Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-24


The Buffalo. Rochester and Fiusburg
sre now building seeoud track between
NJ. Jevctt. n. J.. and John sonburg, To.
twenty two miles. 1hn completion ct
this job aud the opening Of tho Inlnsou-
burg aud Bradford road means thnt tho
r., X. aud - win hnvo practically n
donblc track from Bradford to Johnson
burg In addition TO this work The com
pany Is building long sidiugs ~ several
points
Superintendent Of Transportation, G..
w. Luupher of the New York, Ontario
aud Western. rendered his resignation
some time ago and will retire On Feb. !.
After that daJc Mr. l.Inpher will have
charge Of the company coal Interests.
On the same date superintendent J. T..
Bradheld, of the West shores Western
division, will become superintendent of
the New York, Ontario aud Western.
The Toledo. Ann Arbor and Michigan
railroad cUmpuny's transfer steamers are
proving their great qualities as ice
crusheis IN this weather, which is the
coolest ina twenty years They have
made their trips as regularly as The rail
portion Ui the line. Lieutenant Garden,
L. ). y. has Just returned from l'rarl.
fort from detail duty aud his report is
q Nr'y gratifying one 10 the officers of
tho company.
Tint the Canadian pqciGc will estub-
lish a fast service to the Atlantic scems
TO bc assured When the scheme be-
comes q reality the Northern Pacific, It's
strongest rival is sure TO follow suit and
then q big bid will be made Tor the Chi
na-Pucliic trade What gives the rtmor
strong scmblaucc of truth is the fact that
the Canadian pucilirs former agent ia
China has joined the Northern paclic's
force as agent OF The line uf steamers
plying between China aud Japan and Tai
coma, Wash, which is the Pacific ter
mlum Of the Northern Pacific The ca
madam Pacific now hos a liuc from coast
10 coH-t aud it's riyul &C. is claimed. cuu
also secure au outlet to the Atlantic.
L. v Skinner general Eastern agent
of the Canadian Pacific has hy all odds
the finest office of all the representatives
of railroads In New York city The
wrlls az covered with heads uf deer
bour elk moose. buffalo aud other yini
mails Ot the far NOvjhv est. and there are
several OF The smaller fur bearing variety
stuffed AND Standing upon The muutol
A STUFFED wolf, iu Ju attitude Of attack
q chained by the open gate 10 greet Wis
llots us tl"f cutter Tho finest specimen
n the Office IS a stuffed musk OK. hard
HuHrlr muuglrd iu q natural attitude
This rs said tu be- the Ui'y Wuftrd musk
OK IN His country, and $500 has been
refused for 10. \ moose OK will be- the
=
office looks like museum now.
+. W Pitcher. who has been connected
with he Burlington road in Denver for
several ycprs Us assistant ticket agent
aud travelling passenger agent. and re
celved th" appointment of assistant To
W. -. Sauuorn, general agent of the com.
pany az san Francisco
The officials of the uulou Pacific and
the Denver and Rio Grundr have reached
la ID al H.
90 log laid over the disputed territory
near thc Created Butte coal fields The
agreement WAS brought about hy a con.
ference head 40 Oulhu this week
Southern .ouitst rates are reported
in q dcmurIli2cd state. The Forl Scot
road has rctalidtrd upon alleged cuts by
other lines by putting iu u rate tu Sou
thorn Atlantic points Of one fare for
the round trip, good Until next June, aud
including ,top-oycr privileges.
r. Is. Wciglc has been appointed travel,
Ing freight agent oi the Missouri Kansas
aud lvAus TT Scdulia, vice j. w. Conner
resigned,
Chef Storckccucr Pruglcor the Den.
ycr aud lilo Gwudc has resigned 10 enter
into business upuu his own account. Louis
IT, appir has been named 10y MIR Hobbs
10 MI ,hc vacancy
The Mpsiruu roads arc again picking
mp, the Mexican National showing a
| gain ol more than 20 per rcut for the
| first week ui the month The Denver
aud Rio Grnudr shows ryc1 little hot
| ter thau that I'm spite ol The pptpruge
! out oi lhc san Juan mining excitement
The Chicago board of trade protests
/ against any Interference thai may de
/ priyr cities from the facilities offered
/ by Canadian railways
! The official roster OF the Denver and
| Rio Grande road for he FIRST quarter
! of lSu3 has been issued, making neat
! pamphlet of iorty-four pages
The following additional railway
! earnings are reported for the second
! week n January, win changes from
/ last yoar; Canadian Pacific, SO 900;
! decrease, S34OuO pittshurg and IVES
term %uOdi; decrease 3El1 81 10.
| scph and Grand lslUud So 600. de-
grouse $1,000 New York, OntUuu aud
| Western, Sl15Sl, increase, Soali WIS.
bash S22Duuui decrease, $4,000.
Chesapeake and Ohio, Sll0 III; decrease,
| S2O.3TT.
The increase of - per cont IN the
| Texas aud Pacific earnings fo' the wvrl,
has chccred thc holders of the bonds and
/ stimulated the huyug ot the seconds.
! whose position improves every day.
Other roads scom io be- doing quite as
well IN spite ~ the cold weather The
! Missouri Pacific gains per cont for AZ
| wen '''''' w. 'N''AH ''l iAAf A'A tl ikllt
The Mexican National makes n re-
! murkahly good statement as ~ whole, Il
| Clo9rd thc wear with a gain of almost So
I'r cent. for the muLth aud tho net was
! moro than twice MS much For the yeur
the gross Increased only 10 per cent, but
| The net rnruiugs owing to the reduction
of cNNpac-, were almost twice a, large.
amt even lhun they Wcgc ouly about rs
per cent. of he gross
The Ohio and Mississippi e. peculiar
iu one respect It's gru,, earnings ust
year were $2i3,2lu more thau they were
four years aga. hut the Net earnings wore
Std less, and yet the freight mlrupe .w:,s
less aud The passenger mileage almost
ten millions less, In the four yenrs thu
rate both Tor passengers and freight had
advanced
The sleeping cnr service which has pre-
viously hcen ruu to ST. Louis win. the
| Katy and the Missouri pucihC via Soda.
liza, now runs Via Hannibal and the -.
Louis, keohuk and Northwestern, "a nor.
ton ob the Burlington system. Wagner
lccpers are now used instead oi the
Pullman and In being routed via iami.
bal passengers now reach 81 Louis TWEEN
ty-tiyc minutes earlier than by the Mis-.
souii Pacific Through Pullman Ticket,
10 Wonts beyond So Louis win 100 good
on I chN0gncr lccperS as tai as ST
Louis
For the Southern l.umbclman's conven
tol az Mobile aud the Aiardi Grls pt