Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
BEATTY AND BUILDING.
The Bank CleariugS Show an Increase
of 117.5 Per Cent.
The Great Trinity Bridge Open for Traffic
AgsIn-The Hendricks Ri ock-Park
Street Railway

tive, for midsummer, in all lines Of bus
mess. Real estate sales have been much
heavier than for years past at this sea-
son, and the report OF Manager Harold,
of the clearinghouse, for the week end
ing last night shows an increase IN clear
Ings over 1889 for the same week of over
100 per cent. The clearing house report
speaks for business generally, and Fort
Worth can certainly claim with truth
that her business has doubled in one
year, when the clearing out more than
bears out the statement. Fort Worth has
cen the dullest period of the year, and
when that dull period has been
so active 1t shows that not only is Fort
Worth growing, but indicates that the
entire country tributary to this city was
never in more prosperous condition.
BANK CLEARINGS.
Cearings for week ending August ?. l. 645, SIS 70
Same week last year .............. -. 1855 50
E. b. HAROLD, Manager.
Per cent. increase for 1890, HIS.
PARK STREET RAILWAY.
The Park street railway company has
let the contract for the construction OF
tbs road, and il will only be few days
until work begins. The rails have been
ordered. This road will run
from the board of trade building
TO Brooklyn Heights and thence
under the tracks OF the Texas and Pacific
at least as far as Mistletoe Heights. At
some point on the line there will be q
park. This line will give street car
facilities to portion of the city which
has hitherto been without it. The cars
will be run by electric motors. The
company is composed of number Of our
prominent and wealthy citizens.
TUE HENDRICKS BLOCK.
The plans for the magnificent building
to be known as the Hendricks block, to
go up on Main and Seventh streets, are
completed and show grand structure.
AS stated before, this building will front
100 feet on Main and 100 feet on Sew
enth and will be six stories high.
A considerable portion of the frat
story will be of Pecos red stone, the
balance of the building of pressed brick.
All who have seen the plans
say the building, if erected as
shown in the drawings. will be the most
imposing structure in Fort Worth. It
will cover more ground than any large
building in the city with the single ex-
ceptlon of the Joseph H. Brown store
building. The cost of the structure will
be over SIO0 900. Work is to begin this
month and the building is to be COM
pleted early in 1891.
CHAUTAUQUA PARK.
The promoters of the Chautauqua park
have reason TO congratulate themselves
already on their enterprise. The MEM
bers are becoming more and more de-
lighted with the grounds, and are find
ing the place during this long Lot sum-
mer a source of real pleasure.
Some families are spending a few
weeks in tents at the park, having gone
out last Monday. Two of the gentle
men were in the city yesterday and re-
port most favorably. The total absence
of dust, lilies and mosquitoes, together
with the cool shade OF the grand old
trees, and the cold, flowing ertesian
water, renders the place very pleasant.
Small picnic parties are of almost daily
occurrence, so that the wisdom and en-
terprise OF the founders of the park is
fully indicated. With rapid transit to
the park it will be grand success.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
The great iron viaduct over the Trinity
is now so far repaired as to permit the
passage of street cara aud vehicles of all
descriptions in safety. A train of street
cars uldue IL VI tIIpS
between the stookyards and the city.
The bridge and approaches will be fully
repaired in few days.
The charter of the Armstrong shoe and
leather company, with capital stock OF
$40 900, has been filed at Austin. The
main offices and factory will be ut Fort
Worth.
Joe Anderson has completed a neat
$500 cottage residence on West Belkuap
street.
Gentlemen who are members of the
Fort Worth brewing company say that
everything will be in readiness TO COM
menoe building operations inside of if
teen days.
RECORDED TRANSFERS..
George T. Fielding to Christue
Majemson, lot II, block 3
Brooklyn Heights. ....... S 100 90
Charles Z. Warner to Victor
Foster, lots and 8, Jake
johnson addition l 90
Fort Worth City company to
W. R. Ragland, lots 10, II
and Is, block so, North Fort
Worth addition ...... so 90
Fort Woith Building associa-
ton TO D. A. Campbell, lot6
block d, James Ryan sub
division, block 1853, Fort
Worth ......... 1900 90
Texans Abroad.
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