Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-19
ABOUT FORT WORTH.
What the Pluekiest city in Texas Is Doing and
Trying to Do-Notes OF
Progress.
THE HOTEL.

! THE HOTEL.
| A lively interest is taken by al in the
success of the hotel project and the
committee which has the matter in
charge is not letting grass grow under
| their feet. The total amount in sight to
| be applied to the purchase of the half
| block at $50 200 had last night reached
to $50, 200 and it is probable that the
$40, 900 still needed will be raised in O
few days. As stated, the Chicago people
have been notified of the change OF loca-
ton and the desirability of the site pro-
posed.
WHAT Is IT FOR?
It is now known that J. c.. Mccarthy,
president of the City national bank has
purchased the oil mill property and
buildings on Front street and it is said by
knowing ones that large factory
will go into the buildings. This property
fronts directly on the tracks of the Texas
and Pacific, the buildings are of stone
ana first-class, and the location is in
every way desirable one 70. manu-
featuring enterprise.
There is a growing sentiment in favor
of $500, 900 courthouse for this county.
The citizen or Fort Worth or the visitor
will see something to appreciate if he
will drive over 10 where work is pro-
crossing on the huge paekery. Part Of
the building will be seven storiss high.
The Fort Worth cement works will be
grinding out cement this week il nothing
unforeseen occurs.
SHOE AND LEATHER FACTORY.
A committee of the chamber OF COM
merce, consisting OF NJ. g. Ellis, George
B. Hendricks and Howard Peak visited
the shoe and leather factory yesterday
afternoon and were shown through the
building by John Armstrong, the pro-
prietor. This committee was appoin ted
by the chamber of commerce to inspect
the plant and report on the same to the
board OF directors In order that proper
steps might be taken to further the en-
terprise. After being shown through
the members of the committee expressed
themselves US delightfully."- surprised at
what they found. The shoe factory is
30x60 feet, two stories, the tanneIy is
40X70, two stories, with a two-story T
30x40 feet. In the lower story
of the tannery twenty-four watts have
been built and tanning machinery made
and in process of making was found here.
The huge boiler was found in place and
steam was made yesterday for the first
time. The cap stone was just being put
in for large new Atlas engine, which
is in the building ready to be put up.
The committee found Mr.. Armstrong to
be an energetic and thoroughly practical
tanner and shoe manufacturer, and will
make o unanimous favorable report on
doing all that is possible to aid the pro-
ject. 1t is desired TO bring q full shoe
at once, and the funds necessary
to do this are in part TO come from the
sale OF twentY-seven lots at S100, these
lots lying near the factory. Mr.. Arm
strong says q number of cheap cottages
should be built on the lots at once to give
the operatives homes. Mr.. Ellis will
Ouild house on a lot he purchased ut
once. 1t should not require over day
or two TO place all the lots required, for
at S100 they are GOOD investment. A
THE PACKERY.
It will do the average Fort Worth
man IS heart good to drive out to where
Mr.. Thomas, the superintendent, land his
force of 100 men are at work on the
Fort Worth packery.
The buildings, all of stone and five in
number, begin to loom up and impress
the casual observer even with the
fact that the packery is here
to stay for all time to
come. MIR. Thomas is an expert IN
the business and is building model
packery. There will be six smokehousss
50xlO0 feet. four stores high. The
in which the curing will be done
dsS5kl14 feet and will be six stories
high. The slaughter house is S1xs1 feet,
four stories high. The boiler and engine
room ID 56xl04 feet, one high story. The
fertilizer factory is 5Ox60 feet, FIVE sto-
ries high. Graubury stone is being used
throughout. Mr.. Thomas says that by
November l at latest the packery will
be in operation. It's capacity will
be 1000 hogs per day In winter and 500
hogs per day in summer. In addition to
this 100 head of cattle and 100 head of |
sheep can be killed and cared for every
day in the year. The ice factory win |
have a capacity of twenty-five tons per |
day. In addition to the above !
there will be rendering works |
for dead animals. The company |
has capital of $500 GOO, and owns be- |
sides the buildings twenty two and one
fourth acres of land surrounding the |
packery. All the railroads will have ao-
cess 10 the packery. This Will be the |
biggest institution Fort Worth will have,
and will employ scores of hands. NJ. G.
Ellis is president of the company.
THE IRON ROLLING MILL.
Work on this mammoth factory is well |
under way and it is credit to the city. |
The principal building has an arched
truss roof, doing away with all pillars or
partitions in the building. Four car
loads of machinery have been unlosded,
three more are now here and three cars
are in transit. The machinery weighs
1881 tons, which will serve to convey an
idea Of tine size of the works. Mr., G..
e. Beach. who is kept busy superintend-
ing the work, says everything is moving
ana as rapidly as could be ex-
pected, and it viii not be great while
until iron is being rolled.
DIXIE WAGON FACTORY.
The large addition to the wagon fac
tory is nearly completed and in few
weeks win be ready for the machinery.
This factory presents an imposing
appearance and will add considerably
20 the Importance of Fort Worth as a
center. The tracks of
he Fort Worth and Denver and Cotton
Belt pass right by the factory. union
iepot, which will accommodate the
hands at this factory, at the Denver
hops and at the shoe and leather fac
DRY, will be built near this factory in g
hort time.