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

TACT nc n ilofuuhNiN NNatNN on ihllef
routes and tickets and when he IL ask
cd any questions regarding a ticket
TO any point he Is always ready cheer
fully 10 accord the desired information.
TALLow POTS.
The Worcester. Nashua and Roches-
ter will pay semi-annual dividend of
SO per share ON Jan. 2.
The Jackson and Southeastern has
contracted 20 have an iron bridge huilt
across the Illinois river at Havana,
IN.
An order has been given 20 the Pen.
insulnr Car company 10y the AtchisOn,
Topeka and Sgnta Fc to build zoo
frcieht cars.
In the hope Of putting stop TO the
work of trOinrObbers senator sawyer
has introduced "a bill in congress impos-
ing severe penalties upon persons who
attempt TO hold up passenger trains.
Leonard Crossmon, who several years
ago WAS prominently identified with the
Central railroad of New Jersey. died
few days ago &C Bis home IN Elizabeth.
He was the master mechanic Of the
road at Elznbothport.
The General Electric company has
nearly completed plans for the power
station Of the lntrnmurnl Elevated rail
rond nc Jackson Park, Chicago which
will be run for business aud exhibition
purposes &C the Worlds fur
One hundred passenger cars are be.
ing built for the New York Central by
the Gilbert a Bush company OF Troy,
y. Y. The heating material for them
will be furnished boy the Consolidated
Car Heating company, the contract hay-
ing becn awarded.
The Office Of claim agent Is to be abol-
ishec on the Ohio aud Mississippi After
the FIRST Of the year the freight claim
department will be In charge OF the gene
raj freight agent at St. Louis
A. NJ. Stewart who retires from the
position of livestock agent of the Fig
-Four by reason of the adjustment Of
that department, has been IN the service
Of the company thirty-niue years aud
four months
Biumiuous coal Is the most important
item OF tonnage on the Wabash fur
uishng - per cent of thetotal tonnage.
| Corn counts for II l-2 per cent and all
grain contributes % per cent Of the 90
tai.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern has completed thirty-lve mile
branch from Forest City, Ia, 10 Es-
theryille 10 reach the east fork of the
Des MONIES river
T. y. Parker. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Missouri Kansas
and Texas at Parsons, Kan, will on
Jan. 1, remove 10 Houston, Tex,
where lac viii assume the duties OF attor
ney for the road for the state OF Texas.
The Office Of assistant general passen-
ger agent at Parsons viii be abolished.
The party Of American engineers I'M
der Mr.. w. Skunk. who are Surveying
| the voute for the lntercontinenfal rail-
way arrived at San Jose, Costa Rica,
| on Dec 20 and Were entertained
| by the American residents They have
been IN the field since April 1891, and
expect 10 finish this section OF the work
in six or eight months
! H. $. Deal has been appointed purchns-
/ ing agent Of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
| railroad.
Several changes to be made Jan. ! on
| the Maple Leaf are reported. c. b.
| Gregory, commercial agent no Chicago
has resigned 20 accept n position ag
general agent OF Ike Chicago aud East
ern Illinois at Chicago he viii be sue
| cecded by j. y. Wmnett, division freight
| agent at Des Aloiues Mr. Winnett niil
be- succeeded by Thomas N. Hooper,
commercial agent at 81 Paul.
President Mcleod denied that there
was any truth Ia the story that the
/ AAfNNtNE iNdu MuNiQ lnHNt gANsNNNtWDU
additional preference bonds.
Secretary Jcwett has called a meeting
Of the Southwestern railway and steam
ship rate committee, TO be- held Jan 9
m st. Louis, to consider the proposition
TO reOrganize the association.
The directors Of the Central paciRe
Railroad campany have elected q. Il.
Lansing secretary of the Southern Pa
cihc, as secretary pro TEN Of the Central
Pacific, vice ~, III. Miller Jr., deceased.
j. J Aiilllane OF the Santa Zee speut
yesterday 10 Gainesville.
". H. Masters, general freight agent
of the Santa Fe, after a two days visit
In tile city, returned 10 Galveston yes.
terday.
g. Q. Curtice travelling passenger agent
Of the Nandalia line, mas returned frOiu
his trip 10 Detroit whore he had gone
Ia charge OF a party of Uuited States
prisoners FROM the territory.
j. q. McCabe, general freight and
passenger agent Of the Chicago Rock
Island and Texas RAILWAY Is IN the city
% pass the New Year holiday with
friends
Engine Z Of the Fort Worth and Dem
YER which climbed the rails az Decatur
aud fniaed on her side, breaking the leg
Of Al Fowler, nor engineer, came Out OF
the shops yesterday aud viii run a few
trips in freight service ia order that she
may get her logs under her
weight engne No. ~ Of the fifth d.
vision of me Fort Worth and Denver
is ~ the shop Tor general repairs This
3 the oily engine now IN The shops.
n 3. Scmpe. trayeling fright agent
Of che Fort Worth and Denver, = Ia
from a trip,
Engineer Al Fowler. Of the Fort Worth
aid Denver. who was caught beneath
MS encine Whqu SHE turned over a.
Decatur and had bis leg broken Ia three
STAGES u getting along nicely and yer
EerdAs was aoie TO un re * an~icls-