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

and Jefferson. This square embraces
some of the most prosperous farming
and pasture lands in Texas, and it Is TO
this country that Sulphur Springs offers
the accommodations of her banking,
commercial and manufacturing facili-
ties. 1t is the largest city III the square,
and as to its tributary territory, is with
out q rival. 1t is the only city that has
made great progress IN manufacturing
way, and the only one blest with an
abundance of pure water and cheap fuel,
which are indispensable to manufactur-
ers. 1t has an ice factory, oil mill,
tannery and leather manufactory, FUR
niture factory, cotton compress, SODA
and mineral water factory and
bottling establishment, wagon fac
tory roller Touring mill, sheet
iron and coruioe factory, manufactures
of confectionery mattresses and wire
fencing, planning mills and lumber yards,
brick yards and marble yards. Arrange
ments are made to enlarge the foundry
and an oil refinery will be erected
during the year and the oil company
will concentrate the product of their sew
eral Texas mills here. Street car lines
are chartered, aud the city council are
arranging matters for waterWorks ana
electric light plants. The Cotton Belt
railway company will put on an extra
fast train from Fort Worth to Memphis
via Sulphur Springs, which Will give the
| city quick connections with that railroad
and commercial center, Fort Worth.
! The narrow gauge branch Of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas is to be converted into
a standard gauge, the work being al
! ready begun.
The city has two prosperous national
banks with ample capital. There are
about 100 stores and shops OF trade that
carry heavy stocks and afford sharp COM
| petition. The population IN 1870 was
| 1000, and in 1888, over 45U0. The as
sessed values have increased from $780,
| 600 in 1880, to 81 300, 900 in 1888. The
volume of trade has increased proper
tionateIy. In 1888 the mercantile trans
actions were estimated at $3.50, 900 for
| dry goods, $500 200 for groceries, S75,-
| 600 for hardware, $40 900 for agricul-
| tural implements, 500 900 for lum-
Der, $50, 1000 for produce ana
| other lines 500 900. There is more than
/ SI25, 900 invested in manufacturing now
A,and more being put in. Sulphur Springs
i last year handled Is 900 bales of cotton
at S675 900; 1000 barrels of sugar at SfO,-
900; $50 900 pounds of wool, 90 200 bush
els of corn, 5000 tons of cottonseed and
an enormous quantity of smaller pro-
ducts. In all the bank clearings in 1889
were over 81 900 900. Yet in spite of
this grand showing property is cheaper
in Sulphur Springs than in any other
town of its size in the state, and there Is
better field for investment than can be
found IN any young town with no sub
stantial improvements.
The mineral wells are rapidly acqulr-
ing national reputation and bringing
the city to the front as health resort.
The fine water, an able corps of physl-
clans, the pure atmosphere aud the de-
lightful climate make it one of the most
beneficial health resorts in the country.
In an educational point of view Sulphur
Springs stands without an equal. Gen.
trail college has a beautiful new property
worth So, 900, as well as handsome
| endowment. 1t is a chartered institu-
| ton under the auspices OF
the Methodist Episcopal church.
The East and West End colleges
are under the management of the city
Together with the ward sceools. more
than 1000 pupils attend these institu-
tons. There is a handsome two-story
building for colored children and all the
church denominations are represented
by a church organization and fine
church building.