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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30

and simple solution of the railway problem.
Happily this principle has been applied
in limited degree to railroad business, and
Just TO the extent Of its application it has
proved q wonderful success. 1t has been
universally adopted by horse-car lines, cable
roads and electric tramways. 1t is in use on
the expensive elevated roads of New York
1t was adopted in the first instance on sew
eral of the dummy lines which run out in all
directions from the heart Of the city of Biz
mingham. 1t is applied, l understand, to
freight rates on raw materials Of the iron
industry carried over the Birmingham Min
eral road, the uniform rate being % cents a
ton for all points on that road within .
radius of twenty miles of the city, ire
spective of distance. These cheap and uni
form passenger and freight rates have
largely contributed to the remarkable
growth Of Birmingham and its suburbs
during the last ten years. They have added
immensely to the value of property;
might almost say they have created values.
The great railroad lines, moreover, have
for long time applied the postal system to
certain portions of their long distance
traffic. The rate is the same for the
same class of freight from almost
any point in New England to the same
commercial center in the West, irrespective
of difference Of distance. l can choose my
route at the same fare from Birmingham to
New York over the several different roads,
although one line may be very much longer
than another
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
Mexican Railway Notes.

CITY OF MEXICO, April 2s.-The Inter-
Oceanic railway freight trains are running
regularly between here and Vera Cruz, al
though the road has not been formally
opened.
This Mexican railway officials claim the
opposition Of the Inter-Oceanic is not hurt
ing their trade, as there is traffic sufficient
for both roads, and they have all the freight
they can carry.
The Mexican Central trains are irregular,
and there is considerable complaint of ex-
cessive freight charges, and the attention
of the government has been called to it.
The Mexican National railway trains, as
usual, are behind time. The roadbed wants
looking after.
The Mexican branch to Pachuca is doing
large business.
Col. Owens states that work on the West
ern road will be commenced soon.
The Southern railway is building steadily
toward Oaxaca and opening up a new sec
ton.
Advices from the state of Chiapas say
that railroad building is progressing rap
idly, but will be compelled to suspend soon
on account of rainy weather.
The Tehuantepec railroad is encountering
new difficulties. Strikes and the difficulty
of securing leborers in that unhealthy eli
mate are greatly retarding the work.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
THE BREAK Is CLOSED.
Ingenious Methods by Which the Stella
Crevasse Was Shut.


According TO calculations, the crevasse at
the Stella plantation, below Greenville,
was closed Saturday night and work will be
commenced this morning TO repair the dam
age 10 the Riverside division OF the Louis
vile, New Orleans and Texas, and open the
line for traffic.
The manner of closing the crevasse
was novel and entirely new. OF the work
the Nicksburg Commercial Herald says:
The authorities of the Louisville New
Orleans and Texas railroad announced last
evening that Maj. Starting, engineer in
charge of the Lower Mississippi or Green
vile district, had succeeded in closing the
crevaSse at Stella plantation, Washington
county, after ten days work. This creyaSse
was 800 feet wide and seeenteen feet Deep
and is the largest ever closed. The current
through IL was running at moderate rate.
\ dyke 5000 feet long, composed of AKA
piling. securely braced together in all d.
rections. and filed in with sacks of dirt,
was commenced at the upper end Of the
creYasse and extended until it took cres-
cent shape and entirely shut off the flow
Ii is the invention of Mr.. Barney Marion,
superintendent of bridges and buildings of
the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas
railroad, and is an improvement upon the
plan by which the Martinez crevasse
was closed last year. Engineers predict
that it will be found generally efficient and
diagrams illustrating its construction will
be prepared and laid before the Mississippi
river commission by Assistant Engineer S.
E. Moore, . member of United States En-
gineer Roessler's staff. The railroad au-
thoritieS say that an attempt will be made
to close Robinsonville crevasSe in the same
manner, beginning tomorrow, and with
every prospect OF success, though at pres
ent ten-mile current is setting through the
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30

of Union Pacific sinking funds, Fights, have
been paid from the proceeds Of land sales,
leaving outstanding $3.50, 900 of sinking
fund Fights at the close of the year. The
proceeds of the land sales subject to this
mortgage will be sufficient to eventually
retire all bonds and leave surplus to the
company of 81, $50. 900. The estimated value
of the lands subject to the Kansas Pacific
and Denver Pacific mortgage contracts,
cash and interest to accrue, is s16, 9S6, 4l9
The net decrease in the Union Pacific COM
pany refunded debt FOR the year was g, S12,-
100. The balance to the credit OF the in
come account December 81, 1890, was So
1889, against $7,714.3S5 for the previous
year. The gross floating debt of the coWo
pany amounted to 81, Ale, 094; of this S@,.
lG2,234 was bills payable, in which item
there was a decrease of &, sol 500 net. The
floating debt was 81, S74, GAL, against S4,4S9,-
563, decrease Of 31.S9, or
s., 3S5,37 Comparative tables of opera
tons Of each section Of the Union Pacific,
together with balance sheets, are given a.
in previous years.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
A CRISIS IN THE DISTANCE.
The Alton VIII Kick Out of the Traces Un-
less Certain Changes Come About.

CHICAGO, ILL, April 29-There is no lit
tie doubt that the Chicago and Alton road
will withdraw from the Western passenger
association unless there is speedy change
of policy on the part of some of the lines OF
that organization. Chairman Finley de-
livered himself of decision to-day that
will hasten the climax. His ruling is that
on and after May Il the standard traffic
rate of $50 from ST. Louis to Chicago will
become operative. He also decided that on
the same date the rate of $50 now in effect
from Kansas City to St. Louis must be ad-
vanced to the standard basis of $3.50.
About the only alternative open to the
Alton road, and one which it is most likely
TO adopt, is the withdrawal from the aa(o-
citation. &
Officers of the road say that this step ill
be taken with regret. but the action of he
Wabash and Atchison roads in insisting
upon the ruling by Chairman Finley ind
Gates that these two line are not disposed
pursue generous, or even friendly, polio
towards the prosecuted competitor, a
that they have no recourse but TO. = d
themselves on independent footing, Ia
protect the revenues Of the compa3
best they can.
1t is now question Of whether th6Alton
shall dgat its battle single-handed, whether
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30

mortgage the main line to Omaha, but the
new bonds will cover 1.-THE Kansas Pacific
main line to Kansas City, as well as the
Kansas Pacific system and the Denver
Pacific, which carries the Kansas Pacific to
Cheyenne"
1t viii ultimately become the first mort
gage ron the Kansas Pacific main line.
There are outstanding S5,SS4,000 Kansas
Pacific consolidated mortgage bonds, as a
sinking fund now in the hands of the
trustees, together with the Kansas Pacific
land will amount at the maturity of the
bonds to such a sum as will not only pay of
the bonds but leave a surplus of over
$1,000, 900. The new mortgage will also
cover the bonds held by the Kansas Pacific
trustees. They will also be secured by the
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf consoli-
dated 6 per cent bonds, and by other bonds
which are set down in the report, among
our S34, 727, coo of bonds assets.
These bonds will be used as may be
needed in the new collateral trust mortgage
and we shall use the new bonds issued
upon the Union Pacific's coal properties.
OF course I-shall take some of the bonds. l
don't know a better security
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
THE UNION PACIFIC.
Tho Annual Meeting in Boston Yesterday
Forenoon.


Forenoon.
BosToN, Mass, April 29-President Dill
Ion called the Union Pacific stockholders
meeting to order at 1925. 1t was i'm
mediately voted to approve the companys
acquisition of e13, 250, 900 Union Pacific,
Denver and Gulf railway stock and 81, $780,,
600 consolidated mortgage, the bonds of
this company, the S3,265, 900 of Oregon
Short Line and Utah and Northern, the
per cent bonds and collateral trust bonds Of
the same company for 81, 759, 600 and minor
securities. The stockholders then voted to
approve all the directors acts and annul
and declare ultra wire the famous Rock
Island and st. Paul bridge contract with
the Union Pacific, which it was declared
had never been submitted to the board of
directors OF the company or government
directors. President Dillon declared this
bridge contract unfair and never properly
inspected or passed upon. Dillon also said
that Gould, Ames and himself would make
An inspection of the road about May Is or
20. "And if there is a rotten limb there l
will cut it OF. If there are supernum-
aries or high wages We will cut them
of. There has BEEN" he continued, "a
natural tendency the past few years to 90
up; now we must come down to the bottom.
l have been with this company from its
infancy and l now want to see it prosper"
The guaranteeof S19, 600, 900 Oregon Short
Line and Utah Northern 5 per cent bonds
was approved. 1t was voted to authorize
the directors to make use of the treasury
assets for collateral trust bond to pay the
company's floating debt, etc. The only
change in the Union Pacific board was the
election of S. H. H. Clark in place Of Mr.
Holcombe, whom he succeeded as general
manager President Dillon says: "The
plan for collateral trust mortgage is not
in shape yet and nothing can be said about
it" Another Union Pacific director says:
''The bond plan has not been matured, We
simply ask authority so that the board
could act during the year if necessary
Gould has not promised to take any Of the
bonds. The mortgage will probably be for
So, 900. 600 and general mortgage upon the
main line and particular mortgage on our
good treasury bonds.
The ticket for directors received 81 ,23S
votes. all that were cast Adjourning the
meeting, President Dillon said: During the
few years that have left to stay in the world
Ihope to see the Union Pacific prosper, and
with my feeble voice and health if ! can
make it l will. During the past year some
thing has been the matter, l cannat say ex-
actly what. With dry weather and poor
crops the road has been like man cut in
halves and one has been trying to do the
work of two. l think with the present out
look for large crops the road will show
large earnings
The directors organized to-day as fol-
lows: President, Sidney Dillon; vice-pres-
ident, S. H. H. Clark; second vice presi-
dent, G. NJ. Lane; comptroller, Oliver w.
Mink; treasurer, G. Harris; secretary,
Alexander Miller
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
Gone Where the Woodbins Twineth.
Snecia1 RI the Gayet-e

DALLAS, TEX, April 29-It is q well
recognized fact that it takes more than q
mere meeting of business men to build a
railroad. The Dallas and Alexandria rail
road is no nearer completion now than il
was a couple of months ago when the
Business Mems club OF Dallas first sprung
the matter.
The subject is scarcely ever heard on the
streets Of Dallas and il is almost safe to
say that the project has gone to join the
road built some time ago from Dallas to
the Northwest.
The echo OF ION to' is only faint sound
whose force is nearly spent But there is
an undercurrent that may in time amount
TO something. Recently Dallas parties
have made large purchases of real estate
along the proposed route to Red river, and
the speculative feature may at least start
the work, but even if this is done it will
probably be a long way in the future.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
THE UNION PACIFIC.
The Annual Statement of the System for
the Fiscal Year.

Boston, Mass, April o9-The Union Pa
cifc issued its annual report to its stock
holders to-day. In some particulars it is
on slightly different basis from that of
last year, but it particularly follows the
same form and is complete il detail. Like
its predecessor, it is unfavorable, the ex-
pected deficit for the whole system being
only $215,496. This loss, President Dillon
says in his Introductory remarks, sis due to
large increase in operating expenses, and
is in part accounted for by the fact that
larger amount of freight was moved at
lower rates in 1890 than in 1889. If the
percentage OF operating expenses to gross
earnings had been the same in 1890 as in
1889, the system would have shown a sur
plus for the year of y, 419, 746 after the pay
ment of all charges, instead OF deficit of
S275, 436. The figures for the Union Pacific
proper are based upon the same milage as
last year. but the mileage Of the Union Pa
cific system was increased January l. 1890.
by the addition Of the St. Joseph and Grand
Island, Kansas City AID Omaha, and o., R.
and n railway lines. On April i, 1890. by
the addition of the Union Pacific, Den
yer and Gulf, Fort Worth and Dem
yer City and Panhandle railway
lines. This brought the mileage Of the
system up to 1899 on which gross earnings
were s43, 049. 2iS and net 81, 2S9, 0S4 in 1890.
against the gross of s39, 669, 600 and net of
SlO.UCU-V1t IL lCCo AC VI up
Grating expenses to the gross earnings was
7i.57, against 65.5S. The table of operations
of the system as given below, however, is
made up on the above mileage, plus SSS
miles of the Central branch and IT'S miles
jointly owned in 1887 for the Union Pacific
a total of 475 miles and grand total of
Se75 miles of rail lines. The Union Pacific
proper is 1882 miles; gross earnings 500
43S 30S, an increase Of $685.. 652; net earnings
s., ga, $50, decrease Of sl.0l1, go; surplus
81, $50, 500, a decrease Of Zoos, 74S. For the
Union Pacific system CT S075 miles the
gross earnings were 81, 53s 2O1. an increase
Of s., 597, 1873; net earnings S12, 3a9 OG6, de-
crease of 81, 3S4, 4S3. Total incomes 81, 49,
0S5, decrease of $3.50, 745; total expendi-
and deficits of S75, 03', against surplus of
S915, 1856 last year.
During the past year 1901 200 Of Kansas
and Pacific consolidated bonds and t7S1, 300
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
A NEW RATE SYSTEM.
A Projected Plan for the Regulation of
Railroad Rates.

In his article on reTolutionizing the pres
ent system OF railroad rates, James L.
Cowles says:
The rate should not be so much per
mile, but so much per passenger, or per
car, per trip or per haul, irrespective of
each persons business.
l The cost of hauling each passenger and
each ton of freight depends not upon mile
age, but upon the number OF passengers
and the number of tons of freight per car
and per train. 1t makes very little diff
ference in actual cost to the railroad
whether a train is full or empty.
station or goes the whole length of the line
The object Of Z railroad company. then,
it seems to me. should be to make the rates
per passenger and per ton so low per
trip as to induce the greatest possible use of
its equipment.
"TAs postofacs principle ehers m easy
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
BOX MATERIAL.
The Rates Announced by the Cotton
Belt.

Inc hateb Announced Oy tue lotion
Belt.
The st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas rail-
way has issued supplement No. l to tariff
No. Isl, applying on knocked down box
material, carloads, minimum weight, "a, 900
pounds, from Memphis, Tenn, to points in
Texas. The following changes are an
nounced: From Memphis, Tenn, to sta
lions on the International and Great North
ern railroad, Devine and east and Galveston
and north thereof, 80 cents; Diuey, Derby,
Eden, Moore. Pearsall, 81 cents; Mlillet,
Cotulls, 81 cents; Burro Encinal, Tuna
Twohig, 80 cents; Benavides, Cactus,
Green, Laredo, Sanchez, Webb, 35 cents.
Full Memphis class D rates will apply on
shipments Of box material, carloads, to
points on the Texas and Pacific railway
west of Weatherford, and to all points in
Texas not provided for in tariff No. 6S7 and
this supplement.
Glass D rates will apply on box material,
carloads, from the various territories east
Of the Missippi river to all points in Texas,
except where the sums of the locals to and
from Memphis make less. When such is
the case the lines east Of Memphis shall
not be allowed in excess Of their local and
full tariff rates must accrue to the lines
west of Memphis.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
Tail Lights.

W. H Abel, travelling passenger agent of
the Chicago and Alton, was in the city yes
terday.
J. A. Edison, superintendent, and J. H.
White, trainmaster of the ST. LOUIS, Arkan-
sas and Texas, were in the city yesterday.
D. c. Brady, southern passenger agent of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, was
in the city yesterday. Mr.. Brady deeply
regrets his action in selling his goose ranch
at Houston.
Jake Zurn of the Texas and Pacific city
ticket Office, was highly elated yesterday
over the receipt of . handsome illuminated
glass sign advertising the Iron Mountain
route as the short line to St. Louis.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
A General Consolidation.

+. A. Ford, genera! passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania company, has issued a
circular containing information for every
body to the effect that the lines heretofore
known as the Chicago. St. Louis and Pitts
burg railroad between Chicago, Cincin-
natl, indianapolis and Columbus), the JEFF
fersonyille. Madison and indianapolis rail
road (between Louisville Cam bridge, Madi-
son and IndianapolisJ, the Little Miami
railroad (between Cincinnati, Springfield,
Richmond and Columbus), the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and St. Louis railway between
Columbus, Steubenville, Wheeling and
ittsburg), has been consolidated and are
now operated in the name of and by the
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis railway company.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
BURLINGTON CHANGES.
The Personnel of the New Management in
Missouri.

The following circular has been issued:
ST. LOUIS kEoKUk AND NORTHWESTERN
RAILROAD CHICAGO. BURLINGTON AND KAN
SAS CITY RAILWAY, CHICAGO, May ], 1891.
Mir. w. C. Brown is hereby appointed
general manager of these lines. George B.
Harris, second vice president
General Manager Brown will issue an Of
fetal circular this week, making the fol-
lowing appointments:
A. c Dawes, general passenger and ticket
agent of the roads just combined in the
management, with headquarters at St.
Joseph.
Howard Elliott, general passenger agent,
headquarters at St. Louis.
J. S. Bartle, assistant general freight
agent, headquarters at St. Joseph.
S. L. GRANGE, general superintendent,
Hannibal and st. Joseph and Kansas City,
St. Joseph and Council Bluffs lines
G. NJ. Hohl, superintendent Kansas City,
St. Joseph and Council Bluffs road.
c. NJ. Carter, at present auditor of the
Hannibal and st. Joseph and the Kansas
City, st. Joseph and Council Bluffs, auditor
Of the combined roads.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Sold.

TOPEKA. KAN. April 29.-The Chicago,
Kansas and Nebraska railway was sold this
morning by the United States marshal to
satisfy a $4,000, 600 mortgage against the
company in favor of the United States trust
company of New York The road was
bought by the company for 81, 2232 Co., the
appraised value Of the road. By this fore
closure and sale the farmers of the state
claim to have lost &, 000, 900 in bonds voted
to the road in various COMMITTEES through
which the road passed. 4 fund was raised
by citizens of these counties and the fore
closure proceeding was bitterly contested.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
Goes to Kentucky.

G. c. Rivers, paymaster of the Fort
Worth and Denver, will leave in few days
for visit TO Breathitt county, KY, on
the line of the Kentucky Union.
He goes for the purpose of investigating
the report that a man who had a claim
against the company amounting TO 50 cents
derailed the pay car in order to get even
with the company. 1t is not known whether
the man succeeded in securing the amount of
his claim or not, but Mr.. Rivers will prob
ably ascertain. He is anxious to know
about it, for he may have the same expert
ence some day.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
Another Big Sale.

Another big sale of tickets to California
took place yesterday. This time it was
William Doherty, city passenger and ticket
agent of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
who made the deal. The sale was TO a
party of fifteen en- route to San Diego. Cal.
The limited rate one way is $50, which gives
Mr. Doherty the snug little sum of 5000 to
figure in his monthly report tomorrow.
Sleeping car accommodations were re-
served by telegraph.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
Hearne and Brazos Valley Road.

Speclal 10 the Gazette.
HEARNE, TEX, April 29-At meeting of
citizens of Brazos and Robertson counties
held here to-day the full amount necessary
to build the Hearne and Brazos Valley road
to Mumford was raised. The road will be
built the coming summer. 7. c. Westbrook
and II. B. Easterwood were elected presi-
dent and vice-president respectively.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30

The Denver seems to be still in the swim
as far as the handling of stock cattle is con-
cerned. Yesterday at Giles, q station in
Donley county. 25S miles from Fort Worth,
100 cars We're being loaded. As soon as a
train of twelve cars were loaded they were
started off toward Fort Worth. and the
half dozen special trains of stock kept the
rails from rusting yesterday and last night
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
THE UNION PACIFIC.
The Annual Meeting at Boston
Yesterday.
JAYS BLANKET MORTGAGE.
1t Win Be Made for s25. 900, o00-The Con-
dition of the Properties-A Big
Ticket Sale-The Chicago, Kan
sas and Nebraska Sold, Etc.
Nails and Cotton Ties,

Supplement No to rate circular No
175 of the st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
makes the following rates:
From Middleport, Ohio, to points taking
Texas common point rates, nails IN car
loads, So cents per keg.
From Pittsburg territory to same points
cotton ties in car loads, 20 cents per 100 lbs.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
Omen Again To-Day.

Advices were received in this city ye(Ger-
day to the effect that the Navasota branch
Of the Santa F'e which has been under
water for several days, will be OPEN for
traficzasain to-day, and the running ii
tgait on schedule time will be resume4
3 stage Of water in the Brazos has beeH
Me highest known il years, and the over
flow Of the track was, consequently, unex-
pected.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-30
JAYS NEW BLANKET,
1t VIII Be Placed Upon all the Union
Pacific Properties.

Special to the Gazette.
BosToN. MASS, April ee-Jay Gould, who
attended the meeting of the Union Pacific
stockholders to-day. said TO GAZETTE re-
porter: This proposed new collateral
trust, ) per cent mortgage will be limited to
SIS 600. 900, but not more than So 900, 900
will be issued at present. We ought to
realize S9,Oo0.000, cash from the bonds.
There can be nothing better than the seur-
itv proposed I'VE cannot srRdsr the law