Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-17
A PLEASANT WORD.
t. B. BuFbridge Gives an Outline Of His
Trip to the East.
The Prospects for Fort Worth's Public Build
ing-HOw the Eastern People Look Upon
TeXas-OutlOok for incoming Capital.

/ 1eAGS-OutIO0E IOf incoming capital
Mr.. T. B. BurbTidgs has returned
from his trip to Chicago and Washing
ton, and is looking in first rate health
| and spirits after his spin. Last evening
| he spoke freely to a GAZETTE man on
matters generally, the opening question
being as to the status of the appropria-
ton for Fort worth's public building,
now pending before, oougress.
''The house committee on public
| buildings and grounds have made a ia
vorable report to give Fort Worth an ad-
| ditional appropriation of 500 900, max
| ing the total appropriation for the public
| building in this city SI75 900. Congress-
| man Abbott succeeded iii having the or
| iginal appropriation of SIS ZOO trans
ferred from the general appropriation bill
TO the sundry civil bill which is likely to
pass the house within the next
thirty days, so as to allow the increased
appropriation to come under the geLerRI
appropriation bill which will probably be
taken up in August of this year at which
TIME he has hopes of getting the entire
amount appropriated available for IN
vestment in a building in this city. As
Col. Peter Smith and myself had some
assurance from prominent members OF
+ the house, both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis that they would assist Mr.. Abbott
in the passing Of the bill for
the increased appropriation, assures
us that we need feel no uneasiueSs as to
the future of the matter, as It is the Gus
tom to agree with committees IN their
recommendations. No little credit is
Il, fO- no
of this matter, and his constituents can
not appreciate too highly the services he
has rendered them at Washington; for,
upon investigation, I find he has done
very faithful work on matters of interest
to his district. The people do not
generally appreciate the disadvantages
under which congressman labor in secur-
ing the passage of these private bills.
We feel especially complimented in this
matter by the committee for the reason
that Fort Worth Is the only city in the
whole country to get an appropriation
for public building where there are no
courts held; but the location of the postal
division here, and the elegant reports
of the business through our postoffice
and the good reputation of the
managers of both our postal division
and postofhce to the departments
at Washington aided us very much in Sc
curing this additional appropriation.
''Whst impression regarding Fort
Worth is entertained abroad?' was
asked of Mr.. Burbridge.
''People generally throughout the
Eastern states have a very well defined
idea about the Spring Palace and its OBJ
jects, and 8 great number express a de-
sire to see it; and it is nv judgment that
quite large number will be here to see
fact that the rates advertised throughout
the North and East are constantly
before them, and are very
great iuducement TO bring them
this way; and then they all want to see
Fort Worth, knowing that 1t is the
thriftiest commercial city in the South
west, growing rapidly, values increasing;
and they feel SO kindly toward US that L
found it q very easy matter to make sons
trades with people who were strangers to
me and to the city.
"People of the North are getting q
very much better idea of Texas, owing to-
the great increase in the number of people
from the North and East who visit the
state, and who all go away singing its
praises and announcing the fact that the
state certainly has a great future.
'fThe Indications are that Fort Worth
wiz attract from tn North and East q
great amount OF capital for investment
this year, and it rests with Fort Worth
to say whether the bulk of it is brought
to Fort Worth or is allowed to go ON to
other cities; and it gives me great pleas
ure on my return to find that a strong
effort is being made by an organization
of thrifty board Of trade with suffi-
Gent amount of money in its treasury to
keep Fort Worth to the front, thereby
capturing for Fort Worth most Of the
leading factory and mercan-
tile enterprises looking in this
direction for location; and the people
of Fort Worth should contribute literally
in this matter, as it is very necessary
that they should have money with which
to keep themselves prominently before
people coming into the state or to enter
tain them or take such interest in their
enterprises as may be necessary to locate
them and make them citiZeus OF our
city.
F'Col. J. Peter Smith left me at Wash
ington and went on to New York in the
the interest of a matter which may de-
velop into great deal of good for the
city. He will arrive on Wednesday
or Thursday, at which time We
may be able to report some favorable
progress in the matter that he is work.
ing on.
altogether I feel highly repaid for
the time and money expended in looking
after these public matters, as feel that
some good results will be sure to come
from the trip. I am glad to find
Fort Worth active and fourishing, and
am satisfied that her future
will be even brighter and more prosper
Gus than the last few years. And 1 con-
fidently predict population of 100, 900
for Fort Worth within the next five or
six years if the proper organized efforts
are made looking to the securing of such
enterprises as we all know she needs and
will profit BY