Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-26
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.

been prevented by the strikers, who pulled
the coupling pins and held ears back.
Injunction papers have been served upon
the strikers preventing them from tres
passing upon the compuny's property
The St Paul mileage has not changed
az oil In three years, aud II Is only ten
miles more now than In 1883 Ia that
time there has been u constant and steady
increase IN the earnings for the second
week as compared with previous years.
The increase rs compared with that year
was almost 80 per cent. aud compared
with last year almost D per cent.
The Importance Of the opening Of the
Great Northern railroad 10 the shore Of
Puget Sound I'm the far Northwest can
not bc too highly estimated when II Is
considered in connection with emigration.
An entirely new region has thereby been
opened up along the line of railroad that
has not heretofore been occupied. New
settlements are already being planned
aud the oppnrtunuy for agriculture in
the state Of Washington is not surpassed
anywhere The timber tracts too, are
among the finest In the Northwest and
are made doubly valuable ON account
Of the railroad facilities.
Bryan Snyder, division freight agent
of the Santa Zee Is in the city.
All of the express messengers now
running on the Katy for the Pacific
Express company are TO bc retained
by the American Express company.
Railroad officials in Chicago are dis
| couragcd and disgustcd at the refusal Of
| the Interstate commerce committee of the
| United States senate TO recommend an
/ amendment to the interstate commerce
| law permitting the establishment of pools
under certain restrictions Ii Us consider
! cd doubtful il the weak lines will now
| promptly obey the divertiug orders of the
new trunk line joint committee,
4 meeting of the general passenger
agents of the principal Western lines will
be- held in Chicago Jan 20, to take action
regarding the payment of excessive com
! missions on cmiglAnt business.
Several changes were made on the new
Monon railroad today TO 80 into effect
NJ once, G.. *, Lowell has been mad,
assistant general superintendent; c. NJ
McCummun, train master, aud G.. DyoL
chief train dispatcher The result OF
these changes is that John O. EVAN, stt
peuntcndcnt with headquarters at MOnol
rctireS
a steel bridge is being constructed owe,
the Passaic river at Millngton, ~ d.
10y the Delaware, Lackawanna and Yves
tern,
The Southern Pacific system has up
/
agent of the Atlantic system of the com
pany, to succeed g, W. Balm, assigned {,
other duties i'm Texas
Five hundred cars are being built fol
the Indiana, Illinois aud Iowa road thai
will be equipped with air brakes anr
other modern appliances. The company,
new trade mark will be used ON eacl
car,
The New York, Lake Erie aud Western
has taken time by the forclocl, In max
ing preparations for the Worlds fniI
travel. Six new passenger conductors
have been promoted from the freigh
ranks on the Eastern division
New Iron bridges are being built b
the Delaware, lNck9wannu aud Mesteri
wherever old bridges need renewal On,
Of the bridges at Harrison, n. j., whicl
by the way is of iron. is now being ~
newcd of heavier material.
4. Il. White has been appointed asst,
tant TO Fourth Niycprcsdont Young q
the Heading railroad, with headquarter
In this city MIR, White Is well etluippe
for the place, and his appointment give
general satisfaction here.
Commencing Jan %. the Santo II
meets the southern Pacific cut rate a
80 cents ON barley from California h
Chicago. The Santa Zee makes the sum
rate 70 Chicago, ~. Louis, Kansas Gil,
and Colorado points,
G., L. Johnston has been appointe
treasurer Tor the receivers OF the Men
phis and Charleston Railroad company
IN place of Ill c. Wilton, relieved X
reason of bad health The office of m
treasurer will be- at Memphis. as heret,
. fore Carroll Il, Cooper succeeds Nj
Johnston as paymastcr Of the road.
Burlington official says of the eorr
lngs Of the Chicago. Burlington NM
! Quincy for 1852: More than nne.tentb
Of lt came from our own local TERRITORY
and where we had no competition wbnt
ever. II is the highest possible pro,
Of the growth of the West that the tra
hc Which could not set to market -,
ceh over our tracks, gave us last Yea
NOS only the largest earnings In our hi
: tory, bur the largest increase of m
. | lOnl Nm the IInilnn Sinins p y"