Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-19

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Charlie Ware, livestock agent of the
Fort Worth and Denver, is expected down
to-day.
Presidents Morgan Jones of the Fort
Worth and Denver, is back from business
trip over the line.
C. B. Devices, ciaim agent of the Wich-
tia Valley route, goes to Seymour to-day in
the interest of his line.
A. ]. Radcliffe, travelling passenger agent
of the Union Pacific system of the Fort
Worth and Denver railway, goes East to-
day.
D. B. Keller, general freight and passen-
ger agent of the Fort Worth and Denver
City railway, goes up the road to-day on
business.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa F'e railway
will sell round trip tickets to all points in
the Oklahoma country on March % for one
and one-third fare for the round trip, good
to return until April 81.
President Roberts of the Pennsylvania
system, says from 100000 to $1,000, COO
will be required for additional motive
power and equipment and double track on
the Western lines this year.
Those of the Texas and Pacific conduc-
tors returning yesterday from Canton were
P. A. Koran, w. B. Cooter, W. ]. James,
7. S. Mahoney and Hal Noble. They report
big snow and big time generally.
President Allen Marvel of the Atchison,
accompanied by his two daughters, has
sailed for Genoa on the North German
Lloyd steamer F'ulda. Mr.. Marvel ex-
poets to be in Europe about month. His
trip is purely for pleasure and rest.
On and after Sunday, March 20, the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa F'e train leaving
Fort Worth at $50 a. m. will make close
connection with the Southern Pacific at
Rosenberg for New Orleans and all points
southeast.
The Big Four company will improve its
different lines between the East and West
the coming summer, so that longer trains
can be hauled and better time made. The
running time of the Southwestern limited
is to be shortened two hours between New
York and St, Louis.
The railroad companies have resolved to
make a fight against the Indiana state tax
law. A conference of prominent railroad
attorneys has concluded that the law is IN
constitutional, and efforts will be made at
once to test it in the courts. The April tax
assessment, the first under the law, will be
resisted and the matter forced into court.
E. B. Parker, assistant general passenger
agent of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
returned to headquarters at st. Louis
Wednesday from Texas. He attended the
wedding of Capt. Alsdorf Faulkner, general
passenger and ticket agent of the Houston
and Texas Central at Austin, which he says
attracted more pretty girls and private cars
than any previous bridal event in the
Southwest. The happy couple were es-
corted on their California tour as far as
San Antonio by six private cars filed with
wedding guests.
At meeting held at the close of the
Missouri Pacific meeting last years directo-
rate of the Texas and Pacific was reelected.
J. Francis, general passenger agent of
the Burlington aud Missouri railroad, pre-
sided. The next place of meeting decided
upon was Bluff Point, Plattsburg, on Lake
Champlain. A. S. Hanson of Boston was
elected president; France Chandler of st.
Louis, vice-president; A j. Smith secre-
tary.
The members of the Massachusetts, legis-
lature had strange and unusual experience
the other day. They took a sad farewell of
the little annual passes with which the
railroads have been kind enough to favor
them, and like other citizens of the COM
monwealth they will be compelled to step
up to the ticket office and exchange their
money for single, round trip or sea-
son ticket, just as the exigencies of the
situation seem to demand.