Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-02
WACO.
px-,;oy. Hubbard on Railroads Poll
ties aud the Thermic Motor.
Notes aud News of Current Interest,"
In the Central City.

speclal to the Gazette.
Waco, April l,-Ex'Gov. Richard
n. Hubbard has spent To-Day IN WavY'
He was here on purely priVsle pu .i
ness. but talked freely OF sundry pun
lilo matters. Concerning ms new ialI-
road project, which Is to run rom
Gainesville via Pilot Poiht, Mchll,
new. sherman, etc, to Tyler, ne silu
English capitalists were evlncinggreat
confidence in the measure ana wouIu
probably furnish most oil the money
over $500, 0O0 have been SUP.
scriued, solvent guarantees, ana
The work of construction VIII oe
inaugurated early in the fall Gov;
Hubbard IL not actively connected
nov with the Texas q ST. Louis Mar
row Gauge railroad, but feels an earn
est interest in its welfare. He does not
believe the road will he sold nj all,
having great confidence in the aOliity
of the RECEIVER TO exlricate IL from Its
embarrAssments, but says II IL should
he forced to the wall, the sale will not
he earlier than six months yet, and
that In no event Il II likely to pass into
The hands of the Gould or Huntington
interest, but will undoubtedly be pur-
chased by the Illinois Central or some
other interest, and kept rs n narrow
gauge competing line
Concerning his connection with Tie
much-.alkod.o triple thermic mo-
tori which IS to rival steam and yer
haps lay keely in the shade, GOV.
Hubbard said his taking stock was
purely contingent upon circunsiau-
ces. While in New York himself, Mr.
Crosby of Houston, Senator Butler Of
South Carolina and 0thet gentlemen
transportation Interests,
had been asked to see The new motor
nj work. They did 80 aud
he must say the results were
Bisulphide of carbon,
If il can be utilized Cor locomotives As
they saw 1t utilized 10 drive sixty
horse power engine In New York,
would revolutioni2e the transportation
business OF the world, for 1t was eighty
per cent cheaper than steam. But
and friends told the inventors
and owners OF the motor; You must
that this thing is practi-
cal--that II will do for u locomotive or
steamship. Do that and we
will take stock in it,
"This," continued Governor Hubbard,
'they have promised to do, and
they write me they win give prac-
teal test within thirty or forty days
think there IS something In the In
vention very valuable, but | am not
prepared TO take mold of or youch for
It until see further demonstrations, ~
AS to politics, Gov. Hubbard gays he
IL not candidate for any office. lie
would be willing TO go to Chicago as
4 delegate To the national convention
II the people want him, but
doesn't specially desire that
honor He had accepted an
invitation from the lroquois club Cf
TO be mt their annual banquet
Oh the 18th of this month and respond
10 tile toast; "The coming canvass,n
but doubts IL he viii be able to go. He
hopes the Democrats in congress will
make q clean, square-cut issue of the
tariff. and does not believe Tilden
would eccept the nomination If II were
rendered to him. Gov. Hubbard left
for Tyler tonight.
SANFORD johnson, proprietor of the
Waco driving park and race course
wa ~ up W foit worth HSAJ hOu-
day evening, accompanied by "A COM
mittee of Waco gentlemen, to confer
with the Fort Worth association about
getting Waco In the North Texas cir
cult. Mr.. johnson has already spen
$4,000 on his park, and will spenc
50, 900 more before it Is complete. I'll,
grounds are beautiful and spacious an,
will be ready for the fall meeting
Mrs. Martha Rotan, the aged mothe
of Mr., T. Rotan, Of the wholesale gro
Gerry firm of Kellum IL Rotan, die,
this morning.
Rev. DR.. Palmer's (of New Oorlenns
visit IL postponed until the floods a
New Orleans subside.
A very heavy rain and thundc
storm occurred last night. Lightnin
struck the spire of the hebrew syna
gogue, damaging II some.