Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-19
BRAKES AND COUPLINGS.


Car building was never so duh as Il
Is at present. Nearly all of the rail-
roads built enough cars before the open
ing of the Worlds fair to accommodate
them some time, and as the average
life Of freight car is five years, Il Is
not likely there will be demand for
cars Of this kind for good while. The
ONO Fails company Is absolutely doing
nothing and 1t is about the same al
over the country.
The Monon still shows a big Increase
IN passenger earnings For the first
Meek Of October the earnings Increased
S-l,VOl over the same period last year.
Ihe Louisville Southern and Queen and
Crescent have agreed to carry free Of
dharge oil donations of food or provis
ions for the benefit OF the recent suf-
terers from the coast storm. As set no
ton.
lhe Milwaukee road carried nearly
$1,000 passengers to Chicago FOR Chi
cngo day the Northwestern coming next
Ia It's aggregate of persons hauled to
the fair on that day.
The railroad men in the transmntinen-
tai territory will have an opportunity to
cnthuse at the Worlds Fair. Oct. -.
that date having been set apart 10 prop
erly celebrate the completion of the I'm
the continent. There will be arpropri-
ate ceremonies and high jinlSs" gener-
ally in honor of the day
Union Pacific statement for August.
whole system; Gross earnings S2GiS,-
1l5; decrease, 81 ,411,l75; net, SIi3, 0SO;
decrease, SSI0.5lO, For eight months,
gross, 81 ,GSO, 100; decrease. S3,1220l4;
net, SlOll9O1; decrease, S2,56l ,377.
In the last twelve months the New
York Hfsuf raj 1tu. aFxfNnnslnI SIM aux TX
in equipping Its line between Spuytcn
Duyyil and Buffalo with the Hall block
system.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis Railway company has postponed
the declarations of its usual quarterly
dividend, due Nov. l, until Feb. J.,
1891.
The traffic agreement between the
Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Central
roads viii terminate tonight. After thar
time st. Paul will be the Eastern ter
minal of the Northern Pacific
Canadian government officials admit
that President Van llorne's trim 10 Eu-
rope is in regard TO the establishment
of fast Atlantic steamer line In con-
nection with the Canadian Pacific. The
government will give STOO,O0O subsidy
TO such 4 line, and the officials say there
is no doubt the offer will be accepted
almost Immediately by Glasgow firm.
A recent decision of the United States
circuit court states that a city ordinance,
giving railroad the right-of-way on
does not bind II TO allow another road the
use of its tracks within tlia city limits.
does not bnd 1t TO allow another road the
use of tracks laid since the ordinance
went into effect beyond the right-of-way
granted thereby, but 1t is binding In re-
spe1t to trucks ON such right-of-wny.
Track laying oil the extension of the
Great Northern railway from Sioux Falls
to 1ankton, sixty-two miles. was COM
peted TO the depot In Yankton Saturday.
The road will be formally opened 10
traffic next week and consignments of
freight are now being ;aken by its
agents. On Thursday next about 100
of the business men of Nlnkton will 20
to Sioux Falls TO be the guests Of the
business men Of that place, for The pur-
pose of celebrating the completion Of
the road, which is tho most momcntous
event in the history of these two Oldest
and largest cities Of South Dakota.
The popularity of the exposition flyer
on the New York Central and Lake
Shore road has settled the question of
fast trains paying. Another sleeper was
added to the train last week, hut after
running It few times ii was found
difficult 10 make the time and il swns
taken of, the operating department max
ing q decided objection TO running more
than four sleeping coaches on that train.
The four sleeping coaches carry l3O pas
sengers, who pay the regular fare, so,
New York TO Chicago, with so excess
for the fast time and 50 for berth. The
excess fare alone amounts TO $3.50 for
one trip--lnore than enough to pay all
the expenses of running the tiylln-and
the regular fure, amounting to $500. "
clear gain. II is said that no train run
in the world shows such n profit on
tNvpnty hours run