Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-19
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
a BETTER FEELING PREVAILS IN
ALL AVoCATloNS.
More Confidence is shown Ia All Lines of
This Growth Healthy one.

During the past month there has been
q decided improvement in the Feeling
among business men, real estate men
aud cattcmcn, while other lines of bust
ness are strengthened 10y the reflex ac-
ton. This has been more noticeable dur
ing the past few days and especially
since the deal was closed for the con
strucion Of the lioG, Island 10 Fort
Worth This rs also enhanced 10y the
recent rains, which though light, have
had wide spreading beneficial effect
Yesterday Gazette reporter con-
yersed with several gentlemen engaged
iu all lines of business. The read estate
men say there is steadily increasing
demand for property, though nothing in
dicatiug u boom Is yet apparent. The
demand h healthy and the movement
more like that OF the old days before the
recent period II financial depression
knocked the bottom out Of business gem
orally
Merchants In all lines report business
fair and steadily increasing, the growth
being healthy and not spasmodic and
feyeriSh While all say they could do
much heavier business and would like
To see il, yet the Improvement IL so
noticeable rs compared with that of a
few months ago that they are cncOur-
aged TO believe the tide has turned and
that the flood of prosperity has set IN
towards Fort Worth in dead earnest.
Caulemeu generally say business in
their line rs very gratifying. There are
several trades made daily which, while
not approaching in magnitude those OF
two years ago, are yet regarded rs highly
gratifying because indicative of better
feeling Grass IL good aud the cattle
as q rule have come through the winter
in eYcelelh condition. They also express
the belief that the opening of the Fort
Worth market will greatly stimulate the
business and. render them. in a measure,
independent of the markets of ST. Louis,
| Kansas City and Chicago and the COM
| petition they have there from the trans.
missouri cattle growers.
The railroad men say reports from
| along all the lines is very gratifying and
| while rain Is needed ii is thought the
| necessary rainfall viii come before the
crops suffer seriously. Business at
| present is greatly improved and even
! better than for the corresponding period
| of last year The Santa ice has an the
| business offered that it could handle
| under ordinary circumstances, but the
| mnchnists' strike, by causing engines
| TO 80 down because of the lack Of neces-
| sAry repairs, has crippled its motive
| power department The Denver, the
| Katy, the Texas and Pacific, the Hous.
| ton Mid Texas Central and the Rio
| GrandO all report good tonnage and a
/ splendid outlook for crops all along their
/ lines
The farmers are feeling the exhilera-
| ton prevalent in other lines aud ar
| greatly encouraged by the crop pros
| poets There is little Of the speculative
| fever and there seems TO be general
tendency Go reduce the cotton aereag,
and use the land thus released for corn
Many are preparing 20 raise more hogs
and the necessary gram TO feed them
and this is especially noticeable in that
| portion Of the county Immediately con
| iiguous TO Fort Worth.
| Viewed from all standpoints the pros
poets arc decidedly encouraging ant
| through an the various aYocations NOR,
i satisfactory conditions prevail and sori
~ uadeihn1n ~ sse xo,r cna a a nov - ih'
down 20 business permeates all avenue,
| Of trade