Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-27
THE RAILROADS.
The Citizens of albuquerque Anxious
for the Northwestern to be Built.
Brotherhood Of Railroad BFakemen TO Cele-
brate WashiEgton'S Birthday Anniyer-
sary-Fort Worth and Rio Grande.
Home Notes.

steel rails are TO lee laid on the Fort
Worth and New Orleans between this
city and WaXahachie.
Contractor Hughes was in Fort Worth
yesterday, and reports Il half mile OF the
two and a half miles to the quarlieS
graded This two and Il half miles Is
Virtually an extension of the main line.
Evergreen Lodge No. ST Of the Brother
hood of Railroad Brakemen remembers
THE GAZETTE with an invitation 10 attend
the second annual ball to be held at
Huffman han on the night of February
%. The motto Of the lodge is beneyo-
lence. sobriety and industry, and to the
credit of the members in Fort Worth be
il said they carry il out. The ball prom
Uses TO be a grand affair. The commit
tees are:
Arraugement-W. J. HarteT, George
Fritz, Nj. :. Bogert.
Iuvitation-J c. Brown a., \. Cain,
G. W Bowers, Il. Warren, X. smith,
l. = Johnston, Z. w Carroll.
Receptioa-M M and Mrs W. J Ear-
ter. Mr.. ana Mrs e. W Fritz, Mr. and
Mrs. =. w Carroll, Mr.. ana Mrs. J ID.
Estill, NJ ). Bogert, Miss Nellie john
ston, NJ Stewart, Miss Arlah Thomas,
E Y Johnston, Miss Fannie Johnston,
G. r. Depoyster, Miss Erreh Thomas
Floor G. Brown, u. c. McuSchaw,
W. ) Powell, } :. Burke, q. r. De-
poyster, r. Smith, Warren.
The people of Albuquerque are watch
ing the progress of the Fort Worth North
western with considerable interest. The
following taken from the Albuquerque
Democrat was printed before Fort Worth
had made up the bonus asked by the
company:
The road from Fort Worth has taken a
new lease of life; the indications IN favor
of lis construction are better now than
they have been heretofore, and II begins
80 look as ii the line would soon be on its
way toward Albuquerque The Fort Worth
GAZETTE OF Friday morning last, has the
following letter i'm relation to this subject
from prominent member of the COM
pauy now in New York;
New YORK. jan. 10, 1888.
DEAR SIp-Kuowing you must feel a
very lively interest in the Northwestern
road out Of your city. and knowing the
parties here who have taken hold OF the
matter. and that they Are in every re-
spest frst-clasS I feel a pleasure III say
ing To you that the road IS IN assured
fact. and that you and your people Will
very soon see evidence of the fact [ state.
1 can say further that THIS road,
from my personal knowledge of the
parties. will he on Il footing to go
through 10 Albuquerque rapidly and
without stopping In this respect it is
vastly different from many Southern
roads. Fort Worth can congratulate
herself upon the most important road for
her interest yet projected. There Is
plenty of money ana ability behind TO in
sure a complete success. 1. II. W.
That sounds like business. The Fort
Worth people fully appreciate the i'm
portauce 10 them of a liHe from their
town TO Albuquerque, and if, rs this
writer states, the capital necessary 10
bHild it has beeu secured, we may pHt il
down as a settled fact that the road Will
Ice pushed through As rapidly is Fort
Worth enterprise can 10 it. and the
line. when built, viii he Of much more
Importance 10 Albuquerque than 20 Fort
Worth. for it win not only give US i COM