Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02
General and Personal


Texas wants q fast train to st. Louis
and the East.
West Texas wants another train on the
Texas and Pacific west Of Fort Worth.
J. L. A. Thomas, commercial agent of
the Fort Worth and Denver at Dallas,
was in the city yesterday.
NJ. NJ. Jewett, livestock agent of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, has returned
from trip to San Antonio.
R. r. Robbins, travelling passenger
agent of the Houston and Texas Cen
trail, was in the city last night.
The Fort Worth aud Rio Grande is do
ing heavy business in hauling stone
from the quarries near GranburY.
The Cotton Belt positively promises a
double daily passenger service from Fort
Worth on April Is, by which time the
road will be in first-class condition.
The great lot sale tram and land
seekers excursion leaves Fort Worth for
Wichita Falls Thursday March s, at
$3.50 a. m. One fare for the round trip,
only.
General Agent J. A. Wilson of the
Chicago and Alton is back in the city
from trip through the state. He says
he cannot remain out of the city on the
Sabbath as long as Rev. Dixon Williams
is here.
C. s. Merer, commercial agent Of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, is back
from two weeks trip to the City of
Mexico. He says that Texas lays over
that country as far as doubloon does
over dollar.
Chairman Blanchard has received
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ISOLATION that the agreement for through
rates and divisions on traffic between
points in the territory of the Central
traffic association and points in Texas
and Louisiana published in circular 689
to take effect March /, 1890, will not be-
come effective until April /, 1890.
The Missouri, Kansas aud Texas will
put on sale, on account of the Grand
Army meeting, oue-fare round-triD
tickets, open to everybody. This is a
lower rate than has been made by any
road in North Texas.
Mr.. b. Nj. Cushing, general baggage
master of the Fort Worth and Denver,
has arrived in the city and will remain
here permanently or until promoted TO
higher position in the Denver service.
He likes Fort Worth.
Assistant Chief Engineer P. A. Smith,
of the Texas and Pacific, was in the city
last night making arrangements and
closing the contract with Mr.. John 2.
Hughes for the building of the new round
house and repair shops of that road at
this place. Mr.. Hughes will begin work
in about week.
Texas wants a fast train to the eastern
cities; West Texas wants another pas
senger train in order that travel may be
accommodated, and the Texas and Pa
cific still continues to run two trains on
practically the same schedule between
Wills Point and Fort Worth This is
progre ssive railroading, you know.
The Pennsylvania Central railroad has
one of the new bicycle engines. Its
popularity is that it has only two driving
wheels. The bell is rung by air pressure.
and the sand is distributed along the
tracks by the same means. The engine
runs between Jersey City and Easton.
The work on the new bridge over the
Missouri at Kansas City, by which it is
said four railroads will enter the city, is
said to be in such advanced state that
the structure will be completed by
August next Piers s and are done;
No is well under way; stone is being
laid on Nos 3, 6, 2 and /; the caisson
for No. is being put in; and no work
has been done on No. 8. The owners of
the bridge propose to establish new
union passenger station.