Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15
( GRAND STRUCi UKE.
NJ Directors Of the Fort Worth Boart
Of Trade and the Contractor
Sign the Documents.
s,,k 10 to Begin at The Esrlist Possible
nensnt-An Invitation TO Now Or
lsAns-The Building Denoabod.

The board OF directors of the Fort
sorth Board CT Trade met CT the Fori
! worth National Bank yesterday sitter.
4 ,oon, there being present in addition to
4 ss directors Mr.. Armstrong, the archi.
r,t, ard Mr.. o. j, Cooke OF San Antonio,
1 es contractor. The contract WIS for
J rLly closed. The building is to
: ,s completed by April l, the con-
] rutor to forfeit $50 per day
4 HI every Days delay beyond that time.
4 M, Cooke says that jast IS soon as he
4 u1 get mules ana scrapeIs together LIS
Il Tl begin the wcrK Of excaVasirg, and
/ vii Immediately commence the work OF
4 u.ing his material on the around for tie
! nrsGuctiol of the building.
L was decided st the meeting
70 extend & cordial IpV4Gstion to the
uel0ers Of the Chamber Ct Commerce,
Cot,on Exchange, and Produce Exchange
dNtT Orleans TO stop 10 Fort Worm
4 VILE on their way to visit Denver. In
4 ,,cord4uce with resolution adopted
1 Secretary Hurley has sent the presidents
/ dihe three organizations named written
rrItaions, OF whi h the following is one ::
THE LETTER,
FORT WORTH, TEI., jane lsss.
Hou H. D. Coleman, President Chamber of
Commerce, New Orleans. La.
DEAR SIR-The Board Of Trade of this,
l the Queen City of the Plains, having
larlud with much pleasure thai it is the
4 1ieLti0n OF your honorable body to visit
The city Of Denver about the middle OF
/ tbs m5nth, and as you Will pass through
our city, II has been unanimously re-
solved that l be instructed 10 respectfully
urge you 10 stop over one Gay on your
0urney and accept the hospitalities
d our Board, in the dispensing of which
We will be aided by our citiz Ems In gen
Gsl. Al early reply is respectfully re-
g1es!eo. Very truly yours,
THOMAS j. HURLEY, Sec'y.
l! will be interesting in this connection
70 state that the men who have pushed
! tbs enterprise and Who compose the di.
! lectOry are: Z. E. Chsse, Martin Casey,
B. C Evans, Max Elser, z B. Harold,
W.M Harrison, w F. Lake, Robt. Nc
CM', j 8. Meyer, j. P. Smith, K. Nj. Van
IiudtfG. W. Williams, ]. o. Wright.
Last night GAZETTE reporter called
Oh Mr.. a. J. Armstrong, the architect CT
Tie Board Of Trade, ald he gave The fol
l1Ting:
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
As will De seen the style OF architecture
sOt the renaissance order, which gives
tie building solid and yet graceful sp-
pesrsnce and admits OF sny desired
~ rryflI
give GAZETTE readers general idea Of
he appearance OF the structure when
completed, but not the elegant tones that
will be produced by the materials of
which 1t is constructed, and the deep
ihsdoWs produced by heavy projecting
sornices and arches of stone
md terra cotts, with ornamental
belt courses. The building msy
hcslled six story building as Ii con-
nns full basement under the entire
structure, which Is So by 80 feet In size,
sl;h 10 feet alley on two sides. In this
easement are store rooms and the i'm.
nense furnaces f,r heating and ventilxt-
hgr together with store rooms and jan
liOrs rooms. II might be stated here
hit the building will be the most per-
icty ventilated building in the entire
.ou!n, as the Smead system which is to
sused, is adopted by the United States
so7srnment In all their new buildings, and
Is the only perfect system now in
use for they not only agree to heat the
guiding to a certain degree of tempers-
'lfe but to keep 1t to such standard and
give 3 constant supply of pure, fresh,
warm air sll through the winter and q
thorough ventilated building throughout
lae summer. On the first or ground
ioof are spacious tilcd entrances and
Corridors from Houston and Seventh
Tfeet5, which are elegantly finished in
aneled ceilings of Lipcrusta Walton. In
NE Houston street lobby will be .
niche for newspaper and cigar stand,
Which is also to be finished in
aitural osk. The rooms on this hoer to
% used IS offlces are elegantly finished In
aitural cherry paneled, with plate and
sained loaded glass windows; walls and
ceilings frescoed in sn srtistic manner.
!ae cste-which will be one OF the fes-
'oias Of the buildings also to be nm
saed in cherry, ard will be s much
se:ded and well appointed retreat for
ne members, and all who are
acky enough to hold cards emitting
lem TO the privilege Of its use, as it is
~ members Of the board and their
iends. Ascending to the next, or sec-
!nd story, comes the beautiful Hale ny
lhuiic elevator. This, too, is one Of the
estures Of the building, and, unlike most
aeTators, is to be run on Whist is called |
ae tank system, instead Of by stree. main |
'Iessure or steam. By the system adopt |
q PATRONS ard others using the elevator |
III not be annoyed By the irregular run
ing Of the machine, and the specifica-
ions stipulate that this one shall make |
ne round trip from basement |
roof, q distance of $50 feet,
two minutes. On the second |
Dor is the magnificent Board room
'aich is forty by flfty-one feet. and |
SentY-fve fest high taking in two stories |
mn grained or srched ceilings, which are
De decorated in the highest style OF the
'escoers ert. II the center OF this cell
0g is dome Of 8 beautifnl design IN |
saded stained glass. When this room is
animated nothing prettier c,n be
aagined, as its,is intended by the time
le work is hnished % have |
9e incandescent sysEem sof |
lectric lighting, and this fo6m |
Iil be supplied with both gas and elatsi
rlcity. The electric burners are tore I
Finished in punches, dropping frqrR ID;
aents;in the arches. All the fxt9B ara
!. De Of artistic patterns in br4E oxSS
lizsd silver and iron, all the wood WORK.
lcluding the floors are of oak. Walls !
re paneled and polished as smooth as |