Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-31
THE RAILROADS.
Prominent Citizens From Graham and
Jacksboro In the City 10 Secure
the Fort Worth Western.
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Fe at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oresham's
Ordor-Home Notes.


President Paddock OF the Fort Worth &
Rio Graude, who has been quite sick, Is
getting well rapidly.
The Transcontinental division OF the
Texas & Pacific Is now all steel With the
exception OF ffty miles.
Trainmaster Ray Of the Missouri Pacific
has had his hsnds full lately, owing 10
the very large business done by that road
He reports all moving smoothly now.
The Fort Worth extension Of the Atchi.
son-Sauta he Is being ballasted as rapt ~
az possible, and schedule time between
Fort Worth and Gainesville will be thirty
miles an hour.
Several OF the Stockholders OF the Fort
Worth Western who live In New York
will pay a visit to our city abont January
10. Gen. Henry Slocum, president OF the
road, will probably be one Of the party.
DR.. j. E. Ennis OF Chicago, reached the
city last night with the California excur-
sionists who came via Kansas City. The
gentleman did not accompany the tour
lists further west, but stopped here to see
the city and old friends.
Some time ago railroad company
which owns large body of land near
this city authorized It's agents 10 sell GER
tain portions Of II, hut the fiat has now
been receive "don't sell foot OF that
land" That corporation means business.
The matter Of car shops mentioned pre-
yiously in THE GAZETTE is q subject OF
much Interest to our people, and several
prominent capitalists have decided ~
take stock In the concern. The plan Is TO
enlarge the plant already here, TO move
to more commodious quarters and pre-
pare TO do all that Is needed by railroads
In the line indicated
Trainmaster Judy says that yesterday
the Texas Pacific had eight cars on the
side track to the Strawn mines, and that
within i've days the company Will have
some Of the coal in this city. Mr.. judy
says the more that is learned about the
quality OF the coal the more certain they
are that 1t is superior to Indian Territory
coal.
Col. Eastburn of Jacksboro was In the
city yesterday, and held a conference
with Fort Worth Western officials in re-
gard TO having the road run to that place.
Col Eastburn Is one of the very wealthy
and solid men OF Jack county, and when
he comes to lay the claims OF Jacksboro
before the Fort Worth Western company
II shows that his city wants the road.
Col e. S. Graham, the father of the
city OF Graham, Is in the ely on railroad
business. Col Graham says there is a
magnificent route for the Fort Worth
Western from Springtown 10 Graham and
one that passes through magnificent
country. Graham Is alive to the impor-
lance OF securing rail communication
with Fort Worth by the Fort Worth
Western.
On Sunday morning The GAZETTE will
publish the new timetable which goes
into effect that day on the Gulf, Colorado
Z Santa Fe. The stations from Fort
Worth to Gainesville are as follows, with
rates of fare: Kyle, 90 cents; Haslet, 80
cents Justin, rs cents; Gerald, % cents /;
Krum, sll0i Huling, sl.40; Valley
View, $l,G5; Gainesville, Sl95. The
first train, an accommodation, leaves here
Sunday morning att O'Clock.
1t Is now generally believed by railroad
men here that the train running between
Fort Worth and Colorado City will not be
discontinued on tho first or at any time
very soon. A prominent official of the
Rio Grande division invited Il GAZETTE
reporter to accompany him TO the west
on Tuesday morning of next week, which
he would not have done had the company
decided to discontinue this morning train
on January |.
T. w. Anderson, superintendent OF the
Eastern and Trancontlnental divisions of
the Texas & Pacific, was in the city yes
terday. Mr., Anderson says the road has
done and Is doing an immense business
in shipping cotton. He remarked iuci-
dentally that the company was waiting
tor lot Of casing for the arteslan well
from Chicago, which was now on the
way, aud that when 1t reached Fort
WORTH the work of getting flowing
stream would soon be accomplished.
The two California excursion trains,
one from st, Louis, the other from Kan.
aas City, arrived promptly on time last
night snd were consolidated here. DR..
j. u, Ennis aud John G. Lewis were In
charge with the oldest Pullman conduc-
tor In the service, the famous Tip Lay
ton, ~ care Of the five brand-new Pull
mau palace drawing room cars. These
magnificent coaches, the Santa Barbara,
San Rafael, San Mateo, Glasgow and Ge-
neva, had never had passenger
In them before, and the 1852
eXcursioni@ts were simply de.
lighted with their accommodations
The Kansas City train had number OF
beautiful young ladies on board from
Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas, as
well as number OF prominent and
wealthy citizens OF those states. Train
master Jud joinef the party here and
will go as far as Abilene 20 see them
safely on their way. DR.. Ennis says he
Will see TO II that the next Pullman draw
lng'room car and sleeper is named "Fort
Worth" and that II shall surpass all
Others in spleDdor.