Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-09
REALTY AND BUILDING,
Status Of the Federal Building Proposed
for Fort Worth.
The Plans of the Brewery RecsIyed-Importsn
Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
To-day-A Paper MIL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Special meeting of the members of the
chamber of commerce to-day at p. IN.
A full attendance is earnestly requested.
L. S. BIDEN, K. NJ. VANZANDT,
Secretary. President.
THE FEDERAL BUILDING.
Col. Peter Smith has advices from
Washington to the effect that the appro-
priatlon of $50 200 to purchase site for
the Fort Worth Federal building, which
amount is in the civil appropriation bill,
will in all probability become law next
week, and he says the government WILL
at once advertise for bids for site. As
soon as the site is secured work on the
plans of the building Will begin. 1t Is
more than probable that by the time the
building is completed it will cost S25O,-
600. This amount Will give Fort Worth
very fine building.
THE BREWERY.
Mr. Zane Cetti, secretary of the Fort
Worth brewing company, received yes
terday from President Cannon. who ls
now in Chicago, q large blue print OF the
Fort Worth brewery as it will look when
built in this city The plans and specih-
. cations are all ready, the machinery has
been ordered and President Cannon
leaves for Fort Worth in few days TO
begin active operations. The contract
for the erection of the buildings will be
let on August 90. the building as
shown by the blue print is SIM
ply immense, and when constructed
it will be an ornament to the city. The
central portion of the building is SIX sto-
ries, los feet high, Just fifteen feet lower
than the Hurley eight-Story building.
A grand tower surmOuuis this part OF the
brewery. On either side are buildings
three stories high. The brewery Il 10 be
built after the most approved modern
style of stone. brick and IRON, ana Will
be irSt-cass in all its appointments.
The first Fort Worth beer will be on the
market by March. 1891. Mr.. Cetti will
place the picture of the building on eX-
bibitlon at the chamber of commerce to-
day, where it can be seen.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
The meeting of members OF the cham
Der of commerce at the board of trade
rooms at I O CLOCK this afternoon will be
Il very important one, and II Is urged
that every member of the chamber be
present. There are nu Der out of the
city, which makes 1t all the more nee
essary to have every member in the city
present. The matter to come up for con-
slderation is of great import TO the city
IL will not cost member cent to at
tend this meeting.
THE DAHLMAN REFRIGERATOR.
Word WAS received yesterday that the
machinery for the cold storage house to
be erected at Galveston was on its way
to that point. Mr.. Dobson has been to
England and has returned to New York
to close all matters in connection with
the big dressed beef contract with the
Dahlman company. BY September 10
everything will be in readiness to COM
=, ence the work at this point Unless
all signs fail with beef and pork pack
cries in full blast this winter Fort Worth
Will hum. But where are the store
houses?
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
1t has been definitely determined to
make the Ryan-French building on
Houston street three stories.
John Tierney says he has not definitely
determined to build on Houston aud
Seventh streets. but il the Caswells aud
w. F. Sommerville will build on the
other vacant corners on Houston and
Seventh he will build at once. There is
chance for three new buildings.
A merchant from ueighboring city,
who came here to 20 into business, could
find no vacant store and had to store his
STOCK. lie IS sllIl Whiting lOr u Oullu-
ing.
w. 2. Manchester left last night for
Boston, his old home, loaded down with
Fort Worth literature which he will dis
tribute. He proposes to put in some
heavy ticks for Fort Worth.
A large wholesale concern is waiting
for the Martin Brown building to be va
Gated to go into business here II this
firm with @ capital of $500, 900 could
haye found store they would have been
in business here SIX months ago.
There are three men, all with families,
in one business house in this city waiting
for residences.
Armstrong s. Messer have been award
ed the contract to build the SIS, 600 hotel
at Quanah.
W. w. stickney of Illinois is here
looking out a location for a sewer pipe
and tile factory.
Fort Worth is to have q paper mill.
There will be no bonus, no lot sale re-
quired. Fort Worth men and Eastern
men take the stock.
RECORDED TRANSFERS.
j. B. McMurry to 3. w. Har-
ris, lot l q, block d, Rosedale
addition ............. IS . 300 90
T. A. Tidball (trustee) to W.
H. Chick, lots 1 and 2, block
DE-, lot l, block Ell, lots Z
and s, block K1, Dagget's
addition. ........... ........ IL 800 90
T. L. Lyle to w. B. Keith, lot
10, block 2, Noodle and
Evans subdivision, block 81,
William WEIGH survey .. 400 90