Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-28
TEXAS PROGRESS.

TEXAS PROGRESS.
PILOT POINT, Aug. Is A building
boom has struck Pilot Point. A number
of handsome residences are In course OF
construction and others will build at
once. Not vacant house is to be had
for love or money. The familiar cry of
THE GAZETTE, ION to- and "bulId
houses'' has become the cry In Pilot
Point.
Capt. Rudd of Vernon is going to build
q grand new hotel at that place.
There is a scheme on foot to build a
$40, 900 hotel i'll Canyon City.
There is a prospect of Gainesville hav-
ing q $40. 900 opera house erected soon.
The building will also contain several
stores and clubrooms.
The Colorado river is TO be bridged
at Marble Falls. The enterprise will
cost about $40, 900 and will be UNDER
taken by private capital, with the pros
pect of being soon purchased. by the
county.
An artesian well is to be commenced at
once at Yoakum.
The commissioners court at Claren-
NOht AObASy NOdAhy iuO
opening up of four first-c class roads, each
sixty feet wide. The first road begins at
Clarendon and runs north TO Gray
county; second road begins at Clarendon
and runs to southeast corner of Donley
county; third road begins at Clarendon
and runs to west line of Donley county,
and the fourth road begins at Clarendon
and runs to Collingsworth county.
The Masonic lodge at Vernon .yester-
day laid the cornerstone of the new
public school building that place.
The contract for building the new
county courthouse at Comanohe will be
let on the first day of September.
Rockport, Arkansas county, Is to have
a new national bank.
The cornerstone of the new court.
house at Throck is to be laid ON
the 30th inst. with Masonic honors. The
ceremonies will be followed by an i'm
mense barbecue at which 5000 people are
expected.
COMANCHE, Aug. 18.-Eight two-story
stone and brick buildings are in process
OF erection in Comanche, three of which
are nearing completion, and old frame
shan,ies are being moved to make room
for others. Drs. Turner s. Paine will
soon commence to build q two-story
stone on the northwest corner OF the
square for drugstore, and, altogether,
Comanche has a good healthy boom on,
Notwithstanding the dry spell.
SwEETwATER, Aug. 20.-The taxable
valuation of Nolan county exceeds last
year by nearly $500. 900 and land sales
are being made every day at good prices.
WICHITA FALLS, Aug. l9.-The bonds
of the Wichita water and electric light
company have been placed, and the
work of laying the pipes and erecting the
buildings will begin soon.
TEMPLE, Aug. 20.-Work on the erec-
ton of $50, 900 Catholic cathedral will
commence in a few days. The new
structure will be built upon the two lots
adjoining the convent of the incarnate
ward. Five carloads of material have
already arrived, and as many more are
expected daily. The Temple electric
light company has been granted fran
chise, and work will commence shortly.
TIE machinery, burners, etc.. have been
ordered, and also the poles, which are
expected daily over the Santa Fe from
Gayhill.
"ASOs aug. ZU.-1u6 sLT66L
railway company is composed principally
of st. Louis capitalists who have put up
over $500 200 as an evidence of their
faith in Waco. At least 5000 900 was
paid for the Waco street railway system
and the new company have now inau-
gurated improvements to cost not less
than SIS, 600. All this is substantial in
vestmenfs, most of which consists of i'm
provements of character that required
not only the labor of thousands to shape
them for use, but employs many men to
keep them in use. Now comes Henry 5.
Scott and other st. Louis capital
lists, who, while they do not
invest or have not yet invested their
money in productive enterprises. recog-
nlze good thing when they see it and
proceeded yesterday to put Sl25. 900 In
Waco dirt. That was the price paid for
the Grinnen tract OF 100 acres in the
western suburbs of the city. This is
the fourth time this tract has changed
hands since a year ago. The first sale
was $40 600, the next was $50 900, the
next was 500, 900 and last SIPS. 900.
RoCKPoRT, Aug. 20.-Barlow& Mccoy
have made a proposition with the coun-
Gil 20 establish an cleo rie light plant for
the city.
Other parties are asking franchises to
build an electric street railway.
ITAscA, Aug. 20.-This town has Eve
new brick buildings In course of con-
Strnction now and more In prospect.
WACO, Aug. 2l.-A celebrated physi-
clan from Hot Springs, Ark. is in the
city, His business here Is to establish q !.