Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-05


and the Influences operating to affect
them in the territory In which they
apply. Under Mr.. SWANS superyis-
ion there'll be mo flies" ON the Texas
winter rate sheet.
Way Bills
@. W. Payne, travelling freight agent
of the Cotton Belt, went out yesterday.
w. II. Abel, Southwestern passenger
agent Of the Chicago and Alton, was
in the city yesterday.
W. IL. Masters, general freight
agent, j. NJ. Steere, assistant general
freight agent and w. II. Cogswell,
travelling freight agent, all of the Santa
Fe, were in the city yesterday and
went to Dallas lust night.
Clayton Il. Woods, travelling passen-
Great Northern railway, was in the city
yesterday.
4, IL. Swami, the popular chief clerk
of the passenger-lcpartme of theAiis-
souri,. Kansas andTcxas, and the newly
elected compiler of the Texas rate
sheet, left for home last night after
three-days visit to Fort Worth, which
he enjoyed very much.
J. L. Harris, the tall sycamore of the
wabash route, is In from trip after
loug horns.
Col. James A. Wilson, the jolly gem
cral agent Of the Chicago and Alton
route, Is In from trip. Col. Jim says
the Alton is right in the swim aud
continues to haul its share of Texas
cattle.
The Katy people say that when the
Texas limited yestihule train goes on
Janumy |, the other roads won't be
in II ut all. In the meantime the Santa
Fe says nothing, but saws wood
As result of the inquiries recently
sent out by Chairman Vining. meet
ing of the Trnscontincntal association
has been called to meet ut Chicago No
yenber 10. AS a majority of the mem
beers have given notice of withdrawal
the principal subject Of discussion will
be reyiyiiicatiOn or dissolution with the
chances in favor Of tho latter.
The rumOr TINT the Canadian Pa
cine was organizing n fast Atlantic
service has been revived stronger than
ever. II is now stated that that com
plny has made a proposition to the Do.
mlhion government to the effect that.
II given the lntercolonia railway, with
z subsidy equal to the present deficit.
It VIII endeavor to put on an Atlantic
service 10 secure u portion of the
Worlds fair traffic
The preferred stockholders of the To.
edo, St Louis and Kansas City rail
ROAD at special meeting in Boston
property and against the ealing of Nov
placing of Sl,OOOOOO mortgage ON thu
passed resolutions protesting against III
cinbpr ~ of meeting of the preferred
Stockholders in the same room and Il
the same hour as a meeting of the corr
mon stockholders. The resolution alb
protests agninst the management of tic
company and express, MS the sense hi
the meeting. that an examination If
the companys books and nifnirs shohd
be made In the interests of the holErs
OF It's securities.
Surgeons at the Missouri Pacific los.
pitnl IN St Louis removed from the SIM
ach ni section hand what are cAled
ghstrollths, weighing three pounds aud
TWO ounces Hvoirdupnis weight. Hbe
patient recovered from the operation but
subsequently died of pneumonia.
The Ohio aud Mississippi road has
zone away with its ticket collectors.
II was found that they did not make
any larger returns of cash fares 'thnn
lhe conductors had done. and the expert
ment was declared failure. This
scheme Inns resulted in the same way
when tried on other roads.
The telegraph operators on the Big
Fonr road are now asking for an ad.
vance, All railroad men admit fbal
the operators have not been receiving
pay enough, and the roads as asked
are granting advances. The men have
'N.lliN'l hilNNuftA lDut uWHrNUNtp
over S22AOOO year, and will probably
have secured u million dollars a wear
nuNanee when they get through with all
the roads.
Master Mechanic c. II. McElyancy of
the katy shops &C Denison, Tex. saws
Tue past month has been the busiest OF
any month Of the history of the NIissopri
Kansas and Texas railway. Eight ioco'
motives have been turned ont Of the mn
chine shops after being rebuilt nlnnost
from the ground up. They have been
entirely remodced and re-painted aud
iook IN appearance as though they had
Just come ont Of the Baldwin locomo-
tive works at Philadelphia, A large force
OF machinists and HELPERS are employed.
IL is said the St Louis and Southwes-
tern railroad will build bridge over Tho
100000.
The South Florida railroad COMPANY
has Il surveying party running a lina
from Blue Springs tn High Springs, Fla.
The materials, camp cquipaec. etc.
Tor the Atlantic Coast lines survey of
= railway north from Wadeshoro. n. G..
nave been delivered at Lexington. The
line is to pass by or near the latter place.
Surveys and estimates are being made
Tor a coal road, fifteen miles in length. 10
connect the mines of the Virginia coal
ana iron COMPANY with the louisville
Va Lar
Peter j.. McGovcru. general freight
agent Of the Georgia Pacific has been
sppolnted assistant commissioner Of the
Nonthvtn railway and steamship associa-
ton. Mr. McGovern will assist Commits
sloner stahlman In the freight depart
Sidney II. Hancock. who several wears
ago represented the Cotton Belt and
Little Rock and Memphis railroads as
travelling passenger aren't. has returned
TO the service Of the Cotton Belt as
/ chief rate clerk in the general freight
office at Memphis. Tenn.
A City Of Mexico special says: H.
! w Howe, late traffic manager Of the
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas rail-
way, has accepted the position as chair.
man OF the Mexican freight association
4 MS headquarters will be in Mexico City
Z Lne compensation he viii receive Is Si3-
{ Vel, Der annum.
1 The new shops at Meridian, Miss.
( OF the Alabama Great Southern road
VIII, within the next thirty days. h.