Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-26
THE RAILROADS.
Fort Worth Should Give all Encourage
ment to the Builders of the
Albuquerque.
President Jones on on an Important Trip.
Fort Worth and Denver Tarnings.
General and Personal Items.

Fort Worth has been striving for years
to have built line of railroad to the
rich territory northwest of the city, and
after many companies had been orgau-
lied, after many schemes had fallen
through, there came to the front
jumped into the breech, so to speak-a
party of gentlemen, who, in considera-
ton of the bonus Fort Worth offered, and
other valuable considerations so consid-
cred BY themselves, undertook to build
and are now building the long talked-of
and the Iong-wished- for Albuquerque
road. There is ev cry assurance that this
road will be graded to SpringtOwn, in
Parker county, in four months at least,
and 8 short time thereafter the track will
he laid and trains will be running on it.
Those who are building the road have
tried 10 float no ante-cOnstructiOn bonds,
and no bonds of the road will be placed
on the market until the road is COM
pleted TO Springtown, for the reason, 1t
is said, il Is not necessary for such steps
TO be taken in order to enable the work
TO be carried on.
Il4S WI d " dS AdhEA III manu- ~ LAAO
present management under rather ad-
verse CirCumstanCes-CiTCu that
would have deferred many old timers in
the railroad world from such step. 1t
was a risky venture, and it required
nerve to make it. The Dallas and
Southeastern people were making ter
rbe bluff Chat looked like buSIuess) of
grading their road into the same terri
tory the Fort Worth and Albuquerque
contemplated occupying; antagOuistic
factions in Fort Worth had been stTug-
Cling to get hold of the Albuquerque
scheme so long that the public became
disEusted over the uuseemly wTangle
and had about given up the pet scheme
of the city as gone when the present par
ties in charge of the road stepped to the
front and said:
e We viii buId the road. -
Others had said the same thing, and it
had been said so often that but little
faith was put in the promise; but still
the people-oT some of them, at least
were willing to take another chance in
the Taflle, and said:
LET her 90, Gallagher.
Gallagher did let her go, and to-day
men and teams are at work on the heav-
lest part Of the line, tearing up the face
Of the earth in the Trinity bottom, max
ILLS and digging cuts, and nearly five
miles Of the grade is to-day completed.
In addition to the work on the main
line OF the Albuquerque road these par
ties have commenced the construction Of
what Others failed to commences belt
line Of road around the city that when
completed will greatly facilitate the
transfer of freight at this point and pre-
IN F,rs ~
ing and unnecessary freight blockade
that was experienced here last winter.
OF this belt line nearly two miles have
been graded, and il will be finished.
Considering all these things, 1t would
indeed be Strange if any man in Fort
Worth, who had the best interest Of the
CITY at heart, would do one thing that
would prove q stumbling block in the
way Of those who are now at work build
ing the Fort Worth and Albuquerque
road Other railroads may not wish the
Albuquerque road 10 be built, aud some
individuals, who have pet schemes Of
their own, may wish the present COM
pany 10 fail in their efforts, in order
that some one else may swOOp down on 1t
and win the rich benefits that will result
from the road beng built, but the people
who wish Fort Worth TO prosper should
lend to those now endeayOring to DO, and
are dong, what will be 8 commercial
blessing 10 the city all the aid, and give
them ali the encouragement their grit
entities them to- Selfish schemes should
not stand il the way of q great public
work.
TIRE ATCHISON'S LAW DEPARTMENT.
Facts and Figures showing What was Done
in 1t During Last Year.
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company is of much greater Importance
and involves more labor and ability than
those engaged in other departments of
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