Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-01
I. uouses Of Trade Seeking
Fort Worth
Il GREAT TRADE CENTER.
|. Comes 70 the CITY That Reaches
Out for lt
H., House Of Waplos, Plader 8 Co.
|...s, And gainesville TO Do 5usl-
n, \ mis- CITY with s25O,oOO
capial-The Trade.

Im.,e3. and that well-known COM
IA. Waples-Plattcr Grocer com
!, peaison. secures what it has
f',,.s. a location in the best city,
STATE, IN the best country in
al 10 quote a phrase Mayor Pad
II, copyrighted.
|nalsop concern has bought out
|.,,rolling interest in the Fort
c,orer company, and Mr.. Paul
/ rin come here TO live. making
I5ooarers Of the company in this
ana the Denison house will be
IA as Il has been, and without
I'm reference TO the Fort Worth
arrangement made yesterday pro
IN the Waplcs-Platter company
,outrllIng interest in the Fort
I Grocer company buying the
Y Iohn r. HoAic and enough from
a i've control. Mr.. j. w Spcn-
retain stock interest In the
but win not be actively osso-
uih the new company In the
\ rent Of the business. Mr.. T.. III.
n nmins mol only his stock inter
Ms Motive connection with the
rm position as important as lac
aps had with the grocer COM
. .tanee brings "a business interest
Worth that naturally belongs
hi which she has not had for Il
be- and that is the control of the
\ Territory iobbing trade. When
\ 3 given 10 the large cattle in
sanel or controlled IN this city,
5ly The concommiont idea goes with
4 itAi territory should be tributary
North In all things. This has
be field so we'll and profitably
h BY the Waplcs-Platter company
Demson and Gainesville houses.
nr is only an adjunct 10 the
nd its Importance can be under
in Il is stated il did a business
h Of nearly 100000 while the
house is OF much more import
afinl stock Of de Fort Worth
y Will S25O,OOO aud Il win make
nIe, energetic, cntcprising and
" fight to aid this city to secure
sSn that old time supremacy Ia
tiolesale grocery business that 1t
b the palmicst days Of JOS. III.
'uccessful career
ar other wholesale grocery houses
eiiy, aud rs Mr. Wnples said,
lntry that must be supplied from
will snffer none from the honest
ldon that win he possible or even
and then the facilities for re-
nd the distribution Of goods give
soUh an advantage that no other
be state can possess, and there
eason TO doubt that FortWorth
0-ailzB.fufwA-k.m; vrfb!
gain and IN the very near future,
ne wholesale and johbiug grocery
q all Of this part Of the state,
vest and south, until the competi'
water rates is met and Fort
irade must pnusc.
realizing tho very marked adj
es from a business standpoint
4 y owns, the Waples-Platter com
ns long looked to location IL
North and just as long has Y
ior Il upon fair terms, This y
4ecnation with them, for Mr.
Is, and has been, ab initio. {
10 the lumber firm Of Burton
Go, and therefore knows IT,,
Nal advantages of this city from
q business experience. He hai
NJ active and uniformly success
aaess career as mill proprieto
'Aan as one Of the active man
q tbs Waplcs-plaItcr Grocer!
Y has always been foremost II
\ uue puhhc-nltured enterprise
various cities in which he ha
nla coming here is mark o
7'elee in this city, and that IA
= 10y with the fortunes Of on
The best possible evidence o
1aess with which that conhdenc
'lasl in his mind. The compan.
'''d Of young and energetic me
~ 'he ample capital at It's CON
''en Is no dream Of commercial
g 100 bright for the Fort Wort
eler'sh, for this company Wi
y rs resources in the spread a
-'ss and that inures to the benef
~ OF the growth Of the For
'gsef company from a relo
h.si beginning 10 It's preser
rcds 'l y as familiar as house
hH ana none IN the busines
" M IN regret the loss of Pres
laas. 'AVer from active CONNER
f. M ~ hper his prudent hanag,
lioM pany has prOspered an
M n lrlpling into msty gianl
y a case of "the king
AZ ASe The King" for il IS nc
Aar6 Worth Grocer compan
" az n ~ commercial failure. i
" ih-t nlat manhood. the chanl
eAsss, Wier an, but little NOR
.lelt ~ hume, and nu incrcus
ltd.s or irnnsactine ifs bus
a4 AZ MAo were stoekholders /
y Hnvio 1rQeer We're Messr
n AM .se y " spencer. E. 4
g H ae q the employees Of N
alnid,N nus stock was dispose
o. Y been told
tlisl spaeem Fort Worth civ,
,ssors s.'Sselng for through hayin
d esas e Of rs own fsturc
b s1s when that conRaen,
apasl ~ OF $3.50, 900 10 Il
srs ne city, IS very plea
Ntassot usfe have been So vel
'nsidepts Of This natGI