Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-24
BRIGHT BUSINESS OUTLOOK
PROSPERITY HOLDS FORTH HER
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at present than they have for some
time past. Encouraging expressions
have been heard on every hand OF late
and the feeling seems to pergade the
community that change for the better
is at hand. Encouraging signs Of the
times begin 10 appear. and predictions
OF a season OF prosperity Tor FORT
Worth are being freely made. Most OF
these sangune expectations are based
on the splendid crops Of The country IN
this vicinity, but there IL general
tone OF confidence on account OF the
evident revival IN business which has
commenced on account Of the settle
ment Of political questions. the agita-
ton Of which has retarded business by
keeping merchants ana manufacturers
in uncertainty In regard to the basis
on which business should be resumed
i'm various lines. Then. too. there has
been slow but stendy reaction set
ting In for several months from the
extreme dull times which were felt
here as well as everywhere else In
the country last year. though It is now
apparent that this section was one of
the most favored in Its immunity from
the panic and the season of depression
which followed. Instead OF coming to
Il 8tandstll. as in many places, busl-
ness followed it's usual channels here
al through Allt ilDsA NAAAANAA NiihNHt
though In a conservative way, and
much curtailed on account of the pre-
Vnlling financial strlngency. Fort
Worth came out OF the panic in
condition OF genera solvency and Verg-
ing upon the prosperity which is now
recognized to be In store for her In the
near future In marked contrast to the
majority of the towns and cities of the
United States.
II has become a fact OF general OBJ
servauon that the South has escaped
the results OF the panic and the dis
astcrs which followed in its wake. 1t
Is now becoming a matter OF general
notoricty that Texas 10 this season the
most prosperous OF the Southern states
and Fort Worth IS taking the lead
among the Texas cities In matters OF
| general Improvement and a revival of
I interest in business enterprises of every
/ kind.
! As before stated. business men are
| manifesung disposition toward hope
I fulpess not seen for many months,
{ But while more cheerful as n rule than
4 they have been for a long time. some
/ OF them are very cautious when asked
| to forecast the probable conditions of
] the near future until they have some
/ thing In the way OF results to figure
/ upon. II Is now no LONGER n matter
/ Of doubt that local trade Is on the
| increase. and within the past week
| there have been symptoms Of more
/ than a gradual revival but the season
1 for the general opening OF the fall trade
I IS yet a short distance IN the future
/ ana conservative men are slow to dis
| count the developments OF even SO
short Il space OF time as two or three
weeks. While there IS every sign Of
3 promise, the volume Of trade so far
( seems to them an insufficient basis
upon which TO base predictions for the
] season. However, some Of the lead
Ing merchants OF the city, having ex-
traordnary facilities for ascertaining
the conditions upun which the trade
I of this fall Is TO be based. are not stow
beyond the expectations of some of the
more conservative.
Among these is the Waples-Plntter
Grocer company, one Of the most
prominent Wholesale Arms IN the state.
They have upwards of 200 well-iu-
formed correspondent throughout
| Northern. Western and Central TcXas,
with whom they have maintained d
systematic and painstaklng cores
pondence within the past few months
In order TO become thoroughly and re-
liahly informed In regard to the con-
dillon OF growing crops and the general
/ outlook OF the business of the season
which is now approaching, They have
boon receiving carefully detailed re-
ports of late from these sources and
the result OF their inquiries has been
the gratifying assurance that business
will open up better this fan than u
has for years past, They have verified
with thorough accuracy Of detail the
glowing reports OF fine crops through
out this portion of Texas which have
been published within the past two
months that the crops have been ma
turing. They ina that the farmers
have as rule been able to pay off q
portion Of their summers Indebtedness
with their grain. fruit and vegetable
crops and that they still have on hand
large amount of wheat and oats
with the cereal market STRENGTHENING
and good crop OF corn, which Will
command an unusunl price In the mar
ket on account of the failure OF the
corn crop IN the West and the com
| parntive scarcity which viii prevail Il,
result. Buck OF all this is the enor
nous cotton crop OF this section iusl
now coming to maturity under eN
ccptionnlly favorable conditions. Moth
Ing nnfaVorahle has been reported vi
TO date eNcept some little damage ap
pretended By the boil worm in tn,
northeastern portion of the state. Will
the Indications that cotton Will hold 4,
own IN price enough viii be derived
from It's sale 70 place the farmers IN
FAR better position than they have beer
for some time past considering that
majority OF them have all cady re
ociyed considerable OF n LIT from thcll
other products this year for It Is on,
OF the hopeful signs ot the times tina
, farmers throughout this section hav,
planted a considerable variety Of crop
this year. These favorable reports in
cline the Arm to believe that this sea
? sons business VIII be heavy one
Advance orders have been coming in II
good number al through tho month
, but particularly during the past week
/ In which there has been sOmcthiui