Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-29
SHREVEPORT PLANS.
How Railroads Are Making Her a
Great Distributing
Center,
A Brief History OF the Organization
Of the Order Of Hallway
Conductors,
Benham, whitewright and other cities
to send Frisco Committees--work
ON the Atchison Santa Fe.
spccIal 70 Tho eaa.,,c.

special 20 the GaEe.'c.
SHREVEPORT, La, May 2S.--There may
have been time when this city did not
realize fully the Importance OF railroads.
but that time is not the present. The
city had become a great commercial
place, relying entirely on the river as a
means of transit. Substantial, and In
many cases ornamental, buildings had
been reared on block after block, and In
these store-houses her merchants trans
acted their great trade. large portion
OF Louisiana and nearly all Of the eastern
portion of Texas made Shreveport a trad.
ing depot. When the railroads pene-
tratcd Texas much Of this trade was cut
of, and the city retrogaded as an
Important commercial point When
the loss Of trade was felt and
when the causes were realized the
staunch merchants aud capitalists, not
withstanding the great incubus, the war,
reconstruction and a large negro popula.
ton placed on their efforts, went TO work,
and now the city has several railroads as
well as the river, and is improving more
rapidly than any Louisiana city. This
Improvement Is as solid as the city Itself,
and what IL put here Is placed TO stay. In
all portions Of the city elegant residences
are going up. A grand federal building
and q magnificent church TO cost not less
than 100000 are nearly completed. The
peoples plans are to go forward aud they
are executing these plans. la the past
few months a driving park has been es-
tabiished, n grand-stand erected, and
Shreveport Is ready TO come into the
Texas racing circuit. The street-car
line at great expense has been
extended, electric lights VIII, In
Ia night or two, illuminate the
streets, and now 1t Is proposed TO have a
first.class system OF water-works Two
excellent daily papers, the Times and the
Journal, guard well the cityis interests.
Two tirst-class hotels offer every accom-
mediation, the Iilly house and the City
hotel, and to Messrs. Freeman, Afford
and Allen, clerks at the City, is your cor.
respondent under obligations for facts
given and courtesies rendered. Shreve-
port has closer relations with Texas than
any city of Loulsiana, and stands ready
TO foster the friendly relations now exist
ing, and to join cities and towns In Texas
in the laudable effort to get connection
by rail- with W. Truly the boom is 30,
aud given good crops and ilghiing
chance and this city Will become the Fort
Worth of Louisiana.
ORDER or RAILWAY CONDUCTORS
The association known as Conductors
Brotherhood was instituted at Mendoza,
Ill on the 9th day Of July, A. ID. 1868,
by conductors from various railroads In
the United States.
reorganization was effected at Co
lumbus, Ohio. on the 10Th day of Decem-
Der, A. ID. 1868, and the grand division
thereof organized constitution and
bylaws were adopted and grand officers
elected by representatives from the dive
original divisions and the several rail-
roads in the United States,
There was by the constitution and by
laws conferred upon the grand division,
which was TO be compose Of the grand
officers and representatives from the five
original and all subsequently organized
divisions, so long AZ they remained IN
good standing, authority to alter or amend
existing laws and make new laws and reg
ulations for their government.
AT the eleventh annual session OF the
aforesaid grand division, the name Of the
association was changed from Conduc.
tors Brotherhood to the Order q Rail-
way Conductors.
The Order OF Railway Conductors, by
the grand officers and representatives III
grand division, assembled at the four
teenth regular session thereof, IN accord
ance with existing constitution aud laws
enacted and established constitution
and statutes which took effect on the first
day OF January, 1872, and all former con-
stutions, laws and regulations we're re-
pealed. The grand officers were Calvin
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