Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-14
THE RECORD OF ITS GROWTH.
The Work Of Col Stevens lis Protector and
Builder-lls Present RiIOaec--lls
General Officers, Etc, Etc.
Other Features.

Kansas City. Fort Scott aud Gulf, and
who thought they had won IN che race
which was 90 giyc the right oi-way
through the Indian Territory TO the first
road which shOuld reach the Ncoslo
valley, and the mistake the JOY people
made In thinking they had reached II
are ma tiers Of history familiar TO every
school hoy who resides along the line
The road WIS originally started from
Junction City, Kan, and built down to
the Territory inc four miles south of
Chctopn. Kan, in the valley Of the
Ncosho. which stream ibis portion Of the
road follows for considerable distance
The line from Hannibal was soon after
built through Scdain aud Fort Scott,
connecting with it nc Parsons Soon ai-
ter The lirc was opened for traffic it
was leased Ivy Jay Could who had not
thCn assumed the prominence In the rail
road world he has since achieved. II
WINS then extended to Mmcola and from
penison west To Henrietta, connecting
with the TrJnstoutiucutnl division of the
Texas and Pacific, aud the ioiut track
from WhitcshOro TO Fort Worth was
built 10y ula two roads When the rood
went into the hands of Receivers Cross
and Eddy they extended the line from
Deuison 20 Sherman aud from Fort
Worth TO Doggy Tulk Since the road
went ont of the hands of the receivers it
hns been extended from Bocly Tank 10
Houston. and viii soon hc opened for
traffic from Taylor 10 Houston The
NissOuri, Kansas aud Eastern, nn VA-
tension from the main line at New Frank
lin, Mo, along the north side of the
Missouri river 10 st. Louis, rs now under
construction
Sometime during 1881 Colonel Stevens
ana associates chartered the Parsons
aud Pacific and placed d under ccustluc-
ton from Parsons 10 Conevyillc Enr.
N.eaIl
out q charter for the Kansas CITY and
Pacific. designed TO connect with the
Parsons ana Pacific at Parsons aud af-
ford the later road an outlet To- Kansas
City This rond was built to paoln
h"n, whore Il connected with The Kan
aas City Springfield aud Memphis, aud
a. traihc arrangement was made whereby
the trains Of the Kansas City aud pncinc
should be hauled into Kansas City by
the Memphis road. This nrranppnent
had been in effect only u few months
when nn oiler was made for the pur-
chase OF the road by Alcssrs. Eddy and
Cross, aud " finally was merged into and
became part of the Missouri Kansas
ana Texas road. by which the Inter 81
cared the much-coycted entry into Kan
sus CITY.
The Missouri, Kansas aud Toxins has
been developed Ia reoont years until IL
Is now one OF the most important nncs
IA the. West passing through the princi-
pal cities Of Missouri. Kansas aud 1'exns.
reaching the markets Of Kansas CITY and
St Louis and the Gulf ports of Galycs-
ton and Houston. besides being In
position 60 reach Ne0scO or amy Otler
deep water port that may be DEVELOPED
on the ,Gmf coast as quickly MS any of
lts mileage at this writing is az fol-
lows:
llaunibal TO Denison. 57GG: Denison
10 Whitesboro. $50. WhitesborO tD I5orl
Worth. Joint truck, Tl,3: Fort Worth to
ltlltOoro, OILS, Denisuu tyiu Greenwich
10 Hillsboro, lI24. lIillshoro 10 Tnvlor
luiii Iaylor To Boggy Tank sol:
mann line, lOWG; Parsons 10 .lunction
CITY 1868; stevens To- Paoln. i2O0
MeAlester branch. 4G: Atukn 10 I,ohiVh
y. - Demsun TO sherman, los. gra,u-
VIE To- Alueola. J05; Denton "a Dnllns
aioi NhteshOrO 10 Henrietta. 500
Ecno To- Belton, CO. San Marcos t1
SmilhKlie, On; Trinity 10 Colmesneii
o"1i lolueh, Mo- 70 PAoln, Kan, leased
1000 i''"''
The officers OF the road are ms follows.
Executive Henry g. Rouse. cLnirfnnn
OF the board and president Now YorL
j: Waldo, first vice.presdeut, 81 Intiie
MO; ~ q. Purdy, second yice-prcslllent.
Parsons, Kan; William Dowd. third vinn
president, New York; Charles q. HEDGE
controller, secretary and treasurer. New
YORK; H. G. Fost0r vice-president Of tho
Missouri Kansas and Texns Rnilyynv
company OF Texas, DenlsDn. Tex. N. II.
Merrill secretary Of the Missouri. Kan
sas anu Texas HALLWAY company of Tex
az, Denla0n, Tex.
Legal Department Simon gtcrnc gen.
cral counsel, New York; Iamas Iinppr-
mnn, general solicitor, 81. I,onis Mo |
Accounting Department. Charles q |
Hedges, controller, secretary and treas.
ur"r, New york; George j Pollock. |
general AUDITOR Parsons, Kan; ID. =. |
willard. assistant general auditor Par |
sons, Kan; William O'Comell, auditor |
of receipts, PQrsons, Kan: Hebcr Page /
auditor the Missouri, Kansas and Tefas /
Railway company Of Texas. Deuison, !
Treasury Department Charles q
Hodges controller secretary and treas
urer, New York; Robert J. Ainguire. local I
treasurer Parsons, KAN ~ q. i1mst,
Treasurer the Missouri, Kansas ana Texas |
Hallway company of Texas, Deulqon.
Tex; }. q. Thompson, local treasurer.
Sednlla. Mo.
Operating Department "A A. Allen.
general superintendent Parsons KIM. 4
", sweeney supeintendcnt of trangD0r-
tation, Parsons Kan; j, vs. Maxwell. |
superintendent the Missouri, ISausas and
Texas Rnllwny company Of Texas, Deni.
son, Tex; w. u. Lyons, division uiper-
lntondcnt Scdalia, Mo; T.. w Welri.
division superintendent, Parsons Kan:
William OHcrrin, superintendent motive
power and machinery, Parsons, Kani q.
H. Mcltlyoney masior mechanic the Mis-,
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railroad com.
pany Of To1as, Denis0n, Tex; g. n.
3ieyola, purchasing agent, Parsons. Kan;
John a. Murray, general stdrekeoper,
l'araOns, Kan Samuel Iryiu, superin-
lendcnt car department, Spdalia, Mo.
Ionn Doyle muster car builder Tie Mis-
souri,, kansna and Texas Railway com.
Dany of Texas, Denison, Tex; Cary A.
Wilson, chief engineer Parsons. Kan:
A. Il. Ihrust0n, resident engineer. Par
sous, KAN GtorNe w. Jarvis, resident
anginOcr The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railway company Of Texas, Deuis0n
Tex; K II. Weddle, car accountant,
Parsons, Kan. y. X Billiard supofin.
cndcni Of telegraph Sodalin. Mo; u. h.
iancey, cli0f surgeon, Sedalia, Mo, 81
A Martin superintendent Of biidres ana
Parsons, Kan; a. a. krause.
general claim agent. Parsons. Kan; ~.
" Galbreath, superintendent stockyards,
Sedalia. M0.
Isanic Department Freight O. Halle.
General freight agent, ST. Louis. Mo-
] w Allen, general fright agent. Seda.
ia, Biol John A. smith general freight
igent The Missouri, knnsus aud Joxna
Railway cOmpNny Of Texas. Deuison.
Vs.. ~ ItI4ffs4 tr.ttf.t.I $3.50