Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23


loans commands a good rate Of inter-
est. Realty can be turned over safely
and prohtably. Rental property earns
fair returns, and In fact, everything
Is in Al condition.
Realty Values.
Realestate is as firm as the rock OF
Gibralter. Prices have risen steadily
during the past eleven years, oommen-
surate with the growth and upbuilding
OF the city. This increase Is not ne
titious, but OF a legitimate character.
Owing to the fact that Fort Worth hns
entered upon an era of manufacture
ing n call has been made FOR lots by
laboring people for the purpose OF erect
ing houses Large improvements have
been made, and when We say that fair
and honest prices govern the market we
but state an absolute truth. Ground
runs from $780, $50, 500 per foot. and Is
worth every cent OF these amounts Our
electric lines have brought the resident
portions in close connection with the
business portion, and this fact, coupled
with numerous others. renders Fort
Worth property magnificent invest
ment, both resident and business. The
market has an upward tendency.
Fort worth
with her commercial advantages
must increase her industries. The
eultlng from prudent business pur-
suits or the gradual accumulation OF
wealth by loans OF money at interest
on collarterals or real estate will not
develop Industrial progress II kept in
the old ruts We must create and
dlverge from the beaten track of mer-
camille pursuits into the channel of
diversified manufacturing industries.
II has been asserted that factories
must be situated In or near a district
possessing ineXhaustible supplies of
cheap coal We have plenty Of this ar
tlcle within a few mics.
We have most prolific soil,
which yield the finest fruits and var
led products for which three is sale
everywhere when put up properly for
commercial use.
In the districts having coal and iron
the people must rely on other sections
for their raw cotton and other mate
rlals. While mindful OF the fact that
coal and iron act as powerful mag
mates in attracting an Industrial popu-
latlon and form the basis OF success in
manufacturing operations. when these
can be cheaply md abunG tntly sup
piled, 1t Is also true, and 1t may be
cited in contradiction and exception to
this rule, the New England mills
and factories have been crested on sites
possessing abundant Of water power
but no coal
II the people of New England can
grow wealthy and independent by
transporting the raw material thous-
ands Of miles, why could we not be-
come equally as wealthy and independ-
cnt with the raw material in limitless
quantities which can be had almost
under the shadow OF the factory walls
Viewed from any standpoint the ops
portunity which presents itself to Fort
Worth for rapid industrial develop
meut is encouraging. In no town in the
South Will capitalists lind safer and
more profitable field for Investment.
Commercial Advantages of Fort
Worth.
The facilities and convenienccs of
business at Fort Worth are fully equal
to the largest metropolis on this CONT
nent For commercial purposes 1t oc-
cupies a superior and commanding po-
sition 1t Is the great depot of nearly
all the scope Of country which yields
a wealth Of agricultural products II
has a large trade in cotton with
foreign and domestic ccnters. 1t is
the entrcport OF all kinds OF supplies
and merchandise.for all the vast terri
tory of which she is queen. The bank
Ing institutions afford all reasonable
accommodations to the wants of the
trade OF the city. The oity's wealth
and prosperity is embraced in innumer-
tries yet in their Infancy, but operated
prohtably It's merchants and business
men are live go-ahead people, and with
energy, industry and SKIN are fast
Transforming the city into a large and
popular metropolis. The merchants
and business men OF Fort Worth are
fortunate, but doubtless their escape
of the financial woes experienced BY
others Is due to care and prudence
Throughout the financial COMMISSIONS
which have lngulfcd many into ire
trlevable ruin the merchants and
business men have preserved their COM
mercial honor and mercantile respect
Intact and have brought their city to
a dignihed prominence In tho world
of trade and challenged the respect. the
attention and the admiration which
such conditions legitlmately entltle
| her.
The EetniI Trade.
The reail trade In great measure
| gives life and animation 10 q town. In
| Fort Worth every branch OF the trade
is well represented. Indeed. many lend
| ers have in their stores fabrics of the
finest textures, imported from the fash
ionable centers OF Europe and the great
manufactures OF the United States.
Every article which can add to the
beauty and attractiveness OF the lovely
sex; everything that can charm or de-
light the senses, the useful and the or
namental, the costly and the moderate
in price, viii be found displayed with
exquisite taste In stores whose palatiai
eXteriors command admiration. The
citizens engaged in the reall trade are
among the most Intelligent and pro-
| grossive, and whether 1t be hardware.
groceries, boots, shoes or hats, drugs
or patent medicines. garden seeds or a
yard OF tape, the reail merchants as
| rule are always courteous and digni-
ned, What would become of any town
without the retail trade? The people
| would scarcely live and be comfortable
Indeed, the reail trade is the life OF
any town. and every effort should be
| directed to its stimulation to increas-
Ing activity.
The Wholesale Trade.
| The 1obbbing trade of Fort Worth
mas kept pace with the increasing i'm
| portance OF the commercial city and
mas outstripped the Industrial interests.
me various departments Of the iobbing
| trade, such as groceries, provisions.
dry goods. clothing boots, shoes, hats,
hardware. agricultural implements,
drugs, household goods and all eoods
necessary to the sustenance. confcrt
and enjoyment OF man, are fully Up
to the standard and will compare ia.
| vorably with those OF any other civ In
| the country. The jubblng or wnolesa ie
! NNaH 10 aaE