Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-15
THE ROCK ISLAND.
1t Forms a Traffic Alliance With
the Central.
THE KATY HAS A NEW LINE.
II is 10 Run IRON coIsYyllis 10 vernon Through
0hamoms-h from olhef Texas
Giles General railroad News.

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/ 6cials Of die Rock Island we've DO the
city yesterday Inspecting The Houston
and Texas Central terminal facilities.
etc. No statement Of the object Of their
visit could be obtained but enough was
CLEANED 10 warrant the stntemcut there
Is no longer any question but the Rock
Island viii come ~ Fort Worth.
II WIS learned that joint traffic ar
rnngement has been made hy the Rock
Island with the Houston aud Texas Con-
trail by which the latter road is 10 handle
all traffic, freight, passenger, express
etc, originating upon or consigned 20 the
Rock Island for way and terminal aud
Central, while the Central is TO trans
fer all traffic originating upon It's line or
delivered 10 Il by connecting lines for
way stations. on the Rock Island and
Kansas City, Omaha and all Missouri
aud Mississippi river gate-ways Chicago
and all lake and Northern aud Eastern
points. except such as may be otherwise
specifically routed b. The shipper
This traffic is 70 be- inter changed at
Fort Worth and additional yard and
terminal facilities ~ may be required
VIII be- built at the joint expense ~ the
two roads in interest This alliance
means. to All intcnts and purposes an
all rail- line from Chicago 10 the Gulf
Chair and parlor cars and Pullman sleep.
ers will run solid from Houston 10 Chic
ago yin tins route. aud means keen and
sharp competition on Texas through trnf-
hr
The Houston and Texas Central men
here nrr extremely rpiicrut about the
matter and will not talk upon the nnttcr
neither affirming or denying the report
There arc many strong reasons fnvoring
this alliance and tho Houston md Texas
Central lH particularly benefited because
IL ahsumes the poHiton Of n through
trunk line IN bidding for business In
stead Of being confined Ia Texus only
The Rock Island is benefited because
II enables Il 10 secure all the advantages
Of line Of IL own 10 Gulf ports with
out the expenses Of building new mileage
at ma expense Of S3J.UUO to $4,000
mile through section of country not
oycrprOductiye Of local traffic already
divided between the International and
Great Northern. Missouri, Kansas and
Tt10s, san Antonio aud Arlnsns Pass.
Guli, Colorado and Santa Zee and HOus.
ton and IcAus Central, an having Gulf
outlets. From Houston IL H. probable
a line Will be built TO NrlnsCo or to
point interceptiug the New Nplnsco and
Northern which viii give the Rock Is
land the ports OF Houston, Galveston
aud NclHsco The Rock Island will de.
vote its principal efforts 10 securing
through instead Of local traffic as the
later item ON lis mileage In Tcyus will
not bee sufficiently large TO justify any
efforts tp build 10 up
Rock Island surveyors were yesterday
running a line east Of the Missouri,
Kansas aud Texas and TeNus and pnc-
life Joint track and were evidently maxi
ing location, as the care used IN taking
levels, was much greater than IN tho or
binary preliminary though so thoroughly
is all work done by this rond that It's pre-
limunripa are generally as accurate as
the locuti0n VI many other lines.
You can put 1t down In your little
book TINT tho Rock Island is another
Of the great trunk lines coming centeling
in the railroad ceutcr Of Texas.
kArYS NEW TENAS LINE.
IN the summer II 1855, Capt Stevens
and nss0ciatrs formed the Parsons aud
Pacific railway company, which was duly
Incorporated under the laws OF Kansas
and the line built from Parsons to Cof-
fcyvilh. Kan, a distance of some
twenty-five miles. While this line was
under construction the Kansas City and
Pacific was Incorporated iu Kansas nv
the sutne company aud the line built
tO l'uuln, where % Joint traffic arrange
mont was made with the knnsr~' tisv.
Memphis mud birmingham. by which ihp1
Kansas Cts and Pacific 6btnincd mn
inlet into aud terminal facilities nj Kan
sls City. Aftpr Cant stevens aud COM
plny had operated the rond about sil
months they leased tho line 10 Tho Mis-
souri, l[auans and Texas for period OF
ninety .uIue yenrs which gave Inc Kafy
% much desired I[uusps Civ limo. and
somo valuable franchises This lonsr
also embraced the Parsons aud Pacific
vs. hich had hgu granted "a rirbt of vnv
through the Cherotcr strin. territory If
Oklahoma md the lIio,gl and Connnehp
reservation to point ON the TeNns Inr
nt ur near Vernon, TpN.
The protector. nud builders OF tho Par
SONS and Pacific we're thorourhly fnmil. |
lar with the section through which ibnir !
line WAS IN run. aud fully re1liz,d bn |
grent possibilities opening nm mr the
road. lint thr KATY pponle were loo |
husily occupied la tho effort 10 rytcn1 |
their lines yhnp, extensions ,yprc mo,,, |
seriously needed and TN mnttpr ,vas |
suffered 10 IAN into nbeynnce.
In the mcnntiin,, Tie territnry of pllo.
honn has lcrn oponrd and settled o"d
corn. cotton. cattle hogs nud ,sir9t ,rr
now produced. where then thc mi rnn
and deer roamod nt wnl Tho Kiown |
Win ala be- openei 10 seIilomrn, " ,'mj
already its crops win afford :, ypry nire
trai' &, The line with the exception Of |
the portion through tho Cherokee strip. |
Will br a paying one frpm the outcst by |
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