Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-23
TIKI RAILROADS.
Several Dallas Rumors In Regard 20
the Atclisop.Sania re and the
Gulf & Pacific.
Dirt Is Fow PIying on the Fort Worth a
Rio Grande--Tbe Fort worth West.
ern Enginacts.



The truck On the Fort Worth extension
OF the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe was
laid fifty miles out when work stopped
yesterday.
II h tie Waco branch OF the Afansas
Pass road That We afe looking for most
aDxiously now Let her come.- Waco
Examiner.
j. w. Painter of Burnett who has the
contract for laying track On. the extension
OF the Fort Worth Denver from Vernon
70 Quanah, was In the city yesterday,
a gentleman from Collin county says
the citizens Of Plano and yiclnity are very
anxious 10 have direct connection with
Fort Worth. Mckinney feels the same
way
Dan Ripley, general freight agent Of
the Houston & Texas Central was Ia the
city yesterday, interviewing our mer.
chants with good result 10 the road he
represents.
The Rock Island does not propose 70
stop It's advance into the Southwest until
It's lines reach the RIO Grande. IL means
buslness in every respect-[St. Louis
Railway Register
+, Is. McBrayer, one Of the Fort Worth
Western engineering corps, drove the
frst peg In the new road. The ball he
set In motion win not stop until Albu-
querque is reached
A new aat-car OF the ST. Louis, Arkan-
sas Texas was ~ the yards OF the Texas
g. Pacific yesterday IL will not be long
until entire trains labeled that way win
be here N the company's own yard.
That report is confirmed by what Is
known ia Fort Worth, but the report Is
more extensive in this city, being that tiia
Fort Worth & Denver will build 10 4 con-
meet on with the Denver New Orleans.
Co. Morgan Jones, president OF the
Fort Worth & Denver, was In the city
yesterday. Hc reports work or tue Atch
ison In tie Territory and between Fort
Worth aud Gainesville progressing fairly
we'll
President Paddock OF the Fort Worth &
Rio Grande Is reported as still very sick,
In fact, he was worse yesterday. II able
n was his intention " 90 10 Woetheriord
yesterday and come home on the Texas &
Pacific.
Col. r. +, Montgomery, who is back
from the Panhandle, reports the bridge
and approaches over Fease river about
finished, aud track laying on the Fort
Worth 6 Denver extension VIII not be
longer delayed
The citizens Of Jacksboro, who agreed
10 give to the Gulf & Paoi1c subsidy, see.
ing no hope for that road, have deter
miaed 20 give the amounts TO the Fort
Worth Western, at least 80 says promi-
nent JacksbDrian.
IL Is stated ON good authority that
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express VIII run on
the Fort Worth Western road, and this
viii probably be the case, for Gen.
Butt0rheld, one OF the incorporators OF
the new road, Is high official OF Wells,
Fargo Co.
Capt. j =. Alexander, who has been
busy Tor some time obtaining the sigma
lures OF the suhscriberB TO the subsidy
notes FOR The Fort Worth g Rio Grande,
informed GAZETTE reporter yesterday
that the notes were all lgned up, and
the subsidy was ready when due,
The Fort Worth Western surveying
corps left yesterday with splendid ont
lt, which showed they expected to he
gone several weeks, which VIII be the
cnse, for Il takes time 10 run u line 10 AL
buquerque. The road VIII DO located to
JOcksboro an1 Graham 10 short order.
II ~ reported that Gen. Dodge has ar.
ranged with d construction company to
extend the Fort Worth & Denver road to
the Canadian riyer-tho construction
company 90 take bonds and stock In pay
meni The first mortgage IL TO be at the
rate Of $4,000 per mile Railway Reg
lstcr
Although not strictly IN the railroad
business, TUX GAZETTE would ask Its
esteemed exchange which has the ear OF
railroad maRnates 10 suggest 80 the Rock
Island that splendid route would be
through the Territory to Burlington,
Montague and Bowie, In Montague
county, and thence across the country 10
Fort Worth.
Chief Engineer Parsons OF the Fort
Worth & Rio GrGnde has determined 20
have part of the Fort Worth & Rio
GTande location cross soctoned from
Granbury, so that active work can begin
there AT once, To this end ho has sent a
corps OF men down there. Mr.. Parsons
Is an'englneer after railroad mems hearts;
he ls business from the word go.
Why ie not the middle division OF the
Atlantic & Pacific built at once? The
Atchson, Rock Island, Missouri Pacific
and Frisco are building around and
across II and unloss the road is con.
strneted at once II win suffer irreparable
injury. This middle division should 20
opened for business clear through TO
Albuquerque seiore the end OF 1887.
- Railway Register.
Chief Engineer Parsons, OF the Fort
Worth & Rio Grande, had force OF az.
sistants at work bright aud carly yester-
day morning, cross -s0ctionlpg the work
for the gtadors,and by night Ave miles had
been gone over, and by tonight the work
will be done ten miles. Contractor
Hughes pitched his camp near Prairie
Chapel school-house yesterday, and has
everything 10 readiness for to.day's oper-
atIons II those who take an interest In
railroad building will ride out 10 Prairie
Chapel this mornlngit Is only three
miles---thoy viii witness Lively scene, al
the scrapers make tho sweet music OF cor
TO Brentwood"
II IL Rumorod.
Special 10 thO Gazette.