Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-16
REALTY AND BUILDING.
The Bank Clearings Show an Increase
Of 98.1 Per cent.
The Cords &c and Paging Fartory-Ths Cement
NoIks-sales for the We K Nearly
Ni.llOn Dollars.

Notwith standing the wet weather OF
sures full crop of wheat, the dealings
In real estate amounted to over 1915, 900,
with several good sized trades agreed
upon, but not fully consummated, car
ried over to the present week. 1t is
worthy of note that fully three-fourths
of the land bought was not for specuIa-
ton, but will be improved. Fort Worth
property has real value fully up to the
prices paid for it. There is a prospeo-
tive value of so per cent. above
the prices paid, which will be-
manifest in six months. 1t
Is as true to-day as six months ago that
a man cannot make mistake in buying
property in or near Fort Worth.
The bank cIeariugs for the week ended
Saturday show an increase of 9S.l per
cent. over the corresponding week of
1889, and this shows the relative amount
of business done IN Fort Worth this year
aud last. Our merchants, hotels, rail-
roads and factories ali report larger bust
ness than for years past during the same
week.
gentleman, who is q keen observer,
who noticed the crowds of men going
home Yesterday from their work, said
that the pay roll i'll Fort Worth must
have reaC he'd at least $40, goo. This
came from the railroad companies, con-
tractors erecting buildings. and from the
companies improving additions to the
city.
CORDAGE AND BAGGING FACTORY.
Mr.. Zane Cetti, president of the Fort
Worth cordage and bagging company,
says large invoice of jute butts, suffi-
cient to make 600 900 Yards of bagging
Is now on its way to the Fort Worth
mills, and will be made into bagging.
work beginning April l. Machinery for
the cordage department is Oh the way.
FORT WORTH CEMENT WORKS.
John L. Ward, president of the Fort
Worth cement works, says that work Oh
the factory buildings is well under way.
The first story is of stone, the second of
wood. The kilns are of brick. All the
machinery is here, and bv the last of
this month the fires will be started. By
April 10 Fort Worth cement will be on
the market.
NEW SIDEWALKS.
Fort Worth can soon say with truth |
that she has more miles of good sidewalks |
than any city in Texas. Something over |
three miles of cement and thing walks |
are now being put down. and yesterday |
contracts were let by r. E. McAuultv |
for sixty feet front white cement, by !
Robert Mozart for 300 feet front thing /
nd
W. Tullan for 1876 feet front white ce-
mept, by w. F. SommerviIle for twenty |
five feet front and by Mr.. French for 425 !
feet front. If the city council will push /
property owners on Main aud Houston
streets, by the time the Spring Palace
opens, every foot of sidewalk will be well
paved.
t J. Hurley, T. B. Burbrldge, En-
gIneer O'Brien, w 2. Quingg of Fort
and three gentlemen from Bos-
ton, left on the Santa Fe last night for
and unless all signs fail
something will be heard from the capt.
tai of Cooke i'll few days.
Work on f. L. Twombiy's two story
pressed brick front store building On
Houston street, is well under way.
LOwries Pagoda is completed, and is
q fine structure. From the top platform
Ings can be had.
Seventy lots in Paramount addition
were sold during the week. a residence
will go uD on every lot.
B. 7. WhippIe of Kansas City, who
aid out HYDE Park addition, is in the
city, and says he never saw such rapid
Development in city as he finds Fort
Worth has made since his last visit.
n. W. Tallant of the ChamberIin In
Testment company has changed the name
Of Windsor Heights to Roberta Heights,
N honor of the little daughter of Robert
Mozart.
If the weather continues good, work
IN the sixth story of the eight-storY |
office building will be under way this
week.
a thing sidewalk will be laid about the
latatorium this week.
An eighty-foo street Is being graded |
Ind graveled from the Benbrook road to
where the novelty works
buildings are being erected, and where |
he furniture factory and cotton mills
will go.
The foundations for the Arlington
Heights power house are nearly done.
An expert is in the city preparing plans
or the immense pork packery to be !
rected near the stockyards.
The Fort Worth loan and construction
company people say they stand ready to (
rect pm Houston or Main streets any |
haracter Of building four stories or over
hat may be desired for commercial pur-
Ioses, provided lease OF three to Eve
ears lie taken on the building.
James Ryan sold two residences on
i've Cak street yesterday for S2250.
The foundations for the high school :
iuilding are done.
E. E. Powell's elegant residence on
1emphill street is nearing completion.
BANK CLEARINGs.