Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23
TINE wEiI-KNowS FlaM or
swANNE, ALLEN & co.



"swaync Alien y cs.a IL Tho caption
Of real estate ilrm. possibly tho best
known In Fort WORTH. aud operating
under the management OF two gentle
men each OF proven problty ana large
experience in the line OF business 10
which each has devoted at least twcn-
~ years Of his life
John Il. swuyne Is q Tennesseean by
birth md Texan by adoption, lie rs
one OF the oldest members OF The rar-
rant county bar, though he has never
nraeticcd horr. He graduated ia law
ana was admitted 10 the bar il I.cs.
ihgtoni Tenn, IN June ISL He had
previously visited Texas and been Inn
pressed with the future greatntaA Of
the state az far hnck as lSGa. Ia his
graduating year, 1871, he again Visited
ne state, aud determined 90 make
Fort Worth his home. which he ala
" February 1879, from which tlme 10
the present, he has remained here pef-
manrhtly, ana been identified o1n-
atantiy with the real estate business,
~ thr umc IN question, the Panther
City was hamlet with about 800 In.
habitlnts, Mr. Swayho was married
10 Fort Worth lady Ia residence
which then stood opposite tho plclt-
Wick hotel now taken IN IN business
houses, The TRANSFORMATION IA seen
y be complete whom II IL stated that
Mr' Swnyne remembers perfectly when
a pile OF firo wood occupied d norton
OF the street In front Of the dpfunct
residence IN question.
The young lawyer engaged IN pAit-
Ties 10 some extent nj TINT time He
was appointed deputy district clerk
"a HaNaN
been Fort Wortha iltat city secretary
liz then engaged IN the iirc insurance
business and later waa elected county
clark, 10 which Office he was reelected
for three successive tormr
u was az The close Of tho last term
OF once that he engaged IN the rpitl
estate and loan business IN which he
was associated with Mr., Boyd nntr
1890, tho arm reading. SwaNne & Boyd
N March q 1890 lie arm OK swaynr.
Allen s. c.. was organized
9. c. Alton, MI Swayne's partner, has
been citizen of Fort Worth for the
past eight yenra. previous 10 witch he
ga business IN Galveston for period
Of twenty years, lie was born In
Alton. H. In Galveston he enjoyed
the large degree ~ popularity which
has been accorded him here, WAS nude
city secretary and later elected an
alderman OF the council OF that city,
For almost twenly years he hnd ghB1wa
OF the lana department Of tho Guif,
Colorado ana SANTA Ne railroad, for
which line he had the management or
securing the right u way. j was tho
very important taak that nrat lntiO-
duced and brought him TO Fort worth
Later he was associated with the Fort
Worth ana Now Orlcanu, now the
Houston ana Texas Central, Ia The
snme capacity, nnd served also no the
secretary of that company, ana later as
the secretary M railrond company In
East TcSaa showing himself most
Invaluable moinber of tho atan
since he and Mr., 8wnyne entered into
their present partnership they have
been vrhry conspicuous members OF the
real ontnto fraternity W this city. The
experiencc Of cnch mcmber 81 the nrm
has been such aa 20 render their iudg-
meni M matters Of realty nnsurpaHa9d,
Scarcely = deal OF any Importance
trnnyplroa IN Fort worth without one
or the other member of the iirm being
counsplled. either by the buyer or The
SELLER. so hlghly II thclr opinion and
practical knowledge valued, They arc
handling all kinds Of properties
The frm " known for ~ public spirit
aud progressivnness They are bpth
charter members OF the Fort Worth
Chamber Of Commerce. and take an
active and aggressive phri IN every
movo tending to the advancement and
good OF Fort Worth
Tho personal experience Of cnah
member OF the company IN part axe
nialns tho aucceas the firin has had
IN forging to the front rank among The
mon who deal in real estate. Mr.
fwayne II az familiar With The history
az most realty titles IN Tarrant nH
well Informed person Is Of thphirtory
OF his country, and this haB rendered
him one OF the safest agents IN Tar
rant IN whore hands 70 place business
Alien IN railroad corporation land de-
pArtments has given BIN q broader IN
sight into land valuations the agencies
that infect them, etc, than most agents
have the advantage 20 enjoy.