Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-14
FALL OF THE MARROW GUAGE,
The Sale Of the Cairo and ST. LouIs-Tht
Denver, Memphis and Ailanlic-The Line
as Il Exists Today Other Matters
Of Interest Regarding Same.

! Mr. ParamOre and his associates with a
belief that the three foot gauge was the
coming line and the result was the Para
more system as it was called became
almost as famous as the Denver and
Rio Grande. II started from Bird s
point, opposite Cairo. ILL.,. ia the state Of
. Missouri. and extended 5Outherly aud wes-
, terly through the swamps and pine lands
/ of Arkansas TO Texas at Te1arkana
I with d line running south to Shreveport
| a branch from Maiden connected with
/ the Cape Girardeau and Southwestern
. and the Belmont branch of the ST. Louis
! Iron Mountain and Southern at Delta
/ giving the line two st. Louis connections
At that time the Cairo and St. Louis
was q three foot gauge running from
Z East st. Louis TO Cairo and by means Of
u transfer formed a narrow gauge sys.
TEN from 81. Louis TO Texas and the
I various points In the Lone Star state.
But although the system was q iine one
in more respects than one and though the
] property was admirably and economic
/ any managed fate seemed to be- against
the naITow-gnuge system The Cairo
ana 81 Louis was the first 10 get In the
nine hole and after passing through the
hnnds OF o receiver went into the hands
/ u new company who appointed Charles
lbullt0n. now general manager of the
! Texas Central. as general manager and
ne brought the road out Of the mud
! Nhen the property was in good shape
| ana was beginning TO promise some reve-
| nue. 10 It's owners the Mobile and Ohio
| began casting for an outlet from Cairo
! 10 81 Louis and run one or two surveys
| Tor an independent line. Then ucgotio-
! tons were opened with the Cniro and
| ~ Louis people and the now project
/ was temporarily abandoned until the
| deal WAS closed The Mobile and Ohio
upon tahlng possession at once began the
| work OF widening the gauge to standard
| ana the Cotton Belt, as the st. Louis.
| Alhon5as ana Texas was known. was
| virtually bottled up by reason of losing
| lts ~, Louis connection, which necessi-
| tated transfer of an freight from
marrow, gauge 10 staudurd-gauge cars
| at Birds point.
About this time the Denver. Memphis
hhd Auauuc was projected TO be buiIt
on tAlec-loOt gauge and TO connect with
| tht benVer and Rio Grundp and tho
| ~ Louis, Arkansas and Texas nj Fair
! Cyak's' with branch line from Neosho
missouri 10 leNarkuna via Fort Smith.
| ilau thls line been built il wOuld have
strengthened the Paiamore system
| wonderfully and the result woull prob-
aDly nave. been that the Cotton Belt
,MmouuI sun nave been narrOw-gauge.
ne zeal or the Mobile and Ohio ana the
Cairo and ST Louis was the first dertna,
on the project rs II tended to weatnn
Tue confidence of capitalists iu tho on
cheney OF the narrow-gauge system os n
competitor with the standard puuire for
Ilhr. While the Denver. Memphis and
| u"Iuc Negotiations were still pending
| thr Cotton Belt people decided tbnt ~
they were 30 eifcctually bottled mn IL
"9uld De the part of wisdom for them IN
make tue entire Puramore system sfo,
uafl gauge and this announcement ,vos
a1Ie' inns entirely knocked the pins
from under the Denver. Memphis enJ
nnlriiu,lgg people and they had 10 do the
., 80 az over again aud they began CON
'iuyuon as standnrd-rauce road in
stead OF a narr0w-guuge. and as ~
| SUIT WAcn the road was ubout half com
pleted, Jay Gould conceived the ide, tLn.
~ "NuN o' a pretty nice little line for
ms missouri Pacilc Now when Clo,,i5
so' a.I l1ea INTO his head that he yyantnJ
,o 'o s, nc seherally got il and he Jid
not sSoP 70 inquire whether the proiectore
ana builders of the line wanted ~ III
u, hoI Iodlds agents got 10 york onI
ne hfsl tulng The Memphis peonla J,,,,,'
tue WIZARD had the majority or ~
stock aud they were politely aud o,' nv
,O,ru out or the directory at the ne,yt
stii GiI,i i,Ve'i3 E ana some Of them are
SUI holdiny The sack arc
Inc widening of the Cot,o, r,I.
uaiu spaec and the renewal NJ 49,, a.
plVptil! from the tender nl.rcias - 'tS
a1-'i' c'H put the road Oh its feet o,,d A.
~ Gnte began TO assume nm in,nnr 49, ~
ESl'Nou ulhong the other limos ~
- S'asioh vi mr.. Dodge as traffic man
II 1910 "ut department the stimulus
~ hSeued and the business bnca,, W W.
develop. Mr. DODGE M ntna sah 10
co hiuiself with young and arJi Ufiiu'
NNulN men. The road seldom L"i'iNu33
car OF cattle but when j NJ R ,a~i''eu
M"S appointed general livestonk 49,,
VI lue system the beneficial resnit So It
ii'a.'6 ~ soou apparent and fbs otLa,
fact tbot IS wy lo realization of mo
'he push with thcm for the g,i,l, 'sut iH
Nua lhat the road bed had hon Ualnc
~ uu'u IT. was possible 10 nvo,.,l teu'
sFIeeF irain time with cattle NV pas
ond ~ Labeaum general passap,o,.
tbin, ~ NfVul OF the system is some
se,nrsi hustler himself and he has
IN rushing Passenger ngnnt, "'s
uil lmportatlt points NM sen's at
pp ,t WIN Memphis has given tbs lion Ion
5GN ah important gateway a,,i ~03''oh
SSlus q vast amount of business a. ~ is
Nleulpls which has been ,,,aotii. ough
Sr ,S,iscu since the opening Of The ra ,n
The following is schod,,.
through car service recentl,. i,,e OF the
sGonth ana West-boupd- Tra;a surated;
oo,'u tiain Memphis 10 Nv, 10, l.
una lntermcdiI;e points coDsf. worth
coaches, Pullman sleeper o puIS'5uhg of
chr Leave Memphis 10 baggage
~, ~ NJ a ). KY ana Fair a. o,WiS
nsi''e hort Worth union depot S .aS
y, Train No 3-Cairo and Aro,,,,,
waco, Fort Worth, Sheino pms TO
.nVS,Hte points Through coaciHu' iIter-
waco; Pullman buffet sleenes alro
Phls 20 waco; free reclining r nh Mem
~ npuls 70, Fort Worth. freo 'nat ear
CSn9r caI Memphis to Sbermsr 'egllulng
-NIo l'iN n M Leave No. leave
M (Yia 81 l.. j. NJ a pI KS f'4Q
Int OaksQ arrive Waco ~ and
sbermWsno 4. IN union depot sos n n'
solNiGIF'9 ana 999st-bound Train n,
sonq tram Fort Worth ~ no p
consisting Of coaches. PM Memphis. |
unu p9ggage car. Leave LII sleeper |
RSl $40 l'r S y aud St. l., /. NJ slphls
NAT IRAN an 4iTWaeo, Fort Worth ona
man 10 Memphis ana Cy.u a d sher- !
e2Aehes waco 70 Cairo, P,,1f lhrough /
s,eepef waco 20 Memphts fmau buffet |
chair gar Fort Worth II i Iree reclining /
'eayn Snalf sar sherman 10 N W., NE |
i.' Waco u.20 m. IN, PMS
e"np Vspgl $50 a. m.. Sb.r'na N8rth |
n Al, ynve NrmphE q 'Illan o;eQ /
4 Wir OAKS ana 81 ~ y ni, tFl0 {