Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-22
A LIVE CITY.
AQuanah Citizen Tells OF the Progress OF Ills
Town and Section.

AQuanah Citizen Tells OF the Progress OF His
Town and Section.
A GAZETTE scribe yesterday, meeting
Mr.. J. L. Ebert of johnson & Ebert
Zeal estate firm of Quanah, who is in the
city attending the Pompeiian exhibit,
asked: "How is Quanah?''
"Rrsting OH her oars
Remarked the scribe: EI do not
know that 1 fully grasp your meaning
relative 10 your enterprising little Giant
City. so dubbed.
"Well, your down pour of rain here
would Indicate that, like the lovers in
the Pompeiian exhibit, boat Is a con-
venIeut mode of transportation. My re-
marx was made US suggestive, but my
meaning in connection with Quanah is
this: Our people, realizing that the de-
velOpment of our resources require en-
ergy, vim and enterprise, from the fact
that the old adage, one half of the world
does not know how the other half lives,
is applicable in that numbers do not
realize what our resources are.
$50 that the faith of Quauah citizens
may be shown by their works, l will give
you an idea as we propel along the cur
rent OF time. September l 1889, not n
stone or brick chimney was on the pres-
. ent town site. Now stone, brick and
( mortar form the largest proportion of the
thirty-five or forty business houses. The
First national bank building of Ouanah
captivates the eye of all corners with its
complete and unique set OF furniture.
Then the City National bank in its large
and well equipped building forms our
bank interest. Our $50, 900 hotel walls
rising gradually, our elevator with lis
we'll filled bins, and our mill turning out
a grade Of flour unexrelled by any mill,
our farmers happy and joyous over full
season for seeding unexcslled by any
country, coupled WITH the fact that the
acreage of the cereal will be tsu to
one over the past season, with
Red river bridge connecting Hnrdemun
and Greer counties near completion, Civ
ing us highway from the famous Greer
county. all must be considered. Now
this bridge, costing Sl2 200. has been
been built by private subscription; not
by the monsyed men was this uuexcelled
enterprise put on q solid foundation, tut
by the day laborer working and contrib
uting side by side with merchants and
land owners as the individual means per-
mitted. Thus our people show their faith
IN our resources ny t0elr WORKS. our
county officials have built O two-story
courthouse costing Sl2 900 that will an
swer oil present needs. We have awarded
n contract for $1,000 jail, bridged Pease
river aud Grosebeck creek ut O cost of
S35, 600. Now with the expenditure of
maximum sum of $50 900 in
public provements, where does
the credit of Hardeman county
stand? Well, sir, her scrip is at
par, her bends IN demand, her taxation
does not exceed 81 on 500. With this
record we challenge any new country 10
n comparison OF progress and financial
standing. Sir, you have the meaning
of the words-Quanah is "resting on
her oars.
"Do you expect to stop upon your past /
record?"
mot by good deal, sir. Gen. r. .
A. Cameron touches the keynote in
recent article when he says
complete one enterprise before begin I
ming another, or build a solid foun 1ation !
by putting down a stone or brick at a /
time. On this basis Quanah is on q solid (
foundation. In resting on her oars she I
Is only gathering renewed muscle for
further progress. Keep an eye on
Quanah, the little giant OF the plains.
When her oars again begin to dip she
will show you progress worthy of the
record of the enterprise and vim OF the
citizens OF Hardeman county. Good
day