Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-17
THATCOMMITTEE.
They wsst--Tssy saw-Tbey We're
Told Fort Worth Had Carried on
the Confectionery.
And DALLAS wust wait to Get Another
Branch in the Fuiiness Of Time
Tra.Ln, Tra.Ln.


llnildh MOVIE
AT n meeting Of citizens en- Friday Of
last week committee consisting Of Col
J.B. Simpson, Col. o. p. Bowser and
Capt. James Moroncy, was appointed &c
visit Topeka, Kan, and meet Pres
identStrong aud vioe-President Robson
Of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad, with object IN view OF running
to Dallas one OF The Texas extensions OF
that road. The committee left on Sstur.
day morning and returned last night. A
News reporter sought Col. Bowser Of bis
residence, coraeF Koss Avenue and Boil
street, shortly after his arrival, TO ascer-
tain with what success or encouragement
the committee met.
eve were cordially received and talked
TO in a straightforward, business-lke way
by President Strong" said Col. Bowser.
"He expr, ssed himself as very favorably
disposed toward Dallas. He has been to
Dallas twice, and is aware OF the fact that
we have the most important city In the
state, and he did not think that they could
afford to bring their road into this part OF
the state without connecting VIII Dallas.
lie said he could oandidly say that they
would build 10 Dallas In the near future,
UuL luNl NOW rOOu Ut was NV UltItlin w
say. Their present arrangements with
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Re, of
Texas, are TO meet the latter road at a
point In the Indian Territory, seventy
five miles north OF the Red river. After
this connection shall have been com
pleted, they will build other lines. One
OF these will be into Western Texas, to
control the cattle trade, and'oDe into Cen
m nd fI.Naa N roach tho aUTi.
cultural aud lumber Industries There Is
every prospect OF Dallas getting the latter
OF these, which will either come via
Gainesville or 60 the east of that town,
and down the Preston Ridge and running
in a southeasternly direction via the iron
deposits and long leaf pineries AMI into
New Orleans
GLOW long will II probably be, colo
mel, before this road is completed;"
~ think 10 will be here within three
months from this date. That Is very
short time, know, in which TO build a
railroad, but the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe people mean business They
have already raised 50, 00S, 900 with which
TO prosecute the three extensions, and the
work Of constructing the roads will he
pushed as rupidly as ample money can
expedite them"
(which Of the extensions do they desire
TO complete hrsty'
"The one giving them connection with
the lumber regions. They desire lumber
above all things In Kansas, To apprcci. |
ate this one has to visit Kansas. There is !
absolutely no timber up there, and all the |
lumber they use comes all the way from |
Michigan, and at high prices"
How was II, colonel that the extern |
sion Of the Texas road Is to be from Fort |
Worth instead Of Dallasl"
"This was matter in which the Atchi.
son, Topeka aud Santa Fe people had no
voice, and you can state as coming from
me that II they had Dallas would have
been the starting point, and not Fort
Worth"
at was not then on account of delay on
the part Of Dalss in seeing the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe peopley"
mot at all; we could not have accom-.
plished any more II we had seen Presi-
dent Strong six months ago. Dallas has
only 10 do her duty TO secure one OF the
important extensions OF the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe We will have to
wait little while, but in the fullness OF
time 10 10 bound 10 come. That Is the
sort Of encouragement we received