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Fort Worth Daily Gazette
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
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Correspondence from Meridian, Tex., Oct. 29, reports shift to cold drizzly weather after dry spell; town improvements including new stone building, horse-car track planning, and Bosque River bridges costing over $25,000; good health; declining cotton prices despite higher yields.
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Around Town Improvements - The Bosque River Bridges.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
MERIDIAN, TEX., Oct. 29. - After four months continued dry weather, cold, drizzly northers are upon us again. Fires, overcoats and heavy boots are in demand.
Meridian is improving slowly but permanently. J. M. Williams' new stone building, 26x66, two-stories in height, on the corner of Main street, is nearing completion, and will be quite an ornament to our town.
The citizens of Meridian have just had completed a preliminary line for a horse-car track from the depot to town. Capt. Poynor, the engineer, estimates that $5000 will complete the road (750 feet) and equipments. Street-car contractors and builders can get a contract in Meridian now.
Our bridges across the Bosque river - one at this place and one at Clifton - are under headway and will soon be completed. The two bridges will cost our county something over $25,000.
The general health is good. The doctors are idle.
The weather is cloudy and as changeable as the common voter.
The price for cotton is low and still declining, but more was raised than the farmers supposed before the picking.
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Meridian, Tex.
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Oct. 29.
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After four months of dry weather, cold drizzly northers have arrived, increasing demand for fires, overcoats, and heavy boots. Meridian is improving with J. M. Williams' new stone building nearing completion on Main street corner. A preliminary line for a horse-car track from depot to town is completed, estimated $5000 to finish the 750-foot road and equipments. Bridges across Bosque river at Meridian and Clifton are under construction and will soon be completed, costing over $25,000. General health is good with doctors idle. Weather is cloudy and changeable. Cotton prices are low and declining, but more was raised than farmers supposed.