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

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| Worth packing s,mpany, mattress
works, oil factory iron and brass iao-
| tory, shirt factory. Fort Worth artesieh
Ice factory, Arlington cotton mllls'
I pressed brick company. harness lac
| tory. shoe and leather factory Fort
Worth iron works. two planning mills
lime works, catsup and blucing WORKS,
ooOperage works, two iron works, roller
mill. and others too numerous 10 nen-
ton.
Fort Worth has In her midst some
OF the best hostelries to be found IN
the Southwest.
Taxable values.
The taxable values of Fort Worth
are s24.O0O,0Oo.
Lighting Facilities.
Fort Worth by night IS equal to
Fort Worth by day, and this is due To
/ the excellent system Of electric lights.
The city owns and operates an excel
lent electric light plant. which fur
nishes both arc. and incandescent. In
addition TO this there are several prl-
waite plants that furnish light for bust
moss houses and private residences.
on the whole Fort Worth is one OF
the best lighted cities in the United
States.
Water.
In 1898 a waterworks plant was erec-
ted by the city at a cost of over $780,
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1isbad VIII ,'xcaiiant artesia, water
N''iieN WIN eNS.', .,,, ~ es''''
,ro 0Eet T., Eoy, w N,ir The yerona com
80, 50 r,,y,,t,', H., ara as eoito,va.
Nnrth si5d Streot Roiiv,av
C,tv poiiv,av con,oanv and Fori
Uortr ava Ariii,gton Iraiphts
Electric raiiyov camnany These lines
render axreiIcnt seryicss and connect
tbe resident nort,nrs of tbe citv with
tho busInsss nnrtion ana dennts
A Postal Division.
Fort Worth is the central distribu-
ting point and headquarters for the
Eleventh district mail service.
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we Mal,-Ieiggram an eNee,lent eve
i,.S ,p Hp,et auIl''oH 70 .neae S ~,
10 "eSNy JouIIials uFS lssueu' me ne
fearless, Is enterprslng' and is repre-
sented by men Of brains VINO endeavor
~ S''e tne people the Whole news
i''''rg ORGANISATIONS
The Lloyd Rifles. the Fort Worth
slty cadets superb infantry compa-
MES Wen drilled una thoroughly equip
pSd' constitute the militia OF Fort
worth
Ch"mber OF Commerce.
May !, 1890, this body was organized
for the purpose Of assisting the on
ward progress Of our city. Their work
has been constant in one purpose-to
establish Fort Worth upon basis Of
manufacturing. They have succeeded
prosperity to this splendid institutInn
The chamber occupies handsome guar
ters IN a magnificent building on Hous-
, tom street me officers are men OF in
,esrity ana enterprise, and have always
,,r'n,,e W. .He front when Fort Worth's
u , ana growth was In ques-
"'"' c,
rn"ri'"oie institutions.
Fort Worth has number OF these
ms among which we mention
we fort Worth Benevolent Home and
/, he Womans' Home. These institu-
Tons do great deal Of good, and
should fostered and aided by our
people,
We have one of the largest natator-
iums in the state. Artesian water is
used The tank is the largest in
city Library
H., wen supplied with reading matter
Is one oil our attractions.
Population.
Today Fort Worth has nonrto-
tlon Of $4,000 people OF which 90 na-
cent are white kg s,oh mnleh w per
bered with the past Inc ,1 i'u ~
comes larger and 1t NAV he safeiv
prophesled that in a very few vasrs
! our city viii take rank as tho lnrgeet
In the state. In 1876 the popuIafion
was but 1923.
score, soa,..
Tho oraor, ra,,.....',,
! foiiows, tF,,irrbt S9ehSeu mere are as
lodges: nights Of Honor So mas t., nve
Atasons. three lodres, o tHur r iTusesi
| four in6pes. u % S Cuu EelloWs
Sons of Herman; Wooarn w. W; W,i
| world; Hebrew AssocIatiani ,r,,,ta
graphical Union. New NtYoti,, cn,,yp}o-
order Of Chosen Fr,ende; IT, LIN
A. o. Of II tenps' iron nan;
! c. X. of All 4 ~ AZ -, %, OF n. T..
r. W.; b. Of Pm ar. ~. y, ~ ~ OF
and w. A. M. L. FL . NJ "A.
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several o wgIyn n mas numerous I, clubs,
which may be mentioned df tba t,, among
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