Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-10
REALTY AND BUILDING.
Capital From Other States Invested in
Fort Worth.
The Building Record rs It Appear. To-day
buildings sure to Go Up-Notos
of Progress.


good cause for their faith, that Fort
Worth rea! estate will be very active in
the next few weeks. There are hun
dreds of thousand of dollars ly-
ing idle in the older states which
Will be invested in Texas during the
winter and spring, aud all that this city
has to do get its share of this money Is TO
let Its advantages be known. In the past
sixty days considerable money has
been drawn TO Fort Worth
by real estate advertisements and more
of the same missionary literature would
increase the TOW OF money TO this city.
Fort Worth, during the time NEIL
tioued, has been selected as the
place to invest in by citizens
of Georgia, Utah. Colorado. Iowa.
illinois, Tennessee, Missouri. Louisiana
and Mississippi. There are hundreds of
others who have their eyes oD this city.
THE 1DD FELLOWS TEMPLE.
A meeting OF the Odd Fellows build
ing association was held last night which
promises to result in the erection of Il
grand temple on Rusk aud sixth streets,
on the corner purchased some time
ago for the purpose. This temple will be
an ornament to the city. Work on the
building viii probably be under way by
the first of March.
UNION DEPOT.
1t need surprise no one If the news is
received III very short time that Fort
Worth is to have d Sf00, 900
union depot. AS has been pub
llshed, several high railroad
officials have expressed themselves in
favor of such n project, and now comes
word that the first step looking to the
erection of this building has been taken.
THE BUILDING RECORD.
If Fort Worth does not experience
wonderful building activity in 1891, facts
and figures mean nothing. Here Is a
list of buildings certain 10 go up:
Grand hotel, S1G0. 900.
Government building, Sl75 600.
Hendricks building, $3.50, 600.
Brewery building, SIPS GOO.
Masonic temple, Sl25, 900.
Odd Fellows temple, SIS, 900.
ST. Andrews church. $50 900.
Cotton mill, 1925, GOO.
French Hirshtield building, So, 900.
Tierney building, $40, 900. Grand
total, 81 $50 goo.
There are several buildings which
built or at least begun in the year 1891.
They are
Grand union depot, $500 200;
Missouri, Kansas and Texs deapots,
$50. 600;
City hail, SIPS 600;
County courthouse, $500 600;
Pythian temple, 500 900;
City building, SIS, 900. Grand total,
81 24S 600.
These figures do not show what will be
done in the way of residence building,
the figures for which will run up into the
hundreds of thousands. Nor is any spec
uiation INDUCED In as TO buildings which
will 20 up on Main street when the hotel
Is under way. The year 1891 will be u
great one in .he history of Fort Worth so
far as building is concerned.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
A handsome church will be built on
Chambers avenue. The contract has
been let.
The Arlington Heights railroad COM (
,any has begun work on the extension
III Jones street.
The city's electric light system will be (
u operation in fifteen days.
The track of the Riverside street car
company will be down by Friday night. !
The brewery has reached the fourth (
tory, and is being pushed with vigor.
The gas company mas moved to It's /
lew quarters and the new 500 900 plant !
gas III operation last Eight for the first
Ime. The old works on Rusk street
viii be moved as soo'i as possible.
Work began yesterday ON the mile
rack at Muddozia park. The famous
orseman, John Bostick, has come TO
Fort Worth TO reside and is connected
With the park.
RECORDED TRANSFERS.
:. Won Cerlowitz to } . NJ. Mor-S
ris lots s, aud 10, block 2,
Lawn Place. Observation-Disclosures. 925 90
da l. Haley to J. e. Mitch
ell. part lot l, block 45, town
plo, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000 90
avin Walker 10 T. Adds, lot
I, block IL, Stanley Heights 100 90 +
:. J. Stewart to A. e. Want,
l00x225 feet, block S, Pat
tillo addition. ........... 1850 90
-. Galloway to W. T. Jones,
40 acres near BirdviIle. 200 90 +
Lenry Thomas to T. e. Ridge
way, part of block 90, Fort
WORTH =. . .............. 800 90
7. F. Lake ct al. to S. NJ.
Lewis, lot 8, block q, Hill
side addition. ~ .... 225 90
Texans Abroad