Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-12
FORT WORTH'S GREATNESS.
Gen. Clarke, Secretary OF The Cham
Der of Commerce, on
Our Needs.

great deal Of interest the leading edi-
torial in today's issue of the Gazette,
on the establishment of trade relations
between Fort Worth and Jacksboro. This
is in the right line. A railroad to Jacks
boro would do as much. If not more,
towards building up Fort Worth than
any other enterprise. 1t would make
possible the presence of cheap coal in
this city.
Fort Worth has reached that stage of
existence where the town" is merging
into the city Of Importance. 1t is be-
ginning TO be place Of known business
activity, looked to by those wanting to
buy as the place 10 which they should
go 10 make purchases. 1t is in that con
dition which presents NIL the favoring
aspects for development into thorough
~ well defined center Of commerce.
Wholesale houses are getting plentiful,
hut these wholesale houses are selling
the manufactured products of other
places. 10 state an unpleasant truth,
the manufacturing industries Of Fort
Worth are extremely limited. Such fact
is not, however due to the absence Of
any of the natural resources. but to the
fact that, owing to the high price of
coal for steaming purposes, the cost of
manufacturing is greater here than it
should be-.
During the past three years the cham
Der OF commerce mas lost no opportunity
TO present TO all Interested the fullest
information respecting the exceptionally
favorable position OF Fort Worth as Il
center Of manufacturing industries. An
area Of country larger than all Of the
New England states Is directly tributary
10 This CITY, PAM of this area is now
thickly settled, and the remaining portion
is of such fertility and adaptability to
various ayocatiOns, as to guarantee the
assertion that The next ten years viii
see the entire state thickly settled. /
think chat this view must have been
taken 10y the railway projectors who
have built the steel highways in aud ont
of Fort Worth. until she is today the
largest railway center in the southwest.
No other city in Texas can cOmplre
with her in transportation facilities,
and so no other city IN the state can
compete successfully ia reaeling easily
and swiftly all sections Of tie LOuc
Star empire. Yet notwithstanding tho
presence OF comprehensive and far
reaching network Of traffic lines, not
withstanding the fact that tine persistent
assurance OF ultimate prosperity he.l ny
our citizens. born OF an innate faith in
the trinmph OF natural causes, has made
itself felt even 10 the eastern limits Of
the republic, SO that when TcXts is
spoken OIL ~ eastern business cireles
Fort Worth receives hrst fccoghluoh'
Notwithstanding me met mat lhe popu-
'9uuh oil uhe Territory tributary 10 our
city is rapidly increasing with people
who do SO well that they are able from
me proceeds OF we nrSt year crop 70
pay tue MAJOR portion ol thH pur'nnse
price ana nave enough MONEY ittt 10 guy
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come mere Chpulre Aoout inc ploslleeiS'
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hAhulaclufel pr"uutls' arc Sus'sucI hS
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