Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-02
BIG FIRE AT AUSTIN.
One That Required Much Hard
Work to Subdue.
WORK OF THE COMMISSION.
Applications for Rates Granted-A Re
quest Not Complied With--A New
Military Company Orga-
pized-News Notes
A Big Blaze.
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AUSTIN, Tx, Aug. Shortly after
midnight last night d fire broke out i'll the
Ben Jones job printing building, across the
alley from Monroe MillertS livery stable.
1t soon spread to the adjoining buildings
fronting on the avenue at the corner of
Seventh, the upper stories of which it gut
ted completely. The corner building,
vacant below, contained offices up stairs
occupied by various parties, all of which
were burned out. The upper story of Burts'
shoe store was burned and his stock of
boots and shoes on the ground floor, valued
at $4,000, was ruined by water. H. X.
Marks photograph gallery was damaged to
the extent of 500. The building burned
belonged to the Miller estate and the fire
originated in an u~uoccupied room overhead
in the Jones printing establishment. The
property was all fully insured. At one
time il looked as if the entire block, with
the Avenue hotel, would be consumed. but
two hours hard work by the entire force
of fremen held ii down 10 the buildings
mentioned.
COMMISSION RULINGS.
The railroad commission granted the fol-
lowing applications to-day: The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas was allowed to make a
rate of 81 on coke. carloads, from Dallas to
Waco. The international and Great North
ern, Texas and Pacific and Fort Worth and
Rio Grande railways We're allowed TO add
the existing rates on bagging and ties from
Galveston and Houston to points on the
Fort Worth and Rio Grande railway, the
present rates TO Fort Worth to the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande proportions of class
rates from points named to points on that
line. The Texas and Pacific was allowed a
rate of S cents a hundred, carloads. on glass
and liquor, from Fort Worth to Dallas. On
less than carloads, Is cents same rates on
return shipment of empty vessels. The
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass was allowed
a rate Of SIS a car on rubble stone from
kerrville to San Antonio; on brick, car
loads, from Rockdale to Livingston, Sl.O
per hundred: Cameron, $l.25 to Lott, 1925;
minimum car, 5000 brick. The Missouri,
Kansas and Texas was allowed rates on
wheat and other grain, mill feed and ship
stuff, from points on the line of the road in
Texas, Gainesville and east, to the
following stations on the Inter
national and Great Northern: Tay-
lor. Houston: east and north, ID cents;
south of Taylor TO Austin and Georgetown,
1917; south of Austin to Devine, inclusive,
20 more; TO Laredo. inclusive, p. This is
a reduction of ) cents per 100 pounds. One
road asked the commission to withhold
from the reporters the particular rates
allowed on certain articles of freight. but
the policy of the commission law, which
throws the acts of the commission open to
the public, forbade a compliance with the
request.
CAPITAL CULLINGs.
Chartered-The Southwestern Worlds
Fair Tourists company, principal Office at
Fort Worth. capital 500. 900. Directors:
Walter Gresham of Galveston, Henry B.
Andrews OF San Antonio, Robert Mozart of
Fort Worth, Fred G.. McNeilly, George j.
Bingham and Fred Gardiner, all of Chicago.
Object: To encourage immigration and
conduct excursions to the World fair.
4 representative of Clark & Courts of
Galveston will be here Monday to contract
with the printing board for printing the SUI
preme court and court of appeals reports.
The military fever induced by the en-
campment has broken out here, and a new
volunteer company to be called the Gov
ernor's Guard has organized.