Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-03
THE RAILROADS.
An Interview with Mr.. jackson Of the
Gulf, Colorado a Santa Fe
Abont that Crossing.
Changes Made In OmoiaIs-The Aransas
Pass Under tuii Beadwny- Red
River Bridge.

n was seen Dy representative OF The ~
n 3ETTg yesterday, and having his attentio
~ called to the Interview with Mr.. Ilurle
e in THE GAZETTE Of Wednesday, was r.
quested TO state the facts, as ne under
stood them, concerning the controvers
between bis company and the Fort Wort
= & New Orleans Railway company. MI
. Jackson said Tine statement OF MI
. Hurley that his company abandoned IL
right Of way on Llpscomb street an'
procured from thectty right OF way o.
Jones street, in consequences of a cOntem
q plated contract with MIR. Snyder, carries
I wlthit It's own reIutatlon, because II th'
contract had been completed the traini
OF the fort Worth & New Orleans rail
way would have run into the city over
the track Of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe, and the former company would have
repaired no right OF way. The proposed
contract also required the Gulf, Colorado
& SAINT Fe to furnish the Fort Worth &
New Orleans with yard and depot facit-
ties, and It's trains would have left the
Union depot on the track Of the Gulf,
Colorado Santa Fe; hence II would
have needed no right of way and depot
grounds 10 Fort Worth for three years
The truth Is that Hurleys road aban-
donet the rOute on Lipscomb street partly
because they encountered difficulties on
that line In the way Of damages claimed
by property Owl ers which they did not
wish to pay, and partly because they de-
sired to get 10 the Union depot, and not
because OF any contemplated contract
with the Santa Fe. Mr., Hurley states
that the contract proposed by Mr. Snyder
required them TO enter into pool This
I -
tho contract is on file In the
dlstrict court and shows for
it'elf. II merely required the Fort
Worth New Orleans to abide by any
agreement made by the Gulf Colorado L
Santa Fe for the maintenance OF rates in
tae territory common to both roads. BIZ
the proposed contract the Santa Re was
to not only allow the Fort Worth & New
Orleans to run in on its track, but to
handle all of its business at Fort Worth,
furnishing stationmaster, clerks, laborers
aud all other necessary help, the Fort
Worth & New Orleans to be at no ex |
pense eXceptto furnish printed blanks for
It's business, for the nominal sum of 5000
per month, II would have been extreme |
ly ridiculous for the Santa Fe to have
mace such contract and have left the |
Fort Worth &New Orleans to cut rates, |
as IL could carry cheaper than the Santa |
re, owing to the nominal amount it was
10 pay Tor terminal facilities and the
handling OF It's business at the Fort, and |
thus to deprive the Santa he OF .
al business In the common territory.
MIR. Hurley says they are contemplating
Il contract lay which the Houston & Texas
Genital Is TO operate their road. Tint
company Is member of the Texas Traffic
association $50 called pool), and if IL
operates the Fort Worth & New Orleans
1t vii be under all the rules and regula-
lions Of that association, aud Mr. Hurley
VIII get far deeper into the pool than Mr..
Snyder requested him to GO Mr. Harley
says he made an agreement with Mr..
Sherman, our engineer, to eross In the
manner in which they are attempting to
cross our tc9ck Just south of Polk's stock
yards, and claims that Mr.. Sherman was
authorized 10 make the alleged agree
ment In support of this clam he says:
received n letter from Mr. snyder In Feb.
TTln4ry, written from Galveston aud dated the
I'm, IA which nc said II would suggest that
) our engineer meet Mr.. sherman on Che ground
and thNy agree upon plan that Ia feasible and
safe Tor both companies"
THIS letter also alluded to our crossing at
midlothian our engineer did meet Mr. SGor. !
man about tho 10TH OF March, and the place
'NNt ehh w ~ ulH iuE inc crossing was nUuut !
one hundred feet south OF the switch at Polk's
stock yards
"The above was evidently intended TO
lead the public to believe that the lam
guage quoted from MIR. Snyder,s letter
and the letter itself referred to the Polk
Stock'yard or Fort Worth crossing, and
Is one OF the most glazing receptions ever
attempted to be practlced on the good
citizens of Fort Worth, as will appear
from copy of the letter which hand
you for publication and which has not the
slightest reference to The Fort Worth
GALVESTON, TEN Feb. 81, Iss5,-M q uur
10y, president Fort Worth Il New Orleans rail.
WAY DEAR S1H-f eur favor 26th met to MIR
W. d. sherman, engineer etc, In rcgard To-
crossing at Mdlothlqn has been referred 10 mn
! 40 not understand that amy agreement has
becn arrived NJ between our respectivc com
panies as to the manner OF crossing by your
road rms company objects to any ssinr M
q grade as az that particular point. Such cross.
inE WOulu DC extremely dangerous aud cause
this company too much additional EXPENSE In
stopping and starting trains on account ~ Tho
I hehhvy grade MY impression is that It would
oe better for You to build an over neRd cross
,hs' or you might pay the expense of Raising
VIC sun, colorado " Santa re track SO ma no
a ans, :, you 70 pass trains undert would sug
Sest tnat your engineer meet Mr.. sherman on
me ground ana they agree upon plan that Is
ieasiolc and safe for both companies
W SNYDER
This letter was notice itself to Mr.
Hurley that MIR Sherman had no aothor- ,
ny to agree on Il crossing over the santa
FEES track, but that such matter had To be
referred to Nh. Snyder, onr general man.
lger and chief engineer. The truth il I
hat MI Sherman stated to MIR Hurley i
hat he had no authority to agree To the !
,rosslDg at Folks yards, out would 4
recommend to Mr., Snyder that thew be I
'lowed TO cross at some point about one 1
hundred feet south Of the switch, the ok. c
ict point not being designated, ana that L
le had no authority to agree TO let t5em d
construct their track on the Santa F,,s
light OF way Mr., Hurley's evidence In
'onrt was substantially Che same, with
ne qualification that sherman said tbat
lis recommendations were usualh nc. a
'epted py the company. In the CONVEX o
alton nothing was said about the apgle Q
u the crossing, bu Sherman's statement b
NAT he had no authority TO allow them 10 /
'ulld on The right of way was Il
lotlce that they could not cross I
i the angle indicated unless they could Il
'el the consent OF the Santa Fe To hnIld G
N lis right Of VynV m Icnns .ty... -. l.