Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-28
GOOSE Nr,rKs.

GObSB NElhH.
There were a.32I sc tons of coal
carried over the Delaware lackuwaund
aud Western lines during lS'2
The Cincirati. Hamilton and Dayton
has completed its new bridge over W bite
water river near COnnorsvillc. Ind
isanc H. McEwcn. superintendent OF
the Rome. Wntrrown and oHdcnSpurg'
Inns resigned. The vacancy has not yet
been filled
The Central railroad Of New Jersey has
contracted with the Baldwin Locomotive
works for the construction OF twenty SIX
engines Of various types
Tho gross earnings Of the Old Colony
ruilrOnd for the quarter ending Dec.
81 were S2.Bi2. 100, an increase Of
SlDJ,OJi. operating expenses, Sl,t1l,'
2l3, an Increase OF S6001, net earnings.
S55i.ol6. an increase Of Sl4SO3l.
One Of the greatest street RAILWAY
schemes Of the many recently projected
Is the organization Of company az
liazlctOu. Penn. with q capital OF 5000.
900 This company has projected q road
TO run from Scranton TO Northumber
lnnd-eighty nlilcs. II Is also proposed
~ connect bloomsbury. Dnuvillc ana
other towns with the line.
a street railway has boon formed at
Mays Landing. y j.. with q capital Of
$4,000 20 build trolley line two miles
long In Millyillc, aud as soon as possible
extend Il 10 Bridgeton. ten miles. The
capitalists interested are from Philadcl-
phia and Camden. The officers elected
are. II. - Fithinu, PRESIDENT Charles y.
Hill. yiecpresident: Samuel NJ. sheldon
secretary. and G.. q. Browning. treas
urer
The Delaware. Lackuwanna aud West
ern ~ having monster engine construct.
ed 10 haul the milk train between Biug
hnmiDn and New York. lts stpaming ca.
pacity viii be- lO5 pounds to the squire
inch and il viii have 2SS hues The
fire box will be ten feet long and fou
feet wide. There win be- six driving
wheels. five feet two inches In diameter
and the OFFENDERS have q stroke OF TWEEN.
ty-iour Inches. The engine will be-
built for strength and speed.
II has been stated that the New Jersey
and New York road win bp double
tracked The road is forty-threc miles
long and terminates at lIavcrstrnw. hut
only that portion Of the rond between
the point whore it connects with the Erie
east Of Rutherford will boz double tracked.
Tho distance u seventeen miles. A
force of mcn will begin worl; ~ soon nx
The weather permits. AZ there IL littlo
CXcavating TO do. aud az the ground H.
prepared 10 Some places, most OF the
Improvement will be finished during the
coming summer
" Is rumored that Or w Steward
Webb and others associated with him are
trying 10 secure site ON which TO erect
now cnr DuilIinE nlaut capable Of Civ
ing employment TO 800 men. Ovcrturcg
have been made 10 the village of Mn
lone. y. y. Tor q cash bonus md suili-
ciyut lnud 10 erect thc rlnut. together
with water and electric light privileges
free for five years.
The new passenger station Of the
New York, Ontario and Western
az Wickham avenue. Middlctown.
y. Y. IL about completed and Is
without doubt the handsomcst of the
many co~ey stations along the HE
of TINT road The Office part OF the build
slpriur roof The building is Of brick.
with Scranton stone trimmings The
cost of the station will De- $4,000.
Tho rumorrd schomc TO prevent the
confirmation Of Joseph Ramfcy as vice
president Of tho ST. Louis Terminal ms
suciutiJn failed To pan on, nc the meet
ing of the directors last Thursday, not
a dissenting voice being heard.
There H. a rumor current TO tie Of
feet that j. ". Odell, general manager
of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
l.. Is Cooke, formerly auditor of the
Cincinnati Wabash and Michigan, has
hecu appointed general agent of tn,
Big -Four nt Columbus.
The returns Of the net railway earn.
ings for December are coming In NOR,
ilyOrubly tluu was expected The tOta
for l2i companies IL 500, IOl SOL, an I'M
creusr over December, 1892, Of S54, G52
or ouo-fouuh Of ! per cent.
Vice.Ptcsideut Oscar Murray Of the
big -Four sayg that hereafter all posi-
| tons vacated will be filled 10y promo
| ton, The appointment Of j, q. Var
| Wrinkle, he suyH, was scarcely a depart
IRE from this rule, since he has iron
| boyhood been connected with the Bis
/ -Four uutil few mouths ago
| The tie committee Of the Central Trnf
| &c association tuilcd 10 respond 10
! call for u meeting ut the Bmutt hous,
] recently. and another hus been ISSUED
! for March 10, Chicago
Chief Engineer Wilson Of the Missouri
! Kansas and Texas, who has been con
fined to HIS room AZ che Manhattan
| house for several days. IL cunvnlesciug
Colonel Geo. A. Eddy, cH-recelyer of Oh,
| Missouri, Kansas aud Tcxns WIS doini
thc city yesterday Tie found only
| few of the % Nvuo ~ his able lieu
tcunuts during his term ~ re
| c,dycr now In the service OF the com
pnny he had 80 successfully managed
| Parsons Sun.
Engineer s. j. Thurbcr Of the Mis-
souri, Kansas aud Texas returned ycstcr
day afternoon from che hospital az Sc
dAlla lie has almost recovered From
the elects oi his recent injury md vii
hc ullc 90 resume his duties In shor
tme., ., Goo -, Perry, who hns hcc.
undergoing treatment az tie Nias1lr
lNd,oUh aud 'reydS hospital On Ncrltr
Of injuries received several wcp.n AZ
while 40 work ut the freight depot Il
this city. returned yesterday afternoon
he still cnrrlcs his ARIA IN a sling,
Pnrioaa sun
Harry Sypn, for ycar- ilicf clori, i
tho oiilcc of Na>tcr Mechanic Otlc ~
of the NJ * aud r., d.rl iu the Os~l
Watomie insane 0sylum,
diligpnt Inquiry made umaug th
ST. Louis sw.trhmcu for the purpose q
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