Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-01
=IlEGAzErTE. FORT WORTH. TExAs. THuRsl,Ay MAxl

and let Corpus Christi compete with
otner cities for the trade which now
goes by. wagons to one Of the above
cities. a route 10 Austin, say a run OF
about thirty miles, and we ret a con-
nection with the Telfener road. or 70
to Cuero and connect with the Morgan
road. Either route can then, with
some variation from the straight line
take q good route to Austin, CROSSING
The Sunset road at Harwood the
Guadalupe river nj or near
Gonzales, passing through Golad
Yorktown and Isockhart. on to Austin.
at Austin connect with or buy out the
Austin d Northwes tern railroad
which is now struggling for exls,c ace
and is OF no benefit to the co,intrv
traversed by 1t. Complete this roaj
up through Brownwood to some
northwestern terminus, building a
branch TO connect with the Denver
railroad system, giving two direct
connections with ST. Louis; after
crossing the Texas & st. Louis rail-
road at Burnett running branch
through the Panhandle 10 a desired
point. Thus we have n direct line 10
Denver, two to ST. Louis, and open up
the Panhandle and bring the whole
territory TO bear upon Corpus
Christi. The Denver line would
enable the shipment of stock
through in the same car, loaded at
Corpus Christi, obviating the necessity
of transfer, rs well as 4 great saving
of time snd fatigue TO stoek.n
"Do you think the water over the
bar would warrant railroad outlay 10
this place, with the present prospect
for improve ments?n
"The Morgan lile run large steamers
right to our wharf, and even larger
vessels could come over the bar with
some improvements. There is now
about eight to ten feet of water on the
bar, and am told Is improving some.
what instead of growing worse again.
The vessels could tighten cheaply here,
or the railroads could build to the bar,
In absence of assistance from congress
which we will surely get when we
have our railroad boom.n
"Do you mean to make this mar
row gauge road, and do you think
there is any real economy in building
or equippiug such road?n
II am not practical railroad man
but | should think the road could bt
built narrow-gauge with on eye single
to widening the gauge at SOME future
day. The Texas & ct. Louis road he
ing narrow-gauge, the narrow.gaugo
connection would be sought, and a
the Denver system would take into
consideration the class of their direc,
connections it is not unlikely the mar
1 rpu xrApll lao aAnnt.as
most probably all the way through
| MIR. DOdridge was free to speak o
the classes of freight, etc, this lire
would secure, but the line drawn upol
the map will indicate too clearly th'
products of each section traversed 4
need our minute mention here.
at Corpus Christi we met Col
Brewster, Maj Clark and Col. Plato
Meeting these gentlemen reminded Il
of an article in recent issue of Sal
Antonio paper in regard to the trial q
Col. Plato in the United States cour
some time ago. The Daily Critic {
Corpus Christi also had paterna
epithet to offer by way of censuri
unkind ii not unjust, relative to tn
same trial. THE GAZETTE has alread
published full details of the trial, an
1t only remains for your correspondent
to say that from the records, and a
unpresuming career of number ,
years the colonel has proved hin
self worthy of the confidence npo
him bestowed. and the facts we hay
recently learned show that he has ce
tiinly given universal satisfactio
here.
The Texas-Mexican railroad is dom
agood business.
The Stuttz troupe will remain
the city sometime, much to the graf
iication of their many admirers.
The hest smoking tobacco is Lit
Joker"