Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-29


new system OF interlocklDg switches
and signals has been introduced on the
Erie railway
II Is reported that an advance on the
transportation rates on coal TO the West
will be made, taking effect November /
The selection of w. b. Shattuc as ar
bitrator Of the passenger department OF
the Central Traffic association and his
possible election as commissioner of the
Western association, to succeed Il. p.
Wilson, IL a strong, II not positive, indi-
cation that he intends to resign as gem
eral passenger agent Of the Ohio Mis-
slsslppi.
Traffic Manager Hanley OF the Mime
sofa & Northwestern is responsible for
the announcement that an interchange of
business had been made between his com
pany aud the Dubuque & Dakota. Con
nectiou between the two companies is
made at Sumner, Iowa, and the Dubuque
a Dakota runs from that point to Hamp-
ton, Iowa. This company formerly inter.
changed business with the Milwaukee &
ST. Paul and the Minneapolis & st. Louis,
The fascination OF the car coupler prob
| lem Is stu quite vigorous. The alpha
betical list of patentees and inventions
for the quarter ending March 81, 1886,
.
sons have obtained patents on new car
cOuplers during the quarter, which is
about twice as many as on any other de-
vice. Patents have been issued for up
wards Of 1000 different arrangements for
coupling cars In the United States, and
still the applications come.
The tariff from California terminals to
common points west of the Missouri
river will hereafter be computed by add
ing 10 the through rate from the Pacific
coast to the Missouri the local rate from
the river point to the ultimate dest'na-
ton. For instance, the rate on canned
goods from San Francisco to Kansas City
Is 62d cents per 100 pounds. If it Is de-
sired to send the goods to any place west
OF Kansas City the local rate from the
latter point will have to be aided to the
ga cents, in order to get the rate to that
local point from San Francisco.
The New York & New England Railroad
company has declared dividend Of 81
per cent. on its preferred stock, payable
| November i.
The Pullman Palace Car company has
declared a quarterly dividend of 2 per
cent. payable November 10.
quarterly dividend of 81 80 per share
has been declared by the New Orleans &
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road company has declared a quarterly
dividend OF 81 30 per share.
The Concord Railroad company has de-
clared dividend of 8 per cent.
A quarterly dividend of per cent,
payable November 2, has been declared
by the Long Island Railroad company.
The st. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railway company has declared a quar-
terly dividend of Ii per cent, payable
November /
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad com,
, pany has declared semi-annuGl dividends
of per cent. upon its main line and 8
per cent. upon its Washington branch
Mr. Allen, master OF transportation OF
! the Indianapolis division OF the Bee line,
Is about to take out patents on device by
; which locomotive will, like base-burn-
ing coal stove, become self-feeding and
relieve the fireman of this work.
The effort to abolish round trip tourist
tickets to Southern winter resorts has
failed, but unusual restrictions will be
placed upon them which will prevent the
scalpers from reaping the regular winter
harvest.
The Kansas, Colorado Texas Railroad
. company has been chartered to build anC
operate road from Lakin, in Finney
; county, Kan, through the counties o
+ Flnney, Hamilton and Stevens to The
i southern line of the state, thence to som'
point on the Canadian river in Texas
e The charter also provides for a road vi
:. Bear creek, in the direction of Trinidad
d Col; also road running up til,
d Clmmaron valley to the western
d line OF the state. As places of business
h for the road, Lakin and Topeka are men
toned. Directors; A. Bennett, A. j
: Hoislngton and w. S. Smith Of Gardel
\ City; b. C. Parell Samuel p, Carr, G.
d Chapman and A. j Devers of Lakin; M
9 w. Wells OF Valparaiso, S. N. Wood o
e Strong City, and Seth Fairness of Hugo
ton, Kan. Capital stock, 100000.
Work on the Atchison eXtensio
through the Indian Territory, as well a
u on the new line in Kansas of the sam
Ne company, is progressing
~ Considerable cotton is being importe
- into the United States from Mexico an
70 - the production of this staple in our siste
~ republic is annually becoming larger.
" The steel sleepers, which were lai
~ down as an experiment by an importar
y English railway, have proved satisfactor
- and o her companies Will now make
- similar trial.
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