Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-27
THE RAILROADS
The N. K. & T. officials After Ter
minal Facilities in Fort Worth.
The Line to be Extended to this City from the
North and Derots PuIlt Here-GenerRI
News from the Rail,

The visit Of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas officials to Fort Worth, which ter
minated yesterday at noon, was one Of
considerable Importance, and Is liable il
the near future to bear rich fruits for
this city. The party, consisting of Re-
ceiver Eddy, General superintendent
Frey, Messrs. Stearns and Anderson,
were busy during the early part of the
morning in examining the railroad yards
north, south and west of the Union de-
pot, and later in the morning were met
st the Commercial club rooms by num-
Der Of prominent citizens where a lengthy
informal bur important conference was
held, the subject being one in which
all took deep interest, aud while nothing
definite was agreed upon or determined
on, It IS more than probable that Fort
Worth Will hear more Of 1t in the near
future. At y o clock the party bid cor
dial adieu 10 Fort Worth and left on
their way east.
The GAZETTE has it on good authority
mat the NJ, K. Il T. people were here
looking after terminal facilities, it being
me desire TO build their own line into
Fort Worth from the north to form q
connection with their line which runs
south TO Hillsboro and beyond. There
viii ee Circumstances in the future which
VII! render this move necessary,
auu II IS the intention to
ue ready for those circumstances. When
separate and independent track of the
&lssourl, Kansas and Texas is built INTO
TUT worth from the north, there will
also be built here large freight and pas
seuger uepots BIZ this system, fully ade-
41aIe LOT all business demands of the
.oad' aud the building will be second to
No buildings Of the kind in the state.
Is reported that Mr.. Gould will have
Tue tease which the Missouri, Kansas and
~ reAas mas on the Joint track from Fort
,,S G'. II 10 NhltesborO abrogated and it is
'u'S ,nFt VIII compel the Missouri, Kan
-, -s auu Texas TO build their own line into
VII ORTIZ. As far as can be learned
a-e Ahe will start out from Sher-
al which point the road
i I;Ue Den!son will byfurcate, one
1 gong 10 Dallas connecting there
"IsH Tue "axahachie Tap of the system,
"AAA &c OulAl W DculOuy
rom which point it will be continued
wv WI Inc old Dallas. and Wichita track,
Nv owned by the Missouri, Kansas and
on 0-,1s' 10 point not yet determined on,
T,r. from that point it will be built on TO
NJ Nc ORTIZ where it will connect with the
r,nS Kansas and Texas track run
,i~s - oou'A from this place. This will
Tona 'Ie system through line from
W W.. No, to the gulf via Fort
I'll which route will be the main
NJ y, Tue system in Texas.
tb.r u,.e the party were in Fort Worth
,ri5, naue particular inquiries as to the
the 81 real estate in certain portions of
i7s ~ A.. OUT as stated, there was moth
Iss,- sInite agreed upon. 1t is quite
Re-. Re-, S"at the people of Fort Worth will
verr - d proposition on this subject in a
ana - ,Lort time, and if it is accepted,
lror - : believed it will be, work on the
pot I tG, improvements of the line will
~ Oe long DELAYED
tac.6r rs'u .i Morgan Jones was in consul
Te ,ro, 1ilh the Missouri, Kansas and
Over s' C,lcials, ana they pondered long
ralIroo '1e prints showing the different
cor. o oau terminals here now and those