Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
REALTY AND BUILDING.
The Cotton Mill People Will Have Their
buildings one by Marct, 1891.
Work on the Hotel Bonus-sn Armory FRO
cted-Thp Flks 20 Fret Fine
Ledge Building

There was activity yesterday in Fort
Worth in all lines of business. The
BUSTERS were out at work on several
projects for the good of the city and
were fairly successful. The cotton mill
people were here getting figures on stone
and brick for their buildings. The tax
payers were talking In favor of the city
beginning operations on q $3.50 GOO city
hall irs; as soon as possible. The Dem
yer addition people were at work inter-
eSung capital in their street car line to
the great Fort Worth and Denver shops
The hotel committee was ut work getting
subscriptions TO the $40 900 fund to buy
the half block for the grand hotel. The
Arlington Heights people were making
arrangements TO build ten handsome
residences to cost $4,000 apiece. N,ork
was being pushed on the brewery and
had progressed so well that Mr.. Cannon
stated last night that Fort Worth beer
would be on the market 10y April 5. The
force at the pHckery were working like
trojHns 10 get everything ready TO begin
killing on November l. The last touches
were given TO the refrigerator and the
pens made ready to receive the first 1000
cattle, which will he here some time to-
day.
In fact there was hustling ali along the
line, aud ail meant business for Fort
Worth.
AN ELK's LODGE.
The members of the Is. p. o. e. have
decided 10 erect fine uild NJ us a home
for the order in this city, 10 cost from
$50 ZOO TO $50 Goo, and yesterday II sub
fp hl tn
erect the building was in circulation aud
was literally s'sned. The committee
haviuE the matter in charge will con-
tinue its la DorS.
AN ARMoRY PROJECTED.
Captain Ford and the euterprising
members of his company propose TO have
Il fine GrmOry building erected in Fort
Worth if the citizens will aid them TO
some extent 1t is proposed to erect
handsome tbree-story building 75xl00
feet 10 serve as all armory, gymnasium
and young mems club room. number
oil prominent citizens have signitie1 their
Willingness TO go into the arrangement,
and one citizen says he will take $4,000 of
the stock. Martin Casey has offered sub
stnntinl encouragement TO the move
ment. No donations will be asked for
but simply the investment in the stock of
the company.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
The heaviest taxpayers n Fort Worth |
are warmly in favor of fiue city hall. |
Col. Peter Smith. mayor of Fort Worth,
is in favor of II fine city hall and the |
leaven is. working. This is the time for the |
city of Fort Worth to erect fine and sub
s;an,ial buildings. Large buildings cen
not be built in few months, so the |
sooner work begins the better. The |
council can take the frat steps looking
TO the erection of be city hall at the
next meeting of thetity council
The city s arc Zig 4S were burning for |
the first time last night, aud the streets |
were we'll lighted.
1t is stated that the finest newspaper
office in Texas will he built on Rusk
street for the Fort Worth GAZETTE.
Walter Corners yesterday bought from |
Mr.. Latimsr Il house and lot on Wheeler
street paying $500 for it.
The hotel subscription was swelled yes
terday bv the Fort Worth loan aud con-
struction company, $1,000; c. E. Tr.ce,
$500; n. 3. More, $500.
Professor Pool, superintendent of
county schools, has bought d house aud
lot on Evans street for $500.
Col. Frank Wilcox, one of the oldest
Auu tDOSl esitetIItN cltIZtUS OF tDe county,
says he will subscribe literally for u car
line TO the Denver shops.
THE COTTON MILL.
Geo. Taylar and some of his associates,
who are to brNd and operate tIe cotton
mill, were in he city yestsepay getting
estimates on bri Y and staesfor the fac
tory buildings. 81
If material can n hsf<so as not to de-
lay the work thexGrBfhise Do have the
mil in operatioR.N March l. TIE big
artesian weIL5thrly$ onpleted.
Work .xi&S6egin on\ the buildings as
soon asAhmaterial can gathered.
6kECoRDED TRANsNERs.
ThomaSfIeach to George Lea<h,
subdivision u, Cyrus Glen
son survey ................tS 2, $50 90
R. Vickery to Herman Queden-
felt, lot 8, block l, Glen
wood addition. ...... 475 90
H. Bales to w. II. Pool, LOTT,
block b, Boaz and Evans
addition NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500 90
T. w. Robinson to II. II. Mer-
rett, half interest in Enoch
Harding survey CSC 10
H. w. Tucker to J. W. Rob-
inson, lot l, block %, Fort