Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-18
REALTY AND BUILDING.
Real Estate Deals Aggregating $3.50, 900
On the 1apis.
The Hotel Committee VIII Try 20 Have Work
Resin at Onee-A Methodist College.
Transfers Recorded.

Transfers Recorded.
Real estate talk wes heard on all sides
yesterday, the total amount involved in
deals under way amounting to $3.50 900.
It was stated last night that S4s, 900
trade had been closed. the land bought to
be used partly as site for a Methodist
college. One sale OF two houses and lots
was made. A Main street lot changed
hands, and trade ia on foot for two
Main street lots. Three lots in resi-
dencs sections Of the city were
sold at good figures. There
Is no Disgusting the fact that real estate
is an absorbing topic at the present time,
and that the signs all indicate an unus-
ually active market in the near future.
! THE HOTEL MATTER.
Saturday several Fort Worthians will
leave for Chicago to close the contract
for erection of the grand fire proof hotel.
Robert Mozart. A. W. Caswell, Geo. B.
Hendricks, T. b. Burbridge and others
| will be the committee. Mr.. Mozart said
last night that every effort would be
made 10 so arrange matters that work
would begin on the building before
April l. by January Is il possible,
the necessity for the hotel lmpelled them
to ask for oil possible push in putting up
the building. The committee will be abb
sent about q week.
THE METHODIST COLLEGE.
1t was stated on good authority last
night that the building of college by
the Methodist church, South, near Fort
Worth was settled fact. It WAS said
that the charter had been prepared ana
forwarded to Austin. The site of the
college is southeast OF the city. Bishop
Key and the ministers who have the
affair in charge Will undoubtedly found
an institution of learning that will be
credit to the state.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
The Park street railway company is at
work getting its tracks ready for the
running of cars. Mule power will be
used ut first.
The Fort Worth cement works will
grind cement on Friday. The
is fifty barrels per day, but
this " Ill soon be Increased TO $50 barrels
per day. and in short time thereafter
10 800 barrels. The demand is practi
ally unlimited.
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large soap factory north of the city.
1t 10 said that the B-ssemer Steel works
are a certainty for Fort Worth. If rail-
road connection is had with Liauo.
A gentleman thoroughly up in iron Is
working to build u large blast furnace
near Fort Worth. Iron is known to be
near this city in large quantities.
The HYDE Jennings building on Main
street. will be completed in a week or ten
days.
E. ]. Jennings OF Vermont, largely
interested in Fort Worth, is back from
an extended visit to his old home, and
says Fort Worth looks better than ever
before. He reports the city much talked
about in the East.
Late IN January work will begin on a
large warehouse fer the brewery. 1t
will be on the corner of Jones and
Ninth.
The Fort Worth shoe factory and
tannery will be in full operation by Feb
ru8ry.
The splendid high school building will
be ready for occupancy by the middle OF
March. Il
THE COTTON III.
Ground for the build will be broken
this morninGss,
Mr. LougnA4E <Gsthe foreman, was
gathering his ICES Yesterday. Half
a million BRIG toHSseeted for will begin
to arrive tbweek. 3sders for twenty
cars for Eek were placed for immediate
loading Id Arlington.
GRECORDED TRANSFERS..
Arthur Prince to w. J. Bal
ley, lot IL, block ia, Fort
Worth, being 25xl0O, west
side Main street. between
E ghth and Ninth 81 900 90
II. Brooks TO Il. y. Francis,
lot corner Weatherford and
Fahey streets. $50 90
W. B. Tucker ct al. to W. p.
Trogdon. 5Oxl0o, block 40,
fuckers addition. .......... 700 90
L. Riley to Mrs. j. wilkins,
100xl00 feet on Cherry street $50 90
Joseph Nugent to Z. Ii.
Chorn, east half block 81,
Mansfield ..... 600 90
". 7. Ridge to E. II. Chorn,
100 acres S. c. Neil survey. zoos 90
James Ryan to a. J. Webster,
lot s, block 1853. Fort Worth 1900 90
Lizzie T. Tankee TOT. w. Bur-
CESS, part block 1923, Fort