Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-14


stock. $4,000 mortgage bonds, Sl,Osl,-
Fort Worth and Denver City-Capitnl
stock, S9,3T5,OO0; mortgage bonds
Tort Worth and New orleans--C Capt.
tai stock. 100000; mortgage bonds,
Fort Worth and Rio Grande-C Capital
stock. s2,fl54OO; mortgage bonds
s.. 923. 300
Galveston and Meteorological stock,
$4,000 IS
Galveston. Harrisburg and San An
touio--Capital stock, So OSf. 400; mort
gage bonds S25,041,37S.
Galveston, Houston and Henderson
bonds. $1,000 900.
Gulf, Colorado aud Santa Fe-Capi-
tal stock Sf,5OO0UOj mortgage bonds,
81. 100000
Gulf. Western aud Texas-Captal
stock, 100000; mortgage bonds, Sl,453,-
900.
Hearne aud Brazos valley Capital
Houston and Texas Central-Capital
stock, SI723.900; mortgage bonds, S1S,-
OGTS29
Houston. East aud West Texas Capt.
tai stock, 5000; mortgage bonds, $2,OJ4,'
international aud Great Northern
Capital stock, S0.155,OOO; mortgage
bonds S15OOS 600
Lake Creek Capital stock $4,000
Louisiana Western Extension Capital
stock, $4,000; mortgage bonds, S13l,-
coo.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Of Texas
Capital stock. SSOOO.OOO; mortgage
boudss, $4,000.
New York, Texas and Mexicau-Cnpi-
l.. a..
S1.jlS0OO.
Paris ana Great Northern-Capital
stock, 100000; mortgage bonds, $780,
Paris Marshall and Sabine Pass--Cap-
ital stock, $4,000; mortgage bonds,
SlJG.OOO
Pecos River-Capital stock. SGO1 300;
mortgage bonds. SG9O.O00
Rio Grande--Capitsl stock, S25J. 200:
mortgage bonds, SOD 900.
Rio Gmnde and Eugle Pass Capital
stock, 100000.
Rio Gwnde and IN Paso-Capital
stock, $2OuOO0; mortgage bonds, $780,
$. Louis Southwestern of Texas-Cap.
iiAl stock, $2,5OO,OOO; mortgage bonds,
SAN Antonio and Aransas Pass-Capi.
tal stock, SJ,OO00O0; mortgage bonds,
Si2.OGT G29
southern Kansas Of Texas-Capital
stock SGoA0OO; mortgage bonds, 81, 5S3,-
Tcxarylna aud Fort smith Capital
MagSeN' 9lOlOOO; mortgage bonds $780,
Texas and New Orleans-Capital stock
S9Npp,VOO; mortgage bonds S4B0T. i2I
Texas and Pacific CAPITAL stoclN
- 'lo0oO; mortgage bonds, S5430O,-
Texas Cen'ral-Capital stock. $500.
w. mortgage bonds, S3399.0O0
Texas MoXican-Cariml stock. So. 500.
oOO; mortgage bonds 81 10000
stock, 100000.
TeXns, Sabine Valley and Northwest.
cru capital stock, $4,000; mortgage
bonds, $4,000.
Wichita Valley Capital stock. $1,000
WO; mortgage bonds. STGO,OOO
Totals Capital stock. S13i.J1OG COZ.
mortgage bonds, S231,21S,S54
$2S1O0.
Wcatherford, Mineral Wells and North.
western Capital stock, 100000: mort,
gage bonds, S5000O0.
Austin. Tex, April 5.-(special)-As
Texas. is the lnrgcst and most productive
state IN the Union, possessed of natural
advantages and resources unrivaled
throughout the world. so also is this n
state which holds ont TO railroads and
10 railroad builders promises such as
are nowhere surpassed; such as the
tunlimcnts of the past warrant as
statements of fact
Away back IN the days when norl
progressive Mexico held this country
In check the advantages of Texas as
pace Tor prosperous con-
struction ana maintenance Of railroads
was recognized, and when Texas broke
away from the restraints, the thralldom
OF Mexico, one Of the first evidences OF
Prosperity and progress was seen i'm the
awakened interest In railroads.
kallrO0ding was In It's infancy then.
the world over. Its vast possibilities
were hardly recognized. and the rnil.
roads Of the world were few aud far
between, yet Texas with the blood spill
ed IN a cOuguerng war of rebellion vet
warm In the green fields with thoughts
turned toward progress and advance
ment, gave 90 the subject an attention
which brought forth most practical re-
suits
II was in the second session Of the Tex.
as congress, In 1898, TINT the Galveston
and Bra2os railroad was chartered by
special act, and viewed from the light
OF the present, that charter is not an
embarrassing document
lt may not be the FIRST railroad charter
granted In Texas, but il Is the Oldest /.
with the kindly assistance of the state
officials, have been able 10 find.