Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-19
HENRY W. GRADY Atlanta Ga the
Wid IAN address on "TEXAS DAY. October %.

city little lees than twelve years ago.
Fors Worth has eleven ousets by rail
stretching IN every direction. Taey pierce
every section OF the state, md FJr. Worth
is the only City in Texas thsE.iS q terui-
nus Of sll the railway corporations opar.
sting largely in the state. They are the
Texas and Pacific, 2 lines; Missouri Pa
citic, lines; 81. Louis, Arkansas and
Texas, l line; Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe, line; Ga!i, Colorado
and Santa Fe, l line; Fort Worth and
Denver City, line; Fort Worth and New
Orleans, l liae; Fort Worth ard Rio
Grsrde, line; Trsnscontinental Brarcn,
Line. The St. Louis snd San Francisco,
the Chicago aud Rock Islsnd and the
Kansas Southern railroads are surveying
IN the direction Of close come ction WIN
Fort Worth, :nd the public announce
ment is n.sde that contract for con-
struction has been entered into for the
Fort Worth ana Western, which Is in
tended TO run from FoYt Worth &c A!bu.
querque, New Mexico.
AND, Mr.. Ch irmsn, the United States
government recognizes Fort Worth as the
greatest railroad cent? OF the southwest.
The Postotiice Department, by virtue
OF an act OF Congress, wss authorized to
establish two new postal divisions-one
IN the northwest, the o.her N the south
west-in both instances to select, after
careful consideration, point having the
best railway facilities. The Postmaster
General has Just issued the order naming
st. Paul, MINI, as one, and Fort Worth,
Texas, SIS the other. AssFort Worth Is
appointed the clearing house for the
states CT Arkansas, Louisisns, Indian
Territory and Texas, 1t naturally follows
that it ID the grea est railway point in aIl
OF the soove states. This department
employs large force OF clerks, many Of
them detailed from other cities.
After deductiDg assets the total in
deotedness OF our city is about S250,0O0
And yet nearly 81 ,000, 900 have been spent
in public improvements during the past
ten years, and the paved streets of the
city, its waterworks, water mains, sewer
mains, public buildings, ETC., show
whether or not this amount has been
spent in vain. While cur valuation il
nominaily assessed at SS,CO0,OOO it ia
really about, sll, 100000. In twenty
years We will nave 10000
people and an assessed ysIu-
alton Of Sl00,00n,000. And as a territory
larger than all New England depends on
Fort Worth for every dollar Of i.s sup
Plies, il easily follows that our growth
will be more rapid IN the future than In
the past. Therefore, ss citizens OF a COM
mon country, bound alike By the ties of
commerce and kin, Jon should become
better acquainted with us. Come out
and see our beautiful ste.e-.he land of
perpetual spring. 1t will do you good,
both financially and physically. We want
you to ass!s. Us IN building cur railroads
and factories, to develop our mines
Of iron, coal and copper. And
when you come to Texas
make yorr headquarters in the liVeliest
city OF It's s!zs il this Union. You will
fad cur latch string out end 8 hearty
Texis welcome awaiting you. Visit our
state capitol, the second largest building
in America and the seventh In the world.
Become acquainted with our Governor
and other erste oflcers. You would be
charmed with their conservatism. That
the ties OF commerce and friendship be.
tween New England and Texas may bs
more closely interviewer is the earnest
wish OF every ciIizsn Of our Common
wealth.