Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-12
WHAT WILL De DONE ABOUT IT?
PEOPLE ARE ASKING ABOUT THAT
CITY PARK PROPOSITION.
Everybody Agrees That Fort worth
Needs something OF the Kind
There IL n Difference of Opinion

Said citizen to a reporter in talk
ing about the public park and race
track proposition. "oh. that will be Just
like other things that the newspapers
take up; they push 1t for a little while
and then they let 1t drop
In reply to this the reporter mildly
suggested that it was not the newspa-
pers that dropped matter that had been
suggested in their columns for the ben
eft OF the public, until, indeed, It was
found that the citizens took no inter-
est in the proposition and dropped 1t
themselves. That it was the part Of
the newspapers to suggest and the
people TO act. II the people persist
in an unbroken lethargy on any sub
ject suggested by the newspapers, that
is not the fault OF tho latter If they
have used every means 10 Impress the
subject upon the minds OF the people.
When newspaper has done this, It
any proposition to receive the indogse-
ment Of the citizens. BY the above
It is not intended to convey the idea
that the people Of Fort Worth have
lost all Interest in the proposition made
by Col. r. r. Maddox to donate a
large piece of land 10 be converted
into a park. race tracks and fair
grounds. 1t is doubtful If there is
man, woman or child in Fort Worth
who will not agree that something
OF the kind is not only needed, but bad
ly needed in Fort Worth, for our city
is certainly painfully lacking in the
matter Of public resorts of the kind
and the amusements incident thereto.
Anybody you speak TO abOu: 1t will
say something like this, why. OF
course we ought to have 1t; 1t would
be the greatest attraction for Fort
Worth. Look about you on every
side at other towns and cities, many
OF them not half ouy size and popula-
ton, have public parks And this IS
true.
While everybody with no moss on
their backs, and that means the large
majority Of the citizens Of Fort Worth,
Will agree thaT there Is a great need
In this particular, still there is some
difference Of opinion as to where the
location shall be. Many are disposed
to acquiesce at once to Col. MaddoN's
proposition and say II viii afford the
N4t5 Aht btst hlnl OF an opportunity
to secure so greatly desired an at
traction. Others. however. object to
the location as being too far from
the business part OF the city. Some
adhere to the Idea that the grounds
TO be used for such purposes should
be located north OF the city. so that
when people flock here to attend the
fairs and races they viii have to come
from the depot and go entirely through
the business streets Of the CIV. in or
der 10 reach the grounds. In this way
the friends Of the northern location saw
every cigar store. lunch counter ana
peanut stand along the streets, as well
as the larger business houses. viii
nave chance to get some of the shelt-
els of the thronglng multitude Of ytsi-
Tors Others suggest that a good loca.
zion could be found somewhere on the
Arlington Heights street car line
The members Of the city council mood
not imagine that the people OF Fort
worth have lost all interest in tbe
matter FOR many inquiries are heard
as to what the council is going TO do
about it. e''5 " 10