Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-16
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r. h. Semple. travelling freight agent
Of the Fort Worth aud Denver Is in from
rustling trip.
The Fort Worth and Denver reports
a good rain along the liue as far north
as Wichita Falls.
5. r. Ely. commercial agent Of the
Missouri Kansas and Texas, came in
yesterday from n trip.
The Missouri railway commissioners
refuse 20 change the classification Of cot
ton goods from third class.
c. NJ Payne, travelling freight agent
of the Cotton Belt, came In yesterday
from trip along the line of the Dem
yer.
w. II. Quigg. travelling freight agent OF
the Cotton Belt, came In last night TO
spend Sunday with the old folks az
home
Ii Is stated that, by remaining with the
| Union Pacific. $. III. II. Clark nv its
| president is TO receive a salary Of $4,000
| per annum.
The trunk lines have agreed 20 sell
| tickets permitting passengers to 10 60
1 Chicago during the Worlds fair period
/ via one line and return via another.
The roads have granted a one.fnre rate
| for the rOund-trip account of the Mai
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| May ,, limited returning to May 4.
Charles H. Rodgers, chief engineer Of
| the Wyoming and Utah railway, left
| Casper. WyO.. with q corps of thirty men
| and n complete outfit to run lines to Og-
! den.
II il reported at Monterey that The
/ Monterey and Mexican Gulf railroad Is
/ soon 90 pass into the hands Of &. Il.
/ Huntington of the Southern Pacific COM
! pany.
It is said that r. II. Goodwin win sue
/ coed l.. ], Polk az general freight agent
! of the san Antonio and ArnnsUs Pass,
! though The official circular has not yet
! bcccn issued
Commencing on the first OF the month
the Denver shops win resume working
! nine hours n day with the exception of
| Saturdays, when the day viii consist Of
eight hours.
The Flint and Pere Marquette has
notified connecting lines that It's wuter
connections between Milwaukee Wis.
! aud Manistec, Wis, viii be opened for
traffic today.
The Norfolk aud Western, has placed an
order with a concern at York, Pa, to
| have built fifteen passenger carS-eight
of which will be vestibuled and have Il
smoking department.
The Missouri Kansas and Texas man
| ngcment has abolished the weights and
inspection depot at Parsons. Kan, of
which II. Is. Walker is chief The order
becomes effective May l.
The employees of the Katy" cmbrac-
ing all departments, have formed fed
| GRAFTON of labor for mutual protection.
The work of organization has been going
on for several months secretly.
Major sam Hunt, general livestock
! agent Of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
.H. L.. ~. aN..
mcnt Of the line is heavily taxed by the
unusually large movement Of livestock.
j. w. Barbee general livestock agent
! Of the Cotton Belt, came In yesterday
from q trip through South Texas. He
says The Gazettes big railroad edition
was one of the finest papers lac has ever
seen.
IL is announced that the Master Car
and Locomotive Painters Association will
| hold It's twenty-fOurth annual meeting at
! Milwaukee, beginning september ~.
Many new subjects are booked for dis
! cus3on.
The Cleveland, Akron and Columbus
earned, approximately, 81 ,922.34 dur
ing the last week in March. During the
| corresponding week in 1872 the earnings
were S2I02O12, showing decrease Of
S209S8S
The Iehigh Valley has abandoned
/ ANfANt lllllfn VI Allt hfAl AiAffh hlNAhlOlt
between Bear Greek and Meadow Run,
Pa, on account of the timber tract be-
coming exhausted aud the mills shut.
ting down.
Nice-Preddent Stubs, Of theaSouthern
! Pacific road, has announced that the
railroad would not conform TO the trans
continental freight agreement recently
inferred into by freight agents at Santa
Barbara, Cal.
II is expected that the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers win make a ~.
quest Of General Superintendent Camille.
! Of the Lake Shore, for the reinstatement
of the eight engineers who left its employ
! on March a.
After continuous service Of thirteen
! years as general ticket agent of the
! Connecticut River railroad, Mr.. h. g..
Watson has resigned TO become superin-
| tendcnt Of o manufacturing concern at
Springfield, Mass.
II b announced that frst-class passen-
/ gers between Cincinnati aud Chicago the
! coming summer can travel in better style
I thnn ever before All Of the lines are
I having new and magnificent trains built
| especially for this service
Joe Ger0ghty, late purchasing agent Of
/ the Bis -Four now general supennteHd-
/ cut of the Griffin Car works, Is booked
/ 10 succeed w NJ. Green, general man
! ager Of that institution, 80 lis said. The
| latter thinks OF retiring.
The Columbus, Hooking Valley and
| Toledo Is receiving is order for 1900
| new coal cars at the rate Of sixteen per
/ day. They are thirty-ton cans are pro
yided with automatic eouplors and air
brake, aud are complete IN all respects.
The Grand Trunk viii build a new
bridge across the gorge near the snspen-
sion bridge al Niagara Falls. IL win be
steel arch bridge and viii be built
under the supervision Of l.. l.. Buck OF
New York, II VIII have a single 800
foot span.
w. j. Craft, for thirteen years gem
ernl treasurer of the Nandalia railroad,
has resigned on account Of ill.health.
Robert 3. Thompson will succeed Mr.
Craft. Lewis Du1nqea was elected o.
rector Of the compares 10 place Of Joseph
Collett, deceased
IT, H. Nelson. superintendent Of trans
pOrtai0n Of the San Antonio and Aran-
saa Pass, authorizes the statement there
Is not shadow OF truth Ia the report
that he u 20 succeed III. Colbran IS
general manager Of the Colorado Mid
land
a railroad and wagon bridge, which
viii cost 100000, will be constructed
ACROSS tine l'rasrr River at New West
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