Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-08
1T Is ONE OF THE HEALTHlEST
PLACES ON THE GLOBE.
Also the Pleasantest Summer Resort in
Texas-It viii Soon be a Great
Commercial City.

VELAsco, TEX, March 5.-While Velasco
is being rapidly built into city and is des-
tined to become great commercial entire
pot and industrial center, it also lays claim
to being, and can prove that it is, one of the
healthiest spots on the globe. and the pleas
ATTEST summer resort in Texas.
Every urban population needs a beauti-
full spot for suburban residence, out of the
noise and dust and turmoil Of the madding
crowds ignoble strife" for the almighty
dollar. This, Velasco possesses and is
peculiarly blessed in it. Straight away
four miles stretches the beautiful wide
gulf boulevard, its head resting in this
busy, busting, newborn city and embryo
commercial giant, and its feet laved by the
cooling waters of the great gulf on the
most beautiful beach in the world at Surf
Side.
It is of Surf Side would speak. There,
as far as the eye can reach, curves in
beautiful crescent form the lovelieSt beach
ever beheld. 200 feet wide, as SIN both as a
velvet carpet and as firm as marble floor.
lyon this rolls the delightful surf of the
gulf, and offers absolutely unexcelled
bathing Out in the surf you can wade for
half a mile and disport your tired body in
those grateful waters without fear Of tide,
undertow or sea nettles. This is NelaScoS
suburb this is Velasco's sanitarium. Here
will be build the summer houses of tho
Velasco business men, ranging from the
homelike cottage to the artistic villa. The
work of building on this beautiful beach
has already commenced. The Texas land
and immigration company have begun the
erection of a beautiful hotel, four stories
high and which will be fitted up with every
convenience and comfort. This company
is also rapidly constructing an electric
railroad from Velasco's business center to
Surf Side straight down Gulf boulevard,
over which a ten minutes ride will take
one from lis business 10 his home by
the sea.
The lots in Surf Side will soon be placed
on the market, and the man who gets in on
the ground floor is the man who gets the
choice lots. All the lots front towards the
beach The block on which the hotel Is be-
ing built is about the center of the bow of
beach Back of 1t for several blocks in
length and one block in width stretches q
beautiful promenade and childrens park.
The beach is zoe hundred feet wide, and
a reservation in the deeds prohibits pur-
chasers from using the lots in the blocks
fronting the beach for business of any
kind. 1t is the determination of the pro-
moters of Surf Side to prevent any feature
to the most refined taste or
instinct from offending the resident or WISH
tor to Crescent beach. The hotel will be
ready for this seasons bathing, aud will be
crowded with guests. Many business men
here will begin building as soon as the lots
at Surf Side are placed on the market.
Nothing will be left undone to make Surf
Side the most attractive and the most pop
ular resort in Texas or the South. There
with the gentle breeze constantly flaming
your cheek, the iucessant murmur of the
surf chanting a lullaby, surrounded by your
family living becomes q luxury and simple
existence a delight