Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-28
BELyON.
substantial Advancement Made During
the Past Few Months.

Substantial Advancement Made During
the Past Few Months.
special Correspondcnce OF the Gazette
Bolton, TEX, May &c Your CORE.
spondent finds this to be one OF the towns
where the business men believe more in
doing than talking. "Telk is cheap and
booms are inexpensive" said prominent
business man TO me to-day, "but it takes
the hard cash to make permanent pros
perity. Much has been said" he con
tinued, "ahout the lack Of enterprise,
old fogyism, and other peculiar traits
suppot cd 10 have been enjoyed largely by
Beton, but the events OF the past three
years viii convince any fair.mindcd per-
son that we are firm believers in the old
saying, slow but sure. We had for Il
long time the shabbiest courthouse and
jail In the state, now we have the best
that money could procure, We built a
compress, and the work 1t does Is recog.
nized as the equal Of any in the country In
conjunction with st. Louis capitalists we
buit an oil mill, ana It's product is
sought after most Of the cake going di-
rect TO Antwerp. We had chance TO
secure a first class iron foundry, and We
took advantage OF IT, and 1t is now one Of
the live institutions of the town.
The Baptists and Methodsts were
content for q long time with sorry
houses of worship, but now they have
ediflces that would be a credit to any of
tne larger towns Baylor Female college
came seeking Il location, and we well
coined her with dowry Of $4,000. The
splendid three-story rock edltce now in
course OF construction attests our sin
certify. Our splendid water works sys-
tenn Is the pride OF the town. Our public
free schools take front rank, the high
school having been made an auxiliary OF
the state university, which is very high
compliment indeed, We have various
local enterprises that will not consume
your time in enumerating. Our
latest move Is to get the Santa
Fe TO build its line right into
the heart of the city. A com
mittee has just returned from Galveston,
where they had conference with the
Santa Fe management, and II Is now
firmly believed that the line will be so
extended. We mean business. And let
me say to you privately, and not for pub
hcation, that when we get on good terms
with the Santa Fe we will be apt, owing
to our splendid water facilities, to cap.
ture something. But don't mention
that
All Of this was said at my urgent re-
quest, and | am sure that there is no
exaggeration about It. New residences
are going up In every part of the city,
and really the town looks as II 1t had
come to stay. There are the evidences
OF a substantial growth ON every hand
There is a scheme on the tapls to build
private park, covering an area OF forty
acres, 10 contain hotel, geological
gardens aud every attraction for the pub
lies amusement. 1t would embrace one
OF the mineral wells near the Leon river,
In the suburbs of the city.
The hotels are crowded with visitors,
who continue daily 10 pour IN. The
prospects for this beautiful town are
very bright, and make the populace
elated over its good fortune.
The advance In value OF real estate
since the location OF Baylor college is
unprecedented, making quite rich har-
vest for large property-owners ana real
estate agents.