Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-27
RAILWAYS.
Fort Worth as a DlStrib-
uling Center.
COMPARISON OF FREIGHT RATS
WITH THOSE OF DALLAS.
REAL ACVAN TAGES.
EXCEED THOSE or ANY OTHER
JOINING POINT IN THE
REAL ADVANT AGES.
EXCEED THOSE or ANY OTHER
JOINING POINT IN THE
STATE OF TEXAS.
Conditions stimulating Market
and Encouraging the Establish
nient of Wholesale Houses.

That Fort Worth liz mistress OF the
situation commercially for a great Sec
ton of the state. embracing almost an
empire within itself. Is an assertion
often made und OF the easiest veriiica-
ton. This happy condition OF affairs 10
nscribod alike to geographical position
and the wisdom and foresight which
eliminated in the centering here vi the
greatest network of railways oil any
point In the Southwest
That there are advantages OF great
commercial Importance attached to
Fort Worth is being seen and appre-
cinted by the outside world to a great
extent. and az a result OF that appre-
citation. new wholesale houses are al
ready being located here. as well as
being figured on for the future. 1t is
well-known fact that the commercial
Importance OF any city depends upon
It's distributing faciities, for uni ls5
there exists means for reaching the
small marts Of the country, no man OF
average Intelligence VIII establish IN
such q city n Iubhing establishment.
While Fort Worth has long chi yed
| an enviable reputation as JoDbIns
point, Yet the jobbing Interests hei e,
while sufficient to compete successfully
with any aspiring rival, has never In
any degree been commensurate with
the magnitude of the princely terri
tory directly tributary to this city. AS
there has been an awakening along
these lines OF recent origin, which
presages rapid development In this
direction, comparison of freight
rates enjoyed by Fort Worth and Dali
las, her most aspiring rival, In the
territory west and northwest OF the two
cities, viii show something of Fort
Worth's advantages.
BY way OF explanation. II may be
stated that the figures given are on
nrst. second third and fourth class ar.
/ tlcles OF freight, which embraced all
| Of the important articles OF merehan.
disc, and are for less than carload lots,
per 100 pounds.
Commencing on the Fort Worth and
| Denver, with Decatur, hrst-ciass, Dal-
| las. a cents; Fort Worth, 2Sc; second
class, Dallas,ile Fort Worth, 2bc; third
| class, Dallas. sic; Fort Worth 2Jc;
fourth class, Dallas. Sjc: Fort Worth,
Gle.
| Worth, poe: second-class. Dallas, 45G
| Fort Worth. 20c; third-class, Dial as
40c; Fort Worth. 24c; fourth class, Dal-
las, SIC; Fort Worth, 22c.
sunset. ilrst-ciass. Dallas, Gee, Fort
Worth, SIC; second-class, Dalles. 49c;
/ fbll W u We SIC. L|ulllStnfN :
Fort Worth, 25c; fourth .class. Dallas,
doc; Fort Worth. 22c.
| Bowie. ngst-clasa, Dallas tGc; Fort
worth, 3ic; second-class, Dallas, SIC;
Fort Worth, 30c; third-class, Dallas.
47c' Fort Worth, 21c; fourth-elass, Dial.
las iio; Fort Worth, 2ic.
Bellevue, nrst-class. Dallas. 62c, Fort
| Worth 3ac; second-class. Dallas, 5Sc;
Fort Worth, SIC; third-class. Dallas.
b2c; Fort Worth. 33c; fourth-olass, Dali
las. 49o; Fort Worth, sic.
Henrietta, frst-class, Dallas, Toe;
Fort Worth. 4so; second-class, Dallas.
Csc; Fort Worth, i5o; thrd-class. Dali
las. 55c; Fort Worth, 3Sc.
Wichita Falls, irst-class, Dallas. 79c;
Fort Worth, SIC; second-class. Dallas.
74c; Fort Worth, b4c; thrd-cla9s Dali
las, Gle; Fort Worth. 4Sc. third-class,
Dallas Gle. Fort Worth. i5c
Iowa Park, first-olass. Dallas, sac:
Fort Worth, 62c; second-class, Dallas,
79c; Fort Worth, 5sc. third-cass, Dali
las, Soc; Fort Worth. SEE: fourth-elass,
Dallas. CSC; Fort Worth. SOC.
Vernon, first-class Dallas SEC: Fh~t
Worth SIC. second,class. Dallas. soc;
Fort Worth. 75c; third.clasa. Dallas,
&c; Fort Worth, 02o; fourth-elass,
Dallas CSC; Fort Worth, 5)c.
From these figures 1t is patent to any
Intelligent mind that Dallas can never
hope TO compete with Fort Worth In
the territory traversed by the Fort
Worth ana Denver railway, and that
merchants In NIL that section OF the
state viii continue TO look upon Fort
Worth ns their natural ana perpetual
market for all classes of merchnndise
purchased In Texas jobbing ctnters.
But for fear that tile allegation viii
be made that the Fort Worth and
Denver 10 essentially a Fort Worth
towns along the Texas and Pacific
which came 10 Dallas prior to Its ar.
rival In Fort Worth The figures named
for Texas and Pacific towns are under
the same conditions and GLASSES as
those lust quoted for the Fort Worth
and Denver.
weatherrord. flrst-class, Dallas. ale
Fort Worth, 27c: sccona-class. Dallas
29o. Fort Worth, 26c, third-olass. Dial.
las, 26c; Fort Worth, 22c; fourth-clnss
Dallas. Csc. Fort Worth. zoe.
Gordon, first-class, Dallas. &c, Fort
Worth. S6c; second-c'ass. Dallas. l0c
Fort Worth, SAC; third-class. Dallas
i4c: Fort Worth. ale; fourth-class, Dnl.
las, ace; Fort Worth. e5',
Cisco, nrst-class, Dallas, 73c; Fort
Fort Worth, SIC; third-clnss. Dallas
Coo; Fort Worth, 4sc fourth-ciass, DaI.
las sec; Fort Worth, 4bs.
Baird. flfst-clsss, Dallns, SIC; Fort
Worth, zoe: second-c'ass, Dalas. zee
For, Worth. sec; third-ciass. Dallas
Las Gle; Fort Worth SIC
Abilene. frst-class, Dallas, Ssc: For,
Worth. soc; seoond-clnFs Ia lis soc
rnrt Worth, 7ac; third-elass. Dellas
SIC; Fort Worth 62c: fourth-ciass
Dallas, Csc; Fort Worth. Soc.
sweeiwatcr, frst-class. Dallas, Gee
Fort Worth, DOC: second-class, Dallas
SIC; Fort Worth, SEE, third-elfss. Dial.
las, zoe; Fort Worth. csc: fourth-ciass
Dallas. 6fo; Fort Worth 66c.
Colorado City, first-c'ass, Dallas. p5,,
Fort Worth, clio; second-clsss, Dallas
s1c Fort Worth, see: third-ciass. pal.
las, 7So; Fort Worth, epc; fourth.class
Dallas. Csc: Fort Worth, Gee.
Biz sprlngs. first-elafs. Dallas, CSC,
Fort Worth. 95c; second-class, Dallas
$685. Fort Worth, Sc; third-olass, Dali
las, s6o; Fort Worth. $50; fourth-class
Dallas. zoe; Fort Worth, Csc.
1t IN not necessary to pursue this
comparison further, MS enough has