Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-21

dale, Forest and Alamo, Sulphur, Buchanan
and Polk. all small places, principally de-
voted to the shipping of lumber to I. c.
Junction. At Atlanta the feasibility of
catching the cannonbali west-bound
on the Transcontinental division came
up, and Capt. Moore, general livestock
agent, who had accompanied TIE GAZETTE
as purveyor-general in charge of the COM
missary department, opened Geographic ne
gotlations with the powers that be in re-
gard to holding the train until our arrival.
II seemed to be understood that The GA
zETTE was running regardless and had the
right OF all trains, SO the cannonball
From Ees n Fort Worth " to r saarsaGn
one can get almost any kind of soil de-
manded from the sand of the East Texas
pineries to the black waxey. The man who
can't find the kind of soil he wants along
the Texas and Pacific, can't find it any
where.
At Longview the San Antonio and Calves
ton sleepers were attached and were in
charge of a Pullman conductor who was
suffering from bad attack of hydrocepha-
lus. This formed the st. Louis cannonball
and made very fine train.
The change of plans as to the route
home, upset the commissary- generals ar
engagements, and when the transfer to the
Transcontinental train had been made
a raid on the butchers supplies fol-
lowed, causing the boys eyes to bulge
out and satisfied grin spread
itself over his expressive countenance.
Then the reporter attempted to write up
portion of his matter, but Capt. Moore
would insist on interfering remarks about
writing, SO THE GAZETTE adjourned
to the baggage car, where Train Baggage
man HudginS used every effort to make
matters pleasant for the newspaper fend.
To The GAzETTR's mind the prettiest
country lies along the Transcontinental di-
vision. 1t is favored with various kinds
of soil, all rich and fertile, the prairie be-
ing more level. The track is in elegant
condition and the roadbed is kept up to the
best standard. From 7. C. Junction through
Whaleys, New Boston, Malta, DeKalb,
Douglass and Ammonia to GAINESVILLE, the
line lies chiefly in a stretch of timber very
similar to that from Marshall to the Junction
At GAINESVILLE it seemed the intent of the
business men to get corner on cotton, for
there were three or four trainloads of the
feecy staple awaiting shipment.
Here the reporter went ahead, and
climbing upon engine No. II met Engineer
Van Hoosen, who gave the scribe a
hearty welcome and used every exertion to
render The GAzETTE's ride with him pleas
ant one. BY the way Van is some
thing of Il runner himself. After
passing the pretty little town of Blossom he
got her down in the corner and another ex-
ample of fast riding was the result. The
track on this division is in remarkably
good shape, and evidences careful
attention on the part of the division road
master. When Van wanted TO go engine
No. AZ just bumped herself and reeled off
the miles at an Allerton gait.
Paris is undoubtedly one of the prettiest
as well as one of the most advantageously
situated cities in the South. She has
new compress almost ready for work, 4 cot
ton seed oil mill and other facilities
Honey Grove also seems to be right in
the procession and pretty well up to the
band wagon. She too has an oil mill in
course of construction. At WINDOWS
and Dado, both bright little places,
brief stops are made. If the
Transcontinental cannonball could eliminate
the stops at the smaller towns, as is done
on the main line, some tall running could be
done and a speed record of forty
miles an hour scheduled. At Bon
ham the supper call was heard,
and hungrier crowd of mortals never en-
tered a dining-room. A good supper made
everybody feel better.
The run from 8onham to Fort Worth is a
night run, and one can appreciate the nerve
it requires to send these iron horses
plunging through the darkness. II re-
quires men of courage to do it. The Texas
and Pacific has a magnificent country to de-
Velop it and is doing all it can.