Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-16
THE RAILROADS.
The Work az Grading on the 81. LOuIs,
Arkansas 4 Texas TO Begin At
Sherman Next Week.
1he san Antonio 4 Aranaas Pass Pushing
10 Waco Where Is jay Gooidf
Hcms Notes.


Capt Paddock did not reach home last
night, but IL expected on this morning't
train
J. A. McCarten, an old railroad man,
was IN the city last night, on his way to
New Orleans.
The exact whereabouts OF jay Gould
and party Is not known. They did not
get 90 Texas when expected.
The work on The permanent bridge OF
this point over the Trinity Is well uoder
way, and everything Will be ready for the
iron superstructure when II arrives,
The building OF the Fort Worth & Rio
Grande will insure this city being an end
OF division on the 'Atchison. Santa Re, and
will also do much - induce the Frisco
to build to this city.
The St. Louis Railway Register, com
menting npop the number Of collisions
reported recently, says that air brakes on
freight as well as passenger trains would
aid greatly In preventing these disasters.
The Texas Express company has begun
service ON the Dallas extension OF the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe from Dallas TO
Farmersvile, with the following Offices;
Farmersyille, Copeyille, Wylle and
kmbra.
Tom Mailman, for sometime back AT
work on the Fort Worth & New Orleans
road, left yesterday with twenty teams to
70 70 work on the extension OF the Atchi-
son.Santa Fe In the Indian Territory from
Red river.
The Missouri Pacific Is doing an inn
mense freight business TO Texas, and is
greatly pushed for cars TO handle the
freight. In several cases freight is over
due. The fact is, the business done is
unprecedented, and was entirely unlocked
Tor.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific is
essentially a Chicago road, aud gentle
man who is acgaaisted with the company
says be has no doubt that the road will
be pushed to Fort Worth aud also that
several branches will be run out from
the main line into the richest OF Texas
territory
II Is said that station will be located
on the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe 10 Den
ton county about eight miles northeast Of
the city Of Denton, and that tap-roRd
will be run from the city TO connection
with the new road The well-known en-.
terprise Of Denton leaves no doubt that
road will be built TO the Santa Re at
some point.
The Atchlson, Topeka s. Santa Fe has
already placed orders with car factories
for Il number of coaches 20 be used on the
new road The representatives OF the
road say the equipment will In every way
be tirst-class, aud that fast trains will be
put on aud run from Atchison TO Fort
Worth and Galveston, reducing the time
several hours from that now made.
There Is Que thing greatly in favor of
Fort Worth's chances 10 be chosen as the
location Of machine shops and other rail.
way shops. and that IL the abundant sup
ply Of good water easily obtained. BY a
slight expenditure Of money on the part
OF the city our present supply could be
bettored in quality and furnished In the
quantity needed by all the railroads cen.
tering here. Now Is the time to act.
When the Houston 6 Texas Central lie
extended into Jack county 1t Will enable
our builders to obtain magnificent
quality OF building stone which is sus-
ceptlblo of high polish, and found
in inexhaustible quantities. The
Jack county court house Is
beng built OF this stone, samples OF which
are IN the possession OF Mr. Phillip Hale,
who is somewhat enthusiastic on Jack
county building stone. With a road direct
TO these quarries tho stone could be
brought here quite cheap.