Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-24
FIRST EDITION.
GOV. HUBBARD,
THE GENIAL RAILROAD KING
VISITS FORT WORTH.
Another Scheme to Advance the Interests
of the Little Giant'~-success OF the
Texas and 81. Lonis---iiis Opin-
ion of the City.

a GAZETTEER passed through the
rotunda of the FL Paso hotel last night
Ell route To the dining room and dis
covered the portly form of the genial
ex-Gov. Hubbard Oh one of the chairs,
surrounded by a host of friends aud
old-time acquaintance and talking in
his usual good humor. A sentinel was
pat on duty to keep an eve on the Mar
row Gauge railroad, while the reporter
ate his supper, which was dispatched
in few moments. He returned TO
the rotunda and looked upon the
beaming face OF the ex-governor which
seemed even younger though he
is physically stronger than
when in 1880 he was the conspicuous
Western orator ut the National Demo-
cratic convention in Cincinnati. The
acquaintance begun on that memorable
occasion was soon renewed, and the
conversation grew in animation az he
told of the brilliant prospects OF his
many railroad schemes. and filled
those around him with the same en-
thusiasm he possesed-an enthusiasm
which has done and will
continue to do more
10 develop the resources of the great
state of Texas, than perhaps the en-
ergy OF any other man within its
boundaries.
ASK him something about poll
tics,n said a bystander, but while he
made the suggestion, the object of so
much interest continued talking pleas
antly on more material matters TO
the interest of the city and the
state and Improbable dish la
l)eled on the bill OF fare.
politics was entirely eschewed and
only railroads and the Development of
the Little Giant OF the prairies were
considered.
~ have not been in your city before
in nearly two years and am greatly
astonished and delighted to see that so
much progress has been made. And
the march of progress does not seem to
have abated either, but is still
going on at rate which
certainly warrants the prediction, that
in the course of n few years you will
have u great city,"
rs your visit to the city Of any par
ticular signiicance?'
"Well, 1 can't say that it is of any
great imp )rtance. | have been having
a conversation with your mayor, Col,
Smith and other leading citizens with
reference to some matters which may
be of Importance to Fort
Worth in some respects. | understand
there will be an effort to build the
Fort Worth s. Rio Grande road out To
Brownwood, and thought / would en-
,tuire into the status OF these matters
/ think your people will take sufficient
interest in this extension TO accom-
piish it al an early day if the matte
is properly presented to them. Thi
extension would he great boom t
your city, and would open III
a fine field for traffic. ]
arrangements concerning the transfer
of the charter To the new company are
perfected, the extension will probably
he made without much further delay
and you will get u division of n long
and valuable line OF road"
'sHow is the Texas 81 st. Louis pro
gressing"
"Splendidly and rapidly. W. ar,
receiving through freight now and il
a few weeks will have, sleepers run
ming on our line. These sleepers ar
constructed by our company and ar
lust ms elegant and comfortable as an.
other sleeper. They are only eigh
inches narrower than the Pullman
cars and have all the comforts pos
sessed by them. Our freight cars ca
he readily transferred to broad guag
trucks and no unloading or re-loadin
is required until the destination
reached. The Eastern lines are all i
friendly relations with the Texas
st. Louis and an interchange of tratli
and other courtesies is made with a
lines except the Wabash. We have
fifty year contract with IN
Illinois Central and suitable arrang
mepts with other lines y
"What are the prospects OF Il
4.
charter OF which was obtained !
cently?n
nVery brilliant. The object is
build a road from the eastern boundai
OF Texas TO Gainesville. 1t will co
meet with another line going east in
Louisiana from the eastern bonndar
We propose to raise by subseriptioi
to first mortgage bonds certs
amount Of money in Texas, 8;
n quarter of million dollars and ha'
the balance guaranteed by capitaiis
outside the state. In this way the
will be no hindrance to the completi,
of the road after ii Is once begun. ~
necessary amount OF money or
equivalent in git-edged securities W
be on hand before the road Is besu
We propose to get this money from /
people OF Texas along the line OF roa
capital in cash will he nj our ,dispo'
TO swell the sum to the desired magl
tude.n
"What do you think of the csta
lishment OF the Continental Me
company's branch house here"
''This is an excellent place for 1t,
fact, the best IN Northwest Texas N
it will be u great industry anu ten
largely to develop your city, It Is
splendid investment too by your O.
italists and will be the means of
augurating other enterprises just
valuable. see nothing before you b
the very brightest pr'
poets and you have mo
encouragement following daily. Ha
no fears about the future of Fs
WORTH
''How about Dalias?p
well, the rivalry existing betwe
he two places can do neither OF The
any harm But our roads do not Ia
any part in that"
"Has Dallas secured the Texas &
Louisbrapch ~
No sir she has not, and there are 4