Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-26
HUBBARD CITY.
Located In Hill COunty-A Most Desir-
able Locality for Homeseekers.
Made So By Ita Marvellous Growth. Fertile
Lands-Pure ArtesIan Water, Health-6iv-
ing Breezes and Enterprizing Citizens.

While the wheel of progress has bsen
revolving in many parts OF Texas, 1t has
not failed to make many valuable revo-
buttons in Hill county, and let it not be
forgotten that Hill county is one of the
banner counties of the "Lone Star
State.
Each and every section of this county
isweil adapted to farming-corn oats nd
cotton being the principle products.
There are quite a number of fruits
raised also, including apples, peaches,
pears and plums. Cattle and hogs form
a lucrative export trade. The garden spot
of Eli county Is that portion lying imme-
diately In the vicinity of the beautiful
and progressive town Of Hubbard City.
This city, situated on the st. Louis, Ar
kansas AMI Texas railroad, midway be-
tween Waco and Corsicapa, has more
wealthy, enterprising, wide-awake citl-
zens than any other town double its size
in the state; her people ara not slow to
take hold of any enterprising Institution
that comes within their reach, and al
ways extend q warm and hearty welcome
to all good people of brain and Drawn,
grace and grit, muscle and greenback,
who seek homes within her borders. Her
rapid growth in the past few years from
mere switch station TO an important
town of 1900 or 1900 people does not seem
miraculous when we see with what vim
and upush' her citizens exercise to
make Hubbard City what she deserves to
be-a fiourishng city of Central Texas.
WHAT HUBBARD CITY DOES AND WHAT
SHE HAS.
She takes more interest in school build
ings, churches and public enterprises
generally, than auy other town of twice
her size in the state. She builds public
roads and bridges, and keeps them IN
good repair-makIng it pleasant driving
even in the country.
She furnishes a good market for all
produce grown in the surrounding coun-
try, she organized a Building and Loan
association, and Arteslan well and water
company, she supports the finest college
building and the best school in the
county. She handles more of the
90 tieecy stapie' than many other towns
of the state OF four or five times her
size, her cotton yards last season handled
Il, 900 bales, and great efforts are being
set forth TO increase that amount this
season by 50 per cent. which will give
Hubbard e market Is 600 bales of cot
ton, aud many OF her citizens feel as
sured there will be 20 900 bales for the
season
sum- tuuS bluCC buO ALLCslhh nClA
water company-solely home institu-
tion, capital S25, 000-contracted with
company 10 sink an Rrtesian well, which Is
down quite digtRnce and the water stands
within eight feet of the surface, which
makes IL certainty that Hubbard City
will have an abundance of pure artesian
water. The consideration in the con-
tract is $500. AS soon as that one is
completed other ones will be contracted
for; then a system of water works VIII
be constructed, utilizing the arteslan
water.
She has a building and loan association
which is a home enterprise, capital
S25 900. This institution furnishes
means on the monthly installment plan,
by which many withou; homes are en-
abled to sing ''Home, Sweet Home. -
Hubbard City college is an elegant
tWo-story brick-cost $4,000. with first
class equipments; other additions will be
made soon.
The services of one of the first
educators of the state, Professor
r. L. Barham, has been Sc
cured. Under him are five or six other
competent teachers, composing a faculty
of well trained instructors, which will
compare favorabiy with more preten-
tious institutions of older states.
School opens soon, and many boarding
pupils from distance are coming In
already to begin the years work. The
future prospects OF the school are quite
fiattering, and it is estimated that the
increase in attendance Will be at least 80
per cent over last year.
The interest In churches is equally as
great as that IN other institutions,
several denominations being represented
with good membership, viz; Baptist,
Methodist, Cumberland Presbyterian and
Protestant Methodist.
She has city government, consisting
of a board of five aldermen, Mayor Il.
b. Whorton, Clerk T. r. Chanler,
Attorney s. r. Boyd, Marshal ]. A.
Jones, Duputy Marshal Ed Bounds, all
efficient officers, which, with the in
fluence of her schools and churches will
give Hubbard City an unequaled society
record.
She has board of trads which is COM
posed of wealthy and influential men
who are ever looking to the interests OF
the town and the surrounding country.
The board of trade is improving the
streets, the country roads and building
bridges over ali streams on roads leading |
20 town, which of itself speaks well of |
any place. Hubbard City has courthouse |
yard laid out, fenced, and many nice |
shade trees put out, aud she confidently |
expects TO have new, county with the |
Countryside located there.
She has large and commodious stock !
yards from which several hundred car |
loads of beeves are shipped every season. |
Great many hogs are raised, and o |
number of car loads have been shipped |
from this point.
Several gins In and near town do an |
extensive business every year.
Quite alarge park In q most desirable |
locality Is being laid out and improved. |
The real estate transfers since July 10, |
1890, is over $40, 900.
Hubbard City has the most h!gh-toned |
weekly family newspaper IN Hill county,
published by D. r. wald aud edited By
S. r. Boyd. Messrs. Wald & Boyd OF
the News will take pleasure in answering |