Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
TEXAS IN TYPE.

the mission grape. These grapes can be
put on the market at Marienfeld six days
earlier than FL Pasos apd the rsisin
grapes four weeks earlier than the Cali
fornias. Then, we say, with these facts
before us, that there is a bright future
for the ataked plains. With a genial
climate, rich soil, an abundance OF
grass, lakes of water, the best grape
climate in the United states and millions
of acres ready for actual settlement,
nothing will keep US back.
TERRELL, Sept. 25.-The Terrell cleo
trio light company this morning received
its charter and the company is busy put
ting up machinery, poles, etc. The
officers of the company are: John l..
Terrell, president; ]. Nj. Powers, secre-
tary; 7. F. Bowles, treasures. The cap
ital is $40 900. The lights are TO be
ready by October 10 or 10.
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 25.-The first
electric car ever run in San Antonio, q
city 200 years old. started to-day over
the Alamo electric railroad company. 1t
ran from the centre of the city to the
fair ground, stance of three miles.
The San Antonio street railway company
has also perfected arrangements for
electric service. In three weeks time
the mule as motor, so far as San An
tonic Is concerned, will have been dele
gated to the past. Tomorrow the mayor
and city officials and prominent citizens
will go over the line.
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 25.-The per-
fected arrangements for the construction
in this city of the largest hotel in the
South were made public to-day The
al wi q
capital of 81 900 900, every dollar of
which will be put in the hotel. The in
corporators are Mrs. Mary Maverick.
George Maverick, Sam Maverick, Albert
MAYER lex and Reagan Houston, all of
San Antonio. The building will occupy
the site of the old Maverick homestead
on avenue d, opposite the new postoftice.
Work on the foundation will begin next
month.
BRYAN, Sept. 25.-The electric light
plant of Bryan is rapidly reaching COM
pletion, and it is expected that lights
will be turned on by the first of October.
The poles and wires are up to the A. and
NJ. college and the buildings out there
are all wired throughout.
WACO, Sept. 26.-President Henry c.
Scott of the Citizens railway company,
Is still IN the city and will let the con-
tract while here for the construction of O
power house for his company from which
TO propel the electric cars. The building
is to be of brick aud 50x100 in dimen-
sions.
RAYNER, Sept. 26.-The new jail at
this place, costing in the neighborhood
of SIS, 900, was turned over to the COM
mlssioners court the past week and the
county g only two prisoners were brought
home from Haskell and placed in it.
The workmen are now getting well up
with the second story of the new court
house and the contractors hope to have
it completed by December l.
HASKELL, Sept. 23.-The activity
among carpenters and builders con-
tinues. 1t is with difficulty that the de-
mand for wOrkmen can be supplied. We
can claim for Haskell the honor of hav-
ing more buildings erected in the last
threee months than any place in North
west Texas of equal size, that is not q
railroad point.
NEVADA, Sept. 26.-Our town is about
two years old. We have between $50
aud 400 inhabitants, good school in q
three story school building, nine stores,
gin and mill, cotton seed, grain and hay
barns. 1t is situated on the Cotton Belt
railway, Fort Worth branch, a little
over half way from Fort Worth TO Com
merce and is surrounded by as fine black
land country as there is in the world.
WASHINGTON, Sept. PA national
bank has been authorized to commence
business at Corpus Christi, Tex, with
capital of 500, 900, David Hirsh, pTesi-
dent and Thomas Hickey cashierI
BARTLETT, Sept. 27.-Work on the
new $1,000 NJ. f. church is rapidly pro-
crossing. The large business house OF
Bowles s. Joiner is nearing completion,
and number of new dwelling are going
up in all parts OF the town. The future
of the town was never SO bright.