Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-01
zion on national issues, but as re-
s local matters marty lines and party

| ing the public veal, not upon the, old is
sues of Democracy and Republicanism
This 81 pleasant contrast TO politics in
Denver and other cities, and its effect is
! noted as working for the good
of all her citizens The city is Democratic
by large majority, but Democrats put
up cash TO entertain a state Republican
convention as literally as Republicans.
Realizing such gatherings are a help 10
the city man 5 political beliefs are not
| allowed to blunt his public spirit and gen.
erosity. They are a broadguage gather
| ing of business men who win make
records for the city and themselves.
But it is of the material prospects of
Fort Worth that the Republican would
! principally dwell upon. The influences
which are now bearing strongly and
pointing towards her future prosperity !,
are the railroads and her geographical
position. As a commercial center she
! has in her possession untold advant-
| ages over other Texas points. Her
| twelve railways, extending as they do in
every direction, give her means of trans
| pOrtatiOn almost beyond those possessed
! by Kansas City. She has the Texas and
| Pacific system, which connects with the
! Southern Pacific at FL Paso; she is the
| terminus of the Missouri Pacific and of
several Missouri Pacific leased lines; then
! there is the Fort Worth and Denver,
road which viii eventually be continu-
| Gus route from ocean to ocean; and the
Fort Worth and New Orleans, which con-
meets with the Houston and Texas
! Central and the entire esatern, south
ern and northern portion of the
! state. In addition, the Santa Fe system
! passes its long arms towards this growing
and prosperous city, and still there are two
more roads of lesser Importance at pres
| ent, but whose influence in the future
must cut no small figure in the environ
ment of railroads which are surrounding
| her. These are the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande and st. Louis, Arkansas
aud Texas Railways The former
bids fair to extend to the Pacific coast at
no distant day. The latter tends east
ward and gives most direct communica-
| ton with all points on the Mississippi.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, it
is said, viii have connection at Fort
Worth in the near future, and many be-
lieve that the main line will eventually
go to the gulf by this route Thus it is
that all the railroads in the state are
more or less intimately connected with
Fort Worth, and all others which may be
built will be compelled to pay tribute to
her Importance as a railroad center.
YOUTHFUL, BUT GROWING RAPIDLY.
She has attained this prominent posi-
ton in fourteen years, since which the
city has grown from population of 1000
to 80 600, and her day Of "'booming' is
just dawning. The growth has been
| natural and steady, and fictitious values
are an unknown quality. IT'S true for
tunes have been made by those who in the
past fOresaw her future and invested, but
property in Fort Worth to-day is cheap
compared with her coming prospects
and wealth of resources. These are
varied as the breezes which are waited
over her portals throughout the summer
| day. Some are developed and others lie
beneath the bowels of the earth. Coal in
endless quantity exists under the level
country of good quality, and iron ore is
found throughout the entire region in
which the city is situated. Neither the
coal nor the iron has been worked, but
the proof of its existence in near prox-
unity to the city can be found by anyone
wishing to investigate the matter.
Tie opportunities here for the mer-
chant are also extensive and there are
openings for several branches which are
not represented Considering the field for
promoting a growing business, the loca-
ton is uneXcelled and unexceptiOnable
A helping hand will be extended to those
whose feet are unused to trample the new
paths of western commercial life, and
those who would seek in Fort Worth COM
mercial opportunities, will find cordial
reception.
The manufacturing interests of Fort
Worth are yet in their infancy. Her
shrewd and far-seeing business men have
made it a railroad center, and now with
her twelve railroads, nine of which are in
operation, her people are in a position
to lend their energies to secure
needed manufactures. They have
an iron works now in operation
and machine shops Of smaller magni- |
tude; there are two saddle and harness |
factories and a boot and shoe factory
Mr.. Joseph H. Brown, one of the fore |
most citizens and the heaviest merchant !
i'll the whole Southwest, has erected a |
mandatory for baking powders and |
grocers' sundries and carries OH the bust |
ness in connection with his mammoth |
wholesale establishment.
But the Fort Worth people are not con- |
tented with so small manufacturing |
showing, particularly when they are |
aware of the fact that all the natural re- |
sources exist for large and pretentious |
manufacturing interests. The Fort Worth |
Board of Trade are comforting constantly |
with parties looking for manufactur- |
ing locations, and steps that have |
already been taken by that organiza-
ton will secure more manufacturing in |
terests. The question of cheap fuel, which |
has heretofore been q mOmentouS one. is |
now practically settled by Colorado con- |
nections, and there are also prospects
that some of the numerous Texas coal
beds will soon be opened. 1t stands as an
inevitable result that cheap fuel in Fort
Worth must follow shortly.
In view of these facts it is gratifying to
note the interest taken by strangers i'll
Fort Worth $ manufacturing outlook
The immense territory surrounding her
would seem to warrant the erection of a
cotton mill and perhaps wooden mill
and also a paper mill, the conditions for
the latter beng exceedingly favorable
Every condition also exists for the erec-