Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-21
LAREDO.
Illinois Editors Bear Testimony to the
Push, Dash and Energy Of Laredo.
The Commercial, Manufacturing and Railroad
Center of Southwest Texas and
Northern Mexico.

vanced. The city is full of life, pushing
enterprise, young men who are not given
to hiding their lights under bushel. A
town full of such people can hardly fail
to prosper and become great city. AT
present they have fine residences, hotels,
waterworks, electric lights and electric
railways, ice factories, smelling works
and other industries. The people showed
US every attention. They want people to
locate there, and they want their city TO
be well advertised. AS matter Of fact
Laredo is a good place for men in any
kind of business to go to. The Texas
Laredo is connected with her sister city
by two long bridges-one railroad
bridge and the other foot and wagon
bridge Nashville Gllinois) Democrat,
A few hours ride and we sighted the
booming town of Laredo. Wreaths and
curls of smoke issued from immense
chimneys and floated leisurely over the
city. Mr.. ]. P. Flynn, the president of
the Rio Grande National bank, was sent
out to meet US at the instigation of the
Laredo Improvement association which
is the liveliest and the most 'git up and
git" company of citizens it has ever
been our lot to see. The mayor and
members of the improvement association
were at the uepOL u BFe0b u5 dnO LAoAO
US feel perfectly at home.
On we went through the streets of
Laredo staring with wide open eyes at all
we saw, for everything was interesting
Ancient and modern styles of architeet-
ure vie with each other. and in many
places the adobe, odd looking buildings,
stand side by side with the stone and
bricksstructures embelished with galvan-
a, nd nj "a
The nSTstreets now rapidlySbuflding up,
are wida and fine looking
Our Rafty occupied Two cars, and in
both of Ahem were several members Of
the booming committees These gentle
men were pfpbsbly 5sfected to accompany
us. because they E6ssessed not only pol
ished mannsfs, but had perfectly learned
the art of bspning town, and had at
some period .of$heir existence been hung
by the heels OYER that famous old castle
until theit1tps eoEId press the marvellous
"blarneF tone Msfrmly fixed in the wall
below such takers were worth more to
Laredo than the boom articles Of
half q dozen pamphlets. We were taken
to the end of heFllue, probably four
mics and on our return. trip stopped off
tosS7fsit the power-hOuse of the electric
eat system.
,ssThe Laredo people afef experienced
EoDmers aud are on the rightroad to sue
Eess. We heard the next day that just
Asoon as the people of Laredo heard of
the looming of the editorial party they held
a public meeting and in ten minutes $500
was subscribed to pay for the entertain
ment of the editors Cairo (lll.) Tele-
gram.
Throughout the entire stay in Laredo
the excursionists were treated with that
unbounded hospitality so peculiar to the
Southern people. Laredo's dash and
enterprise, and progress were the fire.
quent subjects of comment by those VINO
spent the time SO pleasantly in this
borderland of the Mexican republic
Evanston Qn.) Index.
At Laredo we were taken in charge by
Mr.. FLYNN and q number of other citi-
zens, and taken over the town by the
electric motor Their system of motors is
the finest we have ever seen. This town
has had a wonderful development re-
Gently, and the spirit of enterprise and
energy which is apparent on every
hand reminds one much of Chi
cage, and we can't help but COIN
eide with the citizens when they say
the "Gate City, has big future be-
fore it. The Laredo, improvement COM
pany have shown great nerve in pushing
enterprises of every kind, and transfor-
nation has been wrought in the past
year MINER Ill. News.
We were met at the depot by COM
mittee of the citizens and the improve
ment company, and conducted to the
electric street cars, which pass on through
the heart of the old and ancient city,
and out to higher ground, some two
miles from the depot, where new
town is laid out, and rapidly building up
with large and beautiful residences, in
keeping with the beautiful location. The
improvement company have undoubtedly
"struck it rlch'' in laying out this new
town, and in few years it will be filled
up with residences and business houses.
Laredo is unquestionably the gate to the
trade between the two republics, situa-
ted as it is right on the border and on the
shortest and best line of travel between
the capital of Mexico, and the great trade
marts of the United States. There certain
" is better opportunity for safe investment
and big profits in Laredo real estate than
in the ''booming'' towns and cities of
about Eve miles on the street cars, in
old and the now, we stopped at the
Hamilton house, and at 8 o'olook had a
banquet rendered by the citizens
TRobinson en- Argus.
Whoever expects to find sleepy town
in Texas will be disappointed, and of all
the places We have yet visited, not one of
them seems to be as full of life and push
and enterprise as Laredo. Its business
men are generally young, with but few
gray boards to be found among them.
They believe that their city is destined to
be the gateway and sntrepot for the
Mexican trade, and every man consti-
tutes himself into a committee of one to
sound the praises of the future Chicago
of the Southwest. The largest re-
duction eoncentrators in the United
States are here; the Mexican Ma
tional tNacional Mexicano when you
cross the river) has its car and machine
shops at Laredo The United States custom
house Is also here, besides there are many
Industries and more in contemplation
that il Is impossible for US to single out
and mention. The most extensive coal
fields in Southwest Texas are, Shnf
eighteen miles distant, giving to Fthis
thriving CITY abundant facilities for doing
an immense manufacturing business in
cotton, wooden, fibrous, and metal
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