Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-06
THE RAILROADS.
The Railroad Men of Fort Worth Raise
Handsome Sum for Corcoran aud
Gregg, Their Wounded Friends.
chs Reduction of Wages on this Atchtson
system-rhe ssatus OF the
Cotton Belt-EOtSR,
Home Notes.

The Missouri Pacific opened what is
known IS the Crete Branch CT November
l. The branch ts sixty-seven miles long
and lies wholly II Nebrssks, extending
nearly due west from TGlmage Station. L
penetrates good agricultural distric!
and will bs 8 valuable feeder to the msin
line.
II you are eastward bound, do not over
look the superior train service offered By
the V8ndalia and Peunsylyania route.
Three daily trains, ST. Louis to New
York. "The "Psnnsylvsnia Specisl,"
leaving ST. L ouie, daily, s: $40 e. III ,
makes the run in less than thirty ore
hours. Write to E F3rd, general pas
senger agent, ST. Louis, No, for time
csrds, rates, etc.
President. Strong Of she Atchigop, To-
peka ami Santa Fs Railroad, has eX-
tended his fetrenchment policy 70 the
sslsries Of the employees, snd has an
nounced his intention Of instisutiug gen
eral reduction OF 10 per cent. IN wsges
throughout the entire sYetem, eEcepu3 g
engineers, brAkemen or mechanical opeT-
stoZs, where 8 strike would be likely to
cause troubla. II is claimsd that the re
duced wages will be paid through the dull
season only. The beginning WAS made
by the presidents reducing hie OWE sal
airy 20 Per cent.
Several run rs have been efoat coz
corning the offi;isls Of the Cotton Belt
Rosd. One was TO the effect inst Prssi-
dent Fordyce would Immediately re-
sign, and thst the road would pass
directly into the hands ct the Miss 'ur'
Pacific officials. II Is true that,
since the two systems ere &c &c opsraGeu
Ia such close connection in future, Presi-
dent Fordyce did desire to sever his
conre ction with the Cotton Belt Com.
panY, but he has been so urgently pressed
TO remain az the head Of tee property thst
he Will probably do SO, for the present
at least Comptroller II. G. AIlis, who
hiss also served as assistant TO the presi
dent, will remain with this company until
December l, at which date he will sever
his relations. This is said, By those best
qlsliti I'd to speak, to be the exsct state Of
affairs.
On Saturday night last avery handsome
silk-lined, plush covered case, filed wife
smokers ar .icles WAS disposed of By the
liue-uOuOEo1 lsH VI CuoiCe. NC Is LII
was for the tint benefit OF Pat Corcorsn
Enc Gregg, me Santa Fe engineer and
fireman, respectively, WAC were 50 saw
Agely assaulted with g hs!chet, by the
brakeman, Btsdy.
The railroad men CT this city, SID es-
peciallY Of the Fort Worth and Denver,
subscribed literally to the scheme.
The case containing two meerschaUm
pipes, cigar aud cigarette holders, with
cigs--cutter, match and tobacco boxes o.
oxidizsd silver, etc, nine articles in sll,
valued at 500 was won by Mr.. W. A.
Ross, auditor OF the Fors Worth sad
Denver. he WAS not present, but the
lucky throw OF forty three was made for
him BY Henry Shirley, the porter in the
general Offices of that company. With
Characteristic generosity the winner has
donated the case to be re-rs I'll I'd for the
benefit Of VIM. Hetror, the well-kuown
fireman who WAS disabled in his left arm
at the recent fire ON upper Msin 8 r eet.