Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-18
TEXAS PROGRESS.

The Texarkana gas and electric rail-
way company, with capital of 5000 600
Will expend about $50 200 in erecting az
electrical motor for the railroad in that
town, and about $50 900 in getting in i'm
proved machinery for gas and electrical
lights.
A movement is on foot to form a Fort
Worth progressive association composed
OF the business men, manufacturers,
mechanics, clerks and others. 1t was
intended TO meet on Saturday night, but
on account of the Pompeiian exhibition
IL WIS decided to meet next week.
Subscribers TO the cotton mill lots
stsdtsid pay up promptly. As snon as the
'shrst payment is made work will begin on
the buildings. The artesian we'll is
down several hundred feet.
GRAHAM, Oct l6.-Grsham and Youu 2
county are now on the high road to pros
perlty. To-day cream colored sand
stone foot thick are unloading OH the
grounds for the foundations of the new
First national hank building on the
northwest corner of the square.
SHERMAN, Oct. 1.-THE commits
sioner's court to day let the contract for
a large IRON bridge over Big Mineral, one
mile and half north of Whitesboro, to
the Chioieo iron aud bridge company for
the SUN OF $1,000.
TERRELL. Ocr. 1.-THE artesian we'll
Oorers are still ut work on the asylum
we'll, and are now about 1900 feet down.
There Is probably room for complaint, or
Will be If water is not secured soon. 1t
was exl ected that water would be struck
10y the time the asylum extern
sions were ready to be turned
over. The asylum was completed
and turned over several months ago, and
now the asylum management is In great
need OF water. The contractor seldom
II ever calls to examine the work aud
note its progress unless by some agent
This seems small matter, but there are
e. eat interests involved, as by lack of
sufficient wuter supply the asylum is un-
able 10 give the necessary care and treat
ment 10 patients, who to-day all over
Texas languish in jaile. To the uniniti-
ated II seems there might be q chance
for trouble to the contractor unless he
has done all he could to get the necessary
water.
The electric light will be in operation
some day next week.
ABILENE, Oct. 1.-Two new brick
store houses were started In course of
construction during this week, one OH
Pine and one on Chestnut street.
The artesian well has attained a depth
of about 500 and has struck one flow of
water which rises over 700 feet in the
well, while every prospect shows that the
boring will meet with final success.
Another evidence of the prosperity of
the Abilene country is shown by the
statements OF our national banks in to-
days paper, the total loans of the
three banks being S6l9, 900 and the de-
posits 5000, 600. The Abilene national
bank, making the best showing of the
three. shows loans 1929 200, deposits
SlG6 600, and shows that the deposits are
tivs times as large as they were the same |
day in 1887.
TEXARXANA, Oct. II Notice was re- |
ceiveh from Washington to-day that the |
contract for building SlO0 900 Federal |
courthouse and postofice ut this place |
has been awarded to T. Jack of Wichita,
Kan.
WEATHERFoRD, Oct. 16.-The street |
EAR line will be completed to the Texas
Cumberland Presbyterian female semi
nary by Tomorrow night. This COM
oany is doing much to build Weather.
lord and within week or two the COM
Dany Will have more tina . two and o half |
miles of track down and trains running
over it. The streets over
yhch the street car line is being laid
ire being greatly improved by the means
II the line, and this enterprise Is doing
is part to develop the city.
WASHINGTON, Oct. I7.-Applicatiou
vas filed Yesterday with the comptroller
# currency to organize the First National
,ank of Jacksboro at Jacksboro, Tex,
" j. Il. Hoxie of Fort Worth aud ASSOC
hates.