Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-23

1T we round "trip 10 Chicago. account ~
ny world fair, limited returning 10
BRAKE BEAMS.
=, y ~ H2vey, general superintendent of
inc ROCK island, is in the city.
-. Is. Frederick has returned from the
!Ilhan encanpment al San Antonio.
=, ne contemplated changes In time on
iiiEle Dig -Four win not be made until May
w. u. Abel Southwestern possenrer
city. - '' 'ii'
IS II. Ely. commercial agent Of the
MlSsonn. Kansas and Texas. came In
yesterday from trip.
w A Tuley. the great big. Jolly trav-
eiils passenger agent " the Santa IFe
was IN the city yesterday.
Il , Berry, superintendent Of bridges
anu buildings for the Cotton Belt with
headquarters at Tyler. IS in the CITY.
The earnings Of the Biz Four for the
hrst week I'm April show au increase OF
Nlo,bO4 over the same week last year
Information leaked ont that the train
men of the Big -Four win demand am in.
crease OF wages during the Worlds
The gross elrnings reported for the sec
ond week Of April for the Missouri pa-
enc are $4,000, az increase Of $685.
It is rumorcd that President ingalls,
OF the Big -Four Is pndeavorinr 10 spcur,
control of the Chicago aud Eastern nli-
J. h. Sccssengut. travelling passenger
agent OF the Iowa Central route. with
headquarters at Morshalltowu, Ia, Is I'm
the city.
The earnings Of the Baltimore and Ohio
southwest for the first week in April
show an increase Of S8G7G over The same
week last year
G. NJ. Bennett the new superintendent
81 the Cincinnati oud Muskinrum Valley
RAILWAY company, has assumed charge
OF his new duties.
Johnny Bun' Is steadily putting his
way tu Chicago. They sav hr makes
moro fuss and smoke than any three en-.
gines ON the road.
The earnings Of the Toledo and Ohio
central for the first week I'M April were
SJO,8Od, an increase OF SI2ST over the
same week last year.
I'D Z. Kehoc an old railroad man. Is
now assisting Toho j. tlugar for the
Equitable Accident Insurance company.
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Tclcraphic weather reports from along
the Denver ns far north as Clarendon
are 90 the eject thut b was cloudy, cool
aud threatening rain an day
An roads have authorized rate Of n
fare and a third for the round trip from
ull stations within 100 miles of Fort
Worth. account of The Mai Fost
Tho old Cotton Belt passenger dcnot
uu thr North Side hns been enlarged and
Improved and removed some distance
north. II has been fitted mp for use as
nu Office.
Tho man employed BY the Pcnnsyl-
vauin railroad 10 look after itg pnsscn.
gers, ut their depot iu Chicago. speaks
s'vcn languages. and viii be- paid 5000
Tor his services
The Santa lac has issued "a revised list
OF dealers In grain, hay lumber. fruit,
vegetables and melons and general COM
mission merchants along les lucs In Tex
a. and thc indian ToUitoy
y. b. Scmplc, travelling freight agent
Of the Fort Worth and Denver. has re-
siguvd, effective May l. lie Is succeed
cd by A, j. Radcliffe, who, m turn. is
succeeded by John O'Neill Of Portland.
Wan. u. Harris. passenger engineer
~ the Texas and Pacific. has charge Of
the compound locomotive No 29 aud
Billy says whom ] am due al stations
now yOl can look up thr truck and see
me coming. In other words. the COM
pound Is In H.
Tho Texas and Pacific announces a
round trip of rate of "a
fare aud q third ON the certificate plan for
the Dallas district conference Of the q.
NJ. ~. church Of America 10 boz held
~ Denton, commencing May "a r..
smith viii act as secretary and w. II.
farrell, joint agent.
s. e.. Warner arrived az Tyler ycstcr-
day 10 accept the position Of general pus-
scngcr agent FOR the Cotton Bolt lines
ln Texas, vice w. H. Winfield resigned.
Mr.. Warner will eutcr upon his duties
May ]. All the workmcu Zoo the Cotton
BELT shops mo Tyler left work yesterday
md general strike is now in force
The twelfth annual report of the Nor
folk and Western covers the operations
for the year ended December 81. 1892.
on which dufe the length of the COM
pany's lines, exclusive of second track
and sidings, was 1856 miles The gross
earnings for the year were S0,Oi2, ISL ;
operating expenses uud taxes, S7,03l ,0T2 ;
net earnings, S202l,200.
when shown the statement of John
blessing Of Gaylord, Blessing a Co.,
brokers Of ST. Louis, that the Missouri
Pacific was 90 be- put into the hands
Of a receiver. and that the floating debt
Of the company was S1,OOO,O00 more than
its books showed, George j. Gould said;
"lherc Is not word Of truth in the
statement There Is 10 be no receiver.
aud the cOmpany's floating debt IL only
S4,OOOOOO, all Of which Is carried by
Russell Sage and myself
A Pittsburg dispatch says the "John
Bull engine and old train arrived ia
Plttsburg ON time this morning The
trip during the late hours Of the night
was without incident. John Bull" was
slightly 'Wheezy' after the run over the
Allegheny mountains and was taken 10
the shop whore needed repairs were
made. At Union Station crowds viewed
the relies In Allegheny City thousands
of children from the public schools. as
well as citizens without number, lined
che tracks and gave the train a royal
welcome.
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