Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-14
THE ROCK ISLAND.
What Is Thought Of the Com
pletion of the Deal.
A PROMOTER OF ENTERPRISES
Is The Rock island and Il Is Expelled u
win Bring Commercial and Indus
trial Enterprises R-NeW
Era Opens

There was general rejoicing That the
long and tedious negotiations were end
ed, as The Gazette announced yesterday
morning, aud that the contract had been
sigued that secures the building of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Texas Rail-
way company into this city.
Some of these expressions wcrp caught
and recorded aud some of the typical
expressions ara given AL the interviews
printed below;
PRESIDENT 9. II, SIILIMAN
of the chamber of commerce
1T rs the best thing that has been done
FOR Fort Worth since the puckcry deal
was closed,
MAJOR j.. j. JARVIS
capitalist and planter
III win help as greatly and no one
will longer deny We are u railroad cen'
ter as we'll 0s a meat pacl,inG center.
H. w. TALLANT,
of the Chumberlin Investment company.
The Immediate building Of the Rock
Island RAILWAY TO Fort Worth pOrtcnds
50 much for the welfare of the city that
vivid Imagination cnnuOt comprehend
all of it at a glance Aside frOm the
increase of our population, which VIII
follow rapidly upon the heels of this ina.
pouont trunk railway, the number 81
large and valuable industries which VIII
be- located here through its influence, and
the other good results which follow the
entrance of 80 strong railway into u
tdty iu Fort WOrth's condition. ! am,
naturally more impressed with the bepe
fetal effect IL will have upon Wall street
and the other money ceniers of THIS ana
the old world Our relations with those
Who control large sums of money are
more or less intimate. From thcm we
are well advised 'Of their aversion 60
Texas investments generally. ! believe
the coming here Of the Rock Island rail
way win do more 10 give Fort Worth q
good financial standing among the class
referred TO- than any other blessing TINT
could be named Where the Rock Island
leads. capital rs not afraid TO follow
The recent investment Of large sums Of
money, principally from Boston, Ia the
pncking house, atockyards, National
bank, etc, In our city aud the assurance
that there nre many additional dollars
ready 10 supplement those contracted for
established confidence Nv the minds Of our
own people aud outsiders In the per.
manency OF values Ia Fort Worth. All
that was needed was the coming Of the
Rock Island railway TO get the wheels
of prosperity In motion. Dallas must,
hereafter be content with second place
In the race for supremacy Ia the state.
CoonelcseIadcdifa ctnp cmfwyp ot
COLONEL r. ID. HUNTER
president Of the Texas Pacific Coal
compnny. Most excellent for be state
at large and Fort Worth IN particular
JUDGE TEAGUE
lawyer eve are glad 60 learn IL was
satisfactorily settled
MIR. COLLINS.
Of the McCord- Collins company, whole
sale grocers, ~ a firm believer Ia tie
Rock Island railroad In particular, aud
all railroads IN general hs Factors ~
building up a city Tho Rock Island
benefits every town IL touches md Fort
Worth he thinks. VIII be no exception.
II the road will only give this city local
rates. II viii, In his opinion, be Of meal
culable benefit 10 Fort Worth. The fact
that tho road would come TO this city had
n great dead 10 do he snid, with the
location Of his firm here. Until recently
Fort Worth had been unable, on account
OF adverse rates, to ship north much
farther than Gainesville, and here trade
had been smaller than IL otherwise should
have been. ON that account One road
had given the Fort Worth merchants an
extension of territory by making bcttor
rates aud the Rock Island will supple
ment H. To sum II ~, Mr.. Collins II Of
the opinion that tho road viii be Of meal.
culablS bcneit 10 this city, and was q
prize worth the winning.
COf.OhEIl J. p. SMITH.
eI muyOr Of lN0fi NORTH ana capitalist
'@rhe Rock Island a 4 frst-cass trunk
line and tlnt we gor&l - 4 good ding for
Fort Worth"
GEORGE -. HBNBtsGIlS,
manager OF the North Side sttA,f Rail
way company. IL is a big thing Nfoe khe
city.
w II. MORLEY. ~
attorney. 1T will help ms very much"
JOSEPH MAYER,