Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Good fat hogs will be in big demand N
| Fort Worth in q short time.
The working force at the packing
house has been increased ffty men, and
work is being rapidly rushed.
The Fort Worth iron works is working
$50 men now and has orders ahead.
The cement works will be in operation
in a short time. The large machine Or
dsred Is on the way.
E. L. Chase says the Riverside cars
will be running by November /. This
company has expended SIS 900 in i'm
provements in few months.
Grass is growing as fast now as it ever
did in the spring time, and il cold
weather aud freeze does not come too
soon the winter range will be better than
for years.
The Texas and Pacific had big forcs
of men at work yesterday putting the re-
frigerator track in readiness for business,
which will begin in O short time.
There are in the Texas and Pacific side
track that leads to the Dahlman refrig-
orator works several rails known as the
Fremont rails which were purchased in
France by Gen. John C. Fremont for the
have been long in service but are still i'll
much better condition than those made
ten years later.
The following letter received yesterday
explains itself:
ROUND Rock, TEX, Oct. 13, 1890.
Fort Worth Packing Company:
CENTENNIAL see by the Fort Worth
GAZETTE that you will open for business
about November l e, and as l want to get
in one of the first orders, if not the first.
please book for me one case sUgar-cured
bacon, one crate sugar-cured uucan-
vassed hams, 1000 pounds lard in fifty
pound round cans.
/ suppose you will be able to give me
about St. LOUIS prices on some. You
may ship bill of lading attached or draw
on me. l refer you TO MIR. G. H. WEIGH
of the FIRST national bank of Tarior,
Tex. Yours truly, n. WEISS.
The gentleman who sends this order is
general merchant, cotton and grain
buyer. Next.
Hogs are quoted in tn is market at s3i4 a31Sc.
Kansas City ice boxes will soon disappear
from Fort Worth The people here propose to
eat Texas beef and pork from this time on.
Three hundred and fifty head of cattle and 50.
head hogs killed every day in Fort Worth will
make his STOCK market not to BIS Sneezed at.
When the refrigerator starts up the people in
Fort Worth can quit eating COW beef, and lux
uriate IN TAT juicy cuts from the loins OF beef
steer.
Mr.. Isaac Dahlman of the DahlmaH Refriger-
ator company is expected in Fort Worth from
the East tomorrow, and 1t is expected that with
his arrival orders will be issued for buying cat
tie to begin at once For some time the COM
pany has had men in the field Locating such cat
tie will be wanted, End DO time will he lost
on account of having TO hunt them. Steer cattle
what wanted, and those weighing from
1000 to 100 pounds are preferred. The Texas and
Pacific Railroad company Is ready with the nec-
essary refrigerator cars TO transport the refriger
ated meat to New Orleans, where /; will be
across the ocean. IL no unexpected obstacle in
trud les itself the refrigerator plant will be in full
blast before the week closes, and rom the cay
starts up not less than 2U0 head OF beef cattle,
all drawn from the Texas pastures, will be
slaughtered in Fort Worth. big force of men
been constantly at work getting the big plant in
shape, and it was ready for operations Yesterday
had consignment of ammonia needed in the
zee department arrived. This. it is expected,
will be here to-day, and then a full test OF the
works will be made preparatory to buckling
down to old fashion, straightout business.
''There will be no delay in getting cattle
here said General Livestock Agent j. 2.
Moore of the Texas and Pacific yesterday. 1.-THE
refrigerator people know where they and the
twelve hours notice. The Texas and Pacific is
in shape to haul her part of The cattle, and they
will lose no time on the road. -
You are satisfied then that the works will
start up this week?'
"oh, yes; there is no doubt of that. As soon
as Dshlman gets back the ball will open. and
Fort Worth will have entered the lists of the
beef cattle markets of the United States.''