF visitors
than ever before and efc the summer
months are over there will be a steady
increase In the number OF people seek
ing rest and health here I
The many evldences Of substantial
Improvement In the business portion
OF the city indicate the confidence
| which Investors hsvcin the permanent
commercial Importance Of the place.
The new courthouse, built for re-
mnrkably small price, considering liz
size and beauty, altesls the enterprise
of the oodnty, ana this building may
safely be classed IA one of the hnnu'
soonest In the state, In various dirco-
tons fine stone store buildings are
being erected, and scattered over the
streets Is the debris OF the houses COM
pleted and nearly so, not Lending To
The town very Clearly appearance,
but this - only Tor Time ano III y
short while when me pu,h OF ihess
improvements are hnisned tiuy anu
attractive Town VIII De tIe result.
Al the Hancock spring new STONE
and wooden bath houses nave peel
put up: the swimming poor pving pM-
tlculariy conihoaious anu WI, Pa.'"n,
lieu. The Hanna spring AZ the olnel
END OF town continues 70 htlIhc. nauu,,
custom, ana WIN tne pewiy puli,
dancing ana roiiei'skhte pia.iornl hnu
other comforts pleashno uihe cah W
spent by the guests.
Among the notable VISITORS, ! ne'
Col. W Y. Dairympie OF eeorBetown
Few Texans there be VINO 10 not pr
sonally know or nave heard OF .ns
colonel. VI rudy coIhpIeAlon NM
an extra brim 70 nis nut no P iescns'
an air 81 contehtnient anu WHY
away his time III pleasant CHAT ana ny
early Texas experience IL easily tapped
From his large fund no can give forth
much that Ii OF interest aud prom
TO the nearer. Said he: "pve been ~
Texas long enough 10 look upon TIT
old established Texas DemocratIc-free'
grass matter M firmly rooted, and this
late new tangled Idea Of leasing the
public lnnds Ia all wrong. Why, when
came 10 Texes In 40 and for many q
long year after all we had 10 depend
upon was this same free grass; Ind II
| not been for that this glorious state
would not be in the front rank as che
Is to-day. Do ] favor free grass? Yes
to commend in Gov. Roberts land pol
lev and between tho two, John ireland
has made the best governor In all re.
spects; but n Wash Jones runs for tbe
yotinr for him. And ia this last dec
laratlop he was Joined by A. ID. Kent
formerlv 4 REPRESENTATIVE from Bean.
mont. Mr., Kent declared himself u
lie nm / INDEPENDENT Democrat, and Inns
no credit Ia give the present admins
frafIon or H. Immediate predecessors
Sar either Wisdom. Integrity or success
III the administration or state affairs,
81 have been Throckmorton man
aver since 1850, !, said Mr.. Kent, 'bui