Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-04
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Worth that bent its energies to increas-
ing the trade Of the city and adding to
its distributing facilities, knowing that
only in becoming great railroad center
was there hope of Fort worth's CONVEX
sion into city. Now, If Fort Worth
has leadership, it bends its energies to
trading in vacant lots and acreage prop
erty, or is content to enjoy the profits
earned in the past, and leaves to chance
the doing of those things which must be
done if the benefit from distributing ia
cilities are to be conserved.
Fort Worth grows, and the people of
the city construe this growth, which is
but the impetus given /: by past efforts,
as something that will go on forever
without further effort. While there was
a leadership of broad purpose and public
spirit, the town could carry those who
"gave nothing and held on longest, "
but now that the whole people haze gone
into the vacant lot aud suburban acre
age business, there is danger that ca
lamity will come sooner than spectators
imagine. Unless some regard for the
general advancement is mingled with
the concern for private interests vacant
lots and acreage property may take a
tumble that will open the eyes Of men
who are calculating upon large profits to
arise from the liberality and energy and
public spirit of others. Fort Worth
needs help, it needs help from its own
people, from those whose wealth is based
upon the present status and future pros
poets of the town. Fort Worth needs a
leadership that Is not all sefishness, not
all bound up In real estate deals.
Real estate values must have a firm
foundation or depreciate, and Il behooves
real estate owners TO get together and to
act and to act promptly and to do those
things which will advance Fort Worth,
and thus promote private interests, for
there can be no general progress without
benefi. TO all.
Fort Worth has no natural advantages
save, perhaps, beautiful location and
natural water supply; all that has been
done to build up town here Is the work
of men, and unless the men of Fort
Worth continue to work there will be no
further progress. This fact may be a
we'll realized now as in the future, when
It may be too late too work. Sian, not
nature has made Fort Worth, and man,
not nature, must go on with the work If
it is not to be suspended. The so-called
advantages of Fort Worth are solely due
TO those whose foresight gave the city its
railroad facilities. But these are merely
the foundation on which TO build a city,
and other men of foresight and public
spirit must now take the lead if Fort
Worth is to reap of the sowing years ago.
The weekly pay roll of the city must be
Increased.
There must be additions to our hotel
accommodations.
The Fort Worth and Albuquerque must
be built.
This city must be made the immigra-
ton center and headquarters of Texas.
The chamber of commerce must be
strengthened in membership.
Storehouses and residences must be
built to accommodate the demand.
The wholesale capacity of Fort Worth
must be doubled.
Men dependent upon the growth Of
Fort Worth for the values they set on
their acres and vacant lots must give,
must work, as well as "hold on'' in the
hope that others will give and work,
and do those things in which all should