Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-08

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~ Ssclaratlon of Roman citizen
u, rJ paul. In Jerusalem, was
san, the fury of the mob when
q MI 81 am a Jew of Tarsus, a city
SlIcia. 4 citizen OF no mean couh,
This ancient boast, translated
me Latin and the Hebrew, Is
,.,asd in the modern declaration;
= an Americana citizen OF no
country" The sentiment of
,ssm is strong In the American,
sing stronger as 1t weaves its
nj about his home, yet while
and local pride exist In different
in the different localities, the
.srs Templite at home or abroad
ssys proud to lift his hat and say:
resident of Temple, city of
q citizen OF no mean country"
we'll may he be proud. Proud of
,awn his state and the class of
,sbors that surround him.
ent Twelve years ago the present
n Temple was an ordinary black
arm. owned and operated by
,,bsn b. Moore. one day. while
Moore was picking his teeth on the
norch OF his home during the
hour, party of surveyors came
y and drew bead" on the
IA of the black land. drove some
i. and departed whence they came
Moore soon after sold the railroad
amy a portion of his farm, and
md was built and trains were
mining to Galveston. 1t was only
Liort time after this that Major
.ne. chief engineer of the Santa
appeared ON the ground and sur
4 a number of town lots. lie an
nrei that here would be built city,
desiring to leave a large intellec-
footprint on the sands of time,
. nd that the new town should bear
name, calling for the yeas and nays.
notion was carried and Temple 1t Is
., |iy, name in itself. suggesting the
4 sal and grand, an inspiration to
srity. Lots were sold at auction in
month of May. 1881. and II was
Il that Farmer Moore laid down the
,el and the hoe and opened n real
ie office in Temple, where he has
cnly been successful in pecu-
~ sense, but has become the leader
efhaps the most progressive bust
community in the state-outside
fon Worth.
he rich agricultural section sur
adlng the city, coupled with the dis
gllon of large sums paid to the
hyes Of the railroad, has placed
town on q firm basis. Temple
rs about 5000 souls within her cor
ne limits, and more are coming.
A $4,000 Bonus.
isny appreclatlve Of the benefits
lied by the location of the Santa TTe
. aud offices at Temple, the aver
citizen has suffered great an
irce from time to time by rumors
1tlr removal. For instance, when
Il was long dry spell, strike ON
mad, boil worms in the cotton, or
In some cases the presence OF
ged emlgrant wagon. or yellow
! with a tin dog tied to his tail,
would be vague rumors started
some diabolical wretch that the
n were going TO be moved away.
rumors Were u thorn in the flesh.
when the Santa Fe painters paint
every building along the line of
last summer except the shops and
~ al Temple, remarking that some
ages We're In store, the shop prob
grew perpleNing. and there was a
nng OF the board of trade. A COM
l'e was appointed to wait on MIR.
kum, the general manager, and in
. y what was wanted. An agreement
4 made with The company whereby
etzens OF Temple were to raise
IS ior the purchase of AS acres of
ne land lying near the city. The
was owned by the Temple City
pshy, and was valued at $4,000,
We company agreed to accept Sl0.-
lVf the tract In cash for shop pur-
II, The $4,000 was raised and col
M ~ three weeks by subscription,
ne iced was made to the Santa Fe
.pAny. The company now proposes
.fenu 100000 In various improve
~ ABOUT Temple at once. A new
uepot, new shops and twelve
Vi new switch tracks being
[s he things now on the way. So
~ Tor what Is to be, but we might
~ have.
e important details of water and
~ nave not been overlooked. The
n now supplied with water from
Lon river, about three miles away.
tG artesian wells have been sunk
~ near the city, but the flow as
Y not o. sufficient volume to sup
puoiie demands. The water works
| IS equipped with two Dean
anu a Worthington pump. They
mtla loot stand pipe and about
I,rss ~ mains. The company WAS
| pT' ~ eleven years ago, and Mr..
N /, nie.I Is present manager. The
snIed by u series of incandes-
,"sn's' arc lights being used In the
49, 49, houses. The city is built on
rrssuon, and has a natural drain
,ne city hail, a handsome brick
||,m,s costing $4,000. occupies a
IN ~, place In the heart of the
d me second floor is arranged for
Eo, pga house, and the first floor is
pehlsa 10 city offices on one side and
Ipne,,e market on the other. The city
n IN paid fire department. 1t is
la ralroad officials that the ton
n, iemple Is twice that of any
M. Mh on their lines of equal size.
rn n'fee large congresses and three
|lrSas make 1t an important cotton
49, me meal from the oil mills
|tils another industry in the way of
hm -nao g, and at present there are
a w 10 10000 head of cattle being
nss,sh e vicinity OF Temple, which,
Apo,,a IS matter of considerable
s.ks ~ The business houses and
|, ~. goods are commensurate with
irtessiee trade, and the trades and
ro,,. are well represented.
Is,i,ss me new buildings now being
sniln,. Is the new high school
hew q q, which will cost about $50 5000.
loS sie,hodist church, costing about
sss, a and numerous dwellings In diff
4 falsias OF The city. The Daptists
ls,e NJ which win cost 10000 Among
inlnvs merits proposed during The
oty gunner are the Wilcox four
nett h ,ek on Tenth street and the
A s s'osS on Fourteenth and Avenue
'slion , ~ has been formed IN
teFinF 4, me purpose. and are now
d s'sa the cities Of Temple and Bel
'hso,.,u 'siance OF eight miles The