Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-23

| jail is under way It is 10 be Ct pressed
| brick and stone 54x=9 feet. aud cost $751; 600
There are six large stone buildings now
under construction at st. 10 and a majority
of them nearing completion very rapidly.
One two-story hotel is being erected with
fourteen rooms, besides many nice resi-
dences.
Greenville Headlight: Fort Worth capital
lists are now negotiating for plat of ground
in the east part of the city on which TO erect
new compress. The present compress 5
grand success and will squeeze near sew
ty-tive thousand bales of cotton this season.
There is move On foo to extend the cor
porate limits of St. 10 to on mile from the
public square.
Texas Progress: In the entire history OF
national banking in Texas there has been
four failures. The first in 1873 for $4,000
the second in 1857 for $50, 900, paying cred
itors in full and with good dividend 10
stockholders; the third in 1890 for 500, 900.
reSuming after six weeks suspension; the
fourth in 1891, res uming after three wesks'
suspension. On October 81, 1880, Texas
ranked fifth among the states, with 1s9 ma
| tional banks. The net earnings of Texas
| national banks have for some years aver
| aged between ! and u per cent on their
capital invested. How is this for Texas!
A branch of the Texas National Loan and
| investment company has been organized in
| PearSall. The following is a list of officers
| and directors: L. S. Scovill, presid ent; c.
| H. Beever. vice president: j. t. Gibbs,
secretary and treasurer: Mason Nancy,
attorney; Rev. W. j. Collins, DR.. II.
| Fabian, c. A Hickman. None can borrow
except shareholders.
| Clyde will also have mill and gin in
| good working order before the next cotton
| season, which will DE of great benefit to
| the town and surrounding country.
A large missionary enterprise, with a
| capital of $4,000, 0VO, has been started re
| Gently. 1t is soap factory. It's head
| quarters are at Houston Tex, but it will
| have branches at various points IN the cot
| ton belt
| The Waco water and light company has
| decided to improve its present plant i1nme-
| diately by sinking additional artesian wells
and extending its water mains on streets
not now occupied by il.
The Ballinger roller mill building is
nearly completed, and the contract for
| machinery has been let to Edward =. Allis
of Milwaukee, Wis, for 5000. The ca
pacity Of the mill will be from fifty TO sev-
! nty-five barrels per day.
| Active operations have commenced on Mr.
| Frank RusSeh's fish pond, at Skidmore,
Bee county. which will cover twelve or tif
| teen acres, and will have an island in the
| center. and about twelve feet Of water.
| This will be stocked with fish. Water from
| the artes!an well will constantly flow into il
| The Waco electric street railway and
| light company is still II work grading their
| line and placing material on the ground for
track construction. The bad weather has
| delayed the work somewhat.
| PARIS, April 22.-Work has again tenn
| porarily suspended on the artesiau well.
Yesterday water was struck at depth of
| jI2 feet. Boring was continued until Il
depth of $50 feet was reached. when the
workmen stopped for dinner. After dinner
| there was $50 feet of water in the well. and
| it was impossible TO proceed until it was
| cased out. BY fight the water was 42J feet
! deep and still rising.
GLEN Rose, April 20.-Real estate is on
| quiet boom. Parties from Tyler, Tex,
| have their agent in to-day looking to trade
| for our tannerV.