Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-18
REALTY AND BUILDING.
A Better Feeling q Real Estate Circles
with Good Sales.
The Convention for September q Premises To
Be Big Aifair-A Good Thing for
Our Merchants Notes.

The real estate market is unmlstaka-
| bly, more active than for some weeks
| past, and the transfers made show con-
siderable appreciation in values since
spring. There is a better feeling oil
| around, and those who are careful OBJ
servers say the market Will be in ex-
| cellent condition and quite active in 8
! few weeks. Besides the recorded trans
fers sale was made of South Side prop
erty yesterday by Mrs. Florence F.
! Shedd to +. Kuhn, the consideration
| being $4,000.
j. Fl. Traxler yesterday filed for rec
| ord with the county clerk plat Of his
! subdivision on College avenue, contain
| ing twenty-six lots.
A new subdivision south of the hos
| pital mas been made, and is known as 81.
Helena addition.
John d. Templeton will erect fine
residence on Montgomery hill inside or
| ninety days.
THE COMING CONTENTION.
Hardly day passes that the secretary
| of the chamber of commerce does not
! receive notification of the election of
and business mems convention
| to be held in Fort Worth
on September "a, but there are still
number of places that have not been
! heard from. Yesterday Secretary Bideu
received q letter which states Il case tina.
| has many parallels in Texas. In the
call, boards of trade, municipalities,
manufacturers associations and counties
| are asked TO send delegates and the
| answer was sent that Merrvale was en-
titled to representation under the call.
| The letter is of interest and Is given IL
| full.
| MERRIvALE, BosQUE COUNTY, Tex,
September =, 1922.
| E. S. Biden, ESQ.,, Secretary Chamber OF Com
meTce, Fort Worth:
DEAR SIR-Ours is little country
! place, but we are greatly interested IN
| the move to advance the manufacturers
and commercial interests of Texas. [
want to attend the convention If possible
and In the interests of my section. We
own considerable real estate here, uud
are interested in the upbuIlding of the
| country. We want Texas to become the
| grand empire in trade and manufacture
| as well as in extent of territory and
| variety OF productions. Now we have ne
| board of trade or other organization O.;
| the kind. Can we send man or can l
come to the convention to represent our
section without any formaiity in the
matter? Please let me know at once. Or
| is IL necessary to get up u
| meeting III regular order and issue oerti-
fed credentials? THIS would be inprao-
ticable in our section and at this late
| day. l can come or send a man to rep
resent our place and section. Hoping
the move will be eminently successful,
| am yours truly ROBT. E. CONNIE,
Postmaster, Merrivnle, Tex.
THE OCTOBER ATTRACTION.
The spectacle of the Last Days of
| Pompeii, which it is proposed to bring to
Fort Worth from Buffalo, N. Y, will
be a big thing for Fort Worth in October
| and November, and should if possible be
secured. The retailers would especially
be benefited, and as it will take two
! weeks hard work to construct the build
ings the guarantee should be made up at
once. The committee is still at work
| soliciting.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
The foundation of the brewery will be
| in in ten days.
College avenue Is beng graded and
| graveled.
| trio light plant completed by October 10.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Meeting of the board of directors of the
chamber of commerce will be held to-
day at p. N.
f. s. BIDES, X. NJ. VAN ZANDT,
Secretary. President.
RECORDED TRANSFERS.
D. B. Casey to p. Il. Ryan,
b2x9T feet block MuIkey
subdivision ............. S5G5 90
W. q. Manchester to Joseph
inc b. Richmond, lot 3,
block IL, and lot II, block 3,
Brooklyn Heights. ....., 800 90
J. W. Ray to Thomas Spru-
ance, 81 acres, Thomas Per-
kins survey. ,.......... 600 90
J. p. Afford to J. S. Goodwin,
interest in block 40, Fort
WORTH. ....-.....-.--- ouO W
Nj. G. Ellis to Will l.. Fuller,
blocks 81 and IS, NJ. G. Ell ,
lis addition, besides other
amounts. .................. 1875 90
John A. Mugg to A. F. Crow
ley, Mansel Wilmeth survey
on Fossil. ............ 2,7l5 %
W. u. Manchester to Harriet
J. Williams, lot l, block 6,
Brooklyn Heights. .......... 225 90
john Hodgkins to John j.
Campbell, 80 acres ]. W.
Smith survey GOO 90
]. P. Afford to Margaret A.
Holloway, west half block
Is, Fort Worth. ........... 500 %