Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-11


There are rumors Of movement
among the Iphich Valley stockholders
TO break the lcasc ~ the Reading.
There g. not word Of truth 10 the
report of President Rlberts's resignation
on rumors of other changes iu Che man
agement Of The Pennsylvania.
Now the story is that M Willard is
tired Of the Northern Pacific and wants
10 get out of &c.. aud has been selling
his stock. There is uu impression which
Is very general in Wall street that MIR.
Willard has very little stock, aud PRE-.
lcrS 70 lcuu money TO the company nt >
per cent rather tlan invest in its stock
with am eye 10 the future.
The important feature OF the returns
of the New Jersey Central is TINT It's
gross income increased from every source
save from the transportation of coal,
while there was q saving in maintenance
of way and Of ears.
The Chicago and Alton carried more
passenger, last year than ever before aud
more freight also, but the lOwcst rate
freight the lowest with single exception.
Had 90 not been for the premium on the
new stock issued there would have been
deficit Of almost 100000.
The track elevation ordinance of Chi
cngO directs that all the road must ele-
waite or quit operations. The heads Of
The various roads entering Chicago ore
very bitter in their expressions aud say
the law is unreasonable. n it is enforced
several Oh thcn threaten 70 move outside
the city limits.
Sew methods of railr5nd advertising
are bringing up every day Tine Chi
cugp. Milwaukee AND 81 Paul ha uu
Industrial commissioner who has "A
pamphlet ont which describes the region
along the line wuero hard timber grows
'I1cutur i- the tile of q now iucumbp &
uu the Maine Central. II is the duty OF
this individual 10 solicit new enterprises
Co locate along the line of the road
Age s beginning To- tel on many Of
the conductors Of the Now NOr. Lake
Eric aud Western road Within the
past few months Frank Roseucfius has
pns5ed away. Less than two weeks ago
Uncle Nbe' MauIcN, former tram
dispatcher Oh the eastern division AMI
more recently conductor. died of apo
plcXy William Davenport, another old
timer. is ON his last legs and has quit
running, and Harvey Lamb. th greatest
dispenser OF anecdotes ON the road, has
quit running through express trains and
BIS now running u mill. train ON the Della.
ware division. New York Telegram.
r. T. Wh.ttclscy. of Toledo formerly
superintendent of the Michigan division
of the Lake shore and Michigan South
em ruurUud has been appointed General
superintendent of The Ohio Central lines
with headquarters nc Toledo. NJ. Whit
t3spy .ucccod H. NJ. IcelcE WHO las
been forced 90 rc,Iro because of ill health
lh. annual report of the pruusylyu-
Mia for The hscul year shows that the
lines west of Piushurs nude net profit
OF Nl,22H0t3, while the lines operated
Boy Oh" T.. ~. ~ 81. l.. show % net profit
of SLli2,52l Tho net profit Of the
two companies named show q decrease
ul SID, l25 as compared with 1891
George IL. Thomas. a fireman employ
cd by The Chicago, Hamilton aud Day
tom, met with q peculiar accident ycs-
isrlay which resulted fatally He was
looking ont of his cab Co The roar. wilton
% freight train backed up from front
nul struck him back of the head. twist
iug linn around aud breaking his neck
llis liclcss body was picked up by
tricnds,-tmrnnati Times Star
The latest rumor is that President
Mcleod will name Mr.. Corbin for the
presidency Of the New York and Now
England. This would bc paying a debt,
for MIR COIun made Mr. Mcleod presi-
dent of Reading, but 10 would mean
au entire reorganization of the New
York aud New England board. for IL
was only shor. time ago that Mr.
torbiu Indignantly resigned from the
board on account of 70 quarrel with Di-
rector Prince.
The Kansas legislature has passed q
hill providing for nine railroad commits
soucrs and instead Of COMPROMISING one
board, they are 60 Doe divided into three
boards, ouch 10 hc elected aud have iuris-
diction In the section of the state allotted
tp n. This plan seems ridiculous rs one
commissioner is deemed sufficient i'm
SOME states, three iu others. aud Eve
commissioners constitute the Interstate
commerce commission.
II the uutj-syulpcrs' law pissed I'm
Minnesota, providing for the rcdemp-
ton of railroad lIctcts at their FUN
value. BIS based upun the ppnnsylva-
MIA law IL rs right II not IL Is nll wrong
The Pennsylvania law requires tho
ton nc the an local RAJ, instead of
the through rate, aud refunliug the
difference Thus % single fare between
Now York ard PHILADELPHIA Is $3.50,
but the round trim ticket Is sold for
ST. The company rcdoems the unused
portion nc Sl.5O instead of 81 To cont
pei the company to redeem il at 81
would be- 20 take away all nduoemcnt
to round trip tickets and make them
useless.
J. w Barbec, general livestock agent
OF the Cotton Belt is In from a trip
West. He suys the recent rains have
done mcalCulable good and that the
cutuemen are juhilnnt because of the
assurance of an abundance of early
grass
H. W LeBeaum, general passenger
and ticket uEeut of the Cotton Belt
system and W. H. Winfield, general
passenger agent of the lines IN Texas.
came In yesterday from q trip through
Northern Texas.
Fred Kretschmar the genial and popular
travelling passenger agent of the popular
Queen and Crescent route, Camc over
yesterday Frrd saw the Qalltiiysim-
mons fight aud is now sorry that he
aid
j. X Frederick, chief clerk IN the
accounting department. of the Fort
his visit TO Baltimore where he attend
ed the meeting of the disbursements
committee OF the American Hallway
Accounting Officers association. lie hnd
a pleasant trip and reports u harmonious
meeting
The Denver people say there will be
an immense attendance of cOwmen at
tho convention next Tuesday and con-
tidenuy expect 10 see all the cattemen
along It's line Ia The city on that day
Reports from along the line of the
Denver are 20 the eject the people are
juhilaut because Of the recent heavy
rains. IL assures an abundance of early
grass for cattle and is making the
wheat pop out of the ground so fast that
The Denver people are now beginning
Ia 1.als. hon lac ~