Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-02
DRIVING BOXES.


on their capital stock. and will, " be-
comes a law increase the tax duplicate
Of the state $25,OOO,OOO
Advices from Detroit say that the
railroad ferry boats have never been 80
impaded by ice aid snow in crossing
the river as at present, except during
the winter Of 1851 Great masses Oh
the huge ferries by the ton and render
navigation almost impossible
Geo. J. Vaughn. Missouri Pacific
| conductor, was one of the i've candidates
in the primary election for postmaster
! &C Jefferson City, Mo-, and he received
| twelve more votes than The next highest
| candidate. Mr. Vaughn Is very nopu-
| lar with the citizens Of Jefferson city,
and he Is every way worthy to receive
| the $500 government job.
Ben Parker, one of the best-known
! conductors on the Iron Mountain. died
nt his home In TcXarlnna, Ark, on Fri
/ day after two-days Illness.
Superintendent Of Transportation
Z Sweeney Of the Missouri. Kansas aud
Texas has gone TO Galveston In the iu-
tcrcst of his road. Parsons sun.
David Lee superintendent Of mainte-
/ nance Of way of the Baltimore and Ohio
/ railroad states that the road running
| from Lodi on the Akron aud Chicugo
/ Junction railroad. 10 Wooster will be
extended To Millcrsburg this spring the
| rights-Oi-way having nll been secured.
| ~ AhllerShurg a trIthc arrangement
| viii be made with the Cleveland, Akron
aud Columbus, whereby freight will be
| delivered to GAINESVILLE
Thsrc has been ouother reduction In
| the working time Of the employees " tle
| Baltimore aud Ohio shops nc Newark,
| o., ln order TO reduce expenses The
| company hns issued orders, IL rs under
/ stood 10 let men luy of half day on Mon
/ day and Tuesday OF each week. lmmc-
/ dintcly there was called n meeting of
/ the different organizations Of the one
! plQyes TO consider the matter After a
/ spirited discussion. the blacl,smiths,
! boiler makers, machiuists aud the helpers
! of cnch decided to take the whole day
| on wednesday Of each week instead Of
! two half days, but 40 protest will be
nude to the officials regarding the re-
! ductiou
An OF tho Nnndnlia switchmcn on the
! Peoria division of the road in Decatur
! hnye struck for higher wages The dt,
| innnd was for $40 increase Tor the fore
man and 20 cents per hour for the help
ers. The demand WIS refused aud the
men quit work
The Pacific Short Line bridge over
| the Missouri nc Sioux City. Ia begun
| thrgc years ago and suspended by inan-
cinl reycrses, iH 10 De completed Mt once.
| 2JO mcu being now employed on the
| WORK The structure will be sixty feet
| wide and will cost over Sl.OOO,O0O II Is
expected That the bridge will be COM
pletcd BY NOV. /. The Pacihc Short
Line IL also getting ready 10 push west
ward from O'Ncill.
The scare oycr the inaugural rates TO
Washington Is passed. There win be-
no rate war, and ID IL almost us cor.
tain that there will be no reduced rates
offered beyond those authorized by the
association lines
After weeks Of fruitlcss efforts TO Sc.
cure sufficient car service for Kansas
CITY export grain shippers via the South
rrh foute9' The transportation commit
tee OF the commercial exchange ant
transportation bureau have heea able L
ohthin promises of speedy relief from
the car famine.
G. h. Ware, general livestock aeen
Of tho Fort Worth and Denver. came h
yesterday. Charlie is one of the hnrdeg
workers In the effort To nuke tho com
ing cottlemen's convention II glitterinl
success.
W. A. Lee, travelling auditor Of IN
Cotton Belt came in last night.
A meeting Of the fnnnce committee
2 having IN charge the providing OF fund
\ Tor the coming cattlemon's convention
ave requested TO meet at the office o
j. l.. bennington livestock agent Of ia
Santa Fe, 90 o'clock this afternoon.
W. u. Jones of Waco, travelling freigl
e agent of thc San Antonio and Arnnsn
D fass railway Is IN the city.
w II. Hurst commercial agent q
4 The Cotton Belt at San Antonio. Il /
\ lhe city. Hurst SAYS Suutonc Is a
u right, but he SIN has II sneaking /,
+ sArd for Fort Worth
!. G.. Nj. Payne, travelling freight ager
4. OF ne Cotton Belt, loft FOR the west yc
y teNlay. SrSI
NJ IL. NJ, Fckmger, travelling passene,
n agent of the Memphis route went o,
& ast nisht atier stopping &C headuunrtel
q luhs .nouHh To ns3urc the rest of n
{, gang thoy were not In H.
a. A. j. RmcllGe travelling passeng
~ agent OF the Uniuu Pacific, leay,
Is today for q trip through South Texas.
" w, II. Quigg. travelling freight agel
~ OF the Cotton Belt after worrying Ge
lV ornl Agent B0rnhart for Il dav or NV
y left Tor the East last night Bnrnha
~ says Qugg can get more business m
~ worry him more about Il chan any ma
70 he Nlows Of
- w. IL. Abel, southwestern passeng
| agent OF the Chicago and Alton. cnn
n, over yesterday 20 get acquainted wi
~ the rest OF the gang. The travelling pa
~ scngor agents seem 10 have agreed
Il, make Fort Worth sort OF general NJ
"a dezYous, whether they have headqunrte
g.. | herr on not.
NJ Major sam Hunt general livesto,
~ ngent OF The Katy, came in from d
~ north yesterday
" SArA FE-FRISCO WIIIZZER.
N, Paris, Tex, March Especial w
I'M nous rnmors arc atoat here In regard
,ir the Santa Ee-t'risco fast train henr n
,v on, hut the ono most official IL that
" viii 80 on April l.
on VIA THE MIDLAND.
% Terrell, Tex, March 1.-(Special1
Mr. t. III. r. Green, president of /
Texas Midland lett on the p. m tr,
today for Galveston. The following f,
Y pointmcnts have becn made for the Tex
of Midlmd: i. W. Culver, assistant =,
0yal freight and Passenger agent;
Il