Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-15
THE RAILROADS.
A Prominent Official Of The VRndalIR
Tells How i. Is Possible 80 Pep
RlaSe Texas
SOnething About the Fort Worth Western,
maserisl for the Cotton Belt Depot.
RsilroRd shops-HOtes.
Home NOteE.

It is now no secret that number OF
surveys for belt line about Fort Worth
have begun.
II Fort Worth man will hold his ear
close to the ground he will hear the rum
BILE of two great railroad shops now on
their way to Fort Worth.
Twelve cars Of material for the ST.
Louis, Arkansas and Texas were received
yesterday. Work on the mamM 9th freight
house will begin on Tuesday or Wednes-
day OF next week. 81
Mr.. T. j. Hurley, who some months
ago was in Texas in the interests OF
Texas railroad and who is now spending
a few days IN Fort Worth, said the way
to build the Fort Worth Western
is for the citizens to grade the
road certain number of miles, say 100
miles, which will coet 100000. Tn n
the owners csn bond the road for the
iron and rolling stock without
any trouble. he says 1t
is especially important for 8
city like Fort Worth to own snd control
the road leading to coal country. It
would be an easy matter, he says, 20 get
tie rails snd equipment for bonds
of the company il the pso-
pie themselves or company
of Fort Worth men showed tina they had
faith in the road by paying for the grad
ing only. Mr.. Hurley has given his
opinion of the subject to q number Of
prominent citizens.
II. W. Hibbard, general freight agent
of the famous Vandslis line, WAS in
Fort Worth last night and was seen by q
tGAZBTTE reporter. He had been out In
the country about Fort Worth and
was enthusiastic about its beauty
and richness, but considerably surprised
to and that not only here but in all sec
tons of Texas thousands of acres OF
splendid land wss untitled. "What
Texas wants is people," said Mr.. His-
bard.
"Whst would you suggest to be done to
bring people L'ere?"
"The railros DIS can do more than all
other sgencies combined, and from the
way view it, it would certainly be to
their advantage. Here along the lines OF
these Texas railroads are humid
reds OF thousands of acres Of
tillsble land with possibly family
on every mile. Nv ould have six families
where there are cner and il l owned a
railroad here would guarantee that it
would be more pros porous If this was
done. There can DE question that peo-
pie want to locate in Texas, but in many
cases they are not sole to
pay the full t.rf of the road.
II a man cannot pay the full tariff carry
him and his effec at half rate, If he ean-
not pay half rates take him for quarter
rates or less, but get him ,pn the lire OF
the road. II the people walrt to build
church let the railroads have The materlsl
at one.half or one-quarter OF regular
rates, give special low rates on machinery
for mills, elevators or for auy manu-
featuring enterprise. II the farmers
need seed let the companies haul 1t at q
mere nominal sum. Do everything
necessary not only 10 aid the f,rmer
and help him rot only make living
but to save something out OF
his earnings each year. The Vandllia
has done this very thing; IL has been hen
policy from the beginning and the road |
has prospered. We knew that II q four
ing mill was established on our line the
man owning it would have to have coal