Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-05

cling passenger agent OF thr southern
pacihc runpHny. With headqunrters At
Cincinnati. Wee W. G. GREGORY. rcSlgu'
ed The appointment is elective today.
The Kentucky and Indiana Bridge
company is receiving from the Eastern
manufacturers the ears TO be nscd IN
the electric line between Louisville and
New Albany Work on the line is pro-
crossing favorahly, and in few weeks
the line viii he IN operation.
President Moss 81 The Paducnh, Ten
nessoc and Alabama. aud Tennessee
Midland. has appointed Mr.. A. j. Welch
general passenger and ticket agent for
those lines. Mr.. Wcleh will also per-
form the duties OF assistant general
freight agent az heretofore, with office
NJ Memphis. Tenn, instead Of Paducah.
Ky. President Moss has also appointed
Mr. Geo. McFailden general freight
agent of the paducah. Tennessee and
Alabama. aud Tennessee Midland rail-
ways, with Office vt Memphis, Tenn,
Vice Mr. #. l.. Drake. resigned.
The meeting OF the trnnscnntinental
liues adjourned without any result. \
number 81 plans for settle were proposed
and discussed, but none Of them found
any favor. The meeting adjourned sub
jcet TO tie call of the chairman, w. Il.
White OF the Atchisun.
The Alton and Wabash roads have adj
dressed Il letter to chairman Caldwell.
the Western Passenger Association,
complaining Of the ucfinn of tho Jack
sonville Southeastern. They allege that 1t
Is cutting rates. paying no attention to
limits Of tickets. aud committing sundry
other crimes fhey say thry have APP
Alled TO the Atchison road. which IS
The Chicago outlet for the jacksonville
Southeastern, but the Atchisun declares
that it cannot control the Southeastern
aud the other roads must do the best
they can To protect themselves against
their lawless competitors.
The Alton road has asked for riding
on the question Of whether or not they
are entitled to meet tile one-ihre eNcuf.
sion rates made 10y lincs IN the Central
Traffic association whose business com
peies with that OF the Alton Tie char
man Of the Western Passenger Assucla-
ton promptly decided TINT IL had no
right to meet the rates under the exist
Ing agreement of the Western tassehser
association As the Alton has been one
of the hardest fighters for high World
fair rates, its present trouble affords
keen delight to the advocates OF cheap
excursion rates.
Taking effect July IL the following
railroads viii decline to absorb amy part
Of the switching charges made 10y IVES,
tern roads for delivery oi westhounu
traffic to any Industries on side tracks
within switching limits of the city OF Chl-
cago Baltimore aud Ohio, Ene, Chlengo
and Eastern Illinois, Grand Trunk, Ing
Four Lake Shore. Monon, Michigan
C,ntral, Nickcl-plnte. Panhandle. rus
burg and Fort Wayne, and Wabash
j. w. Wood, contracting freight agent
of the Great Northern RAILWAY az Chica.
20. has becn appointed general agent
enr the saline rond at st. Louis Mo. \.
Duke aud Henry Il. Freunl have been
ntnDintrd contracting freight agents III
lie city of Chicago.
The following report of the ONO AMI
Niississippis earnings for the month OF
NAV WAS issued from President Iracys
Office Thurslay: Earnings, S3lt ',dS5S55;
pNppuscs, S2iO.T2iN; net Sdo,'-b.'''i
nci increase. S2hO20.I2.
The Freight Claim association will
holj It's semi-nnnuul meeting In Detroit,
Mich. on Aug. y. the headquarters De-
ing the Hotel Cadillac.
I'non application Of Catherine and Jo-
seph Moss of Toledo. Judge kitcme mas
nipointed Andrew Brown of l1ndlhy re-
ceivcr for the Findlny, Fort wayne uhI
Western railroads. Their interests ana
$50. coo to S1.4lO,NO stock
nocont aconirements of the stock N
tho Missouri Pacific railroad by persons
ideuIined with the Chicago and Alton
railroad are beginning TO attract much At
tsnton In railroad circles. There Is
growing belief that the Chicago and Al
TON nr0plc will have an influential voice
In the management of the Missouri Ia
cihc ere long.
Master Mechanic Potion Of the Texas
and Pacific. after II short stay in tile city
left. going west.
Most of the telegraphers at the Union
depot Office suspended work at noon yes
terday
Several Of the railroad gangs on the
Rock Island construction force took
holiday yesterday
G. G. Curtice, travelling passenger
agent of the Nandalia lines, WAS were
yesterday.
j. H. Snow, travelling freight agent of
the Atcl.son, Topeka aud Santa Sc,
spent the glorious Fourth here
&. X. Hudson, assistant general freight
agent Of the .Atcbison, Topeka and Santa
Fc, is in the city
e.. II. Morchouse, division freight and
passenger agent Of the Santa Fee, with
headquarters at I'll paso, Is IN the city
j. j. MullaBc, commercial agent OF the
Santa Fe, went out on trip yesterday
The excursion train pulled out an time
yesterday morning, crowded with A. q.
4. WIS aud hundreds OF citizens A
very pleasant time was had by ull.
j. g. Paul. superintendent of the Rio
Grande division of the Texas and racinc,
came in yesterday.