Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-02
III MEANS THE ALBUQUERQUE.
The Line TO he Absorbed by tho
santa Fe.


santa Fe.
The information contained in the
Topeka dispatch to tho Gazette viii
undoubtedly DO surprise to many
people OF this city where Judge cald-
well spent Christmas and portion OK
the holidays. He came here TO visit
his daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs Martin, OF Arlington Heights. and
1t was not supposed until yesterday
that his visit had anything more than
a social meaning. but 1t was learned
last night that such a move as is indi-
Gated In the above dispatch IL well
under way.
From a gentleman who has the means
OF knowing 1t Is learned that the Santa
Fe will extend line through to Jacks
boro, aud thus tap the immense coal
depoHits In that section OF Texas. The
gentleman refused TO let the Gazette
use his name, but It can be stated that
work on the extension Will shortly be
under way.
II Is also understood that General
Manager Yoakum and select party OF
gentlemen from this city and other
points recently made a buggy trip over
the proposed route OF this line OF road.
and IL Is identically the same as was
surveyed by the Albuquerque u TOW
years ago. This merely confirms tha
report that the Santa Fe has It's eyes
on Jncksboro
Judge caldwell's jurisdiction does not
extend over the Gulf. Colorado and
Santa Fc, as that road, although n part
| OF the AtchisoD system, Is not In the
hands OF a receiver. This fact may con-
fuse many when the question Is asked
/ why his consent was asked before tina
construction of the road was begun.
Z The Atchlsun owns a controlling inter-
est In the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe,
and II was ON this account that Judge
Caldwelrs consent 10 the construction
OF the new road was necessary.
! The Fort Worth and Albuquerque 10
now graded to u point about sixteen
miles west of Fort WORTH and II is
supposed that this grade may be utilized
in building on to the coal mines.
The history OF the inception OF this
| road. the construction of the present
road-bod. and the subsequent sus-
/ pension Of work. Is too Wen known to
need repetition here. For four or fvo
| years roputee Efforts have been made
to complete the road but there have
been no many nntagonistic elements
[ that nothing has been accomplished.
1t Is rumorod that at the present time
Mayor b. b. Paddock is In the north to
promote a road from Fort Worth to
| the northwest.
Mr. NJ. c. Hurley, president OF tho
has the largest interest In the Albu-
querque road The activity which 30
many have recently shown in attempts
TO organize capital to take hold OF and
push the Albuquerque through TO
Jaclsboro. Is said TO have been caused
by the fact that the charter under
which the original company operated
will expire enrly this month.
The Information that the Santa Fe
intends to build the road will come like
thunder-clap In n clear sky TO many
who believed that IL the Albuquerque
were ever built 1t would be done by
local capital.
1t seems that the Santa F'e has de-
cided that Fort Worth. being the great
distributing point for North Texas.
should be the center from which II
will build to the northwest and the
suppositon is largely confirmed by
what the Gazette learned last night
and which was that within very
short time dirt will be flying on the
road to Jacksboro.
The Importance of this road TO Fort
Worth cannot he overestimated. The
coal fields which will be opened up by
1t, are the richest and most extensive
in the state. II means cheap fuel and
Increased manufacturing enterprises.
THE Topeka dispatch indicates that the
Santa Fe must have had Its eyes on
these coal beds for some time. II VIII
furnish that road with all the coal for
its Texas lines.
II will be the FIRST road to be built
In Texas this year, and Ia Fort worms
New Years gift,