Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-19
"A float loaded with Fort Worth made
trunks represented the Fort North trunk

"A float loaded with Fort Worth made
trunks represented the Fort Worth trunk
factory
AIisfit, one float.
Steam carpet cleaning, one float.
l.. August, two floats.
Domestic sewing machine company, three
wagons. One drawn by donkey clad in
fine linen and ruffied neither garments.
Monnig dry goods company, one tent pro-
PEELED by some unseen power.
Fort Worth ice company. six wagons.
Next came Turner & Dingee'S display,
thirteen wagons all decorated and filed
with the employees of this well-known
parade were MessrS. Turner & Dingee, the
proprietors of the establishment that does
grocery business amounting to $4,000 per
month. which is twice as large IS the
business done by any other retail
grocery firm in Texas. The fact that it re-
quires twelve wagons to deliver the goods
sold in Fort Worth shows not only that this
old and reliable house has business relations
with hundreds of our citizens but also shows
that Fort Worth is city The firm has
districted the city, and each driver delivers
only in his own territory Orders taken in
the store or at the homes of customers are
promptly filed and as promptly delivered.
An army Of clerks is required 10 fill the
orders but such IS the system and such
the care taken that mistakes seldom oc-
cur. The stock is always fresh and new
because the trade is so heavy goods do
not remain on the shelves any length of
time
Next came n. S. Belden, grocer, one
wagon.
w. j. Bracewell, grocer one wagon.
j. s. Carlton, grocer, two wagons.
The Pacific express company had four
large wagons in line drawn by fine Norman
horses.
Maj. Burrows in dog cart, headed the
packing house division of ten wagons. This
was an impressive display, and shoEed
what an immense business the pacfA
house is doing. Hog products, labeled for
al points in Texas, We're loaded on the
wagons. Noble Norman horses drew these
line, the first wagon drawn by tandeR
team.
The Fort Worth candy and cracker com
pany made fine display with six floats and
wagons in line. The first float was loaded
down with the company's manufactures. !
H II. Lewis came next with a unique
wagon representing house.
The Texas brewing company had ten
brand new wagons in line and the
of the parade. Some of the
wagons We're filled with ice and others
loaded with kegs of the splendid beer which
had only been put on the market in the
Columbus buggy company, one float.
L. II. Keller one float carrying twelve
sturdy wagonmakers. who were build
ing wagon as they rode along
Reliable steam laundry had four wagons
in line.
Texas builders supply company had two
decorated floats.
William Quaritins, metal worker, had one
float.
Fort Worth dry goods company, one float
j. Culbertson & Co, three floats.
Texas cornice works, one float.
Victor coal company, one float.
Robinson the billposter, one float
The shoe and leather company had 4
very handsomely decorated float. 1t was
covered with leather made at the factory
n this city
w Fl. Taylor dry goods company, one
float.
Jemison, fish dealer, one float
Mccormick, shoe manufacturer had a
shoe wagon in line which was one of the
features of the parade.
Darrah had two floats in line
j. f. Moore, one float.
Buell's Bakery, one wagon.
Howard w. Peak made u splendid dis
Dlay with four floats and wagons. This
Exhibit was greatly admired
Waters Pierce oil company had five
wagons in line.
\ float on which were two looms busily
1t work represented the cotton mills, This
vas practical and interesting display.
Then came SwartZ, the photographer.
nd the parade was at an end