Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-12
WICHITA FALLS.
THE LOCATION or a CITY THAT
is RAPIDLY GROWING.


Correspondence Gazette)
Wichita Falls, Texas. July 12.--(Spe-
cial)--It is well known fact to the
Iargenp portion of the many Gazette re1hi
ers that the young city Of Wichita Falls
Is located on the Fort Worth and Den.
yer City railroad, 1i5 miles northwest
of Fort Worth, 1t is the capital of Wiel-
its county, the gate city aud distribute
ing point of the great Tepas Panhun lie
country A glance at a map of the
state would Indicate that it Is a frontier
town, and would leave the impression
with strangers that necessary articles
of clothing, dry goods, groceries, etc,
would be sold at the unusual high prizes
demanded In Western localities, but not
SO. Almost every line of business Is
here represented and the merchants AR
nv larger stocks and sell AT smaller
margins than our cousins in the EAT
would suppose. She has two rXclu'i' e
wholesale houses-rhr j. A. Kemp Co.,
Wholesale groccrs, aud the Panhandle
Hardware company. whole sale hardware,
machinery, implements, ctc. The aggre
gate business these two firms do amounts
to more than million dollars per M
mum. They have an extensive terrific y
TO draw from. frequently shipping goo Is
to New Mexico aud the Indian Territo'y
Ii has been rumurcd that a stock com
pany will be- organized in The near future
10 opcu wholesale durg house. In The
opinion Of your correspondent THIS would
he good Investment as The trade tribu-
tary 10 this point Is very large, and such
IA
business.
Despite the financial stringcncy and
short srops, with wheat at lowest price
known for years, Wichita Falls continues
10 improve. Among the more recent
improvements Is TO he scon the Cumbor'
land Presbyterian church, corner Tenth
and Travis, costing nearly 5000. The
sstreet, costing about 5000 The two
story residence Of Mr.. Lee Moore on
Travis street Is nearing completion and
will cost In the neigliburhood of SlhO,
Mr.. W. NJ Shaw has moved into his
new residence just completed out on the
hill. said building cost Nl,MU.
Tie new lnsker hotel on Seventh
street is nearing completion and will be
ready for occupancy about Aug. l. This
Is the hnndsomest hotel building In ihe
panhaudlc built OF pressed brics. with
plate glass front; being tlirec-stUrics. Nud
containing fn.iy-hvc rooms; cost 1000,
Capt. G. g. llyde,nn old Forl Worthitc,
viii have charge ot saulc, which ENSURES
the travelling public hostelry second
10 none.
Major Hyatt has the foundation laid
for the erection Of twO.stury brick
hUtel, containing twenty rooms with
business rooms. On the ground floor, cor
her Eighth street aud Scott avenue,
said building viii ros about 5000.
Mr., T.. q. Reynolds, superintendent of
the Southwestern Telegrnphaud Telephone
company, hes force Of men at work
setting pol's and suinging wires for our
telephone system. This IL the automatic
system. which Is the frat nlant Of the
kind Ia the stale. The good feature of
this system is thar they do away with
the central office. having "a switch board
at every phone The subscriber eau cnu'
ncD't with any other patron IN moments
timc, which nhyiatcs the delays one Is
subject 10 with the old Bell system.
The electric light plant chartered u
shirt time Since has failed to matr-
rialize. probably ON account Of the strin'
gency Of the money market, by the
way, this would be a good point for
some private concern to put IN plant,
The citizens are well worked up over the
matter and would palroui6r II literally.
AT meeting OF the commissioners
court this week the county treasurer was
ordered to transfer from other funds
to the general fund S25O0. There is a
surplus of some 5000 Ia the court house
aud jail fund, II was also ordered that
all funds be declared cash. aud to pay
off county scrip at 100 cents This is a
good thing for the people, Us scrip here
tofOre was worth from go TO ~ cents
and hnnl to dispose ~ az those figures
There was an exciting though harmless
runaway on Indiana avennc Thursday
evening. Two daughters Of Mr.. w NJ.
Shaw had driven down town To do some
shopping. In turning the buggy the horse
hecame frightened and upset the buggy,
throwing the young ladies' out. Though
badly scared neither OF them were hurt.
In turning q corner the buggy rghtcd H.
self. and the horse arrived at home with
out any harm TO himself or the buggy
Among the social events this wre,
Was Tie social ~ he residence of MIR,
T. b Wilson, Wednesday evening. A
large crowd was present aud report q
jolly time
The moonlight picnic given by he
young ladies' and gentlemen of this city
In honor OF Miss Rose Har, Of Heurintta
on Friday night of last week was well
attended, and proved, to be q most pleas.
ant affair The following X list oi
the young ladies' aud gentlemen N az.
tendnncr q, A. Pfaeille and Miss Rosa
tiarl w. V, Crockett and Miss Van.
dyke. T. II. Smythe and Miss Rnhlns1n.
H. Ireyalhen and Miss AlcCaulcy, W.
Il Nickers and Miss Dnnnington, Lyle
Walker and Miss MrAInrlry' Frnnt
frhnman and Miss Wilson, Harry
pausherty and Miss Trmpleton, l.
Ehrn,nan and Miss liussel. Frank Stone
and Miss Bell. W. II Hobbs aud Nls.
Soons, u, /. Walsh anl Miss Bessie
ICONS. Virgil Slscen and Miss Sonle. O.
nrn hudnall M Miss Dunnington, Jim
and Miss. Cobb. Charlie Hudson md
Mss Iudic Heath, Charlie Kenfh .nJ
MISS jamie. Wlihers, Il. ". Alexnndel