Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-28

nsccrta.ning IL strike was contemplated
On conjunction with the labor troubles
elsewhere, shows that none of the local
EWitChmen know anything abOCy the
strike, nor have they received auy ofli-
Ciul notification about Il. IL Is not be-.
lievei that there VIII be- any trouble.
The st. Louis switchmcn have u contract
with che railroads and scale OF wages
WHICH docs not expire until January.
At the annunl meeting of the Northern
Central RGilruud company, ut Baltimore,
President Roberts submitted his annual
report, which showed the total receipts
for 1897 to have been I,19i 3D1 and
operating expenses IS. IL, 800; net earn
'pgs S2.O1S d3O President Roberts re-
signed us u member of the board of di-
rcctors and A. i. Cassatt was elected
10 I'll the vacancy.
rumor regarding the reorganization
of the Reading railway that seems 90
have some fUdudutgu. although Il cannot
he fully confirmed. IL thut proposition
Will be made by the Reading receivers to
The Lehigh Valley directors that the rent.
al OF the Lchigh Valley be scaled down
IRON the per cent. interest basis Oh
which IL was made. Under the present
arrangements Of the lease, the Lehiyh
Valley stockholders receive annual diyi-
dcnds Of Z per cent, compared with the
D per cent as vidtnd received before
the lc,Ge wis made, In some quarters Il
Is positively asserted that the old rate
Of per cent viii be reduced.
For some time there have been rimors
of dissatisfaction among the employees
Of the Columbus, Shawnee and Hooking
Those have not been In the nature of n
thrcn,epcd strike, but general move
ment towards securing more wages. The
men claim That the property of the ruud
warrants the payment of better wages,
aud they lnve arranged new scale,
which has boon presented 10 the officers
OF The read for consideration.
A rigid inspection h being made of nh
the bridges along the Pittsburg. Fort
Wayne and Chicago, preparatory to
transporting the mammoth Erupp gun
TO Chicago On OF about May 10.
j. @. McCnbe, general freight agent
OF the Chicago Rock Island and Texas,
was In the city yesterday. lie says the
Rock Island h. now running through
passenger trains FROM Bowie.
Everett Wyatt, ratio clerk In the trnf.
tic department OF the Fort Worth aud
Denver, is home frol trip up the line
Derby NJ. Coleman, of the passenger
department of the Denver spent Sun,
day IN Waco. He III loud In praise of the
bra2os river water
G.. @. Rivers is In from his trip over
the line OF the Denver, distributing pay
checks 70 the boys.
The now time card OF the Cotton Bell
has made slight changes Ia the arrival
aad departure of the passenger train,
from this city. No. 4 leaves at S:3O
u m., and No, arrives NJ sos, y. m
No - leaycs M $685. p. m.
and NO arrives at $40, a
40, ~ and > carry buffetl
slocprrs through from Fort Worth 80
4 tnkes sleeper ut Mt. Pleasant ut ;
p. no,
H. r. Irvine, superintendent of con
suuCtiou OF the Chicago Rock Island ans
IVAgs, was in the city yesterday III,
says the graders arc strung out along IN,
lire for Guy miles FROM Bowie, 0nt
tlat a fore b. employed large enough Il
( throw up the grade Ina go days,
The annual meeting OF the stakeholder,
of the Icy0n ana Pacific will be held al
/ tie oillcc OF Che company In Dallas OF
! April o,
! Colonel james A. Wilson, genera
agent of the Chicago and Alton. wen
out last night on hustling trip alter
/ yeurlings,
/ As soon as the weather win permit IA,
Z darlington viii commence construction
GA an extension of is line from the pres
ent terminus At the Idaho state lin,
straight west 20 Portland. An alianc,
has been formed with the Great Northern
which will meet the Burlington az Bois
| City, Ida,
Work has been recommended on tn,
| Duluth NCaHba and Northern, aud th
road win be pushed TO completion. al
disputes having been omicably settled.
j. l.. Harris. livestock agent of the Wa
bash route, was In the city yesyerday
G. G. Cmtice. travelling passenger agen
of the Nandalia line, IL IN from "trip.
] II is said all the lines entering Chicag
/ VIII elevate their tracks u Is probabl
that all the lines viii combine and bull
q union depot, dispensing Of their prcsen
depot and terminal properties in the city
and removing their freight yards 80 ia
suburbs.
George II. Hughes Of Louisville. Ky
| travelling paasenEcr agent Of The famOu
Monon route, is In the city telling IN
hoys about the advantages OF his line a
q Worlds fair route
Somebody bought several hundred COZ
les Of sundays issue OF The Gazette an
sent them TO City Passenger Agent Cai
nine OF the Cotton Belt aud now n
wants 10 kaow Who did Sc,
The Official circular Issued by Genera
MANAGER hamilton ~ the DpXas Contra
announcing the formal trausfer OF th
northeast division 10 the Texas INDIAN
Railway company, has befn received
Il. h Aglar OF Waco general freicl
ana passenger agent Of thc Texas Ger
tral railway. Wah Ia the CITY YESTERDAY