Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-23
9 GET TOGETHER.
Let the Railroads and the People Ialh
Over Their Differences Like Men,
What the Fort Worth and Denver Has Done
and What Other Lines Can DO
Equally as Well
FORT WORTH, TEX. Aug. 20, 1883


Of the whole business is, as we read IT.
that the railroad clerks or agents (not
officials in fact, but III name only IN
form the people that there is not BUS
mess enough in Texas to justify a re-
dpction in rates Of freight. This is not at
all encouraging, but ii is always BEST 10
know the worst, and we no" XIV"
that in order to secure reoucIio Dtl
N rates we have got to furnish
the railroads with more business before
1,-a can look for a reduction in rates.
The ouestion naturally follows, how /
ore we TO give the railroads more Dusl-
ness? .-,,,o7 |
This question may be, better answered |
by asking the ranroadsoficlals ans own
ers of railroads ono use TO spend any
rnore.valuable time Gonfering with meH
who have no pow eIrOr. authority 10 glNe
defritsanswers or to transact business a
AnotlTer vquestion (come the: \ anilee 81
on themY Suppose the people ASK t4e
owners of Texas railroads TINS siiupie
question. If YOU desire more business
CO.. vour roads. why dom you
oct #? They (the owners might
~ +,,rn ask. How are we to increase our
l,,,s,,,ess in Texas? The answer would be
easily made, and it would be this: SIM
MY bv working for it as roads IN otheF
states and sections do and have done LOT
years mast. 1t would not be necessary 10
1yo bevond Texas to see what can be done
an the wav Of increasing business lot
railroad by working for it. The result Oh
the work done by the Fort worm an"
Denver railway during the past elghteeh
months will convince any reasonable man
+bot revenue for railroads can be in
for and secure people TO SCI
tie the country through when
the road passes. The same work done
and money expended By the Panhandle
route'' during the past year and hal1
vould have accomplished double the re-
suits for lines such as the Missouri Pa
cifc Texas and Pacific, Cotton Bet,
Cn1f Colorado and Santa Fe, Missouri,
-ISansas and Texas and g Frisco. y NhyE
vou may ask. Because those lines reach
the distributing centers, and they all
have a much better opportunity TO secure
business than the Fort North anu Den
yer. Notwithstanding THIS, the Deu-
ver,s'' trains are crowded with people
,,bo are locating on and tributary to. It's
line. as the result of the work zone ny
+bat comDanv. 1t takes people to make
freight. and no one knows this bet
fer than the officials and owners
of all Texas lines, and you can
depend on it. When certain Texas ran
roads want their business increased IRe
first move that will Oe made will zs7tae
similar to that of the Fort Wort1 ane
Denver, viz;
SECURE MORE PEOPLE.
When railroads want more peopis tileS
show il bv their action and not " Ia4s
and fair promises, and whenever TeAa'
Immigration on their line it is their IauI
and not that of the people.
If the Fort Worth and Denver can IN
duce people to come to Texas and settle
situated as it is, having no line tina
reaches the old and thickly settled states
If IS good evidence that those lines
that do extend beyond Texa
oeD do likewise AS long as CERTAIN
Texas lines are managed by men who Nv
in St. Louis Topeka, Chicago, etc, an
those men have all the business theY ca
attend TO in looking after business 10
Kansas, Colorado, California, NeDrasha
etc, just so long will Texas De hepI
the back ground.
THAT MAN DON T LIVE
that can do iustlce TO Texas and 100
after business going in other directions
Qur Texas railroad officials have IL
ability to take care of the interests
Texas, but they are allowed no power
authority to act. They can't move.
wheel'' until instructed 10 q
so by the powers that On
We were told by the railroad commute
that the Texas and Pacific and 9th
lines in the state were
FINANCIALLY BUSTED,
Dlaced in the hands of receivers, ct
Those gentlemen did not attempt to e.
RI q
dition. OF course not. They am / pa
for giving that side of the question
The representatives of the peoples
calIed-were expected to enlighten US
that subject Blake ct al falied 10
why it was the Texas and Pacihc pecan
such financial wreck. Was 1t a
fault of the people? 1 think not. The
Is not 4 man in Texas that has been he
for any length Of time but what kho
the Texas and Pacific was wrecked
for a purpose, such management as W
given the Texas and PaeInc, Houst
and Texas Central and Missouri, han'
and Texas would wreck anythlu
THE UNITED STATES
government not excepted. Inc c.
facts in the case is that there was m(
money for a few men in 'wrecl1ins
those lines than there was in builds
them M, and it was done as systema
callv as ever any railroad and coul
was built up, ana now we are told IL
s.railroads in Texas don't pay, e
Railroads in no state in the Union, b.
ever so rich and productive Will !
under the present and past managem
of certain lines in Texas
Just as long as our leading II
in Texas have 10 play "second fddl
to other interests, and they are g
troled by men who can make money
keeping Texas in the background,
are managed by men who have no POI
TO act, Just so long railroads in
TEXAS WON'T PAY
No new country was ever settled ;
developed vet without giving to the !
and first settlers q chance to get sta
a liberal policy pursued by railroads
variably makes revenue for the Owl
of the roads Those who doubt
statement viii be convinced by taki1
trip over the
FORT WORTH AND DENVER
railway from Fort Worth to Texll