Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-04


The third annual report Of the diIec-
tors OF the Fort Worth & Denver
City Railway company has been made.
IL embraces the operations of the com
pany for the year ending October 81,
1884 Essentially Fort Worth enter
prise, all that concerns the Denver
road must be of interest to our people
In no better way can The GAZETTE
show the progress OF the road than by
copious extracts from the report just
issued. In the address 6, President
Morgan Jones 70 the stockholders,
which we reprint in full, his sugges-
/ ton Of the necessity Of an extension of
the road Will be noted with
pleasure by all who are inter
ested in spreading the boundary lines
Of Fort Worth trade. This suggestion
of President Jones has been acted on,
and by April the Denver road win be
in Wilbarger county, and the people Of
the Northwest, as we'll of Fort Worth,
know what that portends to their ma
terlal advancement This extension
will give the copper company an outlet
for their products, and Fort Worth
must also bs beneficiary Of the prac-
tical opening Of these mines. IL is
known that the copper company de-
sired information as to rates II the
Denver should be extended. The fol.
llowing Ia the address of President
Jones in tull;
FoIr wonrH TEX, Dec Q, 1854
! To the stockholders OF the Fort Worth y
Denver City Railway company:
Gentemon; Your directors beg TO submit
herewith the following report OF the oondi
ton and operations Of the company during
= the fiscal year ending oct. 81, lssi,
+ The roadway, machinery and roliing,stock
i are in excellent condition, showing good
/, care and management
The creps along The line Of The road hay,
this year been much below the average
which has had q depressing effect upon trad,
generally undcr heso circumstances Il ii
gratifying TO note tho Increase OF business
= over the preceding year, the general business
(. OF the road having Increased . PEI
. ceut., aud the stock business IN
creased 70 per cent, This u
n duo 70 the settlement OF thl
l. country along tho line OF the road, and /,
"a The growing disposition on the part or IN,
eatilemen To ship their stock and Sauh
y North from a breeding ton Grazing country
e and their heeyes South when fattened. TIL
r policy OF tho management has been to xee
N tho road-bed and rolling stock IN good cond
ton. thus enabling tho business OF the ron
70 DO handled win safety, dispatch an
economy.
NJ There has been bal,asted with stone an
Of rock, a considerable portion OF the road.be
"a running through the black lands, especial
=, between Hedge and Decatur which beite
W ment has been charged 70 operating e,
no pensos
II The killing OF stock upon the limo OF ii
IA road has addfd larsely 10 the operating e.
peusos for this year. The managemei
~ has fenced the road az tho
rs places where The greatest iossi
1t occurred aud We recommend that a
To- necessary fencing be done as soon as poss
BILE
fIcall your az tentlon 10 the pseessity OF q
BONDING your road nom Wichita FANS. i
present terminus, 10 point ORTIZ OF n
81 inelosed lands. AZ the time the road WI
a. completed, the country sround WIGHT
Falls was OPEN anording range FOR catt
ey ahipped ihorc, but since that Tine by reaso
lie OF the influx of settlors, Il has teen fenced
en- that the cattle shipped there must DO drive
=. for several miles through lanes before rcael
Ing Tho open RANGE. Alter having been "a
At lied Tor hppdreilz OF miles. standing Ina n
OF ears, cattle are not IN condition 10 be drive
10 llAAy distance before npdins pasture ard WI
+, ter, and therefore believe ipis exlei
sion Is necessary 10 enalo -
y Aoie oar extensive cattle uadI