Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
AN IMPLEMENT CENTER.
THAT'S WHAT FORT WORTH is AT
THIS TIME.
a Dozen or More Large Houses Located
Here-Freight Rates Satisfactory.
This City True Railroad Center.
What They Say.

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business caused much favorable comment
by the press, as well as to put people to
thinking of the magnitude of the implement
trade in Fort Worth as well as its future
possibilities. A day spent among the va.
| rious dealers in the city has revealed an
extent of trade in this line which is not
only gratifying to Fort WORTHLESS, but
which will convince tie most skeptical that
only few years longer will see this city
the implement center not only of the trade
| in this state, but the entire Southwest,
including Mexico.
Since the advent of the Walter A. Wood
| people in our city, six weeks ago. at least a
dozen other implement companies have es-
tablished state agencies or created trans
fer stations" in Fort Worth so as to be
better able to serve their trade with dis
| patch. Some of the companies are new in
the Texas trade, while others have moved
here from other Texas cities, solely for the
reason that the fact had been fully demon
strated to them that Fort Worthis cheaper
place 10 distribute from.
| The question, 'Why did you give Fort
Worth the preference over other Texas cities
in deciding 10 locate here?' was pointedly
| asked each manager of the recently estab-
| ished companies, and without single ex-
ception the following was the substance of
their replies:
1--WE can ship goods from our factories to
Fort Worth just as cheap as we can to any
| city in the state, while the local freight
| rates from Fort Worth to great majority
of the consumers is decidedly IN favor of
| his city. One company moved their cad
quarters from Dallas, and gave for their
reason that 20 per cent of their goods
shipped from Dallas had to pass through
| Fort Worth to the consumer, and by moving
| to this city we save to the consumer 70
cents per 100 pounds, the amount Of the To-
cal freight rate from Dallas to Fort
| Worth''
1t is recognized fact that 80 per cent of
| the annual increase IN new farms opened in
| the state are north and west of Fart Worth,
| and that the agricultural interests of a
vast territory tributary to Fort Worth are
| but yet in their beginning. All of this
| great new country will soon be farms,
and the demand for farm implements and
machinery will be large.
With this fact before them the manu-
facturers can readily see that this city is
| their natural initial point from which to do
| business in the state. The implement bust
ness of Texas is but in its infancy, but is
| rapidly growing.
Maj. Duke Goodman, manager of the
| Walter A. Wood NOV ing and reaping ma
chine company, was called on and found
| chock full Of business, and very hopeful
| over their future trade in the Southwest.
| The major now has his Texas force fully
organized, and was on the eve of leaving
y.
| agencies in that country, which will in the
future draw all their supplies frem Fort
| Worth, as will also Arizona, New Mexico
and other sections. The plans for the new
building to be erected by this company, on
Ninth street, near the brewery, are about
completed and work will soon be under
way. The building will be of brick, and
! especially designed for the harvesting ma
chine trade.
Walter p. Binyon has leased the old J. H.
Brown building on Rusk street and en-
barked in the implement business. P. p.
Mast & Co., of Springfield, Ohio, manufac-
turers of cultivatels, drills. hay rakes,
etc, uhave just made Mr.. Binyon their
distributing agent for Texas and have
shipped him complete stock. Mast & Co.
have heretofore conducted their Texas
business from Kansas City, Mo.
The Thomas manufacturing company of
Springfield, Ohio, has also arranged with
Mr.. Binyon to act as their distributing
agent in Texas. These people manufacture
hay rakes, lawn mowers, pumps, harrows
etc. ETC., and have, until now used Dallas
as their Texas distributing point Although
in the implement trade but few days yet
Mr.. Binyon says he has large number of
orders on hand and reports prospects for
trade very fattesing.
Mr.. D. w. Martin, agent for the Sand
witch en- erprise company, of Sandwich, Ill,
says: "Our Texas trade in wind machinery
and pumps was far better in 1891 than in
any previous year; but business In 1892, SO
far, is largely in excess of last year. We
have great confidence in the future of Fort
Worth as an implement distributing point
Our men now on the road are constantly
busy, and report bright prospects for future
trade"
The firm of Stratton & White is a new
accession to the implement trade of the
city, these gentlemen having located here
within the past two months. Their ware
house occupies one-fourth of block and is
crowded with implements to its utmost
capacity. MIR. White stated that they To-
Gated in Fort Worth because they found the
location twelve hours nearer to the imple-
ment consuming section OF the state than
any other distributing point as well as hav-
ing an advantage OF 20 cents in freight rates.
A few days ago the Wardner-Bushnell-
Glassrer Co., manufacturers and extensive
dealers in Champion mowers ard binders,
made Stratton & White their general
agents for the Southwest as did also the
Minneapolis threshing machine company.
Both of these manufactures decided to
locate their general agencies in Fort Worth
after fully investigating the merits OF the
various distributing points in the state and
being convinced that their trade could be
better handled from this city.
Although here but short time Messrs.
Strattou & White have number of trav-
ellng men on the ROAD ana unelr WOfk Iully
organized. They report trade far better
than they anticipated and are more than
satisfied with the choice of their location.
The Fort Worth implement company has
been in existence about four years. 1t
reports q constant increase in its business
from the day of starting to the present
time, and say the future of the implement
trade done from this city is very fattering.
This company is state agent for the Fort
Scott well drill company and the Pratt gin
company. 1t also handles a full line of
implements and windmills; also does gen.
eral implement repairing work
MIR. Hart of this company says that he IS
of the opinion that many companies now
maintaining headquarters at other points
in the state will be forced to locate in this
city in order 10 better meet competition, as
well as to be nearer the territory in which
their goods are sold.
Sam G. Anderson, state agent for the
Plano manufacturing company's harvesting
machinery, has had headquarters in this
city for the past three years. He says
Fort Worth is the best distributing point
in the state, and that manufacturers of all
kinds are just beginning to see it. He
claims thst goods can be rcshipped from
Fort Worth cheaper than from any other
city in Texas. The Plano people have done
a large business in Texas from the day
they first entered the state, and Mr.. An
derson reports trade for 1899 better than
ever before. His opinion is based on the
reports received from the company's agents
scattered over the grain-growing sections
of the state.
0Musick & Hall is another new