Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-28
AMONG THE ROADS.
Wichita Falls Has an Eye on the
Santa Fe Extension
FROM THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
A Two Days Discussion of the Katy at ST.
Louis-Rock Island People Pros
pccting in CoIorado-Brief
News Notes, Etc.


William Doherty and J. ]. Mullane Of the
Santa Fe the former city passenger and
ticket agent and the latter commercial
agent, went over TO Weatherford yester-
day, presumably on business, but 1t is
limited they wanted to hear Hon. George
Clark crate.
J. NJ Steers, assistant general freight
agent of the Santa Fe at Dallas, was in
tbs city yesterday.
J. w. Barbee, assistant livestock agent
Of the Katy, came in yesterday from trip.
w. B. Lawson, travelling passenger agent
Of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, came in
yesterday of trip.
W. B. Groseclose. general freight agent
of the Cotton Belt Of Tyler, remained over
in the city yesterday TO talk business with
fort Worth's business men, and become
acquainted with the shippers.
General Passenger Agent Eustis, Of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road, re-
turned from New York 10 St. Louis on
Sunday, and on Tuesday he had family
meeting at which nearly every one of his
assistants in the service were present.
It is asserted that faster passenger
service in and out of St. Louis on the
through trains must come in response to
the demands of the traffic, and that there
has been too much lettering on the way to
do local business. The Alton has set the
hall rolling by announcing fast day train
from Chicago.
The new passenger engine, No ia, just
turned out of the Wabash shops, which
was built on plans and specifications of
Superintendent of Motive Power Barnes,
Is said TO be making remarkable speed with
heavy trains. This is one of twelve to be
built on the same general plan. They are
eight-wheeled engines, but it is claimed will
do as good work as majority of the ten
wheel passenger engines.
The Missouri Pacific visiting freight Off
cials at St. Louis were escorted on Thurs
day over the old and the new terminals, and
nothing escaped their notice pertaining to
the terminal situation. Before taking leave
OF Freight Traffic Manager Parker they
presented him with a handsome gold pencil
case. They also presented Mr.. Heouem-
boUrg, superintendent of car service, with
q pair of elegant sleeve buttons; General
Freight Agent Stith with a pin of choice
design, and Freight Claim Agent Tustin
with pair of neat ve-buttons.
Jay Gould has left New York City for an
extended tour over his railroads in the
West and Southwest. He intends being IN
St Louis March s. when the annual meet
lngs of the Missouri Pacific and St. Louis,
iron Mountain and Southern railways are
held. He will probably stop over in st.
Louis on his way Southwest in few days.
A big washout occurred on the Missouri
porth edge of Leavenworth at an early hour
Thursday morning. II was caused from
hard rain and resulted in over TWO hundred
feet of earth sliding INTO the Missouri river,
leaving that length of ties and rails sus-
pended in the air. The slide occurred
short time after freight train passed over
the track, and it was discovered by a couple
of tramps, who gave the alarm and saved
the early morning passenger train from be-
Ing precipitated into the river. As result
Of it trains over the road were greatly de-
layed. A spur from the Rock Island was
put in for trains TO pass the place until it
was put in repair.
Who will be Horace fuckers successor
as general freight agent of the Illinois Cen
trial roadG is question most frequently
asked in railroad circles in Chicago. No
one can answer it, and in the absence of
President Fish and Vice-President Hanra-
han from the city none of the subordinate
officers of the company will venture an
opinion as to who is the coming man. Let
tiers and kilograms have been pouring in on
Mr. Tucker, expressing regret at his sud
den and surprising dismissal from the COM
pany, to whose service he has given the
best years OF his life Among them were
several offers of appointments to important
positions. Mr.. Tucker says he will take
time to decide as TO his future course.
The Chicago and Alton has decided to
still further improve its traffic service be-
tween Chicago and St. Louis. In circular
Issued Thursday afternoon it announces
that on or about March 20 it viii place in
service between the two cities 4 new fast
train, which will be lsnowu as the St Louis
limited. 1t will leave Chicago daily about
noon and will arrive in St. Louis at $50 p.
N. of the same day, thus reducing the time
between Chicago and St. Lonis to eight and
6 half hours