Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-28

lin ard Mr.. waldo was caused los Mr.
PCrdy's interference with tn duties or
rather perquisitcs OF the general man
agcr. who Is boz charge oil traffic only
As with other roads IL has been the Gus
tom ON the katy under tlr Waldo
% issue a large amount Of t.Uuspprtl-
ton To secure patronage and If course
thcrp were % great many passes cut 10
shippers in order to hold thrir business.
When Mr.. luriy learned pf the passes
he AT once issued orders 10 his cOnduc-
tors Ia take up the passes aud caused a
new form of pass to bc issucl The
passes for shippers were all called ia,
ana the result was naturally n sudden
falling OF Zoo business, which had htrr-
tolOrc been distinctly katy cratic Tie
decrease was lrlt and immediately shown
90 tine iouurgp statement ana VIII rN-
penscs were Increasing in upcfit ilie
rpud the traffic showed ~ steady falling
on OF course this would rch' g uIun
the trniiic department., aud ] have no
luuut was So intended. H. caused ct hig
ruckpt between the TWO officials and
the trouble rs yet far from settlement.
Mr. Purdy has one antagonist how
ever, who may cause him trouble before
the matter is settled, aud that Is Full
man. Nuu see, Purdy was general mani
ugcr of the Mann BOudOr Car company
until 10 was absorbed by Pullman. When
Pullman took control Mr.. Purdy was
disui sspd and hr naturally entertained
gndgc against the Pullman people.
From the instant hc took charge OF the
transportation department of the Katy
lac began "a systematic war against the
Pullman cars AZ all times he was
complaining about the poor service Of
the Pullman company, aud mt Inst sue
copdCd I'm winning over the owners Of
the roud To drun Pullman and enter into
u contract with the Wagner company.
Thi. is the real reason of the change ia
sleeping car companies ON that road.
One thing now worrying railroad men
interested In the Katy affairs * whcth-
nr or not MIR. Finney will take a hand
in the quurrel. and " he does, to which
man he VIII throw his support. There
are a few score In and around NnIsHs
lily who would like 10 receive yuthcn-
tic information on that point.
4 passenger man said Yesterday: "Bcu'
pie can Say what they please about Wal
no. but ] Know he h. ~ man who has ever
been luyul 20 his friends and The man
who entered the service undor him aud
showed faithful, conscientious aud
carVst desire 90 further the Interests OF
the company, ana 0l the same uWr he
ready tO take advantage of anything that
might offer iu the way of promotion,
always found Ina Waldo "a powerful friend
aud there are men high IN the railroad
service today who would never have
TSru above the Ntrh OF Nh NINluNlg 'l'lh
had Il not been for him and his oh
scryaucr of the fidelity with which
they luhlrcd tor and guarded
the cumpauy's interests, Aud these
men win. II waldo does walk the
plnnk. u,p whatever influence they may
now po,egss with the officials of their
roads. u his behalf aud u u.s. safe TO say
the minute Waldo leaves the Katy he
win be- guhhlcd MP by "a rival liue 50
quickly That il will make the heads Of the
kury's directory reel
"Wuldp Be- an right us traffic mana
ger" said another railrOuder "but the
fact remains, and can be sustnntntcd
hy u large number of traffic men, rlnt
he was mo- rival for w. V. NcWlin. Mr.
Newliu had hardly been In the service
of the Fort Worth and Denver six
months. than be- wound Waldo, who was
thcn commissioner of the Texas Traffic
associutiuu, and the other traffic men
of the state, among them Murray OF the
Missouri Pacific around his finger ~
yuu Would wind a tow string, and he
went into the association meetings aud
rot AN he wanted. Mir Waldo is pref.
~ ,harp traffic man. but ne Is not the
equal OF W. Y. NcWliu.'
Around the Katy offices there was lit
tle said They AN felt MS though they
were likely TO hear something drop soon
and Ike the man who was invited 10
attend his own funeral, had nothing to
sDy.