Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-05
CENTRAL cIrY HISTORY.

A''''f'f N'NN hEA7fiA NluNA NVAubIENWs
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In March, 1919, nearly fOrty-five years
nro. the foupdntinn Of \Nprn ne f, VILLAGE
80 ~,
""' '''u "Nl ny N'p''ln heorg' D. Eroti'
VINO began q survey, the initial point of
which was the big SPRING" Mt the foot
or which 10 ,,,,. prtl,, .t.,.+ 81 r..
na,,iaii,, ,,,,r nIN SIt!gsr a'rtvL anu IN
s,u rid, . .,, H., soMer VI NJ NJ
.,,,.r,,i ~ - ~ 'sa w bI"Aos. ne
nc. s'' iH"rnS u4n,',g was men wnugg-
vrb1t Ia n,,. Nj ~, iv" SV' W III
sitc wis inid n,i ,,id Ia t"NNnEi IN ,HWih
"a nan. c,,,,,''l 10y L. ~ ~ y XIV
~ pa,..,r. go. ..it IL -. ~. n W ~
door, 70, p,,.n.rd XXX a. ,,,,.,',,,lP ~
ciubrynpir litv 0D,nr AZ H. ~, VI VIZ
block were p1rrbasrd NV Cantoi n' ''i ~
T,1gt ,,,, ,.I,i,l, ~ " l tglil a.
mony vn,rs Wi botn " ' 6, anu kept Tor
fpw l6ts mo land was mi nf ~, ~
'1'i1tulcrs gr.rt" ADD ,,.,i ,,-,',i w ii'
y 4 Wnrr T,3,,s p,ti. ,I ~" ~
CorjGvo n,s a. ~ NM, pp.u a. -
niece INF In NT,y f,lIo,,inc. ME, 90
n mnrc nytepsi,s s,ic M ,s,,o o w ,'S
those in thp pnbllc s0nnrc which bad mon
brpn lnrntol Lrnu,bf NOV, Mon s1 In, u
nierr Farr 'Is"ra,y in tbo ho az ~, e
fbc city and ..inp bet,,ccn Mir, snd
ifi,.bu strr,,ys Xii ,i frn,, 90 tt 60 , ~
ncTn ~ ~ F' pe'
Cantnir Ross mt In onerotion n fcrry
across tbr Brozos river rbis bad a hon.
afcial effect On the dcycionment Of not
only tho village. INT ON ali thn adia,nnt
conntr, crnm Tho fact thnt IL ott yaCt''i
travel going wrist bron"it tbe canntr,
INTO notirc AMI WINS the incnntinr az
vol cstnbIlshpI thoro1pbfnrc r1r in,,,i
grants from the p1st To Austin. rho c1nj-
tol, aud to an Western Texas. thus mak-
i'm Waco a noted aud observable point on
the route
The county ,y1., a short tire , ft,r AIT
organized, I'm conformity To nm moi Of the
LEGISLATURE From this perioi Mo cnnrtrv
settled No rapilly. the ynlun of nrobe,ty
In both town and cnnntv inrr.osoI
greatly aud improvements went ON stead
ily, creating Il healthy devclopmeut of Tho
material moral and social cnnJifinns nr
the litlc village. VI
Along 1bDuf 1SJO aud within , ,r,,..
time thereafter many Of tho peopie Via
history Of The citv cast ibcjr ,9,s III St IN,
the now town. Among them was Coi.
Oncl George u. Burney. He was n mem
her Of Mo Legislature and in+,,,Jrr,5 ~
bll for Tho org,ni1otjnr' az ''11iuVeu lhe
and afteryam the drst rhorter oGut Ky,
cirv. Hon. A l. Ev,ns osta,,,.,, " ~
States district attorney. and scvcroi ti,,,,i
member of the lcgisinturc U,,s a,'i,
the runners. Hon. ~ w. RnttIe AZ
trict attorney and district iudge several
lines came from Georgia about This time
Hon Richard Coke. ITnitei Stotns sn,',
tor, came from Nirpinio ami so,,t.S sy'i "
The city at This time. IIr 49, ,,.i tL ~
means, friends or prestige INT r,,iiI,.
won his way TO distinction az pily
and afterwam AS a Statesman 'iTw{er
Herring. afterwards Senator CoJ;e'S is s,,,
Partner, mud now one of the LEADING In,r-
ycrs and citizens, closely SlloyeIS INV NV
FOUNDERS of Nany of fbo ' nr me
iare prior "a isco ~ ~ 'he little viii
aud energy left its impr ps' n Tnarae Z,
town and east m Influence - we
groWth winch had the best results NVbor
the war broke out Waco aid not horaa' n
population Of more than 2OOO and ~,
, Trss no, q ursl-cllss building IN the town
ms was known as "rawhle Times" ~ N.Y., y;
was before the days Of raiira1i, una
sselln!s, furnishing all the fransport, IN TX
iaclllilcs. '"''"n
~ nrS' enterprises Of any nofc u.or.
thG N"c9 hourng mills and tbe cnttn,,
lnllls, From the close Of the wnr w W.
p p,,IE,, 81 thG city has been rapid nnJ
suns'ni'tlH, ne Oh frame bulldings
gave way TO substantial structures III
suspension bridge was cor,nio,,., ~ ~
lfaVel IN January, 1893. and tbis ai5 40,
zoe town considerably. Frn,n iii uluel
on q steady growth ana in,n,t' ,s .ilne
WIS maintained. Today Wocn H., ~
wv people within the city lImits 49,, -,
tVets ilo,Vuu within few years Mann,
reiyable kind are fo,,nd h. very con
The city Is pre-eninent ~ r units.
churches and educational f,ciii,tteelu'er Tor
main portion Of the citv Il Sit''as' The
he west bank Of The Br,9,,s ', ri.iu Ipon
~ ieet above The sea Level NH aqlout