Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-02
BEATTY AND BUILDING.
Real Estate Trading for August Makes
a Good Showing for First Day.
Band Of Fort Worth Missionaries in Bos-
ton-Shoe and Leather Factory Char
ter-The Need Of Park.

Real estate dealings open well for
August. The sales yesterday placed on
record amount to over S47 900. The
record for August, 1889, showed re-
corded transfers amounting to less than
$500 900 for the entire month, but the
prospects for 1890 are that twice or three
times thar amount will he sold. There
are number of strangers in the city
now and 1t is probable that several of
them will invest in real estate in the
city and suburbs. Agents report fair
inquiry and say trading will be more ac-
tive in August than in July.
The bank clearings for the past month
show an increase over the same month
in 1889, and the volume of business
shows d steady. increase.
SHOE AND LEATHER FACTORY.
A charter from the Fort Worth shoe
and leather factory has been forwarded
to Austin and will be returned by Mon
day. The capital stock of the company
is fixed at $40 900. The buildings have
already been erected, and u considerable
portion of the machinery is in place.
Mr.. Armstrong expects TO have the fac
few months.
MISSIONARY WORK AT BOSTON.
The Grand Army of the Republic meets
in national encampment at Boston in Il
few days, and from all accounts Fort
Worth will have a corps of hustlers pres
ent to keep this city before the thou
sands VINO will be on hand. 7. j. Hur-
lev, Robert Mozart, 7. B. Burbridge,
c. l.. Frost, A. W. Caswell, Thos.
Roche, W. W. Dexter and others will all
be on hand, and it goes without saying
that they will see TO it that everything
possible is done for the good of this city
that is in their power 10 do.
THE PARK QUESTION.
The absence of place of resort in or
near Fort Worth has been keenly felt
during the present summer by the army
of staY-at-homes. There is not place
near the city where the men and wo.uen
of the town oppressed by business ana
household cares, could go for an hours
enjoyment of cool bIeezes and rest under
the trees or throw themselves on the
green grass and recuperate their wasted
energies. 1t is too late to provide park
for the present summer but not too early
to make provision for next year.
Men who have made additions to the
city and who are improving the same will
probably lay out parks for the benefit of
those who live in these additions, but
this will not suffice for the thousands of
city jewellers who have not the time or
the money TO go a considerable distance.
The city council should consider this
matter and have park for the people to
enjoy by next summer. Land for this
purpose can never be purchased for less
money than at present. If the land
were bought now all the months between
this time and next May could be spent in
improving and identifying park.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
a contract between the Fort Worth
board OF trade and Postmaster General
Wanamaker, according to the terms OF
which part of the board of trade build
ing is leased to the government for five
years, from January /, 1890, at $1,000
per year, was filed for record yesterday.
Besides the rooms, the board of trade
furnishes light and heat for the amount
specified.
The trustees OF the South Fort Worth
public school hold u meeting at o CLOCK
to-day to consider the question of erect
ing public school building.
A new passenger depot for the st.
Louis, Arkansas and Texas railroad is
being built on the North Side.
The cotton mill project has to be
closed by the 9Th of this month. A
strenuous effort Is being made by several
citizens to secure the mill, and they will
exert themselves to the utmost TO place
the lots still unsold.
1t is low almost a certainty that the
Hurley office building will be ready for
occupancy by December /.
1t is said that the company which will
execute the contract with the English
syndicate to furnish dressed beef, will
have the Dahlmap refrigerator in oper-
alton some time this fall.
An artesian well is being bored near
the pork packery, and a system of
waterworks is being put in at Marine
creek, not far from the packery build
ings.
The bridge over the Trinity to River
side will be in place in few weeks.
RECORDED TRANSFERS.
Susie Willing to A. A. Thomp-
son and 1. N. Cole, south
half of lot and 5, block l,
College Hill addition. .......S 8, 900 90
1. X. Vickery to w S. Heaton,
trustee, I422x1225 feet, J.
W. Haynes survey ......... II, 900 90
A. G. Walker to B. F. An
drews, part of L. c. Walker
survey OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 30 90
American land and invest
ment company to George
Strong, lots 2l to 80, block
10, Chamberlain Heights. 1000 90
L. z. Greer and w. G. Combs,
northwest half of southwest
quarter of lot 2, block 10,
Jennings South addition. LOO 90
Sam Evans to W. NJ. Pea
body, 6ox60 feet, corner
Hampton and Peach streets. 900 90
Bette K. and Ben G. Evans to
Mary Porter, 5Ox95 feet,
block 80. ........... 1850 90
H. H. Lacy to C. j. johnson,
lots and 2, block l, Lawn
Place 1O0 %
J. J. J. Holland and wife to
VIM. NJ. and W. E. Pope,
80 acres on Village creek. 400 90
Union Land company to E. E.
Weiss, lots IS, 10 and 90,
block 26; lots 10. 10 and 20,
hlnck IL. ITnion denot addi-