Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-07
AROUT FORT WORTH.
What the Pluckiest City in Texas is Doing and
Trying to Do-Notes of
Progress.

Real estate trading was fairly active
yesterday. The aggregate sales, iuclud-
ing the recorded transfers, amounted to
S45. 900, most of the property sold being
in the residence additions. On more
than half the lots sold residences will be
built, in fact that is what nearly all the
lots were purchased for. Agents re-
port considerable inquiry about outlying
lands, these inquiries coming in many
cases from non-residents. If all the
plans for building houses are carried out =,
the next four months will see building
boom never before eQualed in any Texas
! city. That 500 to 1000 houses could be
rented cannot be questioned. There are
| people coming her. daily who want
| houses, and not finding them are COM
| PEELED to board.
Real estate dealings open well for
August. The sales yesterday placed oil
record amount TO over SAT 900. The
record for August, 1889, showed re-
| corded transfers amounting to less than
| $500, 900 for the entire month, but the
| prospects for 1890 are that twice or three
times that amount will he sold. There
are a number of strangers in the city
| now and 1t is probable that several of
| them will invest in real estate in the
city and suburbs. Agents report fair
inquiry and say trading will be more ac-
tive in August than in July.
The bank elearings for the past month
show an increase over the same month
in 1889, and the volume Of business
shows steady increase.
The past week has been unusually ac-
mess. Real estate sales have been much
heavier than for years past at this sea-
son, and the report of Manager Harold
of the Gle aring- house, for the week end
ing last night shows an increase IN clear
Ings over 1889 for the same week of over
100 per cent. The clearinghouse report
speaks for business generally, and Fort
Worth can certainly claim with truth
that her business has doubled in one
year, when the clearing out more than
bears out the statement. Fort Worth has
cen the dullest period of the year, and
when that dull period has been
so active 1t shows that not only is Fort
Worth growing, but indicates that the
entire country tributary to this city was
never in more prosperous condition.
BANK CLEARINGS.
Cleariugs for week ending August q L, 645 SIS 20
Same week last year. 1855, 7U0.s2
E. B. HAROLD, Manager.
Per cent. increase for 1890, HIS.
NEW DRY GOODS FIRM.
Frank L. Twombly yesterday located
large dry goods and notions firm, which
has for years been doing business at Ell
Dorado, Kan. j. r. Holloway will be
the firm here. Mr.. Holloway leased the
new two-story brick on Houston street,
near the square, taking a two years
lease on the property. Shelving, coun-
ters and fixtures have been ordered and
by September the house will be opened
with heavy stock of goods. Mr.. Hol-
loway returned home yeste day, but will
be back here late in August with his fam
ily and force of clerks. Twelve souls
will be added to Fort Worth's popula-
ton by this move.
ANOTHER ICE FACTORY.
During the present summer there has
been q scarcity of ice at times which has
been anything but agreeable to the peO-
pie of this city, and especially is this
true about the people of the South Side
Ice consumers south of the Texas and
Pacific reservation have been paying at
the rate of one and one-fourth to one aud
half cents per pound for
ice, when the waste by
melting is taken into account and they
have taken the first step looking to the
remedylng of this. A number OF citi-
Zens have taken stock in comvauy to
be known as the SOuth Side artesIan ice
company which Is to have a capital of
S25 900. The factory is 10 be built on
the South Side. Tho stock subscription
paper is still in circulation and the out
look is that considerable more than SIS,
600 of stock could be placed If desired. |
FORT WORTH AND DEEP WATER.
DR.. J. I. Field is back from Corpus
Christi and the coast. aud reports that a |
syndicate of Fort Worth citizens have |
secured an option on 800 acres of land on !
Padre Island, which is thirty-three feet |
above high tide, aud propose to build u |
twin city to Fort Worth on the land |
There is Il depth of forty feet of water !
just outside the island, and without much |
expense deep water can be secured right |
up TO the land. A railroad is eventually |
10 be built connecting Fort Worth with |
the Padre island city, and the two
cities are to increase in population 4.
and wealth together. A charter will
be obtained in q short time and the pro-
ject set on foot. One or more steamers !
are to be built and devoted to coast trad
lug SOOus, wares ana
merchandise of Fort Worth merchants
and manufacturers. DR.. Field SAYS
there are immense opportunities for
Fort Worth III pushing her trade in this
quarter.
SHOE AND LEATHER FACTORY.
A charter from the Fort Worth shoe
and leather factory has been forwarded
TO Austin and will be returned by Mon
day. The capital stock of the company
is fixed at $40 900. The buildings have
already been erected, and a considerable
portion of the machinery Is in place
Mr.. Armstrong expects 10 have the fac
tory and tannery in full operation In
few months.
MISSIONARY WORK AT BOSTON.
The Grand Army of the Republic meets
in national encampment at Boston In
few days, and from all accounts Fort
Worth will have corps of hustlers pres
ent to keep this city before the thou
sands who will be on hand. I'd. Hur-
lev, Robert McCart, T. B. Burbridge,
C. L. Frost, A. W. Caswell, Thos.
Roche, W. W. Dexter and others will all
be on hand and it goes without saying
that they will see TO it that everything
possible is done for the good of this city
that is in their power do.
THE PARK QUESTION.
The absence of place of resort in or