Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25
POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE.
THE VIEWS OF w. j. BOAZ RE.
GAROlNG 1T.
The Location an Admirable One and the
Sites offered for Homes EIcep-
tionally Alluring

'sMr BOaZ. as YOU are member of the
board Of trust Of the Polytechnic college,
il would be L matter vi public interest 10
have your views in brief touching the col
legc enterprise especially So just row as
here Is 10 be public sale of lots in the
Gel eye addition next Tuesday,
viii cheerfuly give any Information in
nv power concerning this matter. "
What can you say Of the present status
of the collegr.''
Mr.. BIN the face OF the unprece-
deutcd hard times, few Fort Worth citi-
zens have furnished the money necessary to
put up the present building. which speaks
for itself This building is intended Us
soarter. | doubt if there is on record
another instance of such AN opening
as This school had. All the space
for boarding purposes both in the college
building and in the boys boarding house
was occupied or engaged before the school
opened. and by pupils from distance. !
know that application was made by parties
here III the city previous TO
the opening day, and could not be
O commodated These buildings had
en- pushed forward by the board hence
they stood alone out on u great open space.
private parties not having had time to
build residences 50 from the start there
has been demand for boarding. facilities
What do YOU think of thefocation:',
Mr.. BIT is all that siid be desired.
The Station is high, coz fnanding fine
view The city city o and 9Esh of FL Tan a,
place theSupils beyond H. temptations of
Tanjsasss idsns ? 70 like III t6is F COZ"
What dc o. think investments in the
Mr.. B-"The< colA ke has been selling
lots al private san n from Sl25 10 $500. the
distance from thHcolcge regulating the
price AZ such tiu kS, | think the invest
1nent safe and Lon l have had quite
number of appN,tions TO build
houses by parH Is wA desire TO place
their children IN he Scho& ana the rents
offered woaid II ke the mTAstment pay. l
leee will insure permanent ana increasing
value 10 the prt8erty near il"
GroRd MULKEYs VIEWS.
George NlulA was seen II the corner of
Second dud t&uston and the reportorial
pump applicdf MIR. Mulkey, as there is
much interest being taken both by the
people of This city and by individuals in
different parts of the state in the public
sale of lots in the Polytechnic College add
ton on next Tuesday, YOU would do i good
service by giving the readers of THE GA
ZETTE your views about the present status
o. the college and lis future prospects,
Mr.. MI have no desire whatever to
appear in public print. Still | have my
views. and if you think them of any value
to either the college or the public. You are
welcome 10 Them.
Are YOU member OF the board of trust
OF the college"
Mr.. Nj am not. But I am patron of
the school. have two sons in the college,
aud am free 10 say. right here, l am per-
fectly satisfied; in fact. the college is an alb
solute success My sons are doing better
than ever before. The only deficiency is
the lack of more room. l believe If we can
get ample buildings both for teaching and
boarding purposes, within very few years
the college will be equal TO. if it does not
exceed. any college IN the state
Then you think Fort Worth could be
made truly IN educational center?"
Mr.. M.-'Unless This aity fails 10 manifest
proper appreciation. | see nothing to him
der Think of il. from seventy-five to eighty
Young people have gone from this city this
year to distant schools, none of which are
better than our home schools. What
saving. if the thirty-siN 10 forty
thousand dollars thus carried away could
have been kept at home, and then if ten
times that much could have been brought
and spent here. and it will be when we get
sufficient facilities 10 accommodate the pu-
piis. would be glad if all the denomina-
tons had schools III and around the city.
Nothing would insure our future so surely
and grandly'
You think these Investments in Polytech-
mic college lots safe and good -
MIR MI certainly do The understand
ing | have of polytechnic schooi-which is
to train our young men and women in the
practical arts. thus fitting them for real
life, with the excellent moral training they
will get in such school as this, is sure to
give permanent value to the community in
which it is located
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