Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-04
TEXAS PROGRESS.

Itasca is to have national bank, all
the stock has been taken and it will soon
be ready for business.
The little town of Abbot. Hill county +,
is rapidly improving. Several new
houses have recently been erected, and
three new business houses are a GER
tainty.
A new bank is to be established in tn Q
new town in the center of Crosby county
and be ready for operation in few
weeks.
The San Juan bridge across the San
Antonio river just below the city has
been accepted By the commissioners. II
Is an iron structure of two $50 foot spans
and approaches of about $50 feet.
ABILENE, Oct. "a called meeting
of the progressive committee was held
last night at the club rooms to consider
the railroad, immigration and exhibit
questions. 1t was decided to appoint, or
rather recommend the appointment, of
several immigration agents on a salary
to run on every train entering the state
from the older states for the purpose of
inducing immigrants to settle in the Abb
lene country. 1t was also recommended
that the Abilene country make a perma-
nent exhibit at the miniature Texas ex-
hibit at Chicago. and also to make au-
other at the Union depot at Fort Worth.
1t was also settled that Taylor county
would make an exhibit at the Dallas
fair. A grand mass meeting of citizens
will be held at the courthouse on to-mor-
row night to indorse the recommended
tions of the progressive committee.
GREENvILLE, Oct. 3.-The Greenville
city council at a called session last night
passed an ordinance authorizing the is
suance of thirty-ysar bonds to the
amount of SIS 900, bearing per cent.
interest, for the purpose of putting in a
plant for electric lights for this city,
thirty or more arc lights and 700 inca
descent lights. The contract is to be let
in thirty days and the whole system to
be completed by December l, this year.
Bids will be advertised for at once.
LUFKIN, Oct. 3.-The well-known
lumber firm of Henderson & Kurth was
succeeded by the Angelina county lumber
company, incorporated. This ia now
one of the strongest and best incorporated
lumber firms in East Texas.
GRAHAM, Oct. 3.-The First national
bank of Graham has given Mr.. Scion of
Weatherford the contract for putting up
banking house 25x100 feet. The build
ing will be of the fine stone so abundant
near Graham and will cost $500.
WATERFORD, Oct. 3.-The street
car company began this morning laying
their track for the extension of the line
to the Texas (CumbeTlaud) female
seminary south, which will take only a
few days, when the line will be extended
on the north side. This is an enterprise
of which our people are proud and will
do much to build up the suburb and
residence portion of the city with fine
dwellings.
Work is progressing nicely on the
Masonic temple on South Main street.
When completed this will be one of the
hsndsomest buildings in the city.
Mr.. w. h. Eddlsman's $1,000 resi-
dence in McCall's addition is bearing
completion and will be an ornament to
that part of the city, as the architecture
of the building is excellent.
Mr.. R. a. Foat has the foundation
completed for $40 200 building in Mo-
Calls addition. He will have the work
pushed to completion.
Mr.. j. r. Williams 10 having q real
nice dwelling erected in McCall's addi-
ton.
Many nice residences are going up all