Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-22
THE RAILROADS.
An Important Change in the Shipping
=, :, - - of Implements. !
The Ambitious Enterprise of the Mexican Pa
cifc-Suits Against the Rock Island-Holi-
day xcursionists-PerSonal.
Home Notes.


G. c. Rivers travelling auditor of the
Denver, left last night for Canada.
George Ady, general passenger agent
of the Denver, Texas and Fort Worth,
was in the city last night.
It is reported that the pay-car is to be
dispensed with on the Union Pacific, and
labor check viii thereafter be distributed
by the local agents of-the company.
The shipments of coal have constituted
the principal traffic of the Colorado lines
lately and very large stocks of fuel have
= been accumulated for the winter months.
-.
The Fort Worth and Denver was
crowded last night, bringing in a number
OF people who are on their way to East
ern and Southern states to visit friends
and relatives.
You should have seen Ed Smith, assist
ant ticket agent Of the Cotton Belt, put
up holiday excursion tickets. They
stood around him four deep and with a
SIX by eight smile on his face, he fairly
made the ticket punch ring. He says it
actually got hot. -,
The holiday excursions are giving the
passenger men plenty TO do, and they are
all the time wreathed in smiles. Jake
Zurn of the Pacific roads is never so
happy rs when filing up an excursion
ticket a yard long and figuring ont the
odd cents in favor of the road.
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Effective at once, the International As
sociatiOn mas authorized the loading to-
gether of agricultural implements and
vehicles ana carrying same at Glass a
rates. This privilege was denied ship
perS with the adoption of the new CLASH
flcation in Texas effeetEe October Is,
and the re- establishment is of vast bene-
fit to Texas jobbers.
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Twenty-fOur suits have been entered in
the district court. at Davenport against
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad by Attorney General Baker, in
the name ,Of the state of Iowa.. The
charge is northumberland rates, and
the allegation asks $4,000 damage on each
of the twenty-four SHIFTS, amounting III
the aggregate to Sl20 600.
Among the numerous railway enterprises
which continue to be made pubic one
of the most ambitious, says the Railway
Age, is that of the Mexican Pacific, which,
contemplates line from San Diego
Cal, southeast to the gulf Of California,
thence south along the coast to Mazatean
and thence to the City of Mexico, Il dis
lance of some 1900 miles. Such Il line
would run through regions Astounding in
coal, valuable woods, cotton and wooden
manufactures and many other sources of
traffic, while it would reach vast pOpu-
1,%; h =
representative of an Eastern line says
that in his opinion the reclining chair is a
greater blessing to the modern traveller
than the sleeper. a very large majority
of the travelling public have objections to
the sleeping car which can never be over
come. If they can throw themselves
back to comfortable position in reclin-
. ing chair the rest and slumber they seek
Is more peaceful. Their minds are not
disturbed by dreams of lost money and
valuableS. As an evidence of the truth
.fulness of this statement he referred to
The increase in passenger traffic on all
lines using the reclining chair. 1t is al
ways comfortable and can be converted
into couch at any moment,
The st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas,
under date of December 10, issued the
following to agents, shippers and connec-
tons:
Notice is hereby given that ali special
freight rates issued from this office, to,
from or between stations on this railway,
at variance with published tariff rates,
which includes 81. s. L. and "L.'
specials only, will expire on December
81, 1888. A Reissue of such special
rates as are necessary will be made jan
uary /, 1889, or as soon thereafter as
possible.
Agents will be governed accordingly
and post this circular in conspicuous
place at their station.
l.. f. DAY, A. q. f. a.