Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-28
THE RAILROADS.
q, II. II. Clarke Is Elected by the Di-
rectors Of the Gould system 10
Succeed Hoxie.
The Central Building "a Round-Eouse and
Coach sheds In this City--The Atchi-
son. Santa 70.


Home Notes,
Three cars loaded with the balance Of
the iron for the bridge over the Trinity
were In the Santa Fe yards here yester-
day.
Dublin, Stophensylllc, Comanche, Cole
man and Brentwood are willing to do "a
Granbury has done TO secure the Fort
Worth g. Rio Grandc.
The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe is now
doing some car repairing In this city
Fort Worth hopes TO see this grow until
finally good slzedEshops will blossom into
beng.
A road has been chartered from Hous-
ton 10 Preside del Norte, and II is among
the strong probabilities that the Fort
Worth & Rio Grande will not take IT,.
first breathing spell until a connection
with this road at Preside Is made.
The Fort Worth & New Orleans termi-
nal facilities are now ~ as good as
could be wished. The npany has
seven tracks in its yards, 'Eger two Of
which IL obtains connection with oil the
other roads running into this city.
Contractor Hughes Is now working his
forces on the Fort Worth & Rio Grande
toward the city. To morrow morning he
will have $50 teams employed, He gays
II the route into the city Is determined on
he Will push the grading 10 a rapid com
pletion on this end.
The yards OF the Houston & Texas
Central In this city present very lively
appearance a. this time. A round-house
with Ave stalls is being built, coach
house capable Of holding ten coaches Is
nearly completed and supply house for
repairs IL completed.
Graham Is wi4c in her day and genera
tion In tying 10 Fort Worth for this city
has never blasted the hopes of any town
10 which she has held out expectation Of
giving road. Fort Worth has up to
date built every road projected by her,
and will continue TO do so.
Col. Peter Smith has returned from
trip with the surveyors up the Fort
Worth Western line TO point eleven
miles out. He says the route is simply
splendid and that 1t will only be a few
days until the pronles TO Springtown,
tvs nty.fve miles from Fort Worth, are
completed.
The Fort Worth extension Of the Gulf,
Colorado g. Santa Fe was last night with
in eighteen miles of Gainesville or ntty-
seven miles from Fort Worth, A Y Is be-
ing put In at Sanger and construction
material viii be hurried from Fort Worth
to that point by the company, when the
contractors will move IL TO the front.
Employees OF the Missouri Pacific and
railroad men generally, were very well
pleased at the news OF the appointment
OF MIR. Clarke 10 M the position made
vacant by the death Of II. Nj Iloxie.
Several OF the officials OF roads In Fort
Worth know him and say he is splendid
executive officer as well as u genial
gentleman.
BY reference to Plano special, publish
ed In this department, IL will be seen thatit
is nearly a certainty that the st. Louis,
Arkaneas & Texas IL coming to Foot
Worth via Plano. The Fort Worth &
Northeastern will 20 through Mckinney
TO Bonham and tho Indian Territory TO
Join the Frisco unless all signs fal, and
this viii add two new roads TO Fort
Worth.
At 9 O'Clock yesterday train OF fifteen
cars loaded with steel rails, spikes, ties,
bridge timhers and other necessary artl-
cles pulled 70 the front on the Santa Fe
extension, This was the second train Of
the kind sent out during the day, which
Is an indication Of the way work
progressed by December 10 reconstruction
trains at least will be running to Gaines.
willie aud across Red river TO the Indian
Territory.
Judge John M. Galloway OF Fort
Scott, Kansas, one OF the commissioners
appointed 70 appraise the right Of way
for the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Rail-
way company through the Indian Terri.
tory, arrived in the city last night from
Galveston In company with Thomas w,
jackson, land agent OF the road, These
gentlemen leave in the morning for
Gainesville and win meet the other two
commissioners at that place on Monday
next, and proceed at once TO the Terri.
tory IN charge OF Col. Decker, IN the
discharge Of their duties.