Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-15

ing Denver will be reached. In
addition to the twelve sleepers seventeen
elegant day coaches and dining cars are
now on the wsy to Fort Worth. The
road Is now open for freight business and
on April l will be ready for
passengers. TIE GAZETTE cougratu'ates
General Dodge, Governor Evans, Presi
dent Jones, General Msnsger Meek snd
other f1cisls OF the road on the cousum-
nation Of their desires. It con-
gratuIstes Fort Worth and Den.
yer, Texas and Colorado on the
completion OF this grand highway, the
only Panhandle route. Long may the
F rrt Worth aud Denver exist and greatly
m'y it prosper,
T. P. Cook. assistant superintendent Of
the Western Uaion Telegraph Company,
spent yesterday in Fort Worth.
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The "PAuhsudle Route" poem printed
in THE GAZETTE Tuesday morning was
from The ADVANCE sheets of Mr.. 7. A.
Wnkinson's work for the Fort Worth and
Denver Road.
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s. NJ. Rsmsdell, assistant CHEF epgi
neer OF the St. Louis, Arkansas and
Texas, came in from the front last night.
1t says the sidetrscks were put in at
Smitbfleld yesterday, and to-day the work
of laying the main track on the rosd to
Fort Worth will be resumed. The bridge
over Big Fossil will be in by Sunday
night, when there will be clear way to
Marine creek, where q stop of q day will
have to be made TO get the bridge in
there.
The railroad papers and the press gen.
orally are ditcussIbs the ticket-bfoker
question and the Tar wakes warm. A
local broker said yesterday that the
modus operandi was very simple and per-
iectIy straight. He goes to the compsny's
offices and buys ticket, say to Nashville
via S.. Louis for S25. He sells it to st
Louis trsv. Ter for S25, with q rebate Of
81, making thu fare SIS In st. Louis
the broker sells it for 81 rs, while the
full fare is SO 80. The railroad gets full
fare, the passenger reduction, and the
broker makes money. 10 this connection
the Memphis Scimitar says: The Penn
sylvania Central Railroad Company,
not content with its ownership Of
the Legislatures of New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, is reaching out its arms
in the direction of Congress and hopes to
throttle that body and make it as suoser
Went to its views as are the legislative
bodies of the stat 8 through which 1t runs.
A recent bill Introduced 6Y this company
inCongress is the most unb hing attempt
TO crush out weak competitors that was
ever presented to deliberstive body. 1t
is bill to prevent ticket brokerage
and to place the travelling public
entirely at the mercV Of gigantic
r3lrosd monopolies. Under the auspices
of the American Ticket Brokers AssOcis-
tioD, the business Of disposipg Of railroad
tickets for commission has grown to be
legitimate commercial pursuit. The
association has membership Of shout
225 respectable gentlemen, representing
& capital OF over 81. 00o, 600, and G, verned
by laws and regulations requiring
the observance on the part Of
every member of the s'rictest honesty
and good faith in his dealings with the
public. Under the system encouraged by
this association, weak railroads are ena-
bled by the payment OF small commits
sion to secure fair share Of passenger
anu VIC RNoAAS ASoPo VIZ
benefit of this competition in reduced
rates. without the CO operation Of the
ticket brokers, the weak railroads would
be completely st the mercy OF their pow
eriul competitors and would soon bs
crushed out of existence, leaving such
gigantic corporations as the PennsylEa-
mia Railroad Company to prey upon the
public at their own sweet will.
But aside from this, ticket brokers are
q public convenience, and q blow aimed
OF their interests is blow directed st the
interests Of the travelling public. It Is
difficult to understand upon what theory
{ Pennsylvania Railroad Company ex-
nee to push It's bill through Congress-.
Possibly 1t hopes to smuggle 1t through
10 disguise, but those engaged in the at
tempt are reckoning without their host.
The alarm has been sounded and the vigil
sncs of the press and public sre aroused.
Tbst billie In't GO throue b without full
and free discussion, and discussion will
kill Is as desd as Hector. Il viii be- 9