Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-24
FORT WORTH.
A Description Of Lively Town The
st. Joseph Men Who Are There.

Correspondence ~. Johepn lMO,l nefblus
FORT WORTH, TEX, April 49,
Thinking that perhaps you would not
be averse 10 an item that may prove Of
general interest to your readers from
this important section, your present
correspondent, former citizen OF ST.
Joseph. presumes upon your patience
by offering these lines.
The main object of this writing Is to
make mention OF few prosperous in
dividuals OF Fort Worth, who for
merly had "local habitation and
proper namep in the city where your
worthy journal is published. But
aside from this and OF hardly
secondary Importance, few brief dots
touching the wonderful growth, pres
ent proportions and future outlook Of
this magic city need not be despised.
Your correspondent can do no better
than quote paragraph or so from the
new city directory: Fort Worth is
no longer merely town, a place of
strained existence aud uncertain fu-
ture II realizes the full signi dcance of
the title city. Cosmopolitan in her
popular constituency. metropolitan in
area, dimensions, structural scope and
beauty, there Is wanting no element,
institution or line of traffic to dispute
her right to the lofty status claimed.
The city covers an area OF about niue
square miles, filled in with popula-
ton OF some $4,000 souls. In the
matter of public and commercial
buildings, Fort Worth maintains q %
sition In the front rank OF enterprise
nor does che pale or blush under com.
parison with older and more preten-
tious places Besides dozens of mag
nilicent structures recently reared,
which need not he enumerated In de.
tail, there are some of such dis
| tinguished magnitude and Importance
as TO challenge special mention. The
Fort Worth opera-house, completed
since our last review of the city, is
perhaps the largest and disappointed
in the state. Mammoth and imposing
in Its exterior presentation, its inter
Tor elegance and beauty arc the adj
miration OF all 1t has seating
capacity of 1850, and the structure,
furniture and embellishments repre-
sent an outlay of about $50, 600.
The new county Jail, just finished,
is "A most splendid specimen of archi-
lecture. IL is very large, three stories
in height, and, while the beholder is
at first impressed with sense of the
grand and snowy, which no tame de-
scriptIon can fairly illustrate, close
inspection demonstrates the substan-
tial and massive qualities of the build
ing.
It's location 10 in the rear of the court
house, near the Trinity bluff, and the
structure cost $4,000.
Further quotations might be in
dulged in and much interesting data
supplied, but the above will give our
readers seed thought on the situation
here. Not meaning, however, that we
have no hard times here now for IN
| this respect we can strike hands with
many other depressed sections.
But with present railroad facilities
this Is a center, you know, and two
projected routes TO be built, there need
be no hindrance to early rejuvina-
ton.
The above business disposed OF, now
take few personals. Your ci-devant
inhabitant, +. w. Bradley, ESQ, il
here on deck, but not SCARED bit
) He IL doing splendid business in tht
/ catering and refreshment line, and Ii
I very popular. His many old friends
: will be glad TO hear OF his promotion
!. in the G. a II, At the late Dallas statI
/ encampment he was elected Junior
: vice-commander of the state. No on,
A will regret the promotion OF a worthy
: man, while the old-time friends O
, Gen. Bradley will find special pleasur,
in the above statement.
John Sheehan is also here, formerl,
of Sheehan IL Son.
r Michael r. Klely is in the ring ant
doing well. He will be remembered
!. In connection with the firm of Byrn
k u Kiley. He is now foreman of tn
Fort Worth q Denver City machin
shops.
And there is nothing the matter will
Capt, Harry Higgins, who WAS one
: associated with the construction of tn
Q Union Street Railway company.
nj. j. Coffee Ia here. He was fol
merly with James Walsh & Co. of you
l. city, now with John Sheehan.
n Besides those, j w. look makes hi
headquarters in Fort Worth, while h
z exercises managerial control over tn
Nave McCord Cattle company.