Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-15
HUNT COUNTY.
The Pretty Little Town OF Greenyilie-
A DEPRESSION on Railroad Topics.

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A DEPRESSION on Railroad Topics.
Correspondence of the Gazette
Greenville, April l2.-Greenville is |
very pretty little town with a popu-
lation of two thousand, the county seat |
of Hunt county, aud is at present at |
tracing great deal of attention on
account of the Dallas railroad, which
your correspondent had the pleasure of
seeing III t, ION paper, But i dare
say that the Brownwood road will be
built and in operation long ere this
great connection between Dallas and
Greenville via Grapevine is ever start
ed. Your correspondent does not know
who the enterprising gentleman of
! Dallas is that proposes to build this
road, but he is acquainted with the
fact that Col. Peter Smith and Capt.
| M. b. Lloyd have announced that the
Brownwood road must be built, for the
| Fort to sustain her friends and citizens
in their bold assertions about her being
| the city of North Texas and The coming
city of Texas. If Galveston
had Peter Smith, the Fort could
hardly expect to reach the first place
on the list of cities in our state, for he
would have deep water, but the, citi-
zens of Galveston have formed the
idea that the national treasury is the
place from which the money should
come to pay for their improvements.
With the knowledge your correspond
ent has of the great trouble ana de-
lay where our overlooking treasury Is
made party, where there is no oppo-
, sition manifested by the controlling
, power at Washington, viz, the railroad
| l.. l.
weston business men propose to walt
for congress to pass an act appropriate
ing money for that purpose, the citi.
zens of Fort Worth will have gained
, that point that seems to be the ambi.
/. ton of every citizen, and the one polni
/ TO which they are all working
that of being called the city of Texas
Your correspondent has departed
/ from his original idea, that OF giving
= the readers Of the GAZETTE some idei
v of Greenville, but the great 1nteres
e and pride your correspondent has II
n your city got the better of him. lie
" fore leaving the railroad question
e would say that, should the citizens
4. Dallas subscribe the CASH in proper
n ton as readily as the citizens o
NJ Greenyille are doing, the road may b
huilt, as had the pleasure OF seeing
a. list amounting to SIS, 600 subscribed o.
a the citizens in order to guarantee Tn
q right-of-way through the county an
- depot grounds. A.
Messrs. Ragsdale & Harrison, Tn
~ business firm of Greenviile, have on
~ of the finest, If not the finest, hare
40 ware establishments in North Iexa'
al Their building is fine, Substantive
n two-story brick, standing on the COZ
No ner of the two business street
" of the city, having depth 9
or 2ls feet by so feet front, their sloi
A. running back SO feet. me EMU
To building is utilized exclusively ny IA
n firm in displaying their large STOCK
dir goods. There one can see the ".
ne meaning of the word hardware. irol
,is the large threshing machine, Win
ok steam engine, to the DAINTY muy
Nv pocket-knife. Mr.. Ragsaale, Ihe sel
M ial business manager OF the urn, 'oo
~, resnondent through the building, e.
,,Iainin~ the different features OF VI
Pnsiness. They carry stock of SlOO
~ 400 and have in their employ hitet
inh nersons including book-keepers al
'on clerks. Your correspondent had II
~ the pleasure of meeting Mr.. Harriso
IL Int ii would be impossible
- me % That saS he Is Il
'oV s sn"n Of Col. w. M. Harrison, wi
ses' ~ coon tn become identified win 20
i.s' n;t,, 40 president of the Texas Nation
mp Ia 55t, mis- of.itself explains the W
., p s,"n Mr. Harrison is. They say
era ~ q chin from the old block. Col. ~
la rjsnn il knoSn as one OF the aole
10. ananciers this state has, as well ~
no. ,nnitahle enterpr sing gentlen an.
li.e INV the citizens of Fort Worm W
IN IN make their appropriations mamie
nus ,.n wSan he opens the doors OF his NJ
and bank. ~, ~ d,v goods M
lar, graenyiile. is ~ fine gent
riai cnan' va one would meet III. yea
iiam They say he y the ladi'
40. Irassi ~ c;reenville, and your corr
ANS nhan ANT would make the same ass
neu- sponI; udying from the number OF iad
~ lion, Ju srs making purchases from !. u
ma, m villa :" your correspondent was WALL
NM his turn to address hiIii. :, ronr
'i ,5s Maudelbaum, one u
re r.hanis. is the proprietor OF one
slng the, tha tinest establishments IN gre
arial vile. ION ~ Greenv
,,a 1 9th delight the news tna'
995. 1 na,uu sew would be Il daily visisol y :,
a ~, uAan and 10 secure that when y
'nsn- .h ain,ed luxury. viz, the pn,s;li
y ~ ~ raading the GAzErrb, suo'o''
olera literally for y. ,ha travelling M
'aria "a, NJ, j. ". Coffey mas op va
eno hotel and IL prepared so'e
I 4 ' "a aniertain his old friends