Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-19
VELASC0.
BUILDINGS AND TRADE--FlRST
BALE OF COTTON.
Progress of the Artesian Weu-Yessols Ar
irving Dsily-First Bale of Cotton
Marketed at Nelasco.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Gazette.

OOIItS DOINtLGt W iLt NslLtLtS-
VELAsCo. BRAzoRIA COUNTY, Ten, Nov.
l6.-Velasco's first bale of cotton was mar
keted to-day on the corner Of Third street
and Avenue c. 1t was raised by Uncle 81
on Oyster creek. three and a half miles from
town, and was bought by Mr. W. D. NJ
Lee. the president of the company, for 800
in gold. 1t was the center of an enthuslas'
tie crowd of citizens, who wanted to take
IN collection ana premium Uncle ST, who
objected with, {" l showed Mr.. Lee fru de
brush hear two vars ergo, 70 eny of youons
WIS hear, an he's gwine ter buy my Gotten. "
Mr. Lee will keep the bale as memento.
Uncle ST wanted premium on his cart and
team also, which for all-home manufacture,
oddly and uglineSs, was richly deserving.
The artesian well by the hotel WAS sunk
go feet to-day, making a total of $50 feet.
The work is very rapid, and ths~sG0 feet
will likely be reached tomorrow night at
which depth flow is expeeyd of 25G.OOC
Contracts Cont; act We're let to-daySor two-story
brick building 52xl0O feetEon Fourth and
Boulevard streets, cost 5000; a two-story
frame 5OXGO, Avenue D &nd S, First street,
cost $1,000, andy twEstory frame store
and o.tice building, 81 go
Plans for Che surf Side hotel have been
Subul gifted aid are NOW in the hands of the
architects Bling REVISED.
The EmRs y calae in from Galveston to-
day and discharged forty tons of general
merchahdise. -
= Schooner LADY of the Lake, - laden with
l5charcoal; Carolina of Lake Charles, with
1O00 600 feet of lumber; 4 barge from Orange,
Tex, with 100000 feet, and raft of cedar
poles for the electric car line, are at the
wharf ready to discharge.
The last of the cars for the construction
train We're landed to-day.
Uncle ST, who marketed the first bale of
cotton here to-day, raised five bales on
three and q quarter acres of ground, which
is about the average in this county this sea-
son.
The Texas land and immigration company
has secured q one-fare rate over all roads in
and out of the state for their grand opening
and barbecue next month. The Northern
roads have also added Velasco to their
Southern winter resorts, and it will here
after be included in the Southern tourists
rates for one and a half fare, good until
June.
There is need and good opening here for
wholesale hardware house, and 4 whole
sale grocery Trade in these lines is very
heavy, and the field is increasing daily.
The Alice Blair brought in seventy-fve
passengers tonight, among them Mr. P. +.
Combs. formerly of Fort Worth, who will
open a wholesale and retail grocery here
this week.
Sunday is truly day of rest here; all
lines of work cease, and the busy little hive
is quiet. The gentlemen not piouSly in
clined amuse themselves with gun and reel,
and the ladies take a sail on the gulf or
stroll on the beach, your correspondent be-
ing numbered in party yesterday. The
ladies were Mesdames Hodges and Benson,
Fort Worth; Calwell Nashville, Tenn. !;
Jay. Louisville, KY, and Fields of Velasco,
under the chaperonage of Master George
Hodges.