Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-18
OUR RAILROADS.
The Highways Of Commerce
Going in All Directions.
FORT WORTH is THE CENTER
From Which the Railroads Radiale Throughout
The State and More Are Now
Being Built or Pro-
iecled.

Fort Worth has been unusually lib
eral to the railroads and it Is therefore
the greatest railroad center Of Texas.
The citizens have given literally TO
these enterprises, the Texas and facinc
being given lands, now valued 90 over
S1,O00O0O, aud cash contributions as
iuducement 20 build here to other roads
az follows:
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Zee $4,000
Missouri, Kansas and Texas. $1,000
Fort Worth aud Rio Griude. 4O,OOO
st Louis, Arkansas and Texas 10000
Fort Worth and New Orleans $1,000
Fort Worth and Alberquerque 10000
Total. $4,000
This city secured it's first road in
1876, and the last one obtained was
completed in 1888.
Fort Worth Is fast becoming the gate
way for traffic Of immense proportions.
The building of the Denver. Texas and
Fort Worth railroad through the grcnt
Panhandle of Texas to the mountains Of
Colorado, and connecting via Trinidad.
Pueblo and Denver with California; Utah,
Washington and Oregon, brings our city
TO the notice Of the world as the start
ing point for this great Appian way.
This road has become giant among
The railway systems of Texas. Travers-
ing as 10 does the richest portion of our
state. it reaches by easy aud convenient
strides every portion of the great north
west Pacific coast region, Los Angeles,
san Francisco, Sacramento, Salt Lake
City. Helena and Portland, passing en-
route through the grundest and most
sublime mountain scenery in the world
Over 500 miles of this line lies also
within that specially favored eli
matte belt peculiarly beneficial in dis
casc. From the Panhandle country north
10 Denver consumption and lung diseases
cannot exist particularly In ColfaX conn
ty, New Mexico
The Ration mountains, a spur range eN-
tending eastward from the mighty Rock
les. cncloses this region on the north.
while the main range of the Rockies
thc backbone Of the continent, stands
sentinel 90 the west. Sheltered thus
lies what is known as the upper plains
country at an altitude rising gradually
from 2SOO TO 5000 feet above the level
OF the sea.
SO conducive is the climate here TO the
healing of disease that the railroad COM
puuy have selected TcXline as the point
for their hospital for employees, which Is
now being erected.
Every breath of air is as pure and
clear as the vaulted arch Of bright, cloud
less skies above, imprcgnated with life
and health. The scenery is imposing
Capulin. an extinct volcanic cone. rising
majestic above the town OF Folsom.
Water pure, cool clear and refreshing,
is abundant, while all the surroundings
are Of o character TO cheer the dropping
spirits and revive hopes sure TO be real
lied In complete deliyerance from the
| blighting grasp Of consumption, whose
embrace Is fatal I'm any other climate.
After crossing the Ration range, this
road extends northward through the
| cities of Trinidad, Pueblo Colorado
| Springs Manitou to Denver thus afford
| ing the seeker after health a breadth of
country over 500 miles in extent, every
| portion of which is embraced within the
| limits Of these essential climatic influ-
enCes In greater or less degree.
The Fort Worth and Denver City
| railway, commonly known rs the Den
| yer, stretches into that mdevAl.
| oped and rich paradise, the Panhandle.
| Extending through the counties Of Tar
| rant, Wise, Montague, Clay, Wichita
| and Wilbargcr. II has steadily pushed its
| way through the heart OF the great north
west 20 n connection at Denver with
other. great northwestern lines. Many
| pOpulOus aud prosperous towns have
| sprung up along this road In the past
| few years chief among which are Deca,
| tur, Bowie, Henrietta, Wichita Falls
| Harold and Vernon. The volume OF
! trade handled by this road IL enormous
dends to It's stockholders
To the east stretches the
TEXAS AND PACIFIC,
passing through the counties Of Dallas
kaufman. Van Zandt, Rains, Wood, Up
shur Gregg aud Harrison. and thei
ENTHUSIASTICALLY through Marion, Cas-
and Bowie, connecting with the St. Lou
Is and iron Mountain, aud the ST. Lou
| is Arkansas and Texas roads nj TeXar
| mi pue ~
through the cities and towns of Dalas
| Terrell Mine0a, longyiew, Marshall
Jefferson and Texnrkana, besides man.
small towns and stations. The pine fol
ests Of Eastern Texas border this rOa
for many miles, and il passes through a
agricultural section unsurpassed in an
state. The pineries are ineyhaustihlt
almost, in their supply Of as fine lumbe
as can be found on the globe
To the southeast extends the
FORT WORTH AND NEW OR
LEANS.
railway, connecting with the Houston
and Texas Central or the Huntington
system, at WaXahachie In Ellis county
The road is said 10 hc owned and opeI
| Oted by syndicate with Mr.. Hunting
ton nc It's head. This brings the mer
chants and manufacturers OF Fort Wort
In active competition with other elite
1 VINO cater luF the trade or the outiF
section pierced by the great Huntine
ton system, which extends north nm,
south with radiating branches througl
the centor Of the state aud rs rich an az
ricultural region as there Is in tn
world
Directly south extends the southern
arm of the
MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS
passing through the rich counties of Tn
rant, Johnson, Hill, MeIannan, Rel
Williamson, Travis, Hays, Comal am
Bexar aud by connecting with NM
International and Great Northern ROAD
| on TO Laredo on the Rio Grande mi
, principal cities aud towns on this In
are Alyarad0, Hillsboro. Waco. Temni,
Taylor, Round Rock, Austin and 81
, Antonio, aud il passes through Tie rio
J | farming belt of the state.
Faraleling the Missouri, Kansas an
( ! Texas is the
I GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA III
! railway, touching the same counties wit
the addition of Bosque TO Temple Inn,
, zion, from which ii DIVORCES southeas
= on its way 10 Galveston. The nrincins
Cities and towns on the route are III,
nurue, Morgan, Meridian Mcgregoi
Temple, Cameron, Milan, Caldwell Son
I eryille, Brennan, Rosenberg Jnuctio
= and Galveston, connecting with lines 4
Houston running north, east and ives
splendidly equipped road passin
through a magnificent scope of eonntr,
| and now since ID has passed into N,