Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-27
CORNER FOURTH AND RUsK sTREETs.S
HENRIETTA.
One OF: the Old Landmarks OF Clay
County Gone-Damage by Storm.
sRalIrOad Prospects-ROck Island Calls Con-
ference-EuildIng and Improvement
the Order of the Day.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
HENRIETTA, TEX. April 25.-The fine
rains that we have had in the last few
days make the farmers wear smiling
faces. Wheat and all kinds of small
grain look splendid here in Clay county.
Corn Is coming up splendidly. There Is
a large acreage of cotton being put in.
There will be four times more cotton put
in in Clay county than ever before, on
account of a fine gin being put up here at
Henrietta, and one is to be put up at
Blue Grove in this county, and one also
at Charlie Clay's.
Our hoard of trade is in correspondence
with parties at .Emporia, Kan, who in
tend, if the proper inducements can be
offered them, TO establish a sorghum SUI
gar min here at Henrietta. Land and
small subsidy have been offered them,
and it is thought they will locate here.
A. w. Murphy and family from Kala-
maZoo, Mich. a large stakeholder in our
national bank, is here with view of
making some large investments in Henri
eta real estate.
JIM. Croofoot, of Rutland, VT, is
also here, and is making some real es-
tate purchases. He has bought several
residence lots, and twill erect cot
tages Oh them to rent. He says he will
erect twenty-five houses between now
and September /.
Col. j. P. Napier of Chicago is here
making some investments. lie has pur-
chased twenty eight acres IN the eastern
portion of the city and is laying it out IN
lots.
John lizard of Fort Worth has pur-
chased the I130-acre tract of land known
as the Howeth s. Eldrige land. He is
having it surveyed and is laying the
some out in lots. His agents have al
ready made many sales.
Col. W. B. Worsham, chairman OF the
committee of the Rock Island railroad,
| received letter last night from the
management of the Rock Island railroad
| and it contained good news for Henri
eta. They wished to have committee
visit them at Chicago on May ~. The
board Of trade appointed w. b. Wor-
! sham, A. w. Byers and n. G. Sanborn
| a committee to go to Chicago and confer
| with the management. Transportation
/ will be furnished the committee by the
Rock Island management and they will
| go on May 9. 1t is now no longer q Sc
cret that the Gulf, Brszos Valley and
Pacific is the Rock Island here in Texas,
and the line from the North will join
hands with the Gulf, Brazos Valley ana
Pacific railroad at the rock crossing on
| Red river in Clay county. Mr.. Johnson,
the locating engineer of the Gulf, Brazos
| Valley and Pacific railroad, is here and
| would have been on the line before this
had it not rained. He says he Will have
the line located by May 10 from here to
the Jack county line.
Henrietta has raised the subsidy asked
by the Gulf, Brazos Valley and
Pacific and the amount Is IN
bank. Should Jack county do what
we expect her to do, dirt will be flying
on the whole line from here to Mineral
Wells and trains will be running from
Millsap, via Mineral Wells, Jacksborc
and Henrietta, to the rock crossing or
Red river, by November l, 1890.
Henrietta has also raised the subsidy
asked from her people for the extension
southwest and the location of division
here, and it is expected work VIII com
q nence here by May 10th.
Fl So by Henrietta securing the exten,
sion of the Missouri, kansas ana TexR
southwest and securing the Gulf, Brazo
Valley and Pacific, she cannot help Blu
be the future wonder. west OF Dallas ant
Fort Worth.
Gus Nubv of Wichita Falls has made
purchase of large block or ground nea
the junction of the Gulf, Brazos Vale
and Pacific railroad and Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroad, and VIII 500
erect large ice and beer house. FL
expects to make Hen rietta the distribu
ting point for the beer and ice that he
selling.
4 E.. N. Beete, agent for the America
! building. loan and investment society
has established an agency here, with tn
a3sfolIowing officers: w. FL. FeRthersoH
6 president; c. W. Easily, treasurer; -
Levy, secretary and agent; T.. b .sa1sn
| day, attorney; n. Sniurly, ID. L. Bril
| ton, C. W. Early, W. II. Featnersol
Ed Bohn. directors. This assocs9z