Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-09
THE RAILWAY NEWS.
Projects Thai Are Likely TO
Prove Successful.
RAILWAY FORECLOSURES IN '92
The Railway Age on IN Question The Wagner
sleepinl Cars Rev sing Tho Agree
meni- Fish Plates Other
Railroad News.
FORECLOSURES IN '92
pROIECrs IIKETY rO COY

IlkOjttlN llhtltl ~ YIN.
The present winter does not differ from
tie predecessors III the number aud mag
nitude Of railroad projects turned adrift
on the public. part Ia ~ In the West
SAYS the q aha Hse
Scarcely had he proposed extension Of
the Chicago aud Northwestern from Cas-
per, Wyo.. 70 Salt Lake been outlined
and Incorporated than others exposed
their hands The Burlington line 70
Portland. Ore. Is one Of the fruits Of
midwintcr Information. The Rio Gnnde
proposes TO extend 10 the San Juan
gold field, and win then doubtless carry
ont the cherished project Of building
through the grand canon Of tic Colo
redo.
Active work has commenced on the
DawOhad torOttfs iaOldal3O OFT LoaOB
Nevada Southern road which will ex-
tend from Cots. sta ion on the At
latte and Pacific into Nevada The new
line will tap rich mineral fields and IS
believed TO be the first start Of the much
talked Salt Lake road % Southern Cali
fornia, +. s. Sibert, general manager
Of the road, signed n contract for the
work
II is presumed that the work will be
prosecuted rapidly and that In a short
time the railroad VIII be extended TO
Phoebe where connection VIII be made
with the line from Provo City 10 Frisco,
U. r., thus giving the Union Pacific en-
trance To Southern California.
The, gap from Provo City to
Pioch is only a short one, and
good grade can be secured, and from
/ COTS TO the Atlantic and Pacihc. road
On excellent grade Is ensy TO obtain, 80
little doubt can be- entertained as 10 the
final conclusion Of the road.
In letter 20 citizens OF Boise City, Ida.
President Clark of the Union Pacific as
sures them that the company will ex-
tend into the city on terms satisfactory
TO both the company and the citizens.
The change means improved and more
convenient terminals.
Something like 100000 In cash and
| land ~ ready 20 be turned over 10 the
| first railroad corporation that will give
! Port Townsend (Wnshl transcontineut'
| nj connection. A bonus nCgroutiug ST.
| 100000 was raised for the purpose over
| two years ago. The Oregon Improvement
| company then undertook the task of
/ solving the railroad problem for the city.
/ The Port Townsend Southern begun and
/ built 10 Ouilccnc, a distance of twenty
/ six miles. The financial crash Of 1870
| put an end 20 the construction, although
| the Oregon Improvement company had
| ia the meantime. sold something like
| $4,000 worth of lands donated. The
/ company was granted an extension OF
| one year 90 complete the line 20 Olym
| pin. At the expiration Of that time an
| other extension was requested. and thii
was granted by bonus donntors repre-
senting about S5OOOOO. The other sub
scribers refused point blank 10 further
extend the time for completing the road
Il was the property of the latter whicl
was released Dec. 81 A meeting OF
citizens is 10 bc held at an early day
when this unearned bonus win De PLACED
In shape TO he offered 10 one of the bis
trnnsc0ntiucntal ropds. providing the gen
oral terms Of the original contract ai1
agreed 10. The Great Northern vii
probably have the first refusal Of III,
bonus. the amount OF which Is TO be, a
need be, doubled IN ynlue.