Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-06
REALTY AND BUILDING.
What is Being Done to Supply the
Demand for Residences.
Fort Worth Packing Center-qhe Big Cot
ton Aili-A Real Estate Exchange.
Notes of Progress.

The demand for residences and resi-
dence property is unprecedented, and
numerous sales are made daily of lots
from 500 to $500, bought by people who
will build dwelling houses. Notwith-
standing the number OF dwelling houses
going up on all sides, the supply is not
sufficient. In many cases dwellings are
rented before they are completed. People
demand q better class of houses than
formerly, houses with pleasant yards
and with modern oonYeniances. The
supply of rooms for men who wish to be
in the heart of the city is far below the
demand, and the hotels are frequently
pushed to house their guests, even when
no extraordinary demand is made on
them. All this goes to show that
even the contemplated buildings will not
be sufficient to meet the wants of the
people who are now here, and the Others
who are coming to make Fort Worth
their home. When the factories now in
course of construction are ready Tor bus
mess hundreds of operatives will have to
have homes. In part this demand Will
be provided for by the building of houses
on the lots surrounding the factories. II
is understood that as many as 200 houses
hotel and q boardinghouse of good
size are to be built near Hodge for the
use of the mechanics who will be at work
in the large shops of the Fort Worth and
Denver. Inquiry at the real estate
offices will show that house building
Will be found q profitable investment.
AS near as can be ascertaineG, there be-
ing no complete official list of buildings
under way, there are now in course of
erection in Fort Worth and in the imme-
date vicinity 4l6 buildings of all Glasses
ranging in price from $500 to Sl25, 900.
These buildings are now under way and
the list does not include the buildings to
be erected at once for which plans have
been adopted and in some cases contracts
let.
PACKING CENTER.
There can be no question that Phil
Armour said there would be great pack
ing center in the Southwest and but for
the fact that Mr.. Armour has never Wis
tied this city he would have added ''aud
that center will be Fort Worth, Tex
w
Fort Worth? Hundreds of thousands of
acres planted in corn, the finest pastur-
age in the country, railroads eentsriug
at Fort Worth which penetrate the hog,
cattle and sheep country. Abundant
water supply at Fort Worth, the only
large and complete stockysrds in Texas,
all combine to make this city the place
of all places for packeries and refriger-
ators. This city has provided for a large
pork packing establishment and re-
frigerator, and it will not be long after
they are IN operation until others Will be
built here. All this means much for
Fort Worth. Let it only become the
packing center of the Southwest, and the |
future is all brightness.
SyHE BIG COTTON MIL.
Good pkSgress is beisl<thade on the big
cotton miiI CasssH Bros. subscribed
for twenty-f IS yesterday, and 9TH
ers promise IS as well. Several other
smaller sui ripttpns were made. If the
is cpsed this month the |
mill will Ebe in S4ull operation eight
months l&eer, whenSthess lots will be |
worth $500 or $500 apiece. The total |
amount of lots sold to date is S25, 200.
FINE BOOK ON FORT WORTH.
The Chamber of Commerce proposes to |
do its best to advertise Fort Worth. The |
following from Chairman t. j. Hurley |
of the committee tells of the work in
hand at presents
The chamber of commerce is preparing |
q book, giving the names of its members,
standing committees and its officers, q
history of the city and its growth,
past, present aud prospective. No
will be permitted in
this work, as it is for exchange with
similar organizations all over the world.
1t has been decided, however. to insert
cuts of all our prominent buildings, fln-
ished or in course of erection, free of
charge where the cuts are furnished by
the owners of the buildings. All cuts
must be in the hands of the committee by
June 10.
THE GRAND HOTEL.
The committee of the chamber of COM
merce, which has in hand the hotel pro-
jeet, is meeting with some success, but
not enough by any means to assure the
erection of the building on the plan
out. Only portion of the re-
CURED bonus has been secured.
PUBLIC STREET sPRINKLNG.
It is suggested that the city of Fort
Worth could add greatly to the comfort
Of the people if it would take in hand
the sprinkllng of the streets. It would
be comparatively easy matter
for the ci.T to sprinkle all
DR. nearly ali of the streets
twice a day-ssy in tho morning
and the evening. Those who have fig
nred the cost say 1t can be done in the
most efficient manner for $40 GOO year.
The sprinkling of the streets in summer
would not only lay the dust but would
make the atmosphere Of the city much
cooler and protect the many beautiful
gardens of Fort Worth.
A REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.
In the past six months a number Of
new real estate firms have opened offices
N Fort Worth until the business is well
here, but there is no concert
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