Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-03
Another Outlet from Fort Worth,

| The Gull, Colorado & Santa Fe ha
definitely determined to extend It's
, system northward from Fort Worth b,
connection with the Eastern anf
Northern roads in Kansas and Mis-
souri, II viii no longer be dependent
on tho Gould lines for its share of Tn,
grain traffic Of the Northwest. The
completion of the proposed route will
place II among the principal railway
INES OF the country, and will make II
the shortest connecting link between
the c9tton-iields aud cattle-raisinp dis.
tricts OF Texas and the grain fields of
Kansas and Missouri, and the manu-
ihcturing districts of the North and
Northwest, IL will also be able Ia
Jake place among the roads that are
competing for the carrying trade of
the growing commerce between the
United States and Mexico. The plans
are laid and the capital will be fur.
hished when called for; all that de-
lays the speedy beginning of work IL
lhe necessity Of going before congress
to get the concession of right-of- wny
through the Indian Territory.
Taking direct northern cours. nj
Fort Worth, the road will pass through
The richest part of Denton county and
thence TO Gainesville, where it will
have n large business, the tribute of
the fertile counties of Cooke and Mon
tagne' Its further route, ns given by
The Galveston News, IL as follows
me extension 0i Inc Santa Fe, Ms now def
Hitriy outlined, VIII run from Fort Worth IA
hnd river, a distance Of seventy miles, from
i"d river 10 the Canadian river, another dis.
lance OF elghty-nye miles, and from the Gan
hu'"h river To junction In ihe Indian Terri
"ts WIN Inc Vinitn extension of The NJ
'puiS ~ san Francisco railrOad-vhioh tx
NJ" constructed under the old ehnrfar of ma
fi''ahtir q Pacific across the Arkansas river
'ht" lha lhdlun TeTritory-a further distance
81 eIshtS miles, making "a total milesga
rum fort worm To this point OF junction In |
'he Isfflipfy OF 225 miles, This win make !, |
shofs Inc from Fort Worth 10 III, I.ouis vim |
thu ~, Louis & san Francisco rnfIroad
from the point Of connection In tbe ,par,; |
tory with the -, I.opis 4 SAN F,.n,,.co
ROAD The Quiz, Colorado q santa 10 Viii
,'hhily build us system through the Tertiary
70 me border ~ Kansas, at or west of t,of,es.
siie, u Iuither distance of 100 milss ,vhicb |
~ohld place tiie Santa re within auy miles
u henhheetfon with the Atchison, ropeta q
SANTA ts, tho Chicago, Burlington a 9ulnov
nc Chicago 4 Alton, and other impor,,,n,
examinations. This VIII require. p.rbans
~ ih'les ~ construction on tho part OF ,ha
lol9rado sania Va, but iis Contamination
sih give u ali tbs advantages of a lruni, ljna
rom tiis gun 10 the very center of gram nra.
lueilohin the Northwest, and with ,h,o,,',,
oMpeting connections To all parts of ,hs
luited States, we
fort Worth capital will be Iar0olv \
invested In this work, aud Fort !, or,h
i'luepee VIII be actively put forth In
'rwhrding II, The only obstacle IL =
ie Indian Territory, but IL is moi pos Il
Die That congress, who viii be- asked
y The right 70 build through tbat :.
foyinde, will refuse lis assent 10 \ ,r
'aftsf, Tbs bill 10 be presented has u
ready been drafted, and senator
'he VIII push II in the senate, while :,