The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-22

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Meeting Yesterday.
The annual meeting N ihs Stockholders
Of the Dallas n Wichita llallroad Company
WAS held VI the general Office Of the com.
pany IN tins city yesterday, and when the
meeting ndjOnrlled there was no more Dal-
las 4 Wichita Railroads.&c. had been for
rmally absorbed by the Gould Southwestern
| Combination, rs an intregsl part OF the
Missouri Kansas & Texas. The following
circular explains the situation.
Dallas & Wichita Railroad Company Presidents
ONCE
DALLAS December 16, 1881 Tho prop
erty of this Company having been conveyed
to the Missouri, Kansas Il Texas Railway
Company by the stockholders it will here
after be operated by the latter company
Heads of departments and employees will be
governed accordingly JNo. G. BRowN,
President
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company, lessee
Of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rsilway-Ex-
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, December 49, 18s1.-In
accordance with the above circular the
Missouri Kansas Il Texas Railway will
hereafter include the property of the Dallas
q Wichita Railroad, and operate that
line to and from Dallas as a terminal.
Heads Of departments and employees will
continue in the discharge of their present
duties. until otherwise instructed, and will
report Z A. A. Talmage, general manager;
G. G. v 'rner, general auditor; u. s. III.
Smith, neal treasurer s. Frink, general
freight sent; Il. Chandler, general pas
senger aud ticket agent, st. Louis, Missouri,
for instructions relative to their respective
departments. r. s. HAYES,
First President.
The stockholders authorized the issuance
of bonds to the extent of SIC, 600 per mile to
pay off outstanding Indebtedness. improve
the road as may be found necessary, and to
extend the line. The stockholders, by res
olution, authorized the directory to extend
the road west from Denton, at its discre-
ton. Gov. Brown, in conversation with
HERALD representative last night, gave it
as his opinion that such extension would
soon be made; that the consideration of
such extension was q part of the
business of the meeting yesterday
He also said that magnificent
brick passenger depot for the. Gould
System at Dallas would be erected in a very
short time The matter was already deter
mined, and work would soon be IN. He
WAS not prepared to say at what T. int the
depot would be located, but that : would
be first-class in every particular h-'r large
commodious offices for the various part
.ments to be located in Dallas, and ~ of a
modern, metropolitan, and in rery
way creditable character. He also sal he
considered it certain that the East Line &
Red River Road would be pushed rapidly
into Dallas 10 connection with the other
lines of the Gould System concentrating
ere.
The first through train for St. Louis left
Dallas last night, and had good number
Of passengers. The sleeping coaches are ofthe
finest run on the Missouri Pacific system;
This road runs the most supurb hotel
dining cars and sleeping coaches, direct
from St. Louis to San Antonio. that are
run on the continent, and these are Just
what the Dallas line is to have.
By the LIST of January the various offices
to be removed here will be Strengthened
out and running smoothly, and Dallas will
railroad point on the Gould
System in Texas, but the most important in
the State.
In speaking of Mr.. E. E. Fosdick, who
retires this morning from the Superintend-
ency of the Dallas & Wichita Governor
Brown was complimentary to fattering
degree. He said he had proven a faithful,
will be retained in the Missouri Pacific ser
vice, in what capacity he did not
know. Mr.. L. L. Keller assumes cor.
troll OF the new line as q part of
his division, this morning, and in
his hands it will be well conducted.
Governor Brown, Attorney-General of the
Gould Southwestern System, who is IA
vorite of the people of Dallas, as well as the
whole of Texas, will continue his head
quarters at st. Louis, and leaves this morn
ing for that point. During the time he was
Vice President of the Texas d Pacific Road !
he made himself as well as his road univer-
sally popular with the people.
Colonel Thomas ] Campbell, the Solici- |
itor of those parts of the Missouri Pacific |
and Texas & Pacific Roads in this State, |
will make his headquarters here in Dallas. |
Cooper Mott. the efficient Auditor, has al
ready taken up his headquarters here.