Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-21
REALTY AND BUILDING.
A New Orleans Man Here to Submit
Proposition TO Cur People.
Several Good siz,d Real Estate Deals Closed
The Cotton MIL Proiect-Fort Worth
Attracting Attention.

sive works for the manufacture of the
same in this city. 1t IS the gentleman 3
Idea to form stock company here TO
buy the state right aud then erect build
ings here in which 70 manufacture the
patent stone. It is the intention to en-
ploy a large number of people, who
would spend their earnings in this city.
The capital required would be $50, 900,
which would buy the state right
and pay for the plant. This patent
stone is now largely used in
| New Orleans, and Mobile and
other cities, and is heartily Endorsed by
the press and officials of those cities.
Mr.. Lichtentag will lay his project in all
its details before the chamber of COM
merce to-day, aud If company is
formed here it is fair to presume, from
what the gentleman says, that those
taking stock will make a handsome
profit. The prime object to be kept in
view by Fort Worth people is the en-
ployment these works will give to hun
dreds of people.
There have been several good sized
real estate deals made this week. A
tract of land south of the city sold for
$40, 900. Two Main and two Houston
street lots sold for $50, 800 and q deal for
tract of land west of the CITY, the price
being $50 900, will be closed by Satur-
day. Negotiations are pending for the
sale of $50 acres east of the city which.
If closed, will mean another factory for
Fort Worth. This is but the beginning,
and it is safe to say before September is
half gone the trading in Fort Worth
realty will be very active. Values are
firm with decided upward tendency.
Among the the smaller deals are noted
g sale of four lots in Farmount to G. d.
Hornbeck who will erect neat residence
on the property. A block in Riverside
sold yesterday to an outsider for $1,000.
FORT WORTH IN THE EAST.
Mr.. L. August has returned home
with hts family after spending several
weeks in the East. Mr.. August reports
the weather there as hot as in Fort
Worth. He says this city is most favor
ably known IN the commercial centers,
and he looks for large influx of North
eru capital and Northern visitors this
fall and winter. The editorial IN the
New York Herald which told of Fort
Worth 9 wonderful increase in popula-
ton of 367 per cent. in ten years, Mr..
August says, attracted wide attention
and gave Fort Worth q most desirable
advertisement. The gentleman inquired
particularly about the Denver shops, and
says Fort Worth should leave no stone
unturned to secure the prize.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
Since the extensive additions to and
improvements of the St. Charles hotel it
looks like new structure. 1t adds
greatly to the looks of Rusk street.
Mayor Smith is heartily in favor of
purchasing seventy-five feet of ground
on Rusk Calhoun or ThrOckmorton and
erecting thereon fine central fire
station. He thinks this necessity, and
believes now is the time to put through
this much needed public Improvement.
The cotton mill project is in good
shape, and negotiations between the
citizens and the company proposing TO
build aud operate this mill will be closed
by Saturday night, possibly sooner.
Col. E. w. Taylor, E. L. Chase and
other leading citizens are at work on a
project which will be of immense value
to Fort Worth. 1t will mean the addi-
ton to Fort Worth 8 population of sew
eyeral hundred souls.
John G. Ryan and associates are about
ready to give to the public the details of
a large project which will be to the ad-
vantage of Fort Worth. 1t will result in
providing number Of elegant residences
for citizens of Fort Worth. Mr.. Ryan is
devoting his entire time to the matter
which assures successful outcome to
his plans.
The jute bagglng works are running
full time and full handed, turning out
hundreds of yards of antitrust bagglng.
The bagging trust is doing all in its pow
er to crush out this Fort Worth institu-
ton but Attorney General Hogg may
take hand in the fight.
DR.. Fields two handsome two story
cottage residences on West Belknap
street are completed.
There is talk of another electric light
company organizing to operate in Fort
Worth.
There is something in store for Jones
street which will enhance the value of
property on that street considerably.
The old First Presbyterian church is
being torn away TO make room for the
elegant and imposing stone structure to
take Its place.
Col. Walter Maddox's elegant resi-
dence or East Fifth street Is now near
ing completion.
Messrs. Vickery, Wallace Hendricks,
and others are pushing work on the
grand boulevard running from the
union depot to the cotton mill s addition.
This will be one of the finest thorough
fares near the city.
A prominent North Carolina manufaot-
erer is in the city looking out location
for factory to employ several hundred
hands.
1t is expected to have work begin on
the Methodist university, which will be
built on Arlington Heights, in few
weeks. Before another school year be-
gins the university will be opened.
Fort Worth will be the best lighted city
in the South as soon as the city's plant is
in, which will be inside Of thirty days.
RECORDED TRANSFERS.
Sheriff Richardson to t. j.
spruance. 100 acres, H. P.
Croker patent. 2S0 Y
George d. Hornbeck to NJ. A.
Leymaur, fractional block
4, J. N. Vincent addition. 500 90
z. c. Ross to William Dupen.
lots l and 2, block D, Fair
lawn III w
Eta V. Granger and q. C.
Ross, block 10, William
WEIGH survey. ..-...-...- l29 90
C. h. Borden ct al, TO C. t.