Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-09
PUSHING AHEAD.
wichita Falls Progressed $1,000 Dam
Moe taiiroads-German Immigrants.

wichita Falls Progress-A $1,000 Dam
Moe Raiiroads-German Immigrants
Special TO the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX, Dec. S.-Thore
is no let-up in the prosperity of the
Falls city. Her prospects were never
brighter than they are to-day. Besides
substantial improvements in the way OF
new business houses, there are many signs
which indicate that the Falls is by no
means finished city.
The dam of the Water Power company
is about finished, and in the course OF a
month Col Forman, the president of the
company, will be ready TO receive propo-
sitons for the establishment of manufac-
tories by parties desiring to use the facil-
tiles afforded by its fifteen feet of fall
The dam is two hundred and fifty feet
long, forty feet base, twelve feet high, and
will afford about two hundred and nifty
horsepower. 1t was built at cost of
about $4,000. The company own the land
on both sides of the river, including in all
about four hundred lots This water
power facility will have great bearing
upon the future of this city, as the possess
sion of so much power will II judiclously
managed, make 1t manufacturing point
of considerable Importance.
There is considerable railroad talk in
the air. The Falls seems to be alive
10 the fact that much of her prospects for
future prosperity depend upon the posses
sion of better railroad connections. The
Denver City has done yeOmdn service IN
opening up aud settling the country, but
there is much yet to be done, which the
people think can be fastened by another
connection with the great trunk lines OF
the East. While they are not welded 70
any particular scheme, 1t seems the one
known as the Kansas City Arkansas Pass
road is ut present engaging their alien
ton.
There is a movement, or rather a feel
ing. among Some people here TO have the
sunday law enforced more vigorously, es-
pecialiy as regards the opening OF saloons
on that day For the Information OF your
readers, il may be said that the Falls has
never been as puritanira as some
towns in Texas, but has permitted more
latitude in this respect.
| There is considerable inquiry about
lands. and real estate OF all kinds Is
steadily advancing. Several uf the large
pastures which once dshgured TINS
county and proved TO be detument 20
the town, have given way to the demand
! for small farms, ana are last mlluE up
with thrifty farmers, both native ana Tor
eign born. Col. James, of the Panhandle
National bank, Is successfully pushing a
scheme of this character and IS illlng up
an rs, OOO-acrc pasture with thrifty Ger
mans, who, by the way maze me best
| farmers in the world.
! The county treasurer Of wichita county
registered the sum OF s4l2l2, Us claims
| dne and payable by the county LOT
/ ne month OF November. The most
of i, was for jury service, and accrued AZ
the term OF the district court when mas
! Just closed. q, mag,
a,urshing condition. The enrcl'lnelnt
4 shows "A Total since the beginning OF tle
school war OF 2ss; average number os-
.onging November27, 2QSi average atle Nv, !,
ance during the month, 1913 per cent q
attendance, 90. The school Is graueu;;
aud Is divided as follows secohu anu
flrst grade, Miss Lulu Bartwise, teaeheri
third and fourth grades, Mrs !. y S1s-
per; tifta and sixth grades, MISS Aeiiie
/ O'Donald; seventh grade and hish scnooi'
b. II. Hickey, superintendent