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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
COMING SOUTH.

An Immense Tide of Travel Brought from
the North on the Harvest Excursions.
The last harvest excursions OF this year
brought into the South thousands of peo-
pie, the scene at the Union depot in Kan
sas City on Wednesday being one never
equaled before. The Kansas City Times
In speaking of these excursions says:
tIt is estimated that the morning
trains brought in 5000 excursionists from
Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, bound for
some portion of the boundless southwest.
When they reached Kansas City most of
them had struck the ultima thule of
their Western geographical knowledge.
The West and South was a terra incoguita
aud they looked toward it with fear and
trembling. Rural looking pilgrims
rushed frantically around through the
crowd with long coupon tickets in their
hands inquiring of every one what train
to take. An elderly looking gentle
man asked reporter to show
him the Barton county train. His
ticket furnished better information and
he was soon safely ensconced in a car on
the Memphis line. large majority of
the crowd had evidently never travelled,
and the crowd ratified them. 1t took all
the Union depot passenger directors and
q squad of police to keep them from be-
ing run over by incoming and outgoing
trains. Every train brought additional
crowds and added confusion. The wait
ing rooms overlooked and the platforms
would not hold the overflow. Nearly
every eXcursionist, especially the women,
were loaded down with bundles and bss-
kets and bs les. and between the baskets
and babies and bundles the depot looked
like cross betweenSa second hand store
and founding asylum.
The present and last harvest excursion
eclipses any and all of its predecessors.
Every road from the East was forced to
run several sections in order to accom-
modats the crowds, and the westbound
trains did the same thing.
The Santa Fe train from Chicago came
into the Union depot in three sections
and unloaded 700 passengers. Most of
these went West and South on the varl-
GUS Santa Fe lines and this necessirated a
great many extra coaches. The Missouri
Pacific took two sections West, and the
Memphis was compelled to add several
extra coaches. The Burlington came In
from Chicago with two sections and the
Rock Island with three sections, all
loaded down. Many of the passengers
go planned that they were compelled to
stand in the aisles all night. The Alton
ran four sections from Chicago aud two
from st. Louis, making six In all, con-
sisting of thirty-fve coaches, aud every
one was crowded.
Trains were from one to two hours late
last night owing, to the unusually heavy
travel and bad weather. At night the
depot and platform were almost as
crowded as in the morning, and the
dripping rain was anything but comfort
able.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
TIE RAILROADS.
Important Changes to Be Made in the
Route OF the Panhandle Road.
Immense Passenger Traffic to Texas From the
NortLwast-The Alton Reaching Out.
General Railroad Notes.

There will in all probability be great
change made in the route of the Denver
Texas and Fort Worth road from the
north to Pueblo, the general opinion be-
ing that the present route was mistak 9
and can be made much shorter, and the
grade materially reduced. Engineering
parties have been at work all summer
surveying new routes, and the work has
been about completed. The opinion Is
that tine Santa Fe and the Rio Grande
roads will be paralleled by the Denver
from point in Ebert county, Colorado,
TO Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
1t is asserted that the line can be built
grade, as against q per cent. grade by
the original line.
Colorado Springs has been anxious for
some time TO have the Denver Texas and
Fort Worth run through :he city, and
would contribute largely both to the
through and local business of the line.
The old route would not be entirely
abandoned, but would be operated for
the local business. MIR. Meek was seen
By Denver News reporter and substan-
tiated the report that such line was to
be built, but would not say when. at
is no secret that we intend to shorten the
Fort Worth line, - he said, "and our
engineers have been in the field some
time, but it is difficult to say when we
will begin TO build. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
WHY THE DETERMINATIONS

TO Round Trip Tickets at Dublin for
Fort Worth.
A gentleman who came in from Dublin
Saturday states that there where q
number of people there who wanted to
come to Fort Worth to see the represen-
tation Of the Fall Of Pompeii, expecting
that they could BUY round trip tickets at
a reduced or one fare rate. They were
informed that there were no round trip
tickets on sale to Fort Worth and that
that rate was only to Dallas. The re-
suit was that number of people who
intended TO come TO Fort Worth last
night did not do so not desiring to pay
for tickets to Dallas when they did not
wish to go there.
A GAZETTE reporter inquired over the
evening if round trip tickets were on sale
OH the Rio Grande for Fort Worth and
was answered by some one that they
we're, but the gentleman, Mai. Burrows,
has since then reiterated his state ment
that no tickets to Fort Worth could be
had at Dublin yesterday except the regu-
,ar one fare one way ticket. If this is
true i. ls an injustice to Fort Worth, aud
there will be q howl about il before
many days go by. There are hundreds
of people who wish to come to Fort
Worth to see Pompeii who do not wish to
60 to Dallas, and there is no reason why
the same kind of rate should not be
given Fort Worth that Dallas has.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
The Alton in n New Role.

1t has been currently talked among
Chicago railroad men for several days
that the Chicago and Alton railroad
company is negotiating for the purchase
OF the Kansas City and Southern. Last
night it was reported that the Santa Fe
was after the Southern, but it has been
authoritatlyely stated that if the road
was sold it would be TO the Alton. 1t is
Il well-kuown fact that tie Alton is con-
templating en- important departure from
its former policy, and will, if possible,
secure new advantages by the acquisi-
ton of feeders west of Kansas City.
The Kansas City and Southern taps a
rich territory, and is pointed toward a
still better field. 1t extends from Kan
sas City to Osceola, Mo. Ill miles, and
is known in that section as the Blair
road. 1t is capitalized for $50, 900 per
mile. Construction commenced in 1882 :,
and it was completed to Osceola in 1888.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20

Texas Central railways, and the Morgan
line of steamers at Denver City, and one
of the most popular railroad men in that
city, died there last Thursday.
G. G. Rivers, travelling auditor of the
Fort Worth and Denver, is back from Il
trip over the line.
The committee of the Western passen-
ger association appointed to consider
special party rates has recommended one
cent a mile for parties of fifteen or more.
The committee also fayors a 5000-mils
ticket for 500.
The car works all over the country
have advanced the price of building pas
senger coaches. A coach which was
built year ago for $4,000 the works W i'll
not build now for less than $500, and
the car works are steadily advancing the
price of box and coal cars.
A convention of railroad clerks of the
United States will be held in Cleveland,
October 30, for the purpose of organizing
the National association of railroad
clerks. Delegates are expected from
Boston, Troy, Buffalo, Kansas City, St.
Louis, Cairo. H., Detroit, and several
points in Texas.
The matter of electing a successor to
W. w. Finley as chairman OF the Trans
Missouri ASSOCIATION has been delegated
to committee. 1t has not been fully
determined as yet whether TO continue
the association as separate organization
or place its business under the jurisdic-
ton of the Western freight association.
In tho meantime Mr.. McFadden, the
chief clerk, Is acting as chairman, and
will continue TO do SO until the committee
makes its report in November.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
Wichita Falls Notes.

Special to the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX, Oct. l9.-The
Wichita Valley is extending its main line
from Fourteenth street up Michigan
avenue to the Denver passenger depot
The two companies will kelly build q
union depot between Seventh and Eighth
streets about January l, 1891.
Everything is quiet in railroad circles
since nothing has been done towards eX-
tending the Wichita Valley into the coal
fields in the Territory. Nothing can be
learned further than the company expect
to build at an early date.
A private letter from gentleman in
Topeka, Kan, states that the Rock
Island is preparing to extend its line at
once to Texas. Material for that pur-
pose is being shipped as rapidly as possi-
BILE 10 Minco, the present terminus of the
road. The building of that road to this
city will settle the location of the
railroad center of this country. Kansas
City Is greatly interested in getting u
direct line to this vast territory, and
Wichita Falls will receive aid from that
city in securing the Rock Island.
When the San Angelo and Abilene
railroad scheme progresses far enough
Wichita Falls will take hold of the mat
ter and secure the road. Also the Gulf, ,
Brazos Valley and Pacific will receive
attention when the proper time comes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
New Coaches on the Cotton Belt.

.sssThe St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
railroad company has received from the
st. Charles car company six handsome
day coaches, which will be used on the
run between st. Louis aud Waco, Tex.
The coaches have been on exhibition in
st. Louis. and from all accounts, are
certainly models of strength and beauty.
The trucks are longer than those of
ordinary coaches, aud are built with the
idea of securing additional strength. The
coaches are finished on the inside with
mahogony, have the new Scar rift seats +,
aud are warmed by the Baker hot water
heater. a smoking compartment and
large lavatories will add to the com fort
OF passengers. The coaches cost $500
each.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20

j. b. Sneed, freight claim agent of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas. was in
the city yesterday, having just arrived
from Sedalia. He stated to a GAZETTE
reporter that the passenger traffic over
the Katy was very heavy, most of it
coming to Texas from the Northwestern
States. Passenger trains are so crowded
that they have 10 be run in two sections
and with two sleeperS on each section II
is the case every day that sleeping car
accommodations are insufficient. Mr..
Sneed says that large proportion of this
immigration to Texas is from Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas and Missouri, and that
most of it goes TO the Panhandle country
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20

Special TO the Gazette. ="
ABILENE, TEX. Oct. l9.-The railroad
committee to be sent from Henrietta and
San Angelo to meet the Abilene railroad
committee are to arrive here to-day, and
Tomorrow they will hold railroad love
feast, at which something important ls
expected to develop. From the local
papers of Baylor, Shackelford and Run
nels counties we are led TO expect that
delegation from each of the cities of
Seymour, Albany and Ballinger will
al be present and put forward the
claims and offers OF those towns.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20

The OHIO and Mississippi railway is now
selling tickets from St. Louis to Cincin-
natl and return at low rate Of So, good
for return until October 10. inclusive;
also one way to points named as follows:
Dayton, Ohio, 81. Is; Columbus 4,asg s.
81. l5: Cleveland. ohiossSaAs ss6tffg.
Pa, SIS; washiassdlass e., $40. 20;
BaltimaEees slO.25; Philadelphia,
Pas3,ff. 05; New York, N. Y, Sl3;
Boston, Mass, SIG. Tickets at above
rates will continue on sale until October
IS. Address, A. ]. LYTLE,
General Western Passenger Agent, lo5
n. Broadway and Union Depot, ST.
Louis Mo-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
Railway Gross and Net EARNINGS


NEW YORK, Oct. lS.-The Chronicle
reports the gross earnings for August of
l25 roads agaregating SOS. 743 ,I02,
against S57 All, 526 in August. 1889; in
crease, 81 1855, SIC. Net earnings of 125
roads for August. 1890, were $50 1888 1854,
against S22. 045 ,220; decrease. 81 ,2O6, :
256. In making this report. the Chroni
Gle says this statement lie, under all cir
cumstauces, better than might have
been expected. In the first place there
was one working day less 10 August this
year than August, 1889; in the second
place the grain movement in the West
was much smaller In August this year,
the loss on corn and wheat in receipts al
principal ports being about 1000, 900
bushels; finally, the comparison is with
a month of extraordinarily favora bic
earnings last year. The gain in Ang ust /,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
Want nm Evening Train.
Special to the Gazette.

Special 10 the OdZette.
GRANBURY, TEX, Oct. 19.-Our neo-
pie are very much disappointed in the
failure of the Rio Grande railway to put
On an evening excursion train or to
change the present schedule to an even
ing train east 10 Fort Worth during the
great Pompeiian fete. Everybody wants
TO go, but we are too busy TO lose the
two days that the present schedule re-
quires &c see even this, the grandest OF
all exhibitions. But with an evening
train the attendance would be very large.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
Snow Sheds.

Few persons have any idea as to the
extent to which snow sheds have to be
used in the West by the railroads which
traverse the Rocky and Sierra Nevada
mountains. The building of these<suow
sheds aud keeping them In repair form a
large item of expense to the railroads
crossing these mountains, but il it were
not for these sheds many of the roads
would be imperative during the greater
portion of the winter on nccount of snow
blockades, spowslides. etc. The snow
sheds on the Southern Pacific railroad in
the Sierra Nevada mountains alone rep
resent an outlay OF fully So ,ooo, 900 to
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
Telegraph to Lott.

Special 10 the Gazette.
WACO. TEX. Oct. S.-Superintend-
ent L. C. Baker of the western Union
Telegraph company has issued M order
for the construction Of line of tele-
graph from Waco along the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass to Lott, and
the material for same has arrived. The
work of distributing this material, coEe
sisting of poles, wire and insulators, viii
begin Tomorrow. Only few days
more and Downs, Gurley, Chiffon and
Lott will have Geographic communica-
ton with Waco and other cities.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
Gould, Huntington and the atchison.


Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Oct. 18.-An operator in
Atchison says: III is calculated Jay
Gould received 81 200 shares of Atchison
and C. P. Huntington 80, 900 shares in
exchange for the Frisco stock. This
block evidently has been held as a ham
mer over the market to accomplish other
purposes. When the AtcIison has been
the weakest it was on attacks apparently
from some one source. This stock seemed
TO be borrowed, but is now evidently be-
ing replaced. Lately there has been
good buying. and, l believe, it will be
found that Gould and Huntington hold
about $40. 900 900 of Atchison-euough
TO have an important say in the manage
ment. Under the circumstances it is
evident that Jay Gould 'sees his wa,
clear TO maintain peace and harmony in
the Southwest. 20
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
Denver and Rio Grande Control.

SptclaI 10 inc OaZette.
New YORK, Oct. lS.-George Coppell
chairman of the board of directors of the
Denver and Rio Granee, says he Is not
aware of any negotiations looking to the
control OF the road by any other COM
psny, or of any likelihood of a change in
ownership,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20

Cotton Burned at GreenvilIe.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
GREESvILLE, Tex, Oct. T.-About o'cloek
this morning fire broke out in the cotton yard
at the Cotton Belt depot. The Dick Hubbard
FIRE company were on the ground almost i'm
mediately after the alarm was given and sue
ceeded in putting out the fire before great deal
OF damage was done. Only about eight bales
were badly damaged The cotton belonged to
j. H. Brown of Tyler, Tex, but had been con-
ssigned to the st. Louis. Arkansas and Texas
railroad company, therefore the road Is sup
posed to be responsible for the damage.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
City of Mexico Notes.

Special to the Gazette.
CITY OF MEXICO, OCT. l9.-The Mon
terey and Gulf railroad is now building
right on to the gulf.
All trains are now arriving on time,
but mails from the United States are
several days behind, and often three or
four mails arrive together. The postal
authorities claim the fault is due partly
90 the railroads and partly to the United
States postal authorities.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
Runaway Accident at Van Alstyne

Special to the Gazette.
VAN ALsTYNE. Tex, Oct. BE. G.. Beall,
wife and sons, Ray and Ted, started to church
this morning. When at the dump on the rail-
road crossing the horse frightened. Beall
jumped from the buggy followed by his son Ray,
leaving his wife and Teddy in the buggy. The
horse ran away turning the buggy upside down,
bone in Mrs. Beali's right ankle ar. bruising
her left shoulder and side gentleman near
tried to pull her fro.a the buggy, and she could
have escaped <ithout injury bat for her little
boy WIZ chung to her. She said that she would
stag with her darling to the end. AT sociock
tonight she is resting easy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20

the company, ard about 2 900 900 feet of
lumber was required for their erection.
1t cost about 81 900 200 to build them in
the first place, and about 81 200, 600 to
keep them in repair during the past
twenty years. This is an item of ex-
pense which the Eastern rouds do not
have TO contend with.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20

1889, over August. 1888. was SIS, 016, 227
in gross and ST ,l0G,S7 in net. From
January l to August 81, for ll5 roads,
the gross earnings were 1898, 1872 CSC: in
crease, Sl4 l65, 593. Operating ex-
penses, 1912 $50, ll6; increase, S26. S04,
727. Net earnings, SIPS, III $50; in
crease. 81 $50 ,S66.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
General and Personal.

j. b. Sueed, freight claim agent of
the Missouri, Kansas ana Texas, was in
the city Yesterday.
W. D. Lawson, travelling passenger
agent of the Missouri. Kansas aud Texas i,
was in the city yesterday.
Ed F. O'Shea, contracting agent of
the Southern Pacific and Houston and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
\ ASSIGNMENT AT GAINESVILLE.
SreciaI TO the Gazette,
Residence Burned a. Te.arkana.

srecial 10 the Gazette.
TExARKANA, TEX, Oct. 19.--The valuable
building in the central portion of this city
known as the Southern college and owned by
Mrs. N. Levy, was almost entirely destroyed by
fle this morning at O'Clock. This house was
damaged some years ago by fire, but has re-
Gently been remodeled into egant residence
aud was occupied by Mrs A. E. Sanders. Dam
age to building about $50 o., insured for 5000.
Mrs. Sanders loses on furniture about sI2OO;
fully insured.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
DO ToU SEEK TEXAS LANDS FOR
USE
Inresn,ent, Tor colony or for Coas2

Investment, for a Colony or for Coat?
Are you aware that low priced good
lands in North Texas, which from test
for general farming purposes and espe-
CHILLY the growing of small grain, are
advancing, and henceforward will more
rapidly enhance IN value, therefore sat-
tsfaCtory offer would be approved or price
named at the time only, for aggregates
of tracts patented from the state in half
sections in lots approximatina respect
lively. 1000, 1000, 10 900, % 900 acres of
such lands. or for sew raj thousand acres
of bitumiuous coal lands showing greater
Thickness of stratas, and of the best
quality yet found aud developed in the
state, where the price has ruled
from 81. so 10 $40 per ton, what better
bonanza would you seek. Near by this
coal iron ore has recently been discovered
deemed in quantity aud quality most sat-
lsfactnry. To raise money TO erect costly
buildings on lots not for sale, would now
sell two most desirable properties, each
for S24 600, TO wit: a tract of over 1000
acres. It's river front about one twelfth
timbered, the remainder free of stone or
brush, smooth, rich, heavily erased
prairie ready for the pillow, on Il railroad,
conveniently near large cities and deem
water Gulf ports 10 warrant fpilksszdss
OF S25 or more per acressses
ONE TRACT CT. SaH MORE ACRES,
Its river IlQxax;x k.ing fine boating and
hsglagSs fH9ed with one among the
.sest pecan orchards. Most of it
smooth, rich mesquite prairie valley
above overflow. Excellent spring and
well water, has prospective good coal
value, healthy and beautiful place and
surroundings. Should tbs owner of a
large place near by and except for its
improvements no better nor worth no
more think, would accept SIS per acre
Tor his, something less than price named
LOT this would be accepted. Inspection
OF said properties invited. and in iof
purchase, buyers reasonable expenses of
trip refunded. From 2lst to oath, ipclu-
sVe, apply TO E. s. Graham, Windsor
motel, Dallas, Tex, later at Graham,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-20
Fort Worth &DGlVGP City R'T
DENVER, TEXAS FORT wORTHR. R.,)
Texas Panhandle Route.

Shortest line. quickest time from the Quiz o.
Mexico. Fort Worth and all principal points in
Texas to Rocky Mountain resorts and Pacide
coast, including Trinidad, Pueblo. AaaItaa.
Colorado Springs, DenveIyyspff Sad LAKE.
Utah, Portland, oEsgea Tacoma. seattls-ani
Port Townsend. DNaF FSins leaving Fort Worth
-compHsHsE5ae and elegantly equipped
.IsssaSs fafsce Sleeping Cars through to Dem
ct colorado Junction points with
d. rig. R. r., Colorado Midland Railway
and Union Pacific Railway, having through
cars for San Francisco, Los Angeles and
Portland, Oregon.
Ogden and Salt Lake City and return, sJ1.51,
limited to ninety CM days. with transit limit
of 30 days in each direction. Cheap tourist
rates to all points in Montana. idaho, California
Oregon and all points North and Northwest.
The above comprise more noted and magnificent
scenery than is compassed in any other routes in
the known world. DO not complete your ar
rangemeuts for tourist trip until you have APP
piled to the undersigned. -
W. NEWLIN,
G. P. A., Fl. W. & D. c. Ry. Fort Worth. Tex.
GEO. ADY,
GA, D. T. F. w. Ry.. Denver. Col.
II. NJ. DEHARr, General Agent, Dallas. Tex.
y. ). DAVIS, City Passenger and Ticket Agent
Third and Main streets, Fort Worth, Tex.
C. d. LUSK, Ticket Agent. Union Cepot.