Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-20
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Nv. A. Tuley, travelling passenger agent of
of the Santa Fe, was in the city yesterday.
President Marvel and party of the Santa
F'e will be in Fort Worth in day or two.
j. L. Pennington, livestock agent of the
Santa Fe, came in from the East yesterday.
G. L. Donovan, travelling auditor of the
Fort Worth and Denver, came in off the
road yesterday.
T. B. Wallace, the genial chief clerk of
the passenger department of the Santa Fe
at Galveston, was in the city yesterday.
George c. Rivers, paymaster of the Dem
ver paid of the shops Yesterday, and with
General Superintendent Moore, goes out on
the road to-day to pay the boys.
George Blanchard, commissioner of the
Central traffic association, has decided that
the roads in this association must assist the
Southern lines in boycotting the Nickel
Plate.
President Cross, Superintendent Frey
and other officials of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, came in yesterday afternoon on
an inspection tour They left for the North
on a special last night
Mayor Washburne of Chicago doesn't
seem TO be afraid of the roads leaving
Chicago, and urges the council not to let up
on legislation which will compel the roads
to elevate their tracks.
The little trouble ON account of which the
Maple Leaf threatened to issue unrestricted
2000-mile tickets at 4 fat 2-cent rate has
been adjusted, and as consequence the
ticket will not be issued.
The new box cars which are to be built
for the Louisville, New Albany and Chi
cago. the Chicago and Eastern Illinois and
the Big Four are to be equipped with the
American continuous draw-bar.
II Cpovv Of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, is in
the city. He is deeply interested in Y. NJ
c. a. work now. He says the Santa F'e
and Denver via the Panhandle are doing q
heavy traffic now.
J. W. Kennedy, station master at Valley
View, passed through the city yesterday
and took in the stOCkyards and packing
house. Mr.. Kennedy is en- route 10 Aledo,
where he will wed the lacy of his choice
returning to Valley View Immediately after
the ceremony.
A telegram received from Albuquerque
is to the effect that the deal for the pur-
chase of the railroad from Prescott juno
ton, on the line Of the Atlantic and Pa
citic, to Prescott, EriZ., has fallen through,
and work will II cnce begin on a surveyed
line from Ash Fork to Prescott Ariz.
Dihe General Manager has a very pert
inent cartoon this week which is greatly
appreciated py the passenger agents. II
represents Chairman Finley confronting an
army of scalpers with huge club over his
shoulder. He says: with one blow of
this club could sweep you of the earth"
To which the scalpers reply: Rats Dot
club was stuffed"
It is rumored that when the Southwest
err managers get together in St. Louis on
the 25th inst, the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas railway company will fall into line
as full fedged member. If tine Missouri,
Kansas and Texas does not sign the agree
ment, however the Texas rate situation
will become more demoralized than ever,
and the association may 90 to pieces.
The Pennsylvania company has decided
to add materially 10 its equipment for 1892.
The increase on the Southwest lines has al
ready been decided upon, and sixty-one
passenger ears Will be built and an addition
Of five baggage and three postal cars viii be
made to the equipment Fifty-one new en-
zines, thirty-four freight and seventeen
will be built in their different
shops.
Articles of incorporation of the Chicago.
Lake Geneva and Northwestern railroad
company nave been fled The company
viii construct road from Chicago TO con-
yenieat point on the boundary line De