The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-16
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The Dallas & Wichita Formally Transferred
to the Gould Systematic Stockholders
Meeting Yesterday.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Dallas & Wichita Railroad Company
was held at the general office of the COM
pany in tins city yesterday, and when the
meeting adjourned there was no more Dali
las IL Wichita Railroad-it had been for
mally absorbed by the Gould Southwestern
Combination, as an intregal part of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas. The following
circular explains the situation.
Dallas & Wichita Railroad Company
Office
DALLAS, December 1G, lSSl.-The prop
erty of this Company having been conveyed
to the Missouri, Kansas n 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 Il Texas Railway-EN'
Ccutve Office.
ST. Louis, Mo-, December 1G, lSSl.-In
accordance with the above circular the
Missouri, Kansas II Texas Railway will
hereafter include the property of the Dali
& Wichita Railroad, and operate that
line to and from Dallas as Il terminal.
Heads Of departments and employees will
continue in the discharge of their present
duties. until otherwise instructed, and will
report to A. 4. Talmage, general managers
c. G. Warner, general auditor; ID. ). ii:
Smith, local treasurer; ). Frnk, general
freight ug5nt II. Chandler, general pas.
senSer and ticket agent, st. Louis, Missouri,
for instructions relative to their respective
departments. i. 5. HAYES,
First Vice President.
The stockholders authorized the issuance
of bonds 10 the extent of $50, 600 per mile to
pay OIL outstanding indebtedness, improve
the road as may be found necessary, and to
extend the line. The stockholders, by res
oution, authorized the directory to extend
the road west from Denton, nj its discre-
ton. Gov. Brown, in conversation with
HERALD representative last night, gave IL
as his opinion that such extension would
soon lie made; thlt the consideration of
such extension was part of the
business of the meeting yesterday.
lie 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 begin. He
was not prepared to say at what point the
depot would be located, but that it would
be lirst-class in every particular; have large
commodious Offices for the various depart
ments to be located in Dallas, and be OF a
modern, metropolitan, and in every
way creditablo character. He also said he
considered II certain that the East Line "
Red River Road would be pushed rapidly
into Dallas TO n 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
otpassengers The sleeping coaches are the
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 straightened
out and running smoothly, and Dallas Will
bc not only the most important
railroad point on the Gould
System in Texas, but the most important IN
the State.
In speaking of Mr.. l.. L. Fosdick, who
retires this morning from the Superintend
ency of the Dallas & Wichita, Governor
Brown was complimentary toa liatterinl
degree. He said he had proven faithful
energetic and capable official, and that he
will be retained in the Missouri Pacific ser
vice, In what capacity he did no
know. Mr.. l.. l.. Keller assumes con
troll OF the new line as q part o
his division. this morning, and u
his hands Il will be well conducted
Governor Brown, Attorney-General of thu
Gould Southwestern System, who isa "a
vorto of the people of Dallas, as well as th'
whole of Texas, will continue ms head
quarters at st. Louis. and leaves this morn
ing for that point. During the time he wa
Vice. President of tho Texas a pnCiiiC Ruat