Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-30
WHAT ARE WE DoINGt
opportunity which Fort Worth inns
10 Secure Needed Improvement

opportunIty which Fort Worth ms
10 secure Needed Improvement.
Editor Gazette;
In the light Of the much-talked-of
onthwestern movement OF cotton
manufacturing which is being dis
ctissed IN every mill town OF New Eng
land today, and In view OF the tact
that various localities are being con-
sidered with reference to their ad-
vantages in This particular branch OF
Industry, would it not be well for the
citizens OF Fort Worth and our
Chamber of Commerce to make a
strong effort to present the advantages
OF our city as a cotton mill or manu-
featuring center2
a recent article in the Globe-Demo-
crat from Boston, Mass, under date
Of January -. makes Miss Whittier say
that while her cousin and Mr. Paul
Butler (son of General y. r. Butler)
have made tour OF the South with the
object Of investigating the advantages
of various localities, they have as yet
come to no decision as TO the particu-
lar section in which they Will begin
operations. The Whittier mill,
United States cord mill, the Boot cor
poration lone of the largest in Massa-
chusetts), the Massachusetts Cotton
Co, all of Lowell, Mass, are now pre-
pairing to increase their capital stock
with a view to the erection of mill
plants I'm the South, and II would
seem to be a simple matter Of business
for our people either through a mass
meeting or through the Chamber Of
Commerce, to take proper advantage
Of this opportunity and 10 send COM
mittee Of one or more (Which should
INCLUDE some gentleman acquainted
among the Massachusetts mill mem
and send to New England to enlist the
managers of those concerns In the ad-
yantages which we possess.
As the result of some experience
with cotton mills In Massachusetts
have during my residence in this city
steadily advocated Fort Worth as a
cotton manufacturing center. and
would now urge upon our people the
Importance of immediate action in this
matter. The one argument which
might possibly be used against us. that
OF lack Of skilled help could be readily
obvlated and offers no serious obJec-
ton, as 1t Is well known that persons
entirely unfamiliar with the machinery
of a cotton mill become quite expert
In a short time.
Again, the matter Of the Albuquerque
road should be taken up and pushed
through TO successful issue. It
seems TO me that our business men are
sleeping upon their rights and will
awaken some day to find that the lit
tie town OF WeatherfOrd has pushed
hgr Mineral Wells road into our legiti-
mate territory and practically shut us
out and this Is sure TO happen II we
sleep much longer. Times are hard
with us but all the more work must
be done to influence capital to take
hold with us In the directions named.
The matter Of new union depot
should also receive attention. and II Is
| thought by some OF our best citizens
| that II concert Of action could be
/ had by the Chamber Of Commerce and
| the city council and the matter prop
! erly presented to the various lines OF
| railroad Interested that solution
| could be reached, either through a
| stock company formed for the pur-
| pose or by the railroads Jointly, or by
| the Texas and Pacific, which owns
/ and controls the probable site. II
seems to me these are simple business
| problems ana should be settled as
| carly as possible IN order that we may
/ derive the full benefit What we need
! and desire Is not a boom, but steady
/ progress In manufacturing industries
and general advance all along the
line. And II we can secure the i'm
! provements herein noticed We shall
take the lead Of all towns in North
Texas and be soon beyond possibility
OF rival why not extend our reform
movement into and along these chan.
uels and accomplish substantial bene.
/ Ntsy "BONLJS"