The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-04-18
PREPARING FOR BUSINESS.
The Texas and ~. Louis Rail-
way Soon 10 be in The Field.

During his business visit to this city an
EXAMINER reporter had the pleas ure of An
interview with Maj. Z. +. Stephens. Chief
engineer Of the Texas AMI st. Louis rail-
way. We have tor some time past, at in
torvals, spoken OF the progress being made
on bridge work btre, and have also re-
terred TO the probable time the road would
reach Gainesville. MIjor Stephens in
formed us that after the III, citing OF the
stock holders AMI directors, which occurs
in ~ Ter On April 26th, they would leave
in their SPECIAL car tor Waco on the 9th.
The object OF the visit here is to ste the
condition OF the road, meet our citizens
aud crsss upon their new bridge across
the ..BraZos, which is now rapidly ap-
preaching completion. Major stephens
proposes 10 bring here three of the com
pany's heaviest engines, couple them to-
geiher, and test every span of the bridge.
level will be placed on the bed OF the
structure, the depression taken during the
time the engines stand upon it, and the
recovery noted after they pass off. Mr..
jenkins, superintendent Tor the Clinton
Bridge company, informs US that he will
make every effort 10 have the bridge ready
tor the test by The time the officers and di-
rectors get here, and Mr. Schaier,in charge
of the work, and 10 whom in the largest
measure is due the rapid and salts
factory manner IN which t.is
bridge has been carried to its present
stage of completion is pushing.it with all
the energy JlIat science. skill and plenty
of labor viii permit. Major Stephens, in
his conversation, Informed us that the re
is now steel enough in their yards il East
Waco TO put the track through to the San
tate crossing and there they have enough
more to 90 into Gate>villr.a distance from
Waco Of tJrty-eight miles. Dir. Brown
will put on Il tuil track-laIrng force and
he ard Major Stephens thinks the EY-
AMINER did not OveI-cstimate when it
sad our Gatesville friends could probably
ride down and spend Fourth OF July with
us. Ii is the present Intention OF the
company to establish their shops, round
houses. etc. at McGregor Springs, in
which case they will build up consider
able town at that place. Though Major
Stephens did not say so much in positive
language we rather inferred that the COM
pany does not feel well pleased with the
manner in which they have been treated
in regard tC their subscription in Waco
and they have 40 assurance hat they may
not be hampered by unlocked for Ordl
nances in Waco if they locate the shops
here, and having had TO pay about $4,000
TO get from here across the county, or from
$40 TO $50 per acre for the land they pass
over, they thought they would locate
on their own ground at McGrcgOr
Springs where they will have plenty OF
wafer and not be troubled in any way.
Mai. Stephens also informs us that work
Oh the road in ArkanSaw is progressing at
a rate fully up to their expectations
Tracklaying in tour directions is now 20
ing on at and near Pine Bluff and addi-
tontI force IS being put on every day.
One hundred and forty miles yet remain 10
put the road into Cairo. and give con-
tineOus line from that point and 1t Louis
to Waco and beyond. The balance OF The
work the company expects TO finish up by
the first OF September, if money and !abor
viii do ii and step in here for their sh re
OF the tall trade The shops round houses
etc of the Arkansaw division viii be To-
Gated at Pine Bluil and the company eX-
pect to establish good town at Rcdland,
Dorsey county, on land owned by Mai
stephens This is in the midst of 4 fine cot
ton belt, the township Of Redland last
year having raised and mark
etcd eight thousand bales. Not
only does this route furnish iii addi-
ton to rate of three cents mile on pas
sengtr fare, cheaper rate Oh freight
than was eyer given before cut OF 81
Louis, but arrangements have been made
whereby they will receive New Orleans
freight from Red river boats and
! land it ut all points along
! their line n reduced rates. We have not
| vet tclt the benefits of this route as an in
! dependent line, and being narrow-gauge
! it will be outside the combinations OF
standard gauges, and not likely to be COB
bed up in the whirlpool which the great
railroad magnatCs create at times wher
they find it necessary to either cripple Oh
control a rival road. Saying the least, tht
people OF Waco can look forward witt
much earnestncSs to the opening OF The
road in September. for competition means
cheap freight, and we already have cheap
passenger rates as far as that road runs
/ Opposition and cheap rates means so much
saved for the people, and that is the thing
most needed.