Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-20
WEATHERFORD.
The Citizens Determined TO Have An.
Other Railroad and Willing 70
Pay for Ii.
A Wreck at DIilisap Quarries Kills n Man
and Does Considerable Damage
-Died-Personal.
special TO the Gazette.

w ba ihhhhohDj LEM April lJ.--lsnrlY
this morning a report was circulated in
this city to the effect that considerable
effort was being made in Cleburne to have
an extension Of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railway run from that place to
some point in the northwest and this city
favored as the main point.
At the first instant of this report Messrs.
I. ID. Lewis and A. +. Starr set to work
to call a meeting TO get an expression OF
our most prominent citizens in this direc-
tion. The result was quiet but business
like meeting held at the Citizens Nation
al Bank at s O'Clock this evening
with the following prominent leading
business men and real estate owners
present; Judge j. L. Harcourt, Col. /.
M. Roach, Maj A. Il. Andrews, Capt.
w. j. Carson, Joseph Laing, j. z. Nc
Kinnic, II. p. billiard, I. ID Lewis, A.
f. Starr, w. II. Eddleman, II. II. Foot,
John IL. Lewis and T. II. Appleby.
On motion by Mr.. McKinnie Judge
Harcouit was elected chairman of the
meeting, aad Nj. billiard was nominated
secretary by Mr.. Starr and was elected.
Judge Harcourt stated that he was
not familiar enough with the object OF
the meeting to fully explain its objects
to the assembly, whereupon he called on
Mr.. Starr to explain, which call was
promptly answered with q brief and ex-
planatory talk.
The objects rs explained and discussed
by those present were to devise some
plan to secure an extension of the Gulf,
Colorado 4 Santa FO railway, which is
now being strongly agitated by the citi-
zens of Cleburne, If not by the company,
and If this could not be done for the citi-
zens of Weatherford to secure a charter
to build railway from some point south
east of this city, several places being
mentioned. Corsicana, Cleburne and
Waxahachie were advocated to this point,
and one to the northwest.
Mr.. L. ID Lewis was first to suggest
this, which seemed to take with every
one present, the railway fever rising to
considerable height at this juncture.
Mr.. Foot said Weatherford had good
showing for one of three roads, the Hous-
ton & Texas Central from Waxahachie,
the Texas & st. Louis from Corslcana,
and the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe from
Cleburne, either OF which would give us
cheap lumber market, what is most
needed at this point, and offered special
inducements to companies to extend theiI
roads through this fine agricultural and
stock country.
Mr.. Laing proposed for the citizens Of
| Weatherford to organize company and
! secure charter for a narrow guage road
from Waxahachie to this point, and one
to Graham. Mr.. Laing is an experienced
railroad contractor aud his remarks were
very practicable.
Mr.. Starr favored the projection of the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe in that it gives
greater connection with the whole coun
| try than any other road that Weatherfort
could get.
Several other interesting speeches
were made, but it seems to have beer
the sense OF the meeting to encourage
and offer inducements to the Gulf, Col
orado & Santa Fe TO extend branch o.
their road from Cleburne to this point
or for the citizens of Weatherford t
build road from some Of the above
mentioned places to this city.
Nessrs. Lewis, Foot and Roach stated
that Weatherford built the Texas Pacific
from Fort Worth to this PLACE severa
wears ago, when she had not half thu
wealth she has now, and, II necessary
this prosperous city will build anothe
railroad and won't be long about !
either-ior a railroad We wsnt, ana rail-
road we will have.
The meeting appointedJudge Harcourt
Col. Roach and Mr.. Starr as a commltte'
to correspond with the railroad companies
to ascertain the probability OF an exten
sion Of some of the roads, and VIII IN
short time call the meeting togetherto re
port.
This is about all the business transact
/ ed, although it could be seen that ever.
| one preset meant business.
1t WAS learned that an engineer corp
would leave Cleburne Wednesday 10
this point, ..,
In the first mentioned prolect UNI
route would be one Of the easiest road
craded that was ever built In the state
as IL has been surveyed before ana ~
highest grade being ffty-four feet 70 I'M
mile. The road that IS first to lead II
this direction is the most fortunate.
1t was learned from passenger wac
came In ON tha east-bound delayed pas
senger which was due here at o'elocl
this evening, but failed to arrive until ~
that freight going west was wrecKe,
at millsap quarry this morning at
O'Clock. Seven cars were derailed, two Q
which were ditched and terribly torl
up. and a man in car OF lumber wa
Instantly killed.