Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-04
GALVESTON.
The Santa Fe Buys Property to the
Value OF $35, 900 Railroad
Changes.
THO Newly Appointed Collector of Gus
toms Files Bond-Arrivals
and Clenrances.

GALVESTON, TEX, Oct. 3.--An impor-
tant real estate transfer was made public
here to-day. A deed was placed on
record from the Galveston City company
to the Gulf, Colorado 4 Santa Fe rail-
way company, transferring the latter
three squares OF valuable ground, in the
East end, together with property and
rights extending to the channel of the
harbor. The consideration stated in the
deed is S35, 900. This sale was effected
November 6, 1882, but until to-day il has
remained secret. The Significance Mt
tached to the sale will be apparent when
it IL stated that the Santa Fe company
proposes to improve this water front and
construct thereon freight and storage
depots, at point tapping marine
navigation i've miles nearer for yes
sells than at present. This will
give that company an advantage
not possessed by other Texas railroads.
The Improvement of this property will
necessarily require n large outlay of
money, as the land is mostly submerged
Mr.. j. S. Mcnamara, for several years
past the popular ticket agent in this city
for the Missouri Pacific system, leaves
tomorrow for San Antonio, accompanied
by his wife, to assume charge of the union
ticket office at San Antonio. Mr.. Archer
of San Antonio to-day succeeded Mr.. Nc
NamarI at this point.
General Traffic Manager Newman Of the
Missouri Pacific and General Passenger
Agent Dury OF the Santa Fe, both mem
hers of the executive committee of the
Texas Tratiicsassociation left to-day for
Cincinnati to attend the next inter-
state railroad meeting to be held at Gin
cinnati on the Sth inst. Col. HoNie of st.
Louis, General Manager Hutchinson of
New Orleans and Messrs. Ripley, Diling-
ham and Fish, the other members OF the
Texas pool executive committee, will also
attend this meeting, which has been called
for the purpose OF fixing uniform rates
/ npon all passenger and freight traffic dcs-
| tined for Texas from all points in those
/ states where the roads have direct inter.
change Of business with crossroads
The Interstate rates To- be agreed upou
win include points as far north AZ
st. Paul and cast to Pittsburg
4 All Ohio river railroads will participant,
in the conference and all Western rail-
roads at Chicago The meeting is, there.
fore, an important one to Texas.
kilograms were received here this
afternoon stating that Mr.. T. w. Pierce
president OF the Sunset road, had dicd
to-day. Mr. Pierce projected anc
pushed through TO completion the great
railroad enterprise with which his hon.
ored name will ever be connected. HI
was a pioneer in Texas railroad and
marine projects, and before the war ran
a line OF clipper merchant-ships between
4 Galveston and New York. The larger
portion Of his vast fortune was accumu
lated IN Texas
Arrived Steamship Simon from Bris
toi, Engp and steamship Wescr from Bre
men.
Cleared Steamship Algiers for New
York. she will sail sunday
The Weser is one OF the
largest steamers of the Bremen
line and seldom visits this por
She Is lying in the outer harhor tonight
and on board OF her are several hundret
future residents of the Lone Star state
she sailed from Bremen September IL
and Il Is believed as many as 500 imni
grants viii debark here tomorrow, o.
Monday, for interior points in the state.
Mr. G.. q. Sweeney, the newly ap
pointed collector OF customs for this
district, t0-day forwarded his Official bon,
TO Washington for approval. The bond
which was for $4,000, was signed b,
dye substantial citizens, not one Of whom
has ever taken an active part IN politics
I Among his boudsmen are NJ. w. shaw
the leweler, l. Loblt banker, and Georg,
Fox, tic wealthy baker. II Is repoYte,
that Mr., Sweeney viii assume the duue
OF The new Office the latter part OF mex
month.