Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-21

ilttiei they seem to consider the rnaftar ~
settled At least majority OF taem AZ.
ot the opinion that the company. arrnrl.
ing 70 general accounts, being we'll ana
70 oullo The extension to any distance shs,
may De deemed necessary 10 meet tbs
immediate demands Of Western Texae T.
anu especially the Panhandle country for
railroad communication, will he aimost
compelled TO extendthe line 10 some min,
considerable farther west than jts nres.,,,t
terminus at least, II they do not conclude
70 push II through to final completion
Mhen they once more begin oper,tions
II the road wishes 10 be the first 10 mr.
nish the above mentioned Western conn.
Try with the much-needed, convenient
transportation for It's thousands Of cattls
70 the markets Of the East and the matur.
ing grounds of the North, and bringing m
return from Eastern markets the neces.
sary merchandise TO facilitate the vast
improvements that the rapidly increasino
population will occasion in the near M.
ture, they will necessarily have To pnsh
forward into this country during The
coming summer. II they do not. other
companies who have their eyes 1xed an
mat rlch Held, and their iron-paved high.
ways under process OF construction.
moving slowly but surely In the direction
Oh what will prove copious harvest to
thehl--li they succeed In being the first to
reach that country which will furnish
Vnem so much trahlc-will get there in
ADVANCE OF them, and thus gain footing
tnat VIII prove advantageous TO them.
WINE IL VIII greatly injure the others.
Inc people OF Vernon and along this
portion OF the proposed line, who con.
slder the Fort Worth & Denver CITY com
pany an enterprising body of men, with
Sulhclent common intelligence to know
what Is TO their own interest, believe,
owing TO the facts mentioned above, TO-
gether with other evidence considered
equally good, that inside Of ninety DAYS
we can "look out for the cars.n Ii is al
together probable, according TO late re.
ports concerning the Intentions of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe company, that
the Fort Worth & Denver City will not
pc Nernon's only show for a railroad
me citizens OF this place are very
anxious TO secure the building of the first
toned road over the route, OF which
mention has been frequently made of
late In the columns of THE GAZETTE and
other papers, viz. along the cattle trail,
through Seymour, Vernon, etc. A COM
mlttee appointed at meeting of the citi-
zens, short time since, to confer with
the officers OF the road, have caused
printed circulars To be sent out over the
county OF Wilbarger calling on the clti.
zens to congregate In mass-meeting, to be
held at the courthouse In this place on
Saturday, March 20, to select delegates
TO meet said officers ut Fort Worth on
April /, to act In concert with similar
delegations from Baird, Throcbmorton,
Seymour and other towns along the pro-
posed line from Coleman to Vernon, to
ITO what they can IN the matter of secur.
Ing right OF way and Offering
such inducements as may Ee calculated
u stimulate its early completion. II
Vernon is so lucky as to get the benefit
OF both these roads, SHE'LL "boom,p
won't she? 1t is safe to say that If this
place ever does grow to be town of inn
portance In size and wealth from the ad
vantsges derived from railroads, its
growth will not be of the "mushroomr
sort such as has been the case with many
towns that have sprung up, as IL We're;
In day, out on the prairies all over the
West along the lines ofnewly constructed
railroads, only to disappear again almost
as suddenly as they came, for the reason
thar 1t has already gained a permanency
as the county seat of fertile agricul-
tural county, and has some improve
ments, both private and public, OF per-
manent nature already completed and
Others under process of construction.
The $4,000 courthouse, which was
ordered by the commissioners court
some time siuce, will add greatly to the
appearance Of the town II 1t Is completed
according to the plans aud specifications
already arranged, and there is but very
little doubt that 1t will be, sometime
during the coming summer. IL is true
there is some little opposition manifested
by a very few of our citizens to the
building of a courthouse at this time,
but the opposing element is too
weak, and their influence Is not sufficient
to prevent it. What seems most
strange about this opposition is that the
parties residing 10 town who are now the
oudest in their circumstances against
the enterprise are certain members OF
the Vernon bar, who were its strongest
advocates in the beginning What think
you this spells? II am notlmistaken, 1t
spells 'fee," and | could tell you,
think, If | would, who whispered that
little word usually so pleasing to the
ears of the majority Of lawyers; but l
won't. Ask some OF those persons who
are paying taxes on large bodies of land
in this county aud who are very little
interested Ia the prosperity of the town.
The Vernon Guard will come out In
new dress about next week, an all-at-
home dress at that.
Some OF our business houses that have
been vacant for some time are now being
opened up by new parties in different
branches of business One OF these
parties-Mr. Broudts of Fort Worth--ls
putting in flue stock ef groceries.
The Union hotel will be reopened in a
few days. PETE,
Save the Chickens