Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-26
THE RAILROADS.
The WeatherfOrd Committee Reports
Favorable Progress with Alve-
RADIO and Cleburne.
Fort Worth 60 Secure Another Railroad,
tho Fort worth, Bowie a. RED River.
Probable Central Change.



The line OF the Southern Kansas Is now
well into the Indian Territory, on Its way
through the Panhandle TO Oldham county
President Paddock OF the Fort Worth
& Rio Grandc 10 reported TO be improv-
ing, and will probably be out in a few
days.
The Fort Worth Western engineers
keep pushing. They move along aud the
location grows daily. All reports re.
celyed show fine route selected up TO
this time
1t is a statement that finds no contra
diction that the extension Of the Fort
Worth & Denver TO the Caoadlan river
begins on April, 1887
Mr. w. b. Parsons, chief engineer OF
the Fort Worth & Rio Grande, IL a busy
man these days, but keeps fully up to the
march Of the railroad procession.
Strawn coal on the Texas & Pacific
prom hes 10 be the foundation OF factories
for Fort Worth. When AN engineer on
the Texas g. Pacific says, "this coal Is as
good as want" IL means good deal.
A contract has been let by Receiver
Brown for $4,000 oak ties for the Texas
& Pacific, and these, with 100000 other
ties, will be delivered along the line with
400 miles OF steel rails within twelve
months.
Another road at present partly on dirt,
will soon be added 10 our lHlaXy. It Is
the Fort Worth, Bowie & Red River, tray
ersing a fine country, and TO be COM
pleted by Burlington, Montague, Bowie
and Fort Worth hard cash,
IL is expected that work will abe re-
newed In a day or two on the artesian
well Of the Texas & Pacific near the
round-housc IN this city. Some Of the
piping for which the company mas been
waiting has been received.
The Fort Worth & New Caledonia Cast
Dallas roud) Is inqui ed after by railroad
men daily. The road Is doing we'll, II is
still on good pnrch cent, but when butt |
will give us connection with the Missouri |
Pacific branch from Greenvllle.
The Fort Worth & Rio Grande is rap
idly being put ON dirt; the grading moves
along well and seventy-ilve teams are said
10 be a. work, an increase OF twenty-five
since yesterday. The grading Is now go
ing on some eight miles from the court
house.
Assistant Ticket Agent williams, at the
Union depot, took half holiday yester-
day and spent the time in Weatherford
With relatives He reports that the
HhH1 lhiANh1 huEhEhIb hhV bRbhNi Nv
Fort Worth daily did not put in an APP
pearance while he was there probably
enjoying the day at home.
For some reason the talk Of the Frisco
road building to Fort Worth from Bon.
ham, through Whitewright and Grape
vine, was renewed yesterday. One gem
teman said that less than two weeks ago
IN engineer Of the 'Frico had gone over
the route to this city and made fayora-
bic report to his company OF his trip.
Mr.. J. j. Mullane, agent OF the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe, and secretary OF the
Southern Kansas OF Texas, is always
ready to inform reporter on railroad ,
news II he thinks the public should know (. !,
the same, but Mr.. Mullane IL discreet
gentleman, and when asked about the
new road he don't say much but he
smiles pleasantly, and a smile can be con-
strued into meaning that all Is we'll and
the road win soon shoot out from our {
city TuE GAZETTE 80 interprets It,. 1
Mr.. Miller, the local agent Of the Hous. ,
ton & Texas Central, says the company d
has been doing great deal OF work on /
the road from Fort Worth to Waxahachie /
In the way OF ballasting, and the time {
made on this new track averages with /
that Of any road, OF course excepting the +
lhhln nue. winch ~ IN magnificent {
order, When the st, Louis, Arkansas & !
Texas road widons it's gauge to CorslcaDa !
the Central will have chance at St. h
Lonts freight, Of which a great quantity 4
comes to Texas and Fort Worth. 1t Is q
probable that In a short time there win i
bea change OF schedule time, and the i
mixed train win be done away with, both /
trains being made full passenger trains I
The Houston Texas Central il fully i
abreast OF the times, and MIR. Miller and i
associates are winning much business /
from our people,