Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-16
CnMR rIIROTTI.ES.

COMB THROTTfES.
Tho United States express company,
which has had the Michigan division Of
the Big -Four ever siucc It's construction
as the old Cincinnati. Wabash and MIGHT
gan twenty years aro, VIII on Fen
!, be supplantcd 10y the American com
pany. which operates over the remainder
Of the Big -Four system Representative
Of the American are now preparing "a
open Offices at all stations. BY this
change the American gets control OF line
from Benton HarbOr 90 North Vernon,
n distance Of 900 miles.
The New York, Lake Eric md Western
passenger station at Salamanca, N. T.,
Is soon 90 hc replaced hy new one OF
larger size and prctcnsions. aud q new
freight house Is 20 be built as well. The
present passenger station was many wears
ago dubbed the "wind splitter on nc.
count of its heing very long aud narrow
and Bob Burdcttc. thc humorist. once
remarked that person could jump o6 an
ERIC train on one side Of the station
and fan through il on 30 the y. Y, i,
A. tracks on the other side
The Buffalo. Rochester and pittsburr
recently purchased several narrow snips
OF land close to thetracks at West Fails
ana Glenwuod. Erie county, y. Y. The
rumor has been current since that
time that the company intended double
tracking the line Roadmaster Ware de
MES chat there ~ anything In the rumor,
and says that the newly acquired prop
erty viii be used for switches aud sid
II Is.
The year Just ended, railroad men say,
was a very bad one IL was especially
so with the Southern ronds, aud The com
plant Is that the shipments Of forth
izcr were unusually light and when that
important article fails TO move in large
quantities II means disnster TO the car
ricrs. The cotton and watermelon crops
were short, also.
General Passenger Agent Faulkner OF
the Missouri, Kansas aud Texas at Seda-
lla, has issued a circular stating that In
the future no half fare permits will be Is.
sued 10 minister's. Tho action Is the re-
suit OF the impositions practicod upon the
company by the many travelling and in
responsible men who class themselves us
members Of the clergy.
The Pennsylvania railroad has materi,
ally assisted through travellers hy Issuing
a little pocket folder which gives all
the trains la both directions between
New York mud Chicago. and between New
York, Toledo, Cleveland. Cincinnati aud
~. Louis. The time Is given at the priu-
cipol cities aud as n guide, iinc map Is
printed ON the back OF the folder,
Two deeds were recorded with the
county clerk In Newark, y. j., which
convey authority TO the New York Bay
Railroad company TO construct q bridge
across tho Passaic river The line will
join the Pennsylvania tracks ut Harrison.
and thus effect an entrance into Jersey
City.
Freight officers Of the Western and
Northwestern roads met yesterday aud
agreed 10 advance the rate ON shipments
Of paper of all descriptions - cents
per 100 pounds from Wisconsin points.
Mcnomincc. Mich. and ROckton. IN. to
81. Paul aud Minneapolis.
The following appointments are an.
nomccd by the Great Northern railway:
w. j. Byrth. general agent at Cincin-
natl; III, G.. McAiicken. general agent at
Toronto, vice j. NJ. HuclSins. resigned
John n. Donaldson agent at Winnipeg
The agency at Cleveland Is abolished
In view of the fact that the Ohio river
lines have authorized transit Limit OF
fifteen days Ia each direction on winter tni
iist tickets 10 Southern points, the Nah.
VILE Chattanooga aud St. Louis railroad
has issued circular giving similar au.
thority.
Treasurer DinEcy's report Of the earn.
ings Of the Buffalo. Rochester and Pitts.
burg road for The last week IN December.
1902, shows The amount 20 have been
SSl,43l,5l, AN increase Of S3STT.0I over
the CORE ipOndiug week IN 1901
G. j Brooks has been appointed fray
cling passenger agent OF the Chicago and
Great Western road with headauartprs
at st, Paul, vice W. o, McNoughton. re-
signed.
Until further notice the Fort Worth
aiHaA ~
Worth uuul 1890 a. M. account of wait
ing for connections
The bin granting the Norfolk and West
ern permission TO enter Washington, -.
c., has passed.
The Great Northern agency at Cleyo-
land, held hy William Hermann, has
been abolished.