Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-15


.,sses Of friction between
/. Of ine .;on and motiYe power de-
Ianipoi y .eiiwavs Is that caused by
er;s ot of locomotives. An en-
Eef io ~ bsIlt 10 haul 2 train OF Lofty
by g,sauenlly given gwen nity
q loo ~ y that the machine nc
he iesss'' ronord for repairs. II the
. pay ~ Pennsylvania lines-that
" On w oagnes aud engine men
WING NY ,ransportation department
Il 70 iue ,rtment held responsible
Day Inc. ines and their condition were
,1s result would soon be Vasiiy
tHe IN eieht-wheel engine de-
~ nassenrer service, would not
ior ,e do the work Of q ten
'ec',eo , " for freight service. Trains
~ Vuli e-e evenly proportioned TO
oe nv, ~ the engine assigned TO
I'M the transportation depart
NH not occupy itself enurS,ly
g ..,.s he cars moved, whether the
~. ", over the road on time OF not
.,,sus bulletin No. "a. gives
y, fcol for thought IN the refer.
W. Adams as TO the problem OF
,oiles Of road q country needs.
8lal' nrablauI that must be solved
~ tbe conditions governing
". ..,t sections Of the country. In
~ ii' .sl country, like Illinois for
!. which already has a large rail-
Mace the question is not so imieh
Iai,.g N new lines Of railway as
nlennent of those already exist
s,ch eascs better railroading Is
not mere mileage. On the
t.rd IN state like Texas, as vet
n5isllv developed. and with a vast
N rich and fertile territory that
lo,ls milway lines 10 develop y
...,ion becomes One-not so much
,lorina already existing lincs--biit
|.heaing Them by judicious extcn-
|srd me- development OF the coun-
'aneb which they pass. Their
ae'.essnrily will Increase as the
Il, of the country increases. aud
a line may be built into and
|h 4 section that at the time Of It's
.eetlop Yields very little local
. Ne line itself brings with IL d
: az varied industries which are
Ia onlv by the building Of the line
Mich could not exist were II not
Il road. As time passes the coun.
.,eloppa and with Il tina traffic and
n ~ the roads. A line which to-
o,ld hardly earn fixed charges. In
M hence would have n rich md
M traffic which would naturally
A nilroad Is n necessity to the
spmert Of any country. The day.
IeE for the building Of railroads
N purpose OF creating fortunes for
+oIectors has passed aud the loca-
Ini construction Of new lines in
Iufe must be based entirely upon
bnsiness principles and as q
|aie business enterprise. A rail-
hon points in Texas TO Memphis,
|aAuce, would be an unnecessary
4 N money, but lines which should
|Ih as feeders 10 the lines already
b would prove a profitable invest
a thpy would afford an outlet for
hs which need railroad facilities,
'hre 10 necessity for a trunk line.
question OF the issuance of live
passes Is again being 0gitatcd and
seems disposition on the part Of
nads 10 require the shipper 20 pay
on The ground that there is not
: lent disparity between this aud
classes Of traffic 10 warrant the
|,otaton free Of men in charge.
Question Is n perpleXing one, hut the
tcnains that the average cuttleman
Be with his stock when Il reaches
fNket In order 20 secure the best
Besides none Of the employees of
hpany have the time TO look after
In transit and even II they had
MOI have the same interest In It's
n A. would the owner. Tho live
Industry IL Il large and important
nd fhe roads should foster IL by all
IN their power instead of dis
'nng It. The issuance of passes TO
pr shippers does not iniurc the
aad Is Of vast benefit 10 the cattle
who too often reaches the stock
on q falling market, which swal-
'ln seasons profit