Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
A PLEASANT AFFAIR.
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER
GAINED LAST NIGHT.
New Years Dinner 10 The Employees Of the
PosloiIlce and the Railway Mail Ser.
vce-The Speeches Made.

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N ast evoning Mrs. G. $. Bmchn, post
N uI trcss. rendered a New Years eve din-
6N Ia the employees 81 the postoiico aud
-H railway mall service. The tables wero
IA1en with rich and appetizng food ana the
AH0 ste were served hy number " Fort
NWbrths fair young ladies' some VI whom
.h1i prepared the cakes and pies which they
~ wed 90 the guests.
) NJ Nfter the wants Of the irsa man had
fHn thoroughly satisfied Rev. Morgan
N,ns was called on and nv made few
rt|naro IN bis own peculiarly fascinating
To- Ho invited the audience 70 She lisp-
on church this morning saying De desired
-. ~ point ont TO them the road to travel rs
IA must all expect 70 travel pretty soon
W while Il would b. refreshing from it's
novelty. it would be iust Us well FOR them
- iH have some rrcpWnticn
~ l.. Ienchoat nsnaiant superintendent
W the railway pail service was tue next
s0'aEot He ssif he was no public speaker
nm was more used 20 making his talk
m tnoush stenogrupher 10 some Of the iel-
I fAlc. and that besides nc had made no
VI thp superintendent would be present. but
III r4 that gtnileudn was unexpectedly de-
IN tMncl by lincss. The duty VI course de-
so we'd upon him. lie stated that az far as the
f1l way luaa service was concerned, the de-
n1Itnent had nonc but the kindest wishes
fnr Mrs. Hufclil Her relations with the
lHlwny branch u the service Ind always
htn pleasant. and ON bchrif Of the railway
mNl service he wished tl lady n Happy
1ew Year and many happy returns N the
n d.. Mitchell superintendent Of the mail
W nIrlrrsl followed with Few remarks In
IN Ch he referrcd TO the history OF the cree
dnYery system from 1863 90 the present
tUle, and me requirements necessary 10
Oh ain n position ns Cnrricr, illustrating his
RI "mfht ~. semc appropriate hngcuutcs.
VI spoke OF the inauguration ~ the free
Wvcry system In Fort Worth by Mrs.
III hfrchu nnd the appointment Of the Ave
M Ifb carriers which had now bcen Increased
Niip Twelve. or the original i've 0nt had just
I lfndered his resignation, this bclng Mr.
Nbwcl, who was one Of the most faithful
mn in the service and only one Of the
rrginal Eve carriers now remained, this
lc was followed Nv robert Mozart I'm
nne Of his characteristic speeches lie said
I'M while he was not miulstcr. he had
= ufen falsed 10 .he anon corner ana had "a
fAukc for chicken nnd pic. lie had fclt hnppy
- sycr slnse last November aud had been
fhnEiug OF Wnat Office hc should ask uf
VA nfior muiurlly considering nll of them,
=. d d especially since he had sal down TO
4 DE feast, he had come 90 the conclusion
"a III he wmlied 10 be postmaster n he
\ Nh he assured those prebcui that hc would
To- Tie lndcs. AZ Mrs. Burchill's successor
tipnu aud good service as She had done.
IA people of this city would have no cause
NJ lor complaint.
w One OF the pleasant features Of the even.
fg was he proacntutini o. rich and very
- Navy gOld-heudwl cd 10 AIR. hurchni
fom the clarks mud RS Mr.. Hurcsiil
rt nns not anticipating aiming aud the M.
! p lr took him completely by surprise nnd
= % confusion wuA hugely enjoyed 10y the
1onors Miss Maggie BGndurant general
4chvery clerk, was also the recipient ~
tne six umbrella, silver mounted. whirl
! pc little lady very highly appreciated,
H plough She too was taken completely 10y
NWprsc.
VI After the supper a pleasant half hour was
il rhllcd away ln social converse. aud WHOM
DC party nnally dispersed . was with
nnnnlmous expressions ~ cordial goodwill
pwarI Nix aud Mrs liurchlll, aud the
- burns Of the day.
l'a In fliis connection the following scrap ~
history regarding thc railway nnn service
bud Us growth In Texas Will not be out OF
blRce:
Ia in September, 1871, the railway mail SER
III Nice IN the state Of Texas consisted OF four
" bort lincs, one of which being steamboat
4eryice from Houston 90 Galyegtun. The
II. A. o. 1bf miles. the HemDstead and
trenhain T. r. O., ~ milosi Aud the Shreye-
Dor aud Longyicw r. Il. o., 80 mcs-lS
NJ, miles being IN Louisiana making u total
w nUeagc az that time in the state OF ZIG
miles railway and "a miles steamboat SER
Ice, OF grand total OF 270 miles The en-
h ilrc number OF Clerks, or route agents as
- they We're then styled, employed ON these
~ lnes was sA-thtee ON the kosse and
Houston, one GA tho Hampstead and Bven-
. ham, one on the Shreveport aud lOneVlew,
bud one on The Houston and Galveston
N bteamboat line Tho state had no northern
N Cutlct by ran ut thnt time ana thp mail
q, FROM the east ana north came IN from New
N Orleans by steamer, via Galveston, or via
MA Galyeston The railway and mail SER
Nice in 1eNHs was then under the Immediate
~ supervision Of y. Al. owens, pustOhce In
tpect0r me route agents did nothing but
> local work, the distributing posiohiccs then
I doing what Is now required Of the railway
postal clerk; there were NO trip reports
w mRde out nor clubs received by the ruute
RgeutB, neither dld thoy use the tnle.tcll
facing slips as now ana In mail WAS mlagent
1T Rnd delayed no one seemed 10 care on think
4 hDything uhypl IT, The FIRST general scheme
n NJ Texas was Issued In 1877 and contained
pbont $50 cards, The hrH chief clerk OF
Texas was l.. l.. Barton, appointed Ia 1878.
Mr., Barton was succeeded by j. T. Lind
~ Hsiop' nni he by iIo,yafI A Parish The
N nrHt division superintendent was j. g.
n French, Office az Cincinnati, o., Tie state
III Nas afterwards placed In the SeVeneth d.
VI Fislon with w. l.. Hunt, superintendent, St.
81 Louis Mo-, and remalpea IN that division
y pnrt 81 tho Eleventh division with n W.
81" Hunter superintendent, nc Fort Worth,
\ Tex. Mr.. Hunter was succeeded by J, q,
ma Sent, iSu, thcre were A RAILWAY post
8 offices employing 2l3 railway postal rlVr6s,
4 lggrogatmR $3.50 miles The steamboat line
g ffOm Houston % Galveston was absorbed
" Dy what j. now known as the Palestine and
i| Galveston II. T. o., 2t2 miles, with double
aaly service between Houston and Calves
Ton. the line employing five clerks the
Kosse ana Houston H. T. %. now forms "A
part Of the Donson and Houston Il, II. o.
BIS miles, employing fifteen clerks With
double daily service over the entire uue
the Hampstead ANA Brenham Il. T. o. has
~ been extended u Marble Falls, and Is now
III known rs the llempstead and Marble Falls
N b. T., o., 1913 miles employing three clerks;
te old Shreveport and Longyiew r. l.. o.
N Was absorbed Jointly by what Is now the
tf New OflennH and Marshall and the Texar-
"A kama ana M Paso x. Il. O's, that PARTON
NJ east pf Marshall going 10 The New Orleans
and MARSHALL and that west 90 the rexar,
N kama tnd III pls). The general scheme Of
q Texga Row contains l21S cards nud about
4 2'.3j pMoices. OF the SIX clerks IN the
& service n Tits state Ia 1871 but one W.
n y. Brown OF The TeXnrkana and IN paso
M x. T. o., Aemaius to date.
Nmnhcr railway postonigea IN Texaa
H 1871, q lsN, a. Increase 81. number of
railroads oytg which closed pouch service
I. vas perfonneA 1874 o 1901 y, Increase 2s
Y lumber " ol,tks employed, lS1i o. 1891
4f lia increase ~, number Of luiies of rail-
4 kay service, lSlA, 30, 1901, 1000 Increase
1890