Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-11


IT was in 1879. at least It was before
the advent Of railroads in this part of
the state, the population Of Fort Worth
was less than 1000 souls and the vol
ume Of
Her Annual Trade
was expressed In less than six figures
But the railroads came, and the cow
how and the ox-cart vanished. And
with the railroads there came also pro-
vress and higher civilization. ana a
new infusion of life and energy, and
that life blood of all progress, capital
Then came the banks OF Fort Worth
with their able managers, ana her
great business houses, her factories
her Touring mills, her packing houses
her chamber Of commerce and her
hoard of trade, her splendid schools
| and magnificent churches, and regret
TO say there came also her gambling
houses and her dens Of vice. of which
| perhaps / should not speak, but which
| despite the efforts of good citizens
| seem SO lnseparably connected with all
rapidly growing cities. There came
also to aid in the city's development
| that great newspaper. The Fort Worth
Gazette whose eternal slogan Of on
to the Gulf" "on to the Rio Grande,"
ION to Denver" became as familiar
to the people of West Texas as the
morning songs of the birds and some
one irreVerentiy salu IL new ia','oau
was proposed for Fort Worth and the
cazetta shouted "On to Hades," a pub
lie meeting wouiu oe euiieu d. onoe
ana committee Vi pi''''''en'
appointed 10 sohell 4'o'i, no '.'','.o
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ana sehto"'en' Tue equal Vi uhy III tie
United states ana save IN point OF
that ponderous style OF conversation
In seven syllaoled words and the love
OF baked beano, we doft not the hat
even to Boston, the home OF "culchaw"
In all that constitutes the refinements
Of civilization
In 1876 the Texas and Pacific rail-
ROAD ran IT'S hrst ualh into fort
WORTH the scream OF the whistle
awaking the citizens from the lethargy
OF years ana starting the city ON the
road to greatness. Today one may see
the smoke OF twelve locomotives curl
ing from as many lines Of road all
eentering like the spokes OF wheel In
the city of Fort Worth, while her fifty
passenger trains arriving and depart
ing each day besides the busy hum Of
her countless industries makes one al
most feel the city throb with life.
And in this onward and upward
march OF progress which this city has
a .' y must DC u matter OF pride to
80 member Oh our fraternity that
'''e O'"Neis Oh iort worm nave borne
no rn'ons'ueFaOie part assert
80. ~, ',,"' ~ e''y Gun prosper as
"'''t i"s ploSpereu unless her
o. '"a I'm n,'"nV'a, institutions are manas
ed win ABILITY with honesty and
'T Tn" o Sp,''' ,., eoisei '',
ihe hrst oahk organized In Fort
w. V ,o-a ~us mat OF lldDa'l a Wilson
m',a,,,a , - soo" utter py o. Van
w. IT. ~ aiu LoEu' Markiee d
Is7Z WIN, r,s ~, ,a',e' oahk hauonailzed in
SIN bo,as tna, ''ye ' uS president VINO
inag,ns Sran ," ,',., posi',oh' ana which,
na htse tatn "'s S9u'niui appearance
dred yaors 80 aI NV ior 'he next nun
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