Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-11
THE ROCK ISLAND.
Prospects Brighter for Seeur-
ing This Line.
SOME RECENT DECISIONS
Regarding the Actions Of striking Railway EN-
pIoyss Railway Employees Bill IN Wis
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Railroad News
SOME RECENT DECISIONS

TYbe prospect for securing The Rock
Tsland Tor Hort Worth % now brighter
fhan ever. and. while 20 Is not yet ~ any
means assured the outlook u much more
promising than 20 amy time HERETOFORE,
The raost enthusiastic meeting yet held
in the interest of the enterprise t0'A
place In the chamber of commerce yes
terday morning, and much Oh tne oiu
fimo vim and "nt-up-nnd-git o. the
,i,j1ers ~ Fort Worth was exhibited.
T'be meeting chose + =. Smith as chair
man. and general discussion upon me
situation ensued After the matter mo
boon discussed in al its bearings captain
paddook aid 81 the citizens would raise
che guaranty fund TO $3Opvo he wouln
nssume the responsibility Of securing me
necessary siruers 10 the bond. 4 hia popo,
siti0n was enthusiastically received, and
in a short time the fund had been swellod
nearly 5000 and there s every reason
~ believe The neces snry subscriptions
will be secured today o. make tbs guar
antro cartaiu Those members OF ihe
committee who were seen by the 1u-
2eite repofter last night were more on
fhusiastic and sangnuc OF success tnan
az any time heretofore ana the mal'ef
now bids fair 90 be pushed % success
ful contamination today. The eItenli9n
OF time given by the company has en-
pred bot Il Is Thought that II ihe con-
Iniltee can wire the Rock Island people
tunight that the deal has been closed ns
far as the requirements Of tile people on
Fort Worth were concerned thal tho
lapse of time specified would be over
looked.
There seems TO have been O general
Impression that the Rock Island was per
foree compelled % cume to Fort Worth;
that She could not afford 90 pass 10y a
CITY ~ fg size and Importance Tie
people Of ST Joseph. Mo. had The .ame
idea when she Rock Island was building
from Davenport. Town. 90 Leaveuworih,
Kan. and refused to put up for ING
road on The plea that ST. Joseph, which
,na tleu The most important city on
tho Missouri river was in position %
dictate and that the Rock Island was ut
liberty Co come 90 that cts IT it desired
81 not. IL could 90 % she realms OF his
satanic majesty DO whpel-lnrpW ln-
ftlad OF doing 80 tbe road was buht
down % Cameron, where II connected
sgltb the Kansas CITY branch 81 the
IInunibal aud ST. Joseph rnilpad; d
lease Of that line into Kansas City wns
made aud the Missouri riyer
terminus was located in tho
village at the mouth " the knW.
Everybody knows what that village is
now Neurly twenty years utlerWId
fbe people oi 81 Joseph nwoke TO the
rood road 10 have. II leaked out that Il
Wss going 20 cross the Missouri river
and build 20 Denver. Committees were
appointed TO confer with Rock Island
officials, and the city paid die sum Oh
$4,000 for branch Of the road from
EMSm0nt and gave it the rightoi.way Wv
IigM street for nearly TWO miles, the
street being yucated for that purpose
ng was hlsD Oliye street. from Eighth q
1Yfth TIM. sum OF 100000 WIS sub
eeribed AND Md 10 have the Chicago
Kansas and Mbrasla build FROM 81
Joseph 10 the weN.
As Sc. Joseph has< population Of over
10000, or more than NGlcc that oi lorl
Worth. with a wholcsM trade thal
1ot nj All likely that the Nook Island
Will come into Fort Worth Nieas Ga,
town guarantees the rightul'wM Mhicl
Is cheap when compared with the Auounl
81. Joseph paid for IL.