Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-10
THE RAILROADS.
The Panhandle Construction Company
Has the Contract for the n. Worth
& Denver Extension.
A novo FOR Railroad shops-The California.
Excursion--Tho Work at Granbury-A
a Northeastern Route--Notes.
Home Notes.

building.
Mr.. Lusk, ticket agent at The Union dc
not, sold twelve California excursion
tickets last night.
p. J. Crosbie, travelling passenger sgen
OF the Texas & Pacific at NJ Paso, WAS Il
the city l,st night.
President Paddock Of the Fort WORT
& Rio Grande is In Granbury to-day OF
railroad business.
President Morgan Jones Of the For
Worth g. Denver is out OF the CITY on I'm
portant railroad business.
TIf Layton, the famous Pullman cal
conductor who had twenty coacnes IN
charge on the xcurslon 10 Caliiorniai
was 10 the city last night
Auditor Leblanc Of the Fort Worth 8
Rev Orleans, while down the road yes
terday. hurt his leg aud may have TO re-
main indoors for a few days.
Hon. Il. j. Low, ex county judge OF
Upshur county, has been In the city TO
contract with the Fu.t Worth & Denver
Tor piling and telegraph posts.
The graders on the Fort Worth & Rio
Grapde are out OF sight Of Fort Worth In
their steady march TO Granbury Work
on the bridge at that pace prog esses
steadily
II w Anderson, superintendent OF the
Eastern and Transcontnental divisions Of
the Texas Pacific, was in the city last
night Fort Worth Is always glad to see
this ger tleman
w. b Parsons, chief engineer Of the
Fort Worth & Rio GraDde has his work
well IN hand and oil specifications ready
for the Baz0s bridge aud other struc-
lures along the line.
DR. j. Il. Ennls, in charge OF the ST.
Louis excursion train, arrived IN the city
last night, He was met at the depot by
Col. Peter Smith, Capt. Harold and
other prominent citizens.
The west side OF the West Fork Is COW
cred with surveys by the Fort Worth
Western, and the engineers yesterday
drove three miles more Of stakes in their
march for Santa Fe, N. M.
Tranmaster Judy was busy railway
official last night with four passenger
trains moving west over his division
within few minutes OF each other. But
Mr.. Judy, as usual handled them to
eyeTyones satisfaction
Last night the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
lie completed Its steel track TO Joshua, o
station few miles south of Fort Worth.
ny bhNuhiN 1 Nht lbuh Nlil w III pNlNA w
Fort Worth through to Red river. The
track Of the Fort Worth extension Is less
than ten miles from Gainesville.
The Atchison, Topeka 6 Santa Fe rail-
way contributes $1,000 u year to the
Young Mems Christian association ut
Topeka, besides contributing literally to
the association in Kansas City. In San
Francisco Wells, Fargo & Co. make their
employees members OF the association at
an annual expense Of $3.50.
A. b. Judkins of Springfield, ILL.,, land
and excursion agent Of the Missouri Pa
cinc, Texas & Pacific, Wabash and other
roads, was In the city last night with the
excurslonlsts. Mr.. Judkins says the ex-
curriers' came from Illinois, Iowa, Indi-
ana, OHIO and Missouri chiefly, with q
few from Arkansas and Texas.
" Is finally settled, and the Panhandle
Construction company, Gen. G. NJ. Dodge
president, has the contract for extending
the Fort Worth & Denver 200 miles. Gen.
Dodge was busy man yesterday,
examining estimates and inspect
ing bids for certain portions Of
the work, but no contracts were
awarded. Gen. Dodge shows that
no possesses the same vigor Of mind and
body that he had In the days OF early rail-
road construction in Texas. Fort Worth
rs TO be the base OF operations for the
Panhandle Construction company, and
our citizens Will be pleased TO know that
they win probably see the general quite
often.
MT Oscar Lynch has been very busy
for several days past working up a com
pany to construct iron and wood railroad
bridges, the work to be done In this city.
The capita stock has been placed at
100000. Mr.. Lynch shows that the
work can be done here, and that work OF
this kind will be OF great benefit to Fort
Worth. Mechanics earning wages In a
city spend their money there, and IL
Is this class OF men that makes
city prosperous. Mr. Lynch says that
the Fort Worth 4 Denver has demon
strated that cars can be built In this city,
and he thinks that but little effort ~
needed to put large railroad shops In OPP
Grafton here,
DR. j. III, De Puy OF Wabash, Ind, was
among the eXcurstonists last night, and
inquired particularly OF u GAzETTE re.
porter for Col, j. II Britton, On being
told that the colonel was In Sherman, DR.
De Puy expressed regret, saying he ex-
pected TO meet his old-tlme friend In this
WY huu telSRlhpucH HoW mlueOih TO
Col. Britton here TO meet him at
the train. The doctor thought
It strange that Col. Britton Of
all men should not DO at the city where
"moro people get on aud on, etc" Or.
De Puy had hrst met Col, Brltton In the
fltties, when AN engineer locating the
Wabash road, and said the heardless boy
OF niue teon had won his heart then. DR..
DE puy has not seen the colonel slnco
1859, and requested to say TO the colonel
that himself aud wife We're greatly dlsap.
pointed at not meeting him. nI
wanted TO give MIN one shake
OF the hand for what he said
about your city; you can bank on what
Jim Brltton says When the colonel
comes to the city THE GAZETTE re-
porter hiss some messages TO deliver,
Railroad Agent to Marry.
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