Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27

The subscriptions all in the secretary
announced the total on the list to be S67,
215. Chairman Hurley said some $1,000
more had been promised, eking the to-
tai amount S90. 275, which announce
mant WAS received with applause. 1t
was decided TO have the committee con-
;inue its iahors and report to another
mass meeting OF citizens to be held Sat-
urday night. Something over SIG, 900
must still he raised.
NEW BUILDINGS.
II Fort Worth is true to herself, the
vacant lots on Main and adjoin-
ing streets will, TO considerable
extent, be covered with maguti-
cent buildings during the coming
year. The Hendricks block, six stories
high, 100xl00 feet, is now going up rap
idly. Huge biorks of the splendid Pecos
red stone are now on the ground, and
the limestone foundation will soon be
completed. This building will cost at
least $3.50, 900. The brewery buildings
on Jones street will be complete1 early in
1891, the cost of the same being $685.
600. The Federal building. which will
soon be under way. and for which the
money has been appropriated, will cost
Sis, 900. The Masonic temple, TO go up
600. II the bonus for the hotel Is Sc
cured work will begin on April l on
hotel TO cost complete S760, 900.
The First Presbyterian church,
on Calhoun street, will be tn
ished some time in the spring of
1891. 1t will cost $50, 900. The Odd
Fellows temple to GO up on Rusk aud
Sixth streets, on which work will soon
begin, will cost SIS 600. The Knights of
Pythias will erect Pythian temple. Sec
ond to none IN the country, to cost at
least $1,000 The Elks will build a
lodge 10 cost S25 900. st. Andrews
Episcopal congregation will build
church on Lamar and Tenth to cost $780,
600. Ii the city council will move in the
matter Fort Worth will have q city hall
under way early in 1891 to cost $685.
0G0. and if Tarrant county makes pro-
VISION for the two courts she will have
$500, 900 courthouse go up. This makes
Il grand total OF s.. 265 ,0)0. or course
this is not full list of what will or may
be done, but it shows that with oil our
people, county aud city pulling together.
Fort Worth can make more material
progress in 1891 than in any year in her
history. Every inducement is offered to
push Fort Worth now to-day.
METHODIST COLLEGE.
A committee o: gentlemen consisting
of Rev. j T. L. Annis'of Big Springs,
Charles T. Jester of Corsicana, W. L.
Vaughn of Dallas, Rev. j. H. Collard'
of Granbury and Rev. c. D. Jor an of
Vernon, Tex. met in this city Tuesday
morning by appointment OF the late
Methodist conference held at Abilene, to
look into certain propositions that had
been made TO the conference by several
parties in this city looking to the estab-
fishing of great school at this point.
The gentlemen spent the greater part OF
the day looking at property adjacent to
the city, and were in session until ii D.
m. at the parlors of The Ellis hotel, and
adjourned to meet in this city on next
Tuesday morning at o CLOCK, when IL
is thought definite action will be taken.
Buildings to cost not less than 500, 90,
and an equipment of as nUeh more,is
about the minimum prospect that win
induce the church to undertake. the en-
terprise. Fort Worth must feel no littlsss
interest in the matter, and wait win
impst,ence the tnsi action Of the cop-