Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-04
SAID ON THE STREET.

IT, W. Talmnt We are receiving a
number Of inquiries, generally for FIRMS;
there is NO speculative movement, but
a growing tendency favorable 10 Texas
investments. Our inquiries come princi-
pnlly from the Eastern and Middle states.
The Gazette hag been our principal re
lance. supplemeuGng il with circulars
and statistics. am not altogether I'm
favor of a public movement in the mat
ter Of immigration. believing that such
"a movement would bring foreign rather
than American immigration, but win CO.
operate with any movement that com
mends itself "a prumouye OF the best in
terests of this section City aud suburban
property moves slowly just now, on
account Of the PROPOSE packing cstab-
lishmcnts, IL they We're declared OF,
there would be more sales made or II
they We're autlOrAuvely settled there
would he an active movement. but, as
II Is now, buyers and sellers alike are I'm
a waiting mood. The prospects, however,
are better than for long time past.
regard the extension OF the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific railroad to this
point as of iuculculube benefit, not so
much for the country IL VIII open NJ us
for the confidence it will eugender with
those financially Interested Ia the rail
road company.
Base ball euthusiast-Th fact Is that
baseball In Texas Is back number
The clubs last year did not tote fair
and the public got disgusted. / do not
believe there will be any Texas league
this year and / don't know that / am
sorry. However, II they will organize a
league ON any fair basis you can count
me- in.
]. O. Iewis--As travelling passenger
agent " the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
Railroad company. ! have been irving
for a long time 10 induce the company 10
put on a special train from Hot
Springs, through Texas, and nc last. /
have succeeded. General Passenger
Agent Townsend was down here "A short
time ago, and in consequence of his thin
tourists ~ Hot Springs can go 10 Fort
Worth, San Antonio, Houston. Calves
| ton and return 10 Hot Springs for 500
This Will bring a great many peoplp 10
| Fort Worth and the company has writ.
| ten 90 the Arlington lnn and other botels
| IN order TO advertise 10 Thoroughly. Nv
| the way, we nave o new and rather
! Yenuon of the Travellers Pro
| teetiye association M Peoria. and the
| Worlds fair at Chicago. We charter n
| sleeper Tor $40 a day, aud attach "A hotel
ear. We get o twelve section sleppar
| which viii accommodate forty-eight peo.
| PIE, SO they can stop on the side tract,
| WIN iheir own car and firstclass menls
lot about S2'oO a day. and they viii
know that they are sure of frst.clnss
accommodations without increased cost
Is, ~ Green, Kansas City-A great
many Missouri people are eontemplnt.
ing o removal TO Texas Tho eytrpsion
OF the Chicago, Rock Island ana Pacifc
rnliroa9 TO fort Worth has awakened
general interest aud win result In Kan.
sns Nlly people becoming Interested IN
this city. The road Is being pushed
through rapidly aud win be built almosf
pelots people fully realize that they
H. E keelor ChicacO-The c,tv %,
chicago IS making active preporotin,,t
20 take care of the hundreds al fbn,,
sands OF people who win be there Xxi.
year &C the Worlds fair. but II Is to ba
lSoleu uiut There VIII be u repetition M
she scenes OF 1850 when wnter sold nj
Sepls g unnk. Almost every availabi,
huliulhs mas been rented for lodging nnr
poses. aud even the suburbs are prot,o,
ing lof me crowd, notably Hawey. when.
| a large hotel is being built IN tl,a ~.
OF the one recently DESTROYED IN g.
ana arrangements are being mado
Tents. The fair management ms 49,
criticised upon every hand, But nroboli,
~ leatuN has caused so much ro,,,
pialnt " me renting Of booths and nv
| Nkes inside the grounds Tha 49,.
lui Wlli nave more sideshows ma,
country circGs, ana N some ~ tbe KY.
pald Tor privileges DO not rss,if
sAorhlAnt rates for Things soil tb ~
VIII De-. surprise 20 every ona IN
city - already fun OF men ,eho -,
! "siNs y SCI bold Of lodging houses anS