Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-12

1891. 1t is estimated that two-thirds oil the
business done al Chicago is through tratnc
which the car service association does not
handle.
r G. Cowardin, travelling passenger
aGent of the Nashville, Chattanooga and
ST. Louis railway, was in the city yester-
day.
j. c. Beam, travelling passenger agent OF
the Memphis and Charleston, headquarters
at Little Rock, went up the Denver yester-
day.
a party of engineers are making Inc a;,I pre-
Iiminary survey for the electric raIroao
that is proposed to be built between Chicago
and st. LOUIS.
C. C. Drake is at his desk again after
three days' absence, being detained at the
bedside of his wife. who has been danger
ously i'll, but is now slightly improved.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, president of the New
York Central, has gone TO Old Point Com
fort for a few days rest NJ: b. lngaHs'
president of the Big -Four, Will JON MN ~
a day or two, the family Of MIR. ingalls, now
being there.
The net earnings of the Ohio and Elssls-
sinpi road for the first half of its fiscal
wear, ending December 81, are just made
public, and were ST57, 637, an increase over
the corresponding period Of the preceding
year of so, 73S
Clarence Is. Howard. assistant general
freight manager st. Louis car company,
has returned to St. Louis from Denver.
where he has completed the organization OF
the Denver repair plant. There are
TWENTY-FIVE coaches in the shops. Inc
Union Pacific is preparing for the Masonic
conclave and getting cars all rebuilt and
repainted.
The general manager of the Big Four
| lines has asked Chief Engineer hittrldge 10
prepare estimates for placing trodgns De-
| tween the tracks for engines to take water
while running, between CleVelano anu 81.
| Louis and Cincinnati and Chicago, at
proper distances, and at fourteen crossings
| of other roads interloclring signals are TO
| be put in this season.
1t is said on good authority at Parsons,
| Kan that the Missouri, Kansas and texas
! will build from its present Southern
| terminus into Houston, distance OF
eighty-three miles, and perhaps from there
| on to Galveston. The coming year promises
| 10 ba one of the most important for build
ing extensions OF any one year in the MS
| tory of the road. The extension from
| Paola into Kansas City will also be pressed
to an early completion. Considerable
| speculation mas been going on as to the pos
sibility of the general Office being removed
from Parsons TO st. Louis as soon as the
Eastern extension is completed, and 1t Is
very evident that the company Will nave lts
headquarters in ST. Louis, but will no
doubt leave enough to keep the state from
moesting its charter.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe is max
ing arrangements to carry the Fort Worth
delegation of Knights of Pythias and thell
visiting members to the session OF the Crane
lodge At Galveston on the 18th, and 1t Is ex
pected that all members who will attenc
will Join them at Fort Worth and go in {
body on a special Cars will be provided
for the delegation. 1t is intended to have
the members gather here and be enter
tanned on the night of March ID by the For
Worth knights, and depart on the morning
of the 14th for Galveston. Tickets are nov
Announced at one and one-thlrd fare, but /
is limited that if a crowd sufficient goe
from here one fare for the round trip vii
be the figures. Tickets will be put on salt
on the 18th, 18th and 18th, good to return
until the 10th inclusive.