Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-15
ON TO THE RED RIVER
A Number Of the Forts Leading Oft.
liens Meet and Confer
With Gel Walter Gresham in Regard to
the Santa Fe Extension.
The Fort win Guarantee Thirty Miles
Of the Right Of Way.
Gainesville Comes Smiling to tho Front
and Donates the Remainder,
And the Company wnl Build the Road
70 the Banks Of the Red River.


A number Of the leading business
men OF the city assembled in the law
office OF Carter, Wynne 4 DeBerry
last night to consult with Col. Walter
Gresham, general attorney for the
Gulf Colorado 4 Santa Fe Railway
company, In regard to the proposed
extension OF the road to the North.
Among those present were the follow.
Ing gentlemen:
M. Il. Lloyd, John Nichols, Il. M.
Harold, MIR. Merrill, 10 East, 4, w.
Powell, b Trippet, w. H. Holloway,
y. w. Lomax, II. 4. TwomblY,
w, j. Finley, a. q. Roas.
Il. ID. Ross, j. Burnside, w, Il, Lake,
Mr.. ScheubCr, H. =. Martin, J, NJ.
O'Nell, w. A. Huffman, r. M.
Wynne and others.
Capt. NJ. d Lo, d called the meeting
to order, and upon motion Col Twom-
bly, was called TO the chair and II. j.
Powell WAS elected secretary.
The chairman requested Col. Gres-
ham TO state what he had to say about
the proposed extension, and that gen
tleman said that fourteen or hfteon
months ago he was In the city
and had a similar meeting with
the cliiEenH and they then expressed
their Willingness 10 nsslst him In ~
curing the necessary 100 feet right OF
way through the county In case he
succeeded 10 gaining the consent OF
congress Tor right OF way through
| the Indian territory; that lac had gone
TO Washington for that purpose, and
Col. j r. Smith OF this city aud Judge
Lindaay of Gainesville had also gon0
there 20 uee their influence IN behalf
OF the necessary congress
sionsl legislation; that congress
had granted the company the right
of way through the territory, provided
| 100 miles OF the road be built into the
territory within thee Yeas; that Il
waa his purpose ia thus city at present
10 see u the city would guarantee the
! tight OF wag Tor thirty miles 70 the
| north 81 tbs city; that he mad had rs
BurRnces that Gainesville would guar
antee the right OF way from that point
10 the Red river Ia Cooke county; that
! n the right OF way would be thus
secured 10 the road the company
| would extend Il 10 the
| Red river; thut he had no positive as-
surances from the directory Of the road
TO this effect, but that he was satleiied
the road would be- built 20 Red river II
the conditions about the right Of way
on the part OF the citizens OF Fort
| Worth hRd Gainesville we're complied
With; that he was here to SEQ n no
could, on his return 10 Galveston, say
IN the directory that tho citizens OF
Fort Worth guarantee this right OF
way for distance OF thirty miles 10
the north; that tho directory, N II
looked faYOrably ON the proposition,
would want the cooperation OF the
citizens In securing the right Of way.
Mr.. 9reshRm was unable 10 slate \
definite proposition from this direoton,
but he was eati fled N tile right OF way
was guaranteed TO tho road with depot
grounds In Gainesville, "A corps Of en-
gineera would be started over the CON
templated route at once He did not
want any money turned over 10 tho
company but did want Rn assurance OF
some kind, and the cooperation Of the
cltz ;ns IN case the directory looked
favorably on the proposition, which he
believed would be done.
Capt M b Lloyd OF the First Ma
tlOnal bank Was called for, and said
that AS no definite proposition had
been made to the citizens he did not
know what 20 Hay, but thought the
road ought TO be extended, and be-
lieved with the proper Efforts the de-
sired right Of way could DO guarAn-
teed
Nj. John Nichols Of the City Ma
tiOnhl bank said he would like 10 see
tho road extended, and would DO will
Ing 10 give reasonable RmOunt TO this
end, aud was Satisfied that the house
he WINS with would do the same. He
had talked with q number Of citizens
about the extension, and found them Ia
be heartily In favor Of IL. He thought
a committee should be appointed, and
believed the necessary money could b'
raised.
Mr.. David Boar agreed with Mr.
Nichols, and said the citizens could
get the right Of way along the line o.
the proposed thirty miles for a very
reason ,Dle sum. He thought property
ia the city would advance 10 or 20 pei
cent ~ soon AZ II WIS definitely known
that the road would be extended.
Col Twombley was Batished ther'
was general disposition in the city IL
favor OF the extension, and believed 4
would be possible 10 DO any REASONABLE,
thing Ia favor OF II. He was inclined
10 look fayOrably upon granting lh'
thirty miles right OF way.
Mr.. Hichols asked Col. Gresham q
he could say whether or not the com'
pAny would build shops In this city n
case the road was extended, but tina
gent lemRn could not say whether th'
company would do 80 or not, a. ma
chine-shOpb were generally built at th'
end o. divisions, and he would not sns
that Fort Worth would be at the END
Of division.
In answer 10 = question about ths
road going through the territory Col
Gresham said Il WAS the Intention q
the company 10 have an outlet aud 81
rect communication with st. Louis
and Kanaas City aa soon a. poaslble,
that he had spent much ilmeln Wash
lngton 10 secure the right Of WAY
through fhe territory. nud the cQmpA-