Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-21
EASTERN PROsPECTORs.

What They Think Of Texas and Her Ou..,
City.
THE GAZETTE man was INTRODUCED o.
the Ellis last night to Chief Justice job,
D. Parks of Connecticut.
The judge is G very distinguished look.
ing old gentleman about seventy ysg-,
of age, but to look at him and convsr,,
with him person would not think hin
to be so old by fifteen years.
When asked if this was his first visI. =,
Fort Worth and Texas he said:
Eyes; this is farther South than
have ever been before -
''What do you think or Texas?''
al am surprised and delighted bo,,
with Texas, what have seen of il. sTt
your people. We came by the Southa,-
route, through New Orleans. Mos, n,
the country we came through was var,
poor until we arrived on your easter
border, and then the land became ugrr
better, and continued so to this place .,
"What is it that you admire abouttls
people of Texas?''
81 have not had a chance 70 mes.
only the people of Fort Worth, On.
"a
most polite and hospitable people eve
met. Myself and friends arrived ba-s
the other day, strangers in your Town
MIR. W. S. Decker of the Pauhanra
whom we had expected to meet us bs-s
had not arrived; but we soon became So.
qualnted with some of your pr0mtnar.
men who wined and dined Us and soon
made us feel at home
''What surprised you, judge
fThe entire absense of i'll feeling n.
by your people. It is cutie
surprise to me, and I am well pleased h
find that it is so. We of the North hs-s
thought that you Southern people hsI
not gotten over the war yet, and fzr.
sore towards US Northern people. I an
glad to see that it is not so, and that Won
invite the Northern man to make his hons
with you and receive him with open arms.
l will say to you that when this il
generally known North and East aai
the people there find out the opDoru.
mites there are here for money making
you will find that many people will in.
migrate here. -
"What do you think of Fort Wo7tn2"
'Your city ls pretty well advertised in
our country. 1t has the re7.
utation Of being growing
town and whose people are
very enterprising, but I was not pre-.
pared TO see such g city as you have, AMI
the arowth it has had in such q shor.
time. L have mailed a number Of las,
night $ evening paper which contains
very fine article on the growth and hisior7
of Fort Worth, to friends in Connection
which will do you much good. The growth
of Fort Worth has been marvellous
yet it is not strange when one stops ami
considers the wonderful country you have
all around you. l believe Fort Worth
will be the great city of the Southwest
That there is to be another Chicago
IN the Southwest, there can be no Quss-
ton, and l see no reason why Fort Worth
should not be the city. You have all the
that make great cities. the
railroads oentering here, a wonderful rich
farming country at your doors, which is
an empire in extent, and l am told is be-
ing penetrated by railroads and develop
ing very fast.
"You have very enterprising men who
are taking advantage OF all of this You
have coal, iron, cotton, wool aud other
things at your doors. There is no rea-
son why you should no.
make a great manufacturing city.
Texas is destined to make a great state.
When you secure deep water on your
coast, manufacture what you produce
into goods, instead of sending it North to
be manufactured and sent back to you 70
use, and your western lands are all de-
you will be a wonderfully Pros
porous state.
''You have not been up into the Pan
handle country yet?''
emo, sir. We are going up with
Mr.. Decker in a few days. DR.. Bailey
If Rhode Island, who is with US, has
bought a great deal of land in that
county, and speaks very highly Of it,
md we are going up to see It.
eyes; tell the people that am Won
ierfully pleased with your people, Fort
Worth and Texas in general, and when
'eturn home 1 will make q good report
your country