Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

aANHNNs ANA MINUS w AhNI NNWfNt OF w
the rate of ioriy-scvcn aud unc.hnlf
miles an hour thnu Us 10 say, the train
rs scheduled to run ut that rate of speed.
III. ID. Benedict of the supply depart.
mcnt of the burlington lines ut St
Joseph, Mo, who has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Hal ID. rmCy. of this
city left for his home last night dread
ing to again face the snow drifts nf the
frozen North.
II. II. Nyo, the popular young cow
coroner oi the Fort Worth aud nonNvr,
came Ia from trip yesterday Rumor
snys that ON the 18th of next month hc
VIII we'd a handsome aud popular Young
lady of Omaha aud bring her 60 Gods
country and away from the iviclpg aud
snow drifts Of bleak Nebraska
Tho RoclnWuy Valley railroad the
farmers riilruud' has been surveyed
from MOrrNuwu. ~ j., 10 the Smte
asylum az Morris Pnius, two miles. The
surveys were made 10y Chief Engineer
aud Superintendent j H. Mclick
" Blackburn huH been appointed mus.
ter mechanic of the l.Chigh Valleys
Buffalo division. to succeed j Cunning.
ham, resigned. Mr. blackburn WINS
muster Mechanic of the old Erc's East.
crn division during Jay Gould's ndmin-
istrntion.
II Inns boon decided by the Worlds
fur mmisiuncrs that MI freight
chnrgcs ON exhibits must be- prepaid nj
point whpW shipment IA mndr, us all
exhibits uugt be delivered on the
grounds free of nll TRANSPORTATION chnrg-
ps. The management will, under uo cir
cumstnnccs. advance charges ON cN-
hlhitA
- H. Carey, immigration agent of the
Southern Pacific road. Inns been engaged
for some time In securing photographs
illustrating the Industries of Southwest
Louisiana for the purpose of using them
IN book 10 be- published IN the interest
OF immigration.
Hctrpnchmcnt seems Ia be- the watch
word ON the NJ, Is. and r. Just now,
aud Il H. estimated that from 500 TO 900
men ON the system have beou thrown out
Of employment. 10y reason Of which the
company saves FROM S2O,OOO Ia $40
600 Parsons sun
II Is reported that the Missouri. Kan.
Rna and TcXus has secured additional
office room in the Wainwright building
0W olWuJ Iu1u dlU pun siuoI rs ul
auditors Office and the oihco8 of The
other officials will be- removed irum Sc
dalin aud Parsons 10 81 Louis,
The EARNINGS of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway ior thg second Woos
In .nmnry were Sl15.12i showing an
incronAc of $3.50. The earnings of the
Missouri Pacific aud Iron Mountain for
the same period were SiS3OD, am In
crease Of $1,000
j. II. VnnDyne. cashier In the katy"
freight office nt Waco. Tex, h In the
city renewing ucuuuintnnres. MI. Van
Dyne wns once Il resident Of the Queen
City and has host Of friends here Sc
dulin Guzctie.
The general committee Of the Order
of Railway Conductors met Ia annual
session at 81 Louis TucsdnY. There
WINS very little business before the com
inlttoc and that not of public interest
The committee arranged with General
Manager Smith for new scale next
year.
"rho new fast traiu which the Mis-.
souri, kauqng aud Texas has ia coutem,
plntion" said q prominent Oliclnl Of the
company TO Parsons Sun reporter tie
other day, twill not be placed on the sys
tom until the completion NJ the Mis-
suuri, Kansas and Eastern and Houston
extension, which t ia thought will not
be later than The middle NJ March or
the first Of April. Tho running time Of the
new train viii be- about thirty Eve milcH
on hour. including al stops, and 10 is
the intention of the company az cover
the distance between Houston and 81
Louis in thirty.fiyo hours.
II h rumored that President Parsons
Of the New York md New England will
soon begin open war against the New
Haven road aud estuhlish 81 fares to
New York by way of the Norwich line.
President Parsons, after repeated nt-
tcmpts 20 receive recognition Tor tho
Sound Line association has gwen sixty
days notice of withdrawal The Sound
Line agreement has maintained uniform
rites between Boston and New York
for more than twenty years.
Five new ballast cars have been re-
ceiyed boy the NJ *. aud r. aud will
| be- used nn the Texas divisions
There has been no through sleeping
car service between Kansas City aud
| San Antonio Rincc the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas inHugurated their Wagner car
service Negotiations nrc now in prog
ress between the international aud Great
| Northern and the Santa Ne aud the Pun.
/ man company looking 10 the establish
| ment Of u thorough Pullman service be-
/ tween San Antonio and kAnsna City
| via MilanO Junction, Tex.
II has been decided by the directors Of
| the Central railroad Of New Jersey to
/ abolish all grade crossings on that por-
/ fion Of the rnad between Jersey City md
/ Bound Brook thrty-0ue miles The cost
/ of the undertaking VIII be upward Of a
million dollars. AZ six different points
iron bridges win have 20 be- built and at
| one place, Eliznbeth whore great inn
| prgYemrnta are being made, xix or eight
| bridges will be- built by ueAi spring the
| company viii have four tracks completed
| from Jersey City t0 Bound brook, en-
| cept across Newark Bay. tcnceH are 10
be built at an stations 70 prevent PERSONS