Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-15
THE RAILROADS.
The Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific
Making for Forth Worth Via Cher
ryvale, Kan, and Bowie, Tex.


Col. Il. y. Fisher, livestock sgent Mis-
souri, Pacific railway, is In the city.
There was some kind OF wreck out
West last night. A wrecking party was
sent out to remove distractions. From
Information gained IT was not serious.
Auditor W. A. Ross OF the Fort Worth
& Denver was heard from yesterday. He
Is stlll In st. Louis under the care OF his
physicians, but Is rapidly recovering and
win be home by November /.
The Texas & Pacific is making arrange
ments TO transport large number OF Wis
itors TO the Dallas fairs, and also TO bring
to Fort Worth large number OF Northern
VISITORS, who will take In this city while
down here. 1t Is said that number Of
Dallas people will attend the races here,
which take place after the fairs.
The Pacific Express company last night
received from the New Orleans mint, for
shipment to Gainesville national bank,
COCO silver dollars There were six good
sized boxes, weighing over sixty pounds
each 1t would be almost an impossible
ity for thief to get away with 1000 sill
yer dollars, so bulky is package of
them.
Gainesville is preparing to celebrate
the arrival Of the first train from Fort
/
Fe in an appropriate manner. Fort
Worth should Join in the celebration, and
our merchants should spend day in
viewing the new territory and becoming
acquainted with the commercial men Of
the capital OF Cooke county.
Mr. Il Il. Fosdick, who has been In
railway service for twelve years in Texas,
has accepted position with the Houston
& Texas Central road as assistant ticket
agent, Office 40S Main street. full line
of tickets to all points in the United
States on sale at this uptown office,
which will be great convenience to the
public,
To-day the pay-car OF the Fort Worth
& Denver with Superintendent G. L.
Frost, Paymaster Strong, Trainmaster
Alvord and Mr.. Robinson OF Robinson
, Bros, is up the line of the road payiEK
off the hands. This will be the frst trip
Of the pay-csr TO Vernon. When the
party returns Mr.. Frost will make his
"trip over the route OF the Montague &
Southwestern.
Capt. b. b, Paddock of the Fort Worth
, & Rio Grande win arrive home tonight,
and probably early next week a meeting
J of citizens will be held, at which he will
| unfold the plaus for building the road,
] and tell the people what the company
Z. asks as an inducement to build. Gran
: bury, Stephensyile, Comanche aud
g Brentwood are all ready and anxious to
n give to this enterprise, and there is nc
, fear that Fort Worth will be behind.
e The citizens Of Jack and Young coun.
I ties, and OF Jacksboro and Graham, are
), awaiting with interest and impatience the
: withdrawal OF the Houston & Texas Cen
d trail from the hands Of receiver, and the
resumption of control by Mr.. Huntington
for with this change will come the build
!, ing of a road from Fort Worth, through
: the counties mentioned, to the North
g west to junction with an extension from
e Albany. This line would be the shorte
n haul to Houston, and would bring I,
Fort Worth the trade Of a magniflcen
domain.
II 1t looks very much as II Red rive
j. would before many months be spauned b
9 another railroad bridge, this time at Bul
n lington, to enable the Chicago, Roc
II Island & Pacific TO cross into Texas froI
'e It's extension from Cherryvale, Kan, to
le connection with the Bowie, Montague
l. Burlington, which will by that time
~ built. The Chicago, Rock Island g. Pi
le cifc is a strong corporation, and one this
~ for time has been looking to Tex'
y in the interest OF Chicago trade. I'll
is great city on Lake Michigan is becomin
a alarmed at the trade of the great Soutl
west going entirely to St. Louis and Kal
sas City, and is determined to have on
if not more, Chicago road enter this To-
ritory, The coming Of this road wou
N. meen another outlet for Fort Worth
the North. AS q railroad center and as
great distributing center, Fort Worth wi
inside Of two years have no peer inTeIa