Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05
BIG PROJECTS.
A Mammoth Hotel--The Albu-
querque Road.
These an d Other Matters Came Before
the Chamber of commerce
Yesterday Evening
Definite Proposition for Hotal Resolves
Endorsement Kan.as CITY Rankers.
Membership of the Chamber.

The Fort Worth chamber Of commerce met
yesterday afternoon.
Matters OF great moment to the city came
up for consideration.
A proposition to erect $500 900 hotel on Fifth
street between RISK and Calhoun came up and
was accepted, as far as the chamber Of COM
meroe a body could accept.
The buquerque railway committee reported;
and the movement for the construction of that
road was given added impetus.
Steps TO N ertain the Kansas City ex cursiou
which !eavz kansa' CT for Texas on Novem-
Der 10 10 visi- the principal Texas cities were
iaAc1.
And an effort 10 increase the membership OF
the chamber OF commerce was pat on foot.
The meeting altogether was the most SUCCESS
ful and the most fruitful c; substantial results
that has been held in some.ins.
About forty members all active and pro-
gresslve, OF the chamber we're present.
President X. NJ. Van ,ndt was on the floor.
but beiag il poor health. th chair was occupied
by First ce-President Thomas J. Hurley. will
Secretary BideG present.
sessss Hurley indicated that the meeting was
feeular session.; opsn Tor tine TRANSACTION Oh any
Secre airy Bideu read the hotel proposition.
It is made by II ssrs. E. E. Powell, Zeno Z.
John F. Terney and Noodle & Evans They
otfer to erect hotel building. l01xLOu feet
square. fronting 100 feet on RISK, 20 on Fifth
aud 100 on Calhoun. running half way north on
the bl cck between Fourth and Fifth streets, to
cost about 500, 600, to be completed with all
proper dispalch, bonus OF Sj1 $40 to be given
by the citizens
Mr.. T. j. Hurley said such proposition was
timely: that the need for hotel was crying
and growing one, as the papers OF the citr
have indicated for this long time. and this prop
osition seemed reasonable.
Mr. Zcno c. Ross. of the syndicate, e1-
plained That the proposition arose as much from
desil to bring Fort Worth to the front any
thing else. While there is a desire for more
costly structure, aad while 500, 0G) hotel might
loom up more granily, yet it would be al lost
too rich for the present needs of the city.
Ma or Peter Smith thought thai this was the
most pr Jmising project yeS put before the peo-
pie of Fort Wortn; and he was willing to sub
scribe tenth OF the desired Subsidy. ICheers.
Col. Hurley said that though hi; int rests did
not liz in the direction 10 be benefited by this
building, yet he would go 5000.
Col. 7. 4. D. Andrews did not think that any
man who would antagonize this enterprise was
loyal to his ely; In view OF the tact fhss PEI.
hurry away to some other place where they can
get good accommodations, every man 'hould go
down In his pocket to push this project along.
II only q matter OF personal pride | will give
$50 toward the subsidy.
Hon. W. j. Bailey said he had property in
that direction, but this was an enterprise that
promised something, and bird in the hand Is
worth two in the bush, SO he would 60 $500 to-
ward the subsi y.
Mr. Georle Hendricks expressed himself as OF
the opinion that the orosition is good one.
Peter Smith thought the subsidy should be
Col. Harrison said the enterprise impressed
him svoraby.
Gen. Cameron read the following resolution,
which was una nimously adopted:
Resolved that the proposition made by Zeno
c. Ross and others 10 build hotel on Fifth
street, between Rusk AND Calhoun streets, be
hereby Endorsed "a in the best interests of Fort
Worth, and IL recommended enterprise
worthy OF cordial support, which should be
pushed to completion without delay or hesita
tion.'
General Cameron in speaking to the resolu-
ton said the location intende was probably az