Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-11
REALTY AND BUILDING.
A Prominent Manchester, England.
Man to Build the Cotton Mill.
The Meeting of Citizens at the Chsmb'r OF
Commerce To-NIght-Ou,sIds Real
Estate Euyers- Progress.
THE MEETING TONIGHT.


meet tonight at the hall of the chamles
of commerce TO devise ways and means
70 foster and encourage all manufac-
turing institutions in this city. Few
meetings have ever been held in Fort
Worth of more importance than this.
There is not citizen, no matter how
humble, who cannot do something in
building up our factories. The meeting
| Is called for s CLOCK.
| THE COMING ATTRACTION.
The committee soliciting subscriptions
10 the boxes for the Last Days of POM
| peii was out yesterday, aud added q
number 10 the list of our enterprising
citizens who wish to help in giving Fort
Worth the grandest attraction
ever brought to Texas. Man
ager Skif was notified yester-
day thai the scenery would be
here at 9 O'Clock this morning. He
chartered special express train from
Wells Fargo Il Co. to bring the scenery
from Galveston, and it will come on fest
time, the train being hammered and pla-
| carded from one end to the other. E1-
cursions are being arranged for on
all the railroads and crowds OF people
Will Uo UIOuEuI ueT6 lTOUl Ill over leAdS
and the Indian territory. Yesterday as-s
| engagements were made with ]. Il. Tig-
ner for % ,000 librettos, which will be
beautiful souvenirs of the spectacle.
THE COTTON MILL.
Work on the buildings OF the cotton
mills will be under way much earlier
than is generally supposed by the people
of Fort Worth.
A strong company has been organized
with George Taylor, lately o! Man.
chester, England, who Is a thoroughly
experienced cotton goods manufacturer,
as president, 10 build and operate the
Fort Worth mill. They have the plans
for the mill nearly ready for bids. They
promise to submit same in o few days
for our contractors to bid on. Mr.. Tay-
Tor liz building mill now and says the
machinery for same has been ordered
and that he will at once eend duplicate
order for machinery for this mill.
The Texas and Pacific will put sldings
in right away and ample facilities for
doing business there. BY March 10 the
machinery will be in the building ready
for operation. Let it be remembered
that this company give an acceptab3ts1
bond to operate this mill and have c6n-
tracted for twenty five DIV ellIngs for rent
for two years, and will require twice as
many more. This industry will add
greatly to the wealth and prosperity of
Fort Worth. The cotton mill in opera
ton will add several hundred people TO
our citizenship and will aid the retail
trade grtutly. The year 1891 will |
dawn brightly on the city of Fort Worth. |
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
During the past week Sis, 900 worth |
OF Fort Worth real estate has been sold |
to people of Wyoming, Nebraska, Cali |
fornia, Colorado, Louisiana and Wash
ington. In nearly every case buildiagss
lots were bought. All these people haYe \
faith in Fort Worth dirt.
In the past few days James Ryan has
sold four houses and lots to people who
wanted homes in Fort Worth.
The track of the Riverside street car
line has reached Jones and Third streets.
T. j. Hurley, vice-president of the
chamber of commerce, has purchased
block % IN Arlington Heights. and will
commence the erection thereon within
sixty days of an elegant hmoe.
This morning l03 miners leave Fort
Worth on the Denver to mine coal for
this market.
r. Walker Is erecting large building
on Burnett and Weatherford streets to
OS useu LOT OOttllDR works.
Messrs. Kirby are building large iron
clad structure near Yeats hall for O
wagon and carriage shop. Il
Everything is activity in the Denver
addition on the North Side. Two artes-
ian wells are being drilled now, with a
certainty of fine flow of water. The
stock yards, packery, wagon factory,
hoe factory ard rolling mill being
erected on the North Side are making
'ealty values appreciate rapidly in that
leighborhood.
The printers addition and the addition |
II M. G. Ellis look like little cities now,
o many residences have been built |
here.
The front of the Hyde-Jennings three
tory building on Main street is greatly
dmired. This is the finest building of
is kind in Texas.
Fort Worth will be the best lighted
ity in Texas after November l, when ,
he city's electric light plant will be IN
peratiou.
The Fort Worth light and power COM
any Is rapidly completing its buildings.
hey are investing 1915, 900 of Eastern
money in Fort Worth. When completed s
hese works will be the finest In the
outh. 8
The Gause-Kaiser brick block on West t
Veatherford street Is going up rapidly. s
Every citizen should Ge at the hall of d
ne chamber OF commerce tonight.
RECORDED TRANSFERS.. C
.ealty aud coupon association d
of Colorado to W. R. Moore, Il
lot G, block 10Y, on Houston a
and Sixth street. Sill 900 90 C
harlie Turner to Thomas G.. s.
Curry, 531l00, block IL, p
Fort Worth. .............. 400 90 "