Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-26
DALLAS.
Conference the officials Of the Trss
portation Department, Of the
Gould System in Texas.
A Meeting of tho Preigks Agents of til,
Missouri Pacific System b
Texas and Louisiana.
Special to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Aug. pa meeting
of the officials of the Transportation
department Of the Gould railway sys-
tenn In Texas was heldin this city to.
day. Superintendent Joseph Herrir
of the International & Great Northern
railroad arrived by Sunday nights
west-bound train, and Superintendent
Warder Cumming Of the Texas &. tn
citic and u. b. Vandyne OF the Mis-
souri,, Kansas q Texas reached here
this morning. The meeting WIS held
In the,private car OF Superintendent
Herrin, which hat been placed onthe
side-track of the Texas & Pacific, oppo-
site the new warehouse. There were
present Superintcndents Cumming OF
the Tex,s d Pacific, Herrin OF
the International n Great Northern
and Wandyne OF the Missouri, Kansas
Il Texas; G.. "A. Haggerty, master
mechanic of the Texas Il Pacific at
Marshall; j. X. Lope, master me
'chanic at Big Springs; William Nor
riS, master mechanic OF the Iptcrna-
t!onal IL GreatN orthern at Palestine,
and w. g. Clark, master mechanic OF
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway
atDenison. The officials were In con
.sultation for several hours. They
stated that they had met for general
conference, all the lines represented
being In the same system and for an
exchange OF ideas M To the methods To
adopt In view of the heavy traffic
which the roads expect vixen the
fall season opens. II Is also likely that
large increase In the amount of roll.
ing stock will be made so rs 10 avoid
the trouble experienced last year, es.
pecislly in cotton shipments ON ac-
count Of the scarcity of cars. Super.
intendent Cumming stated that from
the reports he had received CLEANED
from reliable sources, he thought the
crops on his line from Wills Point
east and on the Transcontinental di-
vision would bc larger than last wear,
while on the line from Wills Point
west there would be no increase un ess
there should he rains soon. On
the whole Gould system
In Texas and, in fact,
throughout the whole state. he es.
timated that there would be an in
crease OF 10 per cent over the crops ol
last year. In response TO "A question
Superintendent Cumming stated that
the water supply, which has hereto
fore been very troublesome matter,
especially on the western portion ol
the road, was now excellent, good last.
ing wells md tank ponds ha, ing been
attained, and the use of water cars had
been nearly entirely abandoned. The
party lett Dallas on the west-bound
train for Fort Worth, To return u
their respective headquarters.
A meeting of the assistant general
freight agents and division freigh,
agents of the Missouri Pacific Railway
system In Texas and Louisiana, wa
held this morning In the Office OF Di.
vision Freight Agent Turner In hi,
city. There were present j. T.. Gold
smith, assistant general freight agent
at Galveston; w. w. Finley, assistant
general freight agent Mt New Orleans
Frank Trumbull, freight auditor ut st
Louis, and the division freight agents
g. II. Turner Of Dallas, J. Il. Barthol
omew Of Fort Worth and j. :. Knox
of TeXarkana. The meeting was fol
the purpose Of discussing matters per
tanning to this department.