Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-26
THOSE RAILROAD RUMORS.
The Rio Grande Folks Deny the Santa Fe
Has Got It.


The following from the San Angelo En-
terprise will doubtless prove of interest to
those interested in railway movements,
especially as reports have been current that
the Rio Grande had been purchased BY the
Santa Fe. This is the first official denial
of the rumor that has been given out: In
personal letter to the Enterprise, a promi
nent official of the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande railroad writes; q In re
gard TO statements alleged to have been
made by an official Of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa t'e railroad company to the effect
that that company was III negotiations Cor
the purchase of the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande railway, and would probably con-
troll the latter property within ninety days,
l beg to say that there is no foundation for
the report.
II hardly need cali your attention TO the
fact that reliable news of this kind does not
usually originate with subordinate official.
But will say further that any thinking
person riding over our road will N once per-
ceive that it is not the class of road that is
built to sell. Such roads are not balasted,
have narrow cuts, scant entertainments,
wooden bridges, cheap equipment etc. On
the contrary our road is well ballasted, built
with wide banks and wide cuts. steel
bridges, commodious stations. and every
thing first class. We are running the hand
soonest passenger train in the state, elegant
new cars. just llHlSltu- OuE are VI
the largest and most powerful type, that
can walk away with twenty-five carloads
of freight with ease; and we have a track
that we can run sixty miles an hour on.
The road has been built for cash, and
every cent of its cost has been paid the mo-
ment it was due. We built it for business
We are not troubling ourselves about the
movements of our neighbors, nor hunting
Tor anybody to buy US out. All we are af-
ter is to get some business out Of your
country; and when we get it, we will SO
handle it as will show your people that we
know what we are about, Yours truly,
This communication ought to relieve the
minds of those who have been losing sleep
over the rumor of the gobbling of one road
by the other While little is known of the
powers behind the throne IN the manage
ment of the Rio Grande, enough is manifest
to satisfy those interested that the stock
holders are abundantly able to run their
own road, and if their property is sold, it
wit got be through any pecuniary difficulty. 4
The original plans of the directors have
been made no secret in respecSto the future
extension Of the road, and IL IS matter of
great moment TO San Angelo whether OF
not the plans are to be carried out. The in
dicationS are strong that they will be. The
track is already being built south of Brown
wood, toward the Colorado river, where it
is reported Il railroad town will be built.
The company is, and always has been ad-
vertsing in San Angelo and surrounding
country, even to a greater extent than
the country through which it has already
built. If San Angelo fails to secure the
Rio Grande, it will be for the reason that
superior inducements will be offered by
counties southeast of Tom Green, which is
not at ali probable, even if the present I'M
mense business of the Santa t'e, which has
aggregated as much as $4,000 in single
month, is not taken in account. The Rio
Grande railroad has, by its courteous Off
cials, good service. and evident apprecia-
ton of the patronage of this section con-
Quoted itself so that it will secure what
custom it is possible to give it. The means
for increasing this traffic is to extend to
San Angelo and take all of it.