Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-27
I'D ZINC.
General Clarke Tells About a Trip for For
Worm 10 an Oklahoma
Metropolis.

A reporter OF The Gazette called on
General Clarke. The secretary uf The
Chamhrt lot Commerce. Yesterday To-
learn the result Of bis recent visit 90
the Oklahoma Territory.
Were you absent Oh business Of the
chamber asked the reporter.
wen, yes. was up iu the Territory
cudciyprIng tu stimulate trade from
Fort Worth. and ihat. you know. is
thc main business of the chamber /
visited l5 Reno in Oklahoma. at the
suggestion OF ihr directors Of Tue cham-
hrr. in response t1 au Invitation from ihn
Commercial club of III Reno 90 Address
the club and business men of l3l Keno
ON the subject of trade relation with this
city,
"Did YOU hnd favorable sentiment
there for trade with Fort Worthy
eyes Tho distance front Fort Worth
20 IN Reno s III mites hy The Rock
Island miiroid. kunns City is distant
from 40 Reno 100 miles ~o ihrt iu The
matter of freight rites ul0np. IL Is to
the advantage of ID Reno Go buy 20
Fort Worth a large number of ihe El
Reno merchants urr FROM Texas ana
they naturally prefer 90 drll with TcXas
houses. 49, Reno Us wonderful town
in ID Woudrriu. country ! got ihcrc ON
Saturday h-L .Ic 2.i Instant Just iour
years Aom the day whom The Territory
wa hr- opened 600 ihr white man. The
town WAS begun about thrr' years ago,
yet found busy, thriving place 'i
upur.y -FOUR thousand inhabitants. AMI
having nearly thirty hr'rt stores and
dwellings The First National bank
organized hy rcNIs mob. Is NOW build.
ink 90 IuFgo bunk structure OBJ brick and
efuup. and lle tVnUI" County hluk
g. also erecting Sine building oi similar
material 900 thp opposite c)rN"f. Ilc
town hHs flur good banks The mulu
street. Rock Island avenue. is ONE hun.
drcd fnpt BOD with. and is liDpl for dis.
lance uf Sis blocks with stores doing
good business. There Hu .IHr new .lH-
Ir.A ono worry rru''iu1'p dalF The
Fort Worth G1lritu ia. however, th"
u1m reliance fur 900 iHp uuWa. uni has
large circulation III WHs somewhat
of "a surprise TO- end 800 -uusuuim! uuh
thrifty % place boo o. country hnl laigIy
possessed by thr dominant race. Vet
drive OF fifty miles over in' sur
rounding country dil much tp explain
tho marvellous growth ] DO not think
ihat amy finer agricultural region can hc
found. than That ul thn Oklahoma.
] Mhwi oOr1 OATS. potatoes. ulI were il
splendid condition. JuI llr nelrri oI
thr fields gave evidence ul careful cnl-
| Wro, while ih' luru houses hnd IatnnH
were lf substantial character nnd poo
worry muuy instances. oi costly ruusiruc'
unn. As ypi. ihH u.ns Myr been alum.
dlut aud fhprn urN 1000 f.Hr nf lruWih
l.l Reno is uiIrH OI great prusrrNs
tfs merchants arc INr widwNWukc PEG.
/ ulr. reminding mr uI hlmu. ] addressed
thc Commercial club and thp merchants
ou Monday evening Boo thU Uprui house. %
/ worry hur building uu fh' subject of twd,
] rsIHtiuus between DO Reno and Fort
/ Worth. Tho 1T. Reno people are very
| anxious tu better such relations and
| now thlt iHD Rock Island railroad IS
! fast approaching completion between ih'
/ tWu uIIr.s. ! believe That Fort Worth
/ IuIuug huuaHs. uuI our plrk"rN VIII sup
/ n'y 800 uf thn wants uI lsl Reno. ] have
/ "a lnI of over uIIy l.I Reno mprchnut'
who told m. ihat th"y wanted 20 lrau'
"Whu arc thryy asked the reporter
! If should Ihp Goo answer your Iue7
] tiOu.' .lid Grupul Clarke, "bui an
| rpsrryiug chat information solely Tor ih'
member, of lh.s body I nm having th,
| liH prepared, iud tomorrow VIII iurhSl
10 90 each nl the members OF This cham
her There b. great desire ON the par
of iu m business Too Oklahoma alonl
the lime of thv ltorl, island. io ret bette
utuuHufpd with Fort Worth merchants
and DO Wp rnuld only organize suutr hih'
of lao rNrursiuu whereby these ptupU
could visit U.S. I sincerely believe !
| Muulu stimulate uu exceedingly u'dIlhl
trade Oh Reno is much better Situated
iu the matter uf finances thun rs 400!
other town BOO thr Southwest IN,
United States army puat With lhr head
quarters uf dhr Firth United state
cuynlry aud SOME ui tNr llirlrrhih no
mutry, is luutnd four miles from th
town, and u like distance are locatc'
hc Darlington Indian agency of th
United States ttuddul. Indian schools
These places are very attractive draw
lug largo number of visitors and ih
government annually dishursos at then
nearly ID million off dollars, most ut WllH
b. spent iu l1l Reno, $50 that ihr town b
assured ot uuirimuut while 10 iV growing
| our merchants can not afford 90 ncgler
thc cultivation Of most cordial relation
| shps with the people ui l.l Reno.
will only be- short Time before thl
Gur country win hc completely settled
aud naturally tributary Co Fort Worth
and the rich harvest of commcrria
business win be lost only hy Shoe
apathy The freight officials of Do
Rock Island road are disposed 10 mid ou
people iu This mnttrr moi only boz trnd
| with ll Reno hut all along their Nn
| through the territory