Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-26
Care City Gatherings.

- LAREDO. Tex, Sept. 10, 1889.
Editors of the Caller:
During the past week some hfty IoIs
and blocks have been sold on the Heights
for residence purposes, and several form
er citizens of Corpus Christi have invest
ed in homes in that locality, amongst
whom are Mr.. NJ Wilson, who has pur-
chased two lots and contracted for the
erection of a fine residence, ana MT. H.
w Knapp, who has also purchased TWO
lots and contracted for residence there-
on. Lieut. Remy of the quartermaster
department, Fort Mcintosh, has bought
q block and will erect Il fine business
house and also residence. The Hon. Il.
p. BRYANT OF Laredo has pur-
chased several lots, and will erect
handsome and cOmmOdiOus cottage resi-
deuces thereon. Miss Eva Graves OF san
Antonio, has also purchased TWO loCs'
and will put up fine houses thereon. Col.
J. NJ. Hamilton Of San Antonio, IS erect
inc a magnificent brick, with all the lat
est improvements III architecture, ana
the building is now ready for the roof.
This will be one of the most complete
modern residence houses in Laredo, ana
combines all conveniences and improve
ments. and will command magnl1-
cent view of the Two LaredOs and Rio
Grande river. \ neat brick cottage
has been erected and Will be
occuyied by Mr.. Charles I. Naeger,
with the Laredo Abstract Co., who eN-
meets his family here by October LIST from
! Indiana to occupy same. This mouse Is
about completed aud marvel OF neat
ness and elegance combined, and having
| two large underground brick and cement
ed cisterns capable of holding 800 bDls.
! Of water. Immediately across the street
! is q fine residence in course of erection
| for Henry Fisher, esq. secretary OF the
! Abstract and Improvement Co., costing
| about $1,000 this with > cottage reslden-
ces beng put up by the Improvement ana
| Abstract Co.. make grand toCaI OF over
| 500 600. now invested and nearing COM
Dletion in the last four weeks on the
heights A stranger coming IN on the
| Texas Mexican road viii hnd quite q
town there and by January lst, there
will be an American addition on the
Heights of some 1900 people. Coming
into Laredo on the railroad the new shops
loom up with great and imposing proper
+ions and1he steam whistle now sounds
regularly. AIR. Thos. Milan, master me-
cbanic of theNeX Nat. r =. is a rustler
and is pushingathings with no delay, and
new machinery Is constantly being erected
and mt IN motien The water supply
has been assured pipes beieg laid from
waterworks all overTbesides an arteslar
we'll to 90 down 2909 feet, has been con-
tracted for with j.. w Ryrnes of Calves
ton. who never Tas faileGyet in gettins
artesiau water ~ Thus the Heights will b.
guaranteed authnfailing supply of water
permanently. EAIr. NJ. F. Thompson, tn
nroprletor of the Hotel HamiltoA, expect
. to open up by the 18th of October, ant
leaves on the 20th of this month for Chi
eago TO superlntend the shipment of tn
furniture, etc. for the hotel. Day o
dav the good work goes on, AMI your citi
Zens who have not seen Laredo lately
should come up. Quite number Q
our most prominent citizens, who ar
= now residing in the city, are contem
Mating building on the Heights, thereb
avoiding the dust and heat of the cit
and catching the delicious southea:
/ breeze. always blowing cool and eXhilar
I sting on the Heights This will event
l nally be the finest residence part OF OIL
Il CITY and for natural advantages an
beauty of location cannot be eXcelled.
In the near future we expect to have
o wooden mill in operation with plant
, $3.50 600, sufficient to employ one thou
u and TO 1900 hands. One of the large
manufacturers in Bradford, England
contemplating coming here to manufa
II trre goods suitable for the American al
g Mexican markets, for which purpo
Is Laredo presents exceptional advantage
n In short time we will have here maj
II ufacturing city with a population
forty or fifty thousand people, and Il
l. side of ten years will eclipse San Ant
Fl Mo. or indeed any city i'll the state,
% a railroad and manufacturing cente
1t In a few weeks at furthest we will ha
> our Electric Motor Street railway ru
10 ming to the Heights, bars being now
le route from New York. We are gradual
l. assuming metropolitan airs, and befe
le long will reach the proud pre-eminen
oil of the metropolis of the Southwest. il
Ie so soon as deep water is secured on
he coast of Texas, ali imports and expo
III for Mexico will come via Laredo,
7, stead of Vera Cruz and Mexican por
III and the volume of trade will be increa:
SO q hundred Sold. ~ NERIrAs