Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-27
THAT ALLEGED COMING srRIKE.

discharge is tine result oft q letter from
Mrs. Francis Goo thc company charging
him with cruelty aud failure To support
Mrs. Francis has suit in court for d.
yurce
Some of the switchmcn state that
Francis was uuiustly discharged and an
effort viii boz made Go have him roustat
ed. There is uu talk of striking. how
ever Hs reported. \ mrHtiu- - the
Switchmpu's Mutual ussu.iutiuu WIS
held in its ball Saturday evening, but
30 was q regular meeting. and so far as
cun bee learned no official action was
taken regarding Francis ease
Mr.. Francis has been employed 10y the
company for twelve g"rls. aud the mcu
ARE ut NJ. opinion that when the COM
pauy learns more about his cusc hp viii
br reiustuted. Columhus co. Dispatch
FREY'S NEW JOB.
\ quictu, has been placed upon the
Officially understood ruuors that have
disturbed The CIRCLES of thr Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway during the
past year hy tine appointment col Guu-
cal Superintendent, i. i. Frey 60 the
position of yiprur sidput aud general
manager ut the Hast Line and Red
River railway The change has not
been announced by official circular but
viii take place, b is uid, uu Feb. !. Ills
successor viii more than probably bc
Mr. a. =. Alien, ui the Northern pavi-
hC ut Seattle Wash.
There is nothing lon the l53 miles of
road tu require the services Of $50 able
md thoroughly rumpptyut O. railroad
man as y. d. Frey. II b. explained only
hy the fact that tho Missouri, Kansas
uud Texas i4 ambitious Tor a iOuthuld iu
The great southeast country leading 10
New Orleans. The ToNus and Pacific
s th0ir only outlet tao This region and
undcr tNo Gould 1isrcusltiou the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Toxins and Iron
Mountain were Joint traffic lines to the
IcSus aud Pacific When the katy"
passed from Gnuld's Cuntrnl the arrange
mcnt- with the Texas and Pacific ccusod
mud most OF .hc business done over thc
Iron Mountain
by extending the EnN Line and Red
River from Jefferson, Tex. to Shrcyc-
port. Iu. distance of not over fifty
miles, connections cpn dee made with the
Queen md Crescent that win allow the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas uniuter-
uptrd trnilir arrangements in that rich
territory
u is evidently then The intention OF the
Missouri, Kansas aud Texas tu push
further construction ou th" l'nst Line
\ better Wuu i'mn j. j. Frey tO shnpo
the destiny of This part of the roud and
foo give tNr Missouri Kansas aud Texas
% PRESTIGE nuull NOT b" found His OK
Hcutiyr ability hos made hin. one of the
most trusted ruilr,od WON r., the West
/ He rs popular with both bis -uprriors and
his suhurlinn'ps I'm making u success
] n't pf this new undertaking. 10 allows
/ Mr. Frey u opportunity Ten add even
r"nt'r uud f'0ahur lWrrls tO his nl-
I r'udy surnues.W curpor II Is said That
iln solJrN v'N %" ruml ~ not greNtpr
/ tluu thn uf his present POSITION Tie
win tnkr with him his rWvut' Missouri,
/ Eowns nul Texas COW No. 10 and what
D.
His hrUluurrtrrs vill hc NJ Grecuvillc
/ urrttv and drdrHhn ulncc IN which TO
| live He win bee Joined. M some time
not vet decided uuon hy his family.
/ As % tpsti"ooiol nr the hich cstcom IN
/ which be- is bold hy his associates he win
/ hN b"uGu"ttoi m % most rovgl mnuurr Ot
! SrAnlir M some time lea the near future
Scdolia Democrat
RAILROAD RUUOING IN '93.
The Railroad Gazette in its current
| issue gives the following statement of
! the probable mileage of railways To bu
! constructed iu Texas. Louisiana and In
| dian Territory during the present year.
! bridgeport aud Decatur Decatur 10
! Bridgeport, ~ miles, surveyed aud road
! liluly lu bv extended To coal fields iu
! 1885,. Abraham ID. Locke Decatur, Tex
secretary,
Chicago, Rock island and Pacific End
/ W. bH'N "' b"N ~ 9"uth t"NNIH l"Ie
| Worth, surveyed, 90 miles, contract to
ho lct soon. Il. W. Day, Topeka konp
| principal assistant engineer.
Georgetown and Granger Grading
| im7hrl l1sl sprung IRON 'rorgciuWn Go
Granger 10 miles; the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas has been asked TO complete
the hl" j.. 'aylor' Georgetown, pres
idrnt
La Forte, Houston and Northern-ln
Porto north To Harrisburg, near HouS
tom, lO miles, graded track will be- laid
very soon Harrisburg TO Clear crook. 5
miles, location hrlnE made, {, q. Wood
bridge Ia Forte. IcN, chief engineer
Missouri kansas and Toxins End OF
track near RUl#os river easl to Houston,
lN miles, BurhiL GurnS y Co. Hous'
| ion, contractors; IL. w Fptt Houston
chief enginecr
South Galveston and Gulf shore End
OF track through South Galveston. T
Galveston Tex, president
le\as NGh'rul -,hos5 lo WACO ! mllcels,
uHH l"Nn'h 70 ln1'N'I '"ai u'iTs' ~