The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-14
DALLAS AND WICHITA.


Last fall, when no one else dared 10
touch the Dallas aud Wichita railroad.
Dr. Reed espouaed ~ interest. An
arrangement was entered into between
the doctor and Mr., Henderson, by the
terms OF which Dr. Reed wac to ml.
nlsh means for the resumption Of
work push its construction, under hls
own immediate supervision, tn the
ROAD renohtd a paying point and was
To collect all revenues from tho road.
unlll the sums expanded hy him on
the work we've reimbursed Under this
arrangement, Dr. Reed hired from
Colonel Noble, NJ the Texas and Pa.
eide, u locomotive, pusaenger oonoh,
Auu rolling stock sufficient 10 meet
the wants OF the constructing pnrtv
ana the traffic which the doctor antlcl.
putcd the extension OF the road would
command. Work was Immediately
commenced and pushed forward
with such vigor M the weather would
permit untll last week, when work was
suspended for the want OF iron. Dur.
Ing the past three months, although
harTasaed by adverse aud conflicting
interests, open aud covert attempts to
Impede construction, wretched wealth,
Grand Il bold effort on the part OF DR..
Calder, last month, to have Colonel
Noble withdraw his hired engine
and train, eight miles OF tho road hns
been built, the bridge across elm
Fork constructed, and tho road. bod for
some distance across the river graded
and ready for tles and iron. The road
having been completed TO u paying
point at an expenditure Of over eight
thousand dollaro, DR., Reed, under hls
contract with Mr. Henderson, has been
running daily trains to get some Of his
expenditures of the winter hack
again.
Everything connected with the train
rau smoothly In its usual order, until
yesterday, when, bya coup dG mditye,
the possession OF the train was forclby
taken from DE- Reed, 10y what no
terms, "the Calder-Heuderson gang.p
A was his custom, when he took The
evening train, The doctor had atOpped
ut Carrolps mills, and the engine and
train laid over night at Trinity mills.
y slerday morning. after the locomo.
tive was fired, aud everything prepared
TO run tho engine down 10 Carroll, for
Dr. Reed, the engineer while IN the
at Of uncunpling, was ordered not %
detach the engine from the coach, nut
move with the entire train to Carroll.
The conductor aud the brakesmen In
the employ Of tho doctor were sum-
mRrily removed, aud others, inimical
to DR., Reeds management, substi.
tuted. Mr. Stevenson the civil en-.
Gineer Of the road, and other parties
TO the "capture,n had gone cut the day
before, and were ION tmen when
the moment for action had arrived.
AT Carroll DR. Reed boarded the coach
and the train wns backed TO the termi-
nus for the morning passengers. No
violence was used in tfleoting the soap
ture," but iorcible possession taken by
numbers sufficiently large to override
all opposition. The passenger fare
WAS collected by the auli. Reed con-
ductor, the passengers being threaten
ed to be put out unless the fare was
paid to the forcibly installed collector.
Arriving at Dallas the money was
was paid over TO the official who usu.
ally received IL from the conductor.
Upon learning the particulars of the
coup do mdHre HERALD reporter
went to the Dallas and Wichita depot
and there sought to interview DR..
Calder aud Mr.. Stevenson, anxious to
give the public their version of the AZ.
fair. DR.. Calder declining, referred
the reporter to Mr.. Stevenson, but
that gentleman was 10th to enter into
particulars. He stated that Mr., Reed
was endeavorjng to exceed his power
under his sub contract with Mr.. Hem
dersou, having the day before dis
charged conductor whom Mr.. Hem
derson had appointed about year ago,
aud that he (SLeyenson) had objected.
From outside sources the reporter gath.
cred that Mr.. Henderson was informed
10y Dallas parties that the immediate
possession of the road WAS demanded
J by his interests, and that .he had tele.
praphed to take it forcibly IL necessary.
| Subsequently, as the evening train was
about starting, II was again stopped,
much TO the disgust, not OF Dallas tax
( payers, because they rather encourage
locks 10y their Indifference to the man
agement of this important artery of
commerce, but to the passenger on the
morning train who, having q return
| ticket, had spent all his cash in pur-
| ehaaes and was perplexed to know
where he could get meal and lodging
on credit; to another who had q team
hitohed ut the other end of the line,
to another, u jovial fellow, who had
proposed to "pay fare to both conduc-
tors rather than have the train belated
or luss,n and who had sick child at
home TO another who proposed here.
after, rain or shine, to come on horse
back with his ssddle-bsgs, If he was
forced to come to Dsllss, etc., etc. Ii
the discharge of II single employee on
this road will cause lock, the end of
which is not reached as we go to press,
what q calamity 1t would be were one
of them to die!