Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-03

wished TO force their road on our rlgnl
OF way to avoid buying right Of way from
private owners. The crossing at n S4
has been offered in sworn statement by
Mr.. Snyder and is entirely practicable
Not satisfied with constructing their road
over our twenty-elght-acre traCs south OF
Fort Worth so as TO practically deprive
us Of the use Of II for sidetracks and
yard and attempting TO take $50 feet OF
outright OF way at Poke, they are now
attempting TO condemn portions OF blocks
81, o. and 90 in fuckers addition be-
longing TO the Santa Fe. As soon as the
conjunction with the Atchison road is
made we will put Fort Worth IN direct
communication with railway system OF
$500 miles, OF which the Santa Fe will be
one Of the principal trunk lines. To do
the business Of which, we will have to
have facilities at Fort Worth. This will
require every inch OF ground which we
now own in Fort Worth, and in the
opinion of Yardmss.er judy Of the Texas
& Pacific, disinterested party, to handle
the business with ditpatch we will re-
| qulre at least one-half more ground.
| Our reservation north Of the Texas &
Pacific Is bounded on the east
by the Missouri Pacific and Denver roads
aud on the west by the business blocks Of
the city, SO that IL is impracticable TO
acquire more ground at that point, and
south of the Texas & Pacific In fuckers
addition we are bounded on The east by
the Missouri Pacific and on the west by
the Fort Worth New Orleans, and hence
can acquire no more ground there,
while with the Fort Worth & New Or
leans there is nothing 10 prevent their
ht1tsfnfg ~ a a
TO tue western limits Of the city as they
desire. We have here for terminal facill.
ties only seventeen blocks 1900 feet
square, with at present about 1900 feet of
siding, While at Galveston we have TWEEN !
iy-one blocks (800x260 feet) with $4,000 |
feet Clearly eight miles, of siding, be- |
sides having joint use with the Galveston,
8 San Antonio of about four |
miles of the wharf company's tracks and
sixty acres of land IN the east end, where,
as soon as it gets right OF way, the com
pdny will erect wbarves over which TO
pass the products of Texas and the great
West free of wharfage at Houston we
have ten city blocks "a block there
being very near twice as large
rs the Fort Worth blocks, and twenty
light acres near by in the suburbs, with
Two and three fourths miles of siding,
At Dallas we have forty acres In addition
10 depot grounds, with two and one-half
niles OF siding, and more in coutempla.
ion. As we expect to do more business
Il Fort Worth than any point in Texas,
Ncept Galveston, 1t will be readily an.
lreciated that we have no more ground
lere than will be absolutely necessary.
Jnder these circumstances we do not
aink 1t legitimate railroading for the
'ort Worth & New Orleans to ATTEMPT TO
axe our ground, when they can get
'lenty OF ground elsewhere. 1t was the
,utpose Of this company TO make Fort
v orth the gateway, as 1t were, into and
'ut OF Texas for the immense traffic
when we expect to handle, but if our |
round Is taken from us, we will be com
elled to go elsewhere to establish wards Il
no sldetracks, at which to concentrate |
hd handle the business of North
.eAas. This no threat, but mere /
the statement of a stubborn {
act. We have asked the council TO rive
$ the use OF the streets in our blocks in
uckefs addition to enable us TO estab- :
sh an Underground yard, we at our
Wh expense building bridge for the
usage Of vehicles and foOtmen over
ead. We think this is ], lsonahle re- !
,uest, as the Fort Worth & Vew Orleans {
ready have right OF way ny tones street,
no can buy all the ground ,aey want on /
ne west OF their track whilA, as before !
hoWh, we are cut off on all sides by !
lher roads. Our company has never {
aa tne slightest wish to keep the Fort t
oftn New Orleans outof Fort WORTH, I
Ut mas only made the request for them a
. Dulld INTO the city without taking our /
Iounu, winch Is necessary to us, while '
ley can procure plenty of ground else
mere me more roads built to Fort
o,tn the better for us, as they will be
.euers 10 our northern trunk line and
eston."