Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-01
gpther with interest from LIST June and
nrnfPSL ices.
General and Personal.

The steel rails Tor the Denver extension
into Fort Worth have arrived aud are
now at Hodge.
The theatrical companies Of this coun-
try paid the railroad computes during
1889 So 800 900.
Contractor Dan Carey IL down from
Wichita Falls and reports work progress
ing rapidly Oh the Wichita Valley road to
Seymour.
General Livestock Agent Col. Sam
Hunt returned yesterday from 81 LOUIS
where. he has been attending meeting
of the Southern traffic association.
The great lot sale train and land
seekers excursion leaves Fort Worth for
wichita Falls Thursday, March =, at
$50 a. IN. One fare for the round trip
only.
The Union Pacific has been expert
menting with electricity IN Illuminating
! their ears, and it has proven so satslac-
! tory that IT will be generally adopted Oh
| that line.
There has been quite spreading OF
| livestock business on the different roauS
! during the last few days. OF the cattle
passing through this point 10 chrloa"S
have been fed at the stock yards III hE0
| DAYS.
The Missouri people now run free char
ears between Pueblo and St. Louis a
chair ear on II Texas railroad, free or
NOT. would be- as great curiosity as q
circus band wagon used to 6a IN couh-
try town.
MIR Law Gould, with his two sons ,
George and Edwin, will leave New YORK
in a special ear to-day for the semi
I'm
souri, Paritic and the general Southwest
cru system.
Pennsylvania special No. 81 few days
ago made a remarkable run between
Columbus and Denson. distance oil
sixty-seven mites was covered In one
hour and nineteen minutes, including
number of stops.
II is said that the Union Pacific II
anxioua to get out of The Trans Missouri
association, and will, at a meeting TO OF
held in Kansas City next Tuesday, pr "
I ssut Colorado rates that it is not llkei1
a | will he approved This will furnish
nretext for her withdrawal from the as
D ISOLATION.
a .1f there Is railroad commiss'o'
! crentrd in Texas. - said well
( business man TO a GAZETTE reporter yes
2 ,srdav t.tbe Arrangements OF the roau
will be responsible for it. SO llltie at
tpn,lou is paid by railroad managers I
the wants Of the people that 1t Is no won
der that the sentiment in favor OF
commission Is growing stronger ever
~ year.
It The total quantity OF Bessemer ste'
. rails made in the United States III loe
by works producing their own ingots WI
4GS .OG6 gross tons, gain OF luz II
. gross tons over the production In 1861
d The production of Bessemer steel liigo
y was. about 400 900 gross tons larger tha
h in 1898 thus indicating how rapidly II
FL demand continues to increase for ste
10 for miscellaneous products Whlch We
IN formerly made of iron.
Is Under the new schedule OF wages IN
j. ia to go into effect March l on L
I'D Rock island, freight engineers who ha
been receiving 81 Is per 100 miles a"
y hereafter receive 81. On the Chi"aS
kansas and Nebraska branch OF the 70
az the engineers who have been recelEl
IL e.. as will hereafter receive pr.
al heretofore existing four grades OF en-
s. npers will he reduced 10 three. PasSe
'er oar engineers on all trains will re"el
to 3I6c per mile, and switching englne
. 81. 70 day.