Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-12
WACO
a NEW YORKER TALKS ABOUT
GREAT TEXAS.
Ne Will Spend Ms Winters IN Fort worth.
Enlohis Iemplaf and Knights
Of Py,hlas

Waco. Tex, April IL Especially
Among the visitors 30 The city yesterday
afternoon on The sOunth bound Missouri
Kansas and Texas train were Sir, Henry
H. 1nurbrr of New York and Colonel
W -. Hunter Of Fort Worth
The former is The owner aad the latter
manager OF the coal mines at Thurber
Eraih county. These genuenRu. toHeth'
rr with Bipsyrs r. H. Parrvtt. j. -.
Mcicud0n aud III Roian, proceeded %
Csc general Offices Of the IcNn4 Central
o. ilruad and held coiHIlnuou Win
General Manager Eauiliun. The early
construction of the line from the mines
20 connect with the Texas Central and
TINS with this city was talked about.
afid buSueas matters generaliy were
discussed. Tlo coal company expects ~
cultivate extensive business relations with
Waco az Eson ns the coal branch ~
opcncd for traffic.
Colonel PARROT chapproned the visitors
10 n trip around The city after the mlet-
iug and ns matter ot conrse hulhihE
wts neglected iu the way Of points ot
interest and entertainment
AZ the Pacific last night The Gazette
mgu cOnvpfsed with Che prominent New
Iurk.Texas man.
II have been spending my winters
regularly said Mr.. Uurber. for nix
or seveai years in Florida. / shali do
NulH W. NNNlNf NNNlNH lfAili'N NatAh NN'AN
D. no finer or moro pHCcllrut winter r.
sort 60 be found ia the country than iu
Texas This is n wonderful country and
has resources which ARE but Boz their in-
fancy OF Development :; seems 90 me
that the people OF Texas hardly know
and appreciate their advantage. ] have
been around the state somewhat on n.y.
present trip and was completely SUR
pHscd hy tho activity which / saw. l
have Travelled an around iho country
aud know OF no more delightful country
than Texas IL rs rich In the most yllu.
able resources and BIS bound tD grow and
develop rapidly despite every obstacle.
Fort Worth, / consider o. splendid city
with great future and viii spend
my winters there hereafter. 4 have cr.
joyed the bcst Of hulth there and had
that ny northern friends have Che same
experience.
j have been in Waco once before. JUST
remained over nigh, and departed next
morning bad no opportunity of sec-
ing the city then. bot today ] have been
shown much ~ IL aud 90 imprpssrs mo
greatly. Il has citihed lo0k and MP
penrnucc not met with every day. The
hot water here a. wonderful. ! hnthcd
Zoo 10 today and feel Ike "a now man. Tho
Waco natatorium is the finest iustitu.
tiou Of its Kind u the country. There
Is Indeed much 90 result 90 the city from
thr NhrhuNgN OF lfH curing NUN meaning
water, aud when thc country lrurns
what you have here you are bound 20
reap excellent v.sults 10 seems 10 me
folly upon the part OF the people of the
north Who suffer from the rigors OF the
winter ihcro go Co Florida and other re-
sorts when they can come 60 Texas.
They atr beginning tp realize this and
che result viii manifest itself rapidly
in Increasing visitors aud closer and
more intimate relations. which VIII cause
the investment of much capital in the
Fiate Legislation here OF late has some.
what injured and retarded the growth
of Texas. but 30 cannot stop u. The
state will grow, not because Of, but in
spite of hostile and unwise legislation.
An progress improvement aud develop.
mont today IL brought about by aggrr-
gated capital in the form OF corpora.
tons
Mt Thurhcr continued and seemed
not TO tire of telling Of the pleasant i'm.
pressions which he had formed uf Texas
Accompanied by Colonel Hunter be de-
parted Tor Fort Worth this morning.
promising 60 visit the city again ia a
short time