Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-30
THE
The Cotton Belt is already Issuing bills
lsdipp from Fort Worth,

The Cotton Belt is already Issuing bill,
Of lsdipg from Fort Worth.
President Paddock Of the Fort Worth
am Rio Grsude, returned from
New York y: sterdSy in good health snc
nne spirits. His many friends welcomed
him nome,
With no more rain falling the Fort
Worth people Can Welt the bluff on Fri
day nj see tie first S.. Louis, Arkansas
sud Texas locomotive steam into Fort
Worth. Crest is the Cotton Belt.
Chief Engineer Bissell of the Fort
Worth aud Denver was In Fort Worth
Saturday, and says q trsin Of red sand
stone has been shipped from Fort Collins
to New York, Wis The Fort Worth and
Denver. Fort Worth is on the wsy to
tie high seas.
Chief Engineer Hinckley OF the st
LOUIS, Arkansas snd Texas was in Fort
Worth Saturday, and SAYS The track will
bH mere Uy ErldEy next. A oTUsriDg
was put in over the Fort Worth and
Denver yesterday, but the track is still q
mile GwSY from the crossing
The fact that lie oopdholders OF the
Missouri, KarssS ara Texas express
knEHEClkE6 hB BhbaSuEu VIII LlS ICabt W
the Missouri Pacific makes the outlcck
for extensions 81 that lire In Texss very
good. Ii ID more thtn probable thst all
uucompletcd lines will be pushed TO com
pletion st an early day.
Fort worth hes more miles of railroad
track within its corporate limits than any
other city ia T,xas. That is main track
aid side trscEs. TIE Texas aud Psclfi,
has l54 miles, the Missouri Pacific 81
miles, A'chisou, Topeka and Santa Fe 81
mil IS, Houston and Texas Central 81
miles, Fort Worth aud Denver 81 miles,
Port Worth and Rio Grsude 2 mules. To-
tai, 342 miles; and by Apri! 10 the St.
Louis, Arkansas sud Texas will have Two
miles. Total, 36l miles.
a. B uchelder, assistant superinten-
dent Of the Pull nan Palace Car Company,
has established headquarters Ia Fort
worth and Is erecting an Office at the
Ul.on depot. Fort Worth will here
after be the end OF 9 Pull
man division Snd all Pullman
cars will be repaired AID cleaned here and
ell buffet supp les viii be purchased in
this city ius ead Of at Galveston. Fort
Worth We comes Mr.. Ba ca lcer and the
Pullman Company TO railroad heSdquaT-
tiers.
General Superintendent o. R. Cotton OF
the Fort Worth and RIO Grande an.
nounces that the company will u Sun
dsy excursions both wsys between Fort
Worth and GrsDbury on the first Sunday
Of each month, beginning 18th Sunday,
April l, and until further notice. The
round trip tick is will be 81 60, good
oIly on tie date of issue.
The trains will lesve Fort Worth
al $3.50 q. m. aDd 1 p. m arriving In
GrInoury at 1880 g.. m. and $40 p m.
The trains will leave Granbury st $500
. N. and 6:45 D. m, and arrive in Fort
Worth 81 10 q. m. and 8:25 p. m. The
stations along this picturesque line are
Fort Worth, Primrose, MI stang, Virgil,
Cresson, Chaplin and Granbury At
Chspin tn. quest view in the state CT
Texas is found. The trains run from the
Ulion depot.
The Fort Worth and Denver has estsb-
lIshed It's stations IS follows, with dis
tauces from Fort Worth: Hodge, 80;
Kiley, 9 o; C.Ief, IA 5; Rhoms, % o; Her
man, 81 8; Decstur, SO Z; Cowen, IS 4;
Alvord, 51.2; Sunset, SCI; Bowie, IS o.;
Bellevue, IS 8; Alma, SO o; Henriet's,
So 8; CARLYLE, le4 4; Wichita Falls, lis Z;
Dsggett, I24.3; Ru,hford, 1923 8; Beaver,
139 6; Harold, 1925 Vernon, 162 S.
Cnillicothe, lis l; Qisnsh, 191 2; Gyp-
sum, 1893 81; Kirk and, 210.6; Childre 8,
2I9 1; Carey. 227.4; Newlin. 2S9 2; Sails
bury, 246 4; Giles, PSI 4; Rowe, 264 1;
LeIis, go 3; Clarendon. 277 2: Sousnard,
1878; Goodnight. 295 z; Armstrong,
307 2; Wa=hbu5n, $685. AmorDls, 336 o;
Elwood, 346 2; Field, 857 7; Tascoss,
81 4; C%hpvepue, 975 Z; Hartley, 1925;
M flock, 4I9 I; Dallsw, 430 6; Fsrwell,
440 8; rtx Ire, 452 q; Clsyton, ASP 6; SIT.
Dora 479 s; viii ,ts9 5;Grsnde, 800. st
Dss Moines, 5e8 8; Folsom, 5Is 8; Emery
Gap 535 8; WatervsIe 543 8; Trinchere,
$50 8; Adsir 554 s; Barrels, 565 o.
Beshosr. 579 5, Triaidad, 5s9 5; ElM2ro,
sos 3; Chicoso, 600 8; Barnes, 6o4 8:
Apishspa, Clio 3; Santa Clars. 6l9 Il;
.uchsrss, 6S0.5; Apache, 635 8; Hueifsno,
$40 s; Larimrr, 6i80; GSanero, SOB 8;
Salt Greek, $50 4; GFeenhorn, 666 /; San
67l 3; Mess, 675 5; Bsssemer,
$3.50; Pueblo, 6s02; Csctus. 6s6 6;
p.1on 600 4. Wfowsm COG Q. T,fttIe 1