Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-21
THE RAILROADS..
CIebarne Holds Railroad Meeting 10
DIicuas the Proposition Of weather.
ford 10 Her.
Hsaey Purcbases OF steel Raiis by jay
could ana Other sosthern Roads
Managers,


More material for the Fort Worth OK
tension OF the Santa 10 was received last
night.
Travelling Passenger Agent Fuller OF
che Wisconsin Central, was in the city
yesterday.
The ces,-bound Texas s Pacific was the
blue ribbon train last night II was the
only one on time.
The Trinity viii be a much.bridgcd
river when the Fort Worth Western has
IT. bridge erected.
Nearly forty-seven miles OF track Was
laid on the Atchison-Santa Fe by last
night when work stopped.
T. II Thorp, southern passenger agent
Of the Vnndalia line, was IN tho city last
night after ylsit 70 San Antonio.
The Houston & Texas Central road Is
handling Us business 40 promptly at this
point az TO win golden opinions. The
road IL doing large business with Fort
Worth and deserves II.
The work OF the surveyors on both the
Fort Worth roads progressed fayofably
yesterday. Mr.. Hall Of the Fort Worth
Western viii bo home tonight, ready TO
no out with the engineers Monday morn
Ing
The citizens Of Cloburne are moving In
the matter OF new railroad connections 10
accordance with Weatheriord'a PROPOSE
tion. There can be no discount on
WentherfoTd and Clebnrno's pluck ana
li5erality. Enterprise always wins.
Capt r. West Of Jacksboro vas 10
tbs city yesterday TO confer with Fort
Worth Western officials In regard 70 the
building Of the road TO that city. Capt
West says JacksborO Ia ready 20 do her
part and Will not let the opportunity slip,
Graham will probably DC heard from
soon
The tide Of immigration Is up the Fort
Worth Denver now, and large areas Of
land will be cultivated next year which
have never felt pillow. In a few years
the Fort Worth & Denver VIII have heavy
crops to move and vast supplies OF mcr-
chandise 70 bring 70 the thrifty people
along the line
There is great freight blockade all
along the line Of tho Missouri Pacific
railroad, aud this In great part causes the
delay Of trains ON that line. Even here
In Fort Worth, With the immense amount
of aide track roof, traipe have been de-
layed lately one long traiu had 70 be
hauled nenr tne round-house OF tho Texas
& PacincAardR until the blockade In the
yards was ended. The traffic dopartme I
Is working with Will 10 keep the tracks
clear.
Jay Gould has bought 5000 tons OF
steel railsi one Southern road has ordered
20, 600 tons, and another IN Georgia 5000.
The Pennsylvania railroad has given or
dors for about 10000 tohsi the Manitoba
purchased outright $4,000 tons, aud the
Northwestern 10000 tons, Tho Union
Pacific contracted for $4,000 tons, and
two Western roads for 10000 ions, with
Western mills, The New England roads
have taken over 10000 tons, and the
Mexican Central 5000 tons.
The now form OF bills Of ladlng which
eomca into general use ON the lst Of jan
nary win be distributed among the agents
within the next fow days, that agents and
shippers may become acquainted with III
conditions. Thia form OF bin Of ladlnp
was prepared by some OF the most tall
onted OF the general freight agents, who
associated with them In the work some Of
the best legal talent OF the country, 40 II
was highly Important II shonld bo perfect
In IT, construction. This form will be
adopted by all tbs trunk lines and by all
the roads IN the Middle and Western
Classification association aud the North.
Weslgrn roads.