Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-19
Fort Worth, Denton and Gainesville
Pool Their Issues on the Extern
sion Question,
"Name Your Terms and II Reasonable
We Will Comply,-lloN The Dlrec-
tory Feels About II.
Peter smith, cni. Harrison, Capt. Lloyd, w
A. Human, II G. Evans, j. NJ. Lind
say, II. S. Rollins, n. NJ. spaiding,
Or, Poo. the Mon.
Special 10 the Gazette.

| GALVESTON, Tx, Jan. lS.--An im-
portant delegation OF capitalists aud busl-
ness men from Fort Worth, Gainesville
and Denton arrived In the city this morn
ing for The purpose OF consulting with the
officers and directors OF the Gulf, Colo.
RADIO s Santa lie railroad with reference
/ 10 the extension OF its main line from Fort
| Worth via Denton and Gainesville
/ through the Indian Territory to some
point whore 1t viii connect with the st.
Louis s. San Francisco line.
The following well-known gentlemen
comprise the delegation; From Fort
Worth, Hon. j. Peter Smith; Col, VIM.
M. Harrison, President State National
bank Nj. b. Lloyd, president First National
bank, and w. A. Huffman and d. c.
Evans representing the Wholesale and
shipping interests OF the city
Gainesville Is represented by Judge
James Nj. Lindsay, president of the
Gainesville National bank, and II. S. Roll
lins, president Of the First National bank
OF that city.
Denton is ably represented in the per-
sons OF IL. M. Spaldlng, president OF the
First National bank, and Oliver L. Poe,
leading business man.
1t will be observed that this delegation,
although not very large in point OF NUN
bers, is heavy one In point of Drams,
enterprise and money.
The delegation was immediately
taken in charge by leading
citizens connected with the Santa Fe, and
every attention paid them.
During the morning they held a long
consultation with Col, Walter q.
Gresham, attorney for the Santa re, who
has charge OF all right Of way matters
concerning the road, After this meeting
the visiting capitalists paired OFF with
city gentlemen and visited several Of the
leading business houses and banks VI the
city. Their visits 10 these houses were
not mere sightseeing visits, they talked
1 "extenson" with good effect
\ At O'Clock this morning they held
an informal meeting with President
George Sealy and other officers ana
directors OF the Santa Fc road
at General Manager Snyder's office. Mr.
Huffman did not attend the meeting
Feeling indisposed, he concluded TO re-
turn home by the evening train, The other
visitors were all present as was President
Sealy, Directors Il. S. Willis, w. O..
Gresham, NJ. Kempner, w. H. Sinclair,
Col. Moody and General Manager Snyder.
No newspaper representatives were pres
ent. The meeting was informal in every
! respect and for the purpose OF exchanging
views. From gentlemen who were
, present IL is reliably learned that the
I delegation made no direct proposition TO
the Santa Fe as TO what their
,, sections would do toward building
an extension through the Territory.
, Their able spokesman Is quoted as say
, , ing: eve do not come with q PROPOSE
, tion In our pockets, we do better than
| that; we simply say submit your own
/, proposition to us, and II II Is anywhere
! within the bounds of reason, as we know
I IL must be, we say that our section stands
. ready TO meet IT," This liberal spirit
was very gratifying to the directors pres
, emit, aud they gave the visitors assurance
: OF an early and direct proposition. The
visiting capitalists are well satisfied with
their mission, and are greatly encouraged
J that work on the extension will begin At
, no very distant day
From directors Of the Santa he road
: your reporter learns that there Is no
longer any question but that northern
, outlet will be Immediately built. The
one great question for them to solve now
Is whether this outlet should be built
from Fort Worth through Denton and
Gainesville, and then northward about
100 miles to some point on the North
Fork OF the Canadian river, where 1t
would be Joined by the 81. :.nr..s 4 San
francisco road from IuIsa, or whether
they should choose a shorter cut
and build from Dallas through
Paris and across the Choctaw
nation TO Fort Smith, Ark, and there
Join the st. Louis & San Francisco. In
canyassing this question one OF the
} wealthiest directors In the Santa Fe road
said 10 your reporter tonight; ~ have
heard arguments in favor of both routes,
and IL is nv opinion that both routes viii
ultimately be built. The Immediate
question is which one will be commenced
and pushed TO completion frst.n Here.
1 tofore this director has been favorable 10