Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
ToN AND coyNTY.

| Comanche will be presented with her first pas
senger train to-day by the Fort Worth and Rio
| Grande railroad; and Comanche will be happy.
The packing house is being rapidly got
! in shape TO begun operations, which will
| be on November if nothing happens 10
| prevent it.
The large number of blooded cattle
| horses, sheep and hogs at the different
| county fairs in Texas this year is sure
| sign tina the live stock of the state is be-
| ing improved.
1t used to be the case that the straight
| hair of the common billy goat was his
shield of safety, but now since Fort
| Worth butchers have begun killing goats
and palming the meat off on customers
as mutton, billy has begun to curl his
| halr for protection.
The familiar face of Judge l.. n.
| Cooper is once more to be seen on the
| streets of Fort Worth. He returned q
couple of days ago from Crockett, Hous-
| ton county, where, at the home of his
| father he has been since the Spring
Palace fire, treating the injuries he re-
ceived on that memorable occasion.
Both his legs were broken, but they are
so much improved now that he has
throwu away his crutches. His gallant
conduct in that exciting catastrophe
which tried men 8 courage will long be
remem bered.
Mr.. l.. Calhoun of THE GAZETTE re-
turned from the southern part of the
state. 81 met one enthusiastic admirer
of Fort Worth on my trip he said.
Ibis name is George w. Hickox of
Santa Fe. N. NJ. l met him on the train
between Laredo and San Antonio, and
he told me he was on his way home to
move his plant from santa Fe to Fort
Worth He ia a manufacturer of Next
can fligree jewelry and employs good
MANY hands in the manufacture of his
goods, for which there is extensive de-
mand.
The matter of the Union Pacific of
Fort Worth and Denver shops has re-
manned quiet for some time, but the
prospects now are good for the work or
building them to begin. The company
has been at work for quite while
sinking an artesian we'll on the splat of
ground north of the city limits where
they will be located, and recently cross
ties aud rails have been hauled there for
the necessary side tracks which will have
to be built before work on the buildings
can be commenced. 1t was intended at
one time to build frame buildings for the
shops but the indications now are that
the main structures will be of brick
and stone, the difference in the cost
being inconsiderable when the matter of
durability is considered. This matter of
brick or wood will be submitted to the
higher officials of the road in short
time, and It will then be determined of
what material the building shall be con-
structei. 1t is believed by those who
are rather on the inside that the work on
the shops will not be delayed longer than
two week, if that long.
Mr.. Isaac Dahlman, accompanied by
Mr.. Alfred J. Dobson, representing the
Metropolitan trading company of Eng
land, and Mr.. J. Stuart Smith, also con-
nected with the company, arrived from
New Orleans yesterday morning, and
last evening a GAZETTE reporter called
on Mr.. Dahlman ut the refrigerator to
learn what could be learned about the
refrigerator and when it would start up.
In answer to THE GAZETTE reporters
questions Mr.. Dahlman said.
Everything is ii good shape all along
the line, and the refrigerator plant here
Is ABOUT READY 10 pe put III operation.
We will begin killing cattle this week,
as early as Thursday, 1 hope. 1 have
been delayed at New Orleans by the
affairs of the cold storage room, but now
everything he's been arranged to my sat-
isfaction. We will have at New Orleans
the finest cold storage house in the coun-
try. It will cost not less than SIC, 900,
aud viii, be ready for us in a few DAYS.
Mr.. Dobson, representing the Metropol-
itan trading company of London, who is
here with me now, will make his head
quarters in New Orleans, but Mr.. Smith
will remain in Fort Worth for the pur-
pose of inspecting all cattle before they
are slaughtered.
81 have worked five years and q half
TO get this refrigerator movement on
foo:, and of course you can imagine that
feel quite good now that the slaughter
of cattle tor European consumption will
begin in Fort Worth in few days.
Now that Comauche has been reached
be the Fort Worth aud Rio Grande rail-
road, il is more than probable that the
further extension of the road to the
southeast will be very shortly determined
on. Vice-Presidert c. II. Wicker OF
this line has arrived in the city from the
east and viii go on tour of inspection
over the line to Comanche, and it is be-
lievsd THAI while he is here the question