Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-21
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In Union There is Strength,
The growth of Fort Worth, It's prog
ress and upbuilding, have been the adj
miratlon OF many and the thorn to u
few Men who have sought to account
for 1t have invariably found that the
unity of purpose and concert Of action
which ever characterized our people
lay at the very foundation of every de-
cided step taken by this city on the
road "a greatness. This characteristic
Of our people has been peculiar TO
them, AZ cOntrasted with the conduct
Of ether stiles Ia Texas, and this char
acteristlc has been our boast for years.
II should be the duty Of every man
who takes pride or finds profit in the
upbuilding OF Fort Worth to frown
down all efforts to excite antagOnisms
or provoke Iealousies among our peO-
Pile, for in such discussions lie the seed
OF decay. DIacord is the forerunner of
evil, aud now Is golden opportunity
for Fort Worth TO reap more profit by
the concert OF action which has In the
past characterized the city and at the
same time crush those agencies, now
inoipient, which seek personal gain
by fomenting dlssension,
There are at present four parties TO
contest IN which Is involved the beat
interests OF this city, viz; the two street
railway companies the Gould system
Of railroads and the city. THE GA
2ErrR has sought by every means save
that OF partlsanship to ascertain and
print the exact truth with regard to
the dispute about crossing the reserva.
tlonh with street railway lines. Each
party TO the contest, M is natural, takes
that view which the more closely con-
siders lite own interests, and yet, we be
lieve, all claim to ne willing TO do that
which shall best serve the gen.
erel good. If this be an
honest claim, the way out OF the din.
Guilty aud the way TO obtain for Fort
Worth commanding position as /
railroad center, is TO waive all purely
selfish interests In an effort TO Invok,
again that unity OF purpose and con
cert OF action which have made For
Worth what tis, and without which
progress and good feeling must Civ
way 10 litigation, delay and that miseI
able discord which has been the ban
Of so many Texas cities
We have In this oillce diagram
showing certain extensive improv,
ments proposed by the COULD system
ofrailroads, conditioned upon certail
things to DO done by street railway II
terests and the city and, so far as IN
benefit to the city aud to the people
concerned the railroad offers to do {
much that what IL asks in retur
seems bagatelle in comparison. III
city council OF Fort Worth at It's r.
cent meeting met this proposltio
Of. the railroad In a resolution thu
must commend itself to all who wi
consult the general good. Why, theI
cannot the two street railway comp
MES, the city council and the Goa
system appoint, each, a commits
with power to meet and harmonize q
conflicting interests in behalf OF Il
general goode And the people mig
also appoint committee to meet u
others, for the people generally have
moro vital interest in the matt
than either OF the other parties.
IL Is popular to abuse railroads, an
demagogues are never wanting
ascribe only selfish motives; but Il
Gould system is not compelled 10 p
It's improvements at Fort Wort
and since the improvements won
prove highly valuable, annually |
ereasing, aud permanent factor In d
city's growth, the proposition shou
be given business consideration
least.
TnE GA1RrrE will soon allude
this matter again, In the meantll
our columns arc open TO all for any d
cussion OF the matter Il
does not merely content its
with impartlng motives a
ignoring factsi and we sh
take pleasure III showing the dIagr
% any who have not seen It.