Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-26

airy courthouse, bought full and COM
plete set OF county records, and Is entire
ly ought OF debt. The assessors yalua-
tion of the county for 1888 Is 81, Co., 900.
The rate OF taxation fixed by the Commits
slouers' court is so cents on the 800,
including state, county and courthouse
tsx-.
FUEL.
The best OF cosl from the Trinidad
mines is laid down 6s Amorillo at 81 90
per too, and the timber IN the streams OF
the tributaries Of the Canadian furnish
plenty OF good wood.
AhoRILLo.
The city OF Amorillo was located in the
fall O. 1887 on q beautiful slope Of the
plains at the junction sad between the
Fort Worth ard Denver and Kansas
Southern. Since the town was located
the Frisco Road has been surveyed and
located to Amarillo, which will be its ter
minus fer while at least. Amarillo is
twelve miles northwest from Washburn,
from which point the Fort Worth and
Denver have graded tap to Panhandle
City, which is twenty seven miles east
Of Amarillo, snd the present terminus
of the Kansas Southern Railroad. That
Amorlllo will be the great railroad live
stock shipping and commercial center of
the Panhandle country there is
no possible reason for doubt.
There is no point southeast on
the Fort Worth and Denver
Railroad where surface water is found
sufficient for holding stock for shipment
nearer than sixty miles, sGd as Panhandle
City has no water for such purpose, II
will be necessary for the Kansas
Southern to extend to Amorillo, where
water is abuudent, before it can handle
the cattle shipping Of the coming spring
By 8 close examination of the topography
OF the country south Snd west Of Amo-
rillo, any one with ordinary knowledge
of railroad building csn see
that the Kansas Southern coult
line OF the two lines run across the
plsins by this comp any, both run Withit
250 yards OF the courthouse Of AmoTillO
one north and one on the south side
The plains will average IN width abou
twenty-five miles, being at the narrowss
point fifteen miles and at the broades
about ihirtY- five, 20 vary 10 the south
| vest from Panhandle City and ran o.
Wasnburn the Kansas Southern wo1lt
run into the brNkes OF the Palo Dur
before 20. lg ten miles west OF Washbufn
but by the surveyed line by Amorillo Ia
road flds no distractions in dirac
inc to the point OF destination. Amoriilt
mas at this time popalati0,
OF $50 people among whom are some o
the best, shire Edest and most successful
enterprisipg cItiz9ns Of Texas. In
migration is flowing into Potter couat
lat q rapid rate, and tn
rich soil is being turned up vlgorousl
By the sturdy man with the hoe. A pub
lie sale Of city lots will be made som
time in May and the indications nos
point to the largest sales OF the kind eve
made in Texas. AmorilIo will hay
population running into th
thousands before the coming fall. To
70 Il company have contracted for fih
hotel building TO be completed by May
A lsrge ranch store, carrying stock o
$25, 900 general merchandise, Wi
be opened up at Amo
rlllo in the next twenty dsys
aud everything points to an earlv boon
for the future great city Of the PaDhsu
die, such as was never before known il
Texas history. Amorillo is nos
the trading point Tor the couu
try south and west 80
Zoe miles, some OF the largest ranches il
the Panhandle are now trading there
Concluding, we will say thst the m:
hun ing nome in delightful climat
ard fine country, or 8 fald for pro6tsbl
investment, will make no mistake in GO
ing to AmoIillo and Potter county.
a. ALT H..H. ToLAR