Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-01
CRAWFORD
DRY GOODS
COMPANY
1.-THE MORE YOU SAY THE LESS PEOPLE
REMEMBER" ONE WORD WlTHs YOU
S a O. l.. 10
FURNISH TT WELL.
II. Wants the Court House Fitted Up
Handsomely.

Editor Gazette: How about the fur
nishing of our new court house? 1t
will be completed in very few
months. Does che present board of
commissioners intend selecting and
purchasing furniture for 1t while in
office, or do they intend leaving that
to be done by their successors? We
are Informed that a number of leading
manufacturers have sent representa-
tives to interview the present board,
psst 1t seems no declson has yet been
reached as TO what course to pursue.
That sA.--n-'thre sh6iid>Se purchased
is the natural conclusion fr6>s ~, stand
points. Having about completed so
magnificent a building 1t is ce&aik
that all good citizens desire that 1t Re
properly furnished, and us the presJnt
board nave q more thorough andk6Gy'
lure knowledge of its reuuireisSlf}ss
than the gentlemen who are to succeed
hem, II looks as though they should
complete the work. Then, too, as the
present board are really the parties 10
whom the county and city of Fort
worth are indebted for the elegant
structure, I should think they would
naturally feel justifable pride in see
ing that such a court house as the one
builded should have fixtures and fur
hlture all made so as to be Just as
nearly as possible in durability to the
building itself and in style OF archi-
lecture and ornamentation correspond
ing TO the architectural features OF
the exterior of the building.
rms Kind of work cannot be made
ready IN short time, but It requires
several he
oruet IS given. SO If the existing
board should order at once the proba.
pillty Is that there would be only lust
ABOUT enough time in which 10 get tho
goods by the time the house is COM
pleted
our court house building would be an
ornament to any city and should he
lu,hlsheu IN a proper style. 1t is not
unly 10 serve the purpose of a house for
the officials and records. but the fur-
nlture Is the machinery or tools which
the county officers and citizens must
use, and Just in the same sense that
| good machinery is more desirable than
| poor In factory, so IS good furniture
with AL modern labor saving devices
ana cohveniences essential to the prop
err furnishing OF n court honse 1jiTo
ours, and l think the present board
| owe to the county OF Tarrant the bene-
| 1T OF their experience and Judgment
IN the matter and that everything noe
eessary to the complete equipment Of
the court house should be Contracted
Tor during their term of office
would not Intimate that the INCOMING
oliclals would not act consclentlouaiv
and intelligently TO the extent OF their
experience and knowledge IN sueh
matter, but that the present hoard
! having given so much more limo 81
| ready to Investigation along thar line
than would likely be possible to The
new members, II the furniture is Ia he
ready in time therefore the nresen,
board would be the better prenared ~
lntelligently serve the interest OF .he
county From the stand point Of n
member OF the board l should df a
member) urge immediate action ON tba
ground OF self-defense. IL for no otha,.
reason, for nothing so much sats IN
q good building as good and harmon
ious furnishing. and nothing SO de-
tracts from 1t as poor furnishing. %
there is the double reason Of saie-5
tense and public service. Our han1
some court house will stand as n ,non,,-
ment to the intelligence ana sood
yudgment OF the present comInIss,ono ,.,
and the future great city OF the mains
VII OFTEN speak their praise. Tbsn h..
an means complete the structure VIII
appropriate furnishing. I n