Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-29
IT is A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
FOR RACE TRACK. rAiR AsD a
PUBLIC PARK.
II. %. siaddoz' Proposition 20 the
City counciI--Tii. oner is consid-
cred IA Liberal one--Mr. Maddox in-
terviewed On the subject.


,r.o .,., ..,...,, u T. Ntoddox
P'oPoailoH Nii'e'' -
made 10 the city council AT the meet
ing OF that body last Tuesday night
With rf.,,,.a !, $40, track and fair
e'''N ~ ~,
br"uhds mas attracteu slf"' ""' u
attention.
AIR. Madd,v haze nroposed to donate
too cor, !. -, -, a.. ,,,,,,ose ~ a
lVD acres or land for the purpose oA
park and fair grounds, provided the
city Will donate 100 acres adjoining.
ana NM, a - - ,bo two hundred
anu upon part OF me t"p u'Vu
acres un association VIII build a race
track, and the remainder to be used
as a fair pfounds and for a public
parL 49, ~, ,,.,,d tasoo M.
'ie cry 70 eNpe"u f-Yy' 81"
nualiy for five years In Improving the
grounds by convict labor or otherwise.
,rr,,o. 80 a,.I,a,s ,rsro svtea
-. -, u N.''.-s', .,.. .,s..,.t,ia,,
Mhst they ihoueht OF tlle pippoSillvi
Hlaue ny Mr' Maddox anu tuey hAlu
my CONSIDERED II 70 pe llper1l o'is
tliievu, ana thht y was menus ~
u '','.,. 10 reanSe loilg lele
VII, LOT ~ mas Deeh uhifets9lly re-
S ,,.,s mat the greatest ensuing 1s-
is,sney or fort worm rs puolle
nN'th ne CITY IL apaoiuts'y Mit ,i,.,
-, a. Plaue OF iesoit " nc t Aiilu'
49, 49,, ~ 20 seneral huuJsut lot eohl-
p,aine ninohe clt1ens anu NlaIt"rs On
.',,,i,'.,.yS una on nohuaSs mat lHcre IS
49, 70 ~,
,,,,. sigrisers coming mere often cypress
t'i. iiriar mat /" Guy Vi me SiNe anu
timPVr u'nee or fort Worth mas no
l ~, ,,,, b'ehsurV sIounu' Wleh cities
,t n'ucH smaller size even possess
wi NJ,
CO., "iuuuoN Was IhterNIeWtu py
1920 ,i.. Exporter win reference 10 the
matter and spoke in substance as fol-
iVWs,
uii means fort worth ought TO
n'N ~ Hst-class race IrhiN' falr
isit ana pubic park The propo-
I'll, .s'Y, naVe nn'de 70 the city council
W. NV, secure them II u Is accepted.
,,.,.iIte one hundred acres OF ground
,,,i 70 pc honated nes IN
. mi'at Tailed the X r. Maddox
,,,.'',.,',., s', eN', anu adjoining this
~. tne clS owns a daci az
lahu whlch Is scarcely used at all, eX-
' vI I'VE or SIX acres perhaps. Is
v r'vu Ior dumping purposes. The land
ny. ~ eNceliently located for pub
~ Purh' ls only about quarter of a
."'ir il"ih me city limits aud there Is
Hne CROWN or trees upon It al
ie"uy II ~ natural park, ana the
" "'''ots oI sycamore creek flow through
,,,,,,,I OF SHY acres OF the 200
80, ninPiS sut1ee Tor NE race
anu iulI grounds, and the re-
nalnuer would mako an excellent and
nelu.iiul park Fort Worth Is Also
iusr'y without a place OF rcsOr, OF
IL M,lu. 70 snow you how badly
~ u PeoPie Ieel the need, almost every
nuHuuy there are crowds OF people
w MtIo CONE 10 my place, the Mnddoxia
~ X. a. hey nave nowhere else TO 80,
s 10 the races and fair grounds.
tb,,,, s,,,,,I, neus1n IN me world why
sNa,, nu' We .hhue 4 prominent
, nv Ior E9rt Worth and be
a. HA' lluu OUT successfully. Fort Worth
rs more pehind In this respect than
1nxG MY IN the state. There are
ma ri'un,oi, san Antonio, Waco
e. vNtn Ahaler towns Ike Paris,
bo,,o iS'' N"u brentwood. which
"essos ~" 80 WV races ana make sue
n III. ", ,"eni; 1 reel confident that
o,r.' ~, ~ ,a,'iig association can be
he g,i,s.r,, anu SSo,V0o IN stock win
bos siro,h,. W this amount $1,000
, ,h canvass having been made for
XXI, purpose some time ago. Not only
o,,tsl4 I"V ,a, iGel cohIldent that there are
ested IN ' as Xxx NM Mlli become inter-
have tni,,e5 ,n races here.
tnen ahn,, ~ number or business
themgei,,ns ~, "in thcy all express !
ono ~ , WHY IaNorably inclined. |
mon In ~ mi' prominent business |
tai,a ~ Wes' toiu me that he would I
her nr IN II IN order TO get it /
nose 4, on oi'se some people may OPP /
scba,n,, Wv, may say have some |
the,n ,r.. .up' 10 hlnke money, hut /
nose S,'.'r, N1i,c peopie VINO always OPP /
/ mini, 4, ~, s',ns 10, mat matter and !
VAN ,i,,t s WY plain That II Is Fort ,
al. r sssa.i ~ carried out The Dallas |
u.,u rse.uvu on tho fair this year. Now,