The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-16
DALLAS AND WICHITA.

oAANA hflAiNaiN " A. thitIEn iHNa bttNAcn
the doctor and Mr. Henderson, by the
terms Of which Or. Reed was to fun
ui-h mesns for the resumption of
work, push ~ construction, under his
own Immediate supervision, till the
road reached a paying point, and was
Co collect al revenues from the road,
until the sums expended by him on
the work were reimbursed. Under this
arrangement, Dr. Reed hired from
Colonel Noble, Of the Texas and Pa
cihC, locomotive, passenger coach,
and rolling stock sufficient 10 meet
the wants Of the constructing party
and the traffic which the doctor autiei.
pated the extension OF the road would
command. Work was immediately
commenced and pushed forward
with such vigur ~ the weather would
permit until last week, when work was
suspended for the want Of iron. Dur
ing the past three months, although
harrassed by adverse and conflicting
interests, open and covert attempts to
impede constructions, Wretched wealth
er aud a bold effort on the part Of Dr
Calder, last month, 10 have Colonel
Noble withdraw his hired engine
aud train, eight miles Of the road hsz
been built. the bridge across Elm
ForS constructed, and the road bed for
some distance across the river graded
aud ready for ties aud iron. The road
having been completed TO paying
point at an expenditure Of over eight
thousand dollars, Dr. Reed, under his
contract with Mr. Henderson, has been
running daily train, to get some of his
expenditures Of the winter hack
again,
Everything connected with the train
rau smoothly Ia It's usual order, until
Wednesday, when, 10y coup it mditr.,
the possession % the train was forcib'y
taken from DIR. Reed, by what he
terms. "the taldsr-I anderson gang. .
As was his custom, when he took the
evening train, the doctor had stopped
80 CAROLS mills, aud the engine and
train laid over night az Trinity mills
Nelnerdsy morning, after the locomo
tive was fired, land everything prepared
tu un the engine down TO Carroll for
ur. Reed, the engineer, while ia the
s.t OF uucoupliIr, was ordered not g.
iaiauh the engine from the COsch, tut
move wi'h the entire train to Carroll.
Iue conductor and lhc brakesmen in
tHe employ OF the doctor were sum
msuIy removed and others, iuimieal
,1 br. Reeds management, suhsti-
'u.ed. Mr.. Stevenson, the civil en-
G.Lrtr ui the Turd, and other parties
Co the "cnpture, had gone ,ut the day
before and were Goa time" when
ilr moment for action had arrived.
40 Carroll DE-. Reed boarded the coach
AND hs train Was backed 20 the tern,i-
uls for the morning Passengers. No
I violence wa- used la t!lecting the "cap-
ture,' but iorciule possession taken by
numbers sufficiently large to override
Uii opposition. the passenger fare
was collected by the anti Reed con
f tug'ur, the passengers being threaten
. ED 90 be pat out unless the fare wac
/ paid 10 the fprcibly installed collector.
Arriving at Dallas the money was
/ was paid over to the official who usu.
ally received it from the conductor.
{ Upon legruing the particulars Of the
raIg ID. m0frs a HERALD reporter
went 20 the Dallas ana Wichita depo,
aud there sought 10 interview Or.
| Calder aud Mr.. Stevenson, anxious to
give The public their version Of the af.
f. fir. DR.. Calder declining, referred
the reporter to Mr.. Sttyens0n, bu,
THAT gentleman wa 10th to enter int
particulars Tie stated that Mr.. Reed
was enteavoring to exceed he power
under his sub cputract with Mr.. Hen.
deFsun, having the day before dis
charged conductor whom Mr.. Hen
derson had appointed about a year ago
end that be lStevens0n} had objected
/ From outside sources the reporter gath
ered that Mr.. Henderson was informed
by Dallas parties that The immediat,
possession Of the read Wss demanded
10y his Interests, and that he had tele
graphed 20 take IL forcibly Unnecessary
subsequently, a. the evening train wa
about starting, It was again stopped
much 10 the disgust, not OF Dallas tax
payers, because they rather encourage
locks by their Indifference to the IN AZ
sgement Of this important artery o
commerce, but to the passenger on tn
morning train who, having return
ticket, had spent ali his cash in pur
chsses and was perplexed to know
where he could get meal and lodgin
on credit; to another who had a team
hitched az the other end OF the line
~ another, Il jnvial fellow, who ha
proposed To pay fare TO both eonduc
tors rather than have the train belate
or fuss" and who had a sick child a
home; to another who proposed here
after, rain or shine, to COME on horse
back with bis saddle bags, il he wa
forced to come to Dallas, etc, etc. ]
the discharge Of q single employe OF
this road will cause lock, the end O
which il not reached M we go to press
what calamity it would be were on
OF the m 10 die.