Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-16
REALTY AND BUILDING.
The General Opinion is That Fort
Worth Lots are Cheap.
4 Good Chancs 10 &c. the Grand Masonic
Temple and Grand Lodce-Building
Observation-Disclosures.


showed signs of decided improvement.
Agents were in good spirits, and all
| agreed that this was most opportune
time TO buy. Two dealers expressed a
! property, being certain that much
better prices would obtain in the spring.
leading bankers and business men say
the money strinsency will ill BE- over in
! January and then Fort Worth will see
| just such activity as was experienced in
January, 1890, when sales OF real estate
| reached almost 20 the three million dol
| lar lgure.
THE MASONIC TEMPLE.
! An excellent opportunity is afforded
, the citizens of Fort Worth to unite their
! energies in securing for this city the
! graudest temple ever built III Texas for
! lodge purposes. The Masous OF Fort
| Worth have taken the initiative in
| the move to bring the grand lodge OF
! Masons of Texas to Fort Worth. Mr..
! Zane Cetti and his associates have been
| indefatigable in their efforts and GER
! tRiniY have cause TO feel encour-
| aged. meeting Of all Masons
| in For, Worth will De held
in January to discuss this important
| question, and some plan will be agreed
| upon then. The securing of the grand
odge would do an immense amount Of
| good 20 this city, and every man here
can DO something to get it. The hearty
| support OF ell citizens, though they be
non Masons is desired. Write to friends
about 1t. talk it and, in word, do all
that can be done TO have the grand tenn
pie built and the annual meeting of the
nd I'D IGl IN Enrf
would bring 2000 strangers here every
year.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
THE GAZETTE has Information that
something definite Wall he known in
few days in regard to the government
building.
The Martini Brown company Is moving
into its new quarters on Main and Eighth,
and bv March Il big Colorado dry gools
firm will he Installed in the building on
Main and Fourth streets.
DR.. Prince OF Springfield, H., who
has made some very profitable Fort
Worth investments in the past, is in the
citv looking around for further invest
ments. He is greatly pleased with the
city.
W. II. Cannon of Philadelphia who,
for several years past, has taken an sr-
tive Interest in Fort Worth, Is spending
few days in the city. To Mr.. Cannon
is due much of the credit for the estab-
iishment of the Fort Worth
university, of which institution he
has been an honored director since 1t was
founded. He is proud of the university
and Fort Worth. and thinks its supre-
macy It's an educational center will be
established. Mr.. Cannon does not fail
IN l,fD cd al mi nj
Fort Worth.
The artificial stringency in the money
market is over, ard Fort Worth will hum
as she never did before.
The Progressive association ia reoeiv-
ne attention again and will probably be
organized in january. Every effort will
be made to enlist 500 active workers in
the cause of building up Fort Wor h.
A number of tenants moved into the
Hurley office building yesterday.
St. Paui's Methodist church is rapidly
approaching completion. This will be
one OF the finest churches in Texas.
The lots corner OF Houston and Seventh
are being cleared preparatory TO the err
ecton of handsome building.
The massive foundation for the Heu-
bricks building is completed, aud the
huge blocks OF dressed red Pecos stone
will soon be put in place. Numbers
of people daily visit the locality where
work is going on, all admiring the plans
OF this splendid building.
Work is progressing nicely at the roll
Ing mill and shoe factory.
The brewery Is rapidly going skyward.
RAPID TRANSIT.
The rapid transit service TO AlsmOsa
Heights is now in operation, and regular
ri mazda
train is specially equipped for this SER
vice, and is provided with hand
some locomotive and frst-class day
coach. The quickest run yesterday
VAS made in nine minutes. Buyers off
paper mill lots can now conveniently in
spect the location. The paper company
propose to furnish the money for a resi-
dence to each lot owusF on email
monthly payment. In N6t II is the ex-
pressed Intention of th! Company to build
for their Eustomers. ko will either ao rens
them to oS ers or n 6py them.
The shos ting fequlred to go and
come (from NQe eleven minutes) and
the regular s55h time of leaving and
arriving gives residents of Alamosa
addition greKAyantage over those
who live arsf 70 the center of
the city, DiE4oWlng very irregular and
tedious strSE car SCI ice are seriously
s aas,a d about sst to and-from
Six;yav I've dollars per lotpsyabls $40
non4. and with the aAurancs of
owning a home, is the OPP
portuAi:y Of q lifetime for
the masses. Full Information can be
obtained at the WOODEN mill office. The
price of these lots is put low TO push
through the sale and raise the subsidy
necessary to secure the paper mill, and
Will meet with popular approval.
RECORDED TRANSFERS.
j. B. Watkins to z. A. Tauna-
hill. l60 acres on Silver Creek
and las acres 6. lsbel survey 81 ,79l 60
e. l.. johnson TO o. 81. Wa
terhouse, lot 43, McAnulty
s. Nesbitt subdivision, block
2, Evans addition ....... $50 90 |
McCart & johnson to G. II.
Ledford, lot Is, jersey Hill
addition .............. 400 90 |
z. Z. Coo,nbs to Thomas
Roche, 723 acres s. a. and
NJ. G. railway company sur
Vey....- --.--..-'.- 49,. l,I23 w |
James p Afford TO J. T.