Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-04

Texas railroads Killed $50 people and
injured 1712 during the past year.
Net earnings OF the Iowa Central rail-
way increased S25500 for November.
The burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern railway will pay dividend Of
IL per cent February l.
The Big -Four has nearly competed Its
new shops at Bellefontaine. They will
be complete in every detail.
The Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern railroad company declared regular
quarterly dividend Of "a per cent.
The Pennsylvania railway has paid OH
the temporary loan Of unt-faurth mill
lion pounds obtained in London last Jnly
President Mayer, who has just been re-
lecled president of the Baltimore and
Ohio. has held that position for six con-
secutive years.
The indianapolis Journal says It will
be decided by January Is whether. the
Big -Four will absorb the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois.
The directors of the Louisville New
Albany and Chicago have declared a
dividend on the preferred stock of IL
per cent In cash.
Assistant Superintendent Reach of tho
New York Central railway has resigned
to accept the superintendency Of the Lee
high Valley railway
Passenger travel both east and west
is unusually light Southern roads are
al showing increases ON account Of the
unexpectedly large winter tourist bus-
ness.
George l.. Brooks has been appointed
live stock agent for New Mexico and
Arizona by the Atchison. He succeeds
W. IL. II Llewellyn, with headquar-
tiers az Albuquerque.
j. II. Garrett has been made assistant
general passenger agenV of the Queen
and Crescent a. J. Knapp, who la :
been chief clerk, is also made assistant
general passenger agent.
The transcontinental lines will hold an
important meeting In Chicago Thursday
10 reach some agreement on the passen-
ger rates 10 Northern Pacific coast .termi-
mails from the Missouri river and ST.
| Paul.
The traffic arrangements which have
been in existence for the past three years
between the Sioux City and Northern.
| Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern
and Rock Island railways hus been
| broken
The repair shops of the New York and
| New England railway company. IN Nor
| wood Mass. were closed last Friday and
about 600 employees were thrown out
of work with no notice as to when they
| VIII return.
The passenger rate war between Gin
cinnati and st. Louis IL assuming large
proportions The Big -Four has boone an
active competitor for the business. and
according to the other lines Is securing
more than its share.
Joseph Hoffman. formerly clerk in the
| general freight office of the Memphis
railway, has been promoted to the po
sition Of chief clerk In place Of ]. ID
| Riddell, who was recently appointed as
sistant general freight agent OF the Kan.
sas City Memphis and Birmingham rail
way.
The gross cOrnings of the Chicago. Nil
waukce and ST. Paul railway show d
decrease of S33i .52S for the month OF
| November IN comparison with the same
month last wear. The statement Of the
gross earnings Of the Eric railway foi
| the month of November show q decrease
of S1S6,ITt
The Union Pacific has lust completed
locomotive at the Kansas City shops
| which 1t is claimed, is the superior of any
| locomotive in existence for combined
| speed and power. Ready for service Il
weighs $4,000 pounds, IT will be used
to haul passenger trains on the main
line between Sidney and Cheyenne.