Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-09

Inc for m oareemcnt. but none Of
them Is expecting with any great
confidence.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
]. c. MeCabe and wife left last
night on a trip TO Chicago
l.. a. Damn. superintendent of the
Houston and Texas Central was mere
yesterday.
=. A. Miller, commercial agent OF
the Houston and Texas Central, Is III
the city.
]. l.. Pennington, live stock agent
for the GUT. Colorado and Santa Fe,
has returned from trip west.
John X. Rosson left for san An
tonic TO take the position Of live stock
agent for the NJ. X Is 7. railroad.
w. II. Hawkins, agent at stephens
Vile for the Fort Worth anu NO
Grande. was in the city yesterday
Work has been commenced ON
new water tank for the NJ, Il. q H.
south OF the Union depot.
D. B. Keller. general freight and
passenger agent OF the Fort Worm anu
Denver, left yesterday for New YORK
accompanied by his wife
The many friends Of Robert Cooke
of the Union depot telegraph oilee,
viii regret TO learn of the dangerous
illness of his wife.
+. A. Unger. formerly with the Fort
Worth and Denver shops, has taken u
position with the Fort Worth Iron
| WortB.
Jonn Duffy Of the Texas and Pa
| cinc yard ofnee, was smiling more
genially than usual yesterday. Ih-
cause was the arrival OF fine ten
/ pound boy at HE home on Houston
street, Friday night
Michael Martin Dolphin, first as
sistaut general chief OF the order OF
| Railroad Photographers. arrived here
last night on the canon ball from th'
East.
D. 0. Freeman has returned from st
| Louis, whore he attended the nationA
convention Of the order Of Railroad
TcleEraphers. lie spent a week II
| Chicago.
The new depot for the Gulf, Colorado
and santa Fe at Cleburne has beer
Frank Jones has been appointed
general freight and passenger agen
uf the Findlay, Fort Wayne and West
ern. vice j. IL. Russell, resigned.
At their annual meeting held in New
! York, stockholders Of the Mexican
Northern reelected the old officers ant
AlfkAbla anu wv - a ANtN' 49, -
dividend of ! per cent.
The Colorado passenger association
has gone to pieces. The Burlington
was the FIRST ru1d to withdraw, an'
others have followed until only tn
RIO Grundc and the Union Pacific re
main In the association.
Traffic Manager Holden Of tn
CAlctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf an
nouncos that the scaboard section %
the new line between Oklahoma Gil!
and Choetaw has been opened 70
business.
Vice President John NJ, Hall of tn
New York, New Haven and Hartfor'
railroad omphaucally denies the stOr,
of d deal between his road and tn
New York Central to absorb the Ney
York and New England road,
The Hutchinson, oklahoma an
Gulf road will commence work a
Guthrie and at Gainesville, June q
and connect the two cities as rapid
as possible. As soon as this link
made they will build from Guthrie t
Cameron.
The Southern railway has secure
control Of the Georgia Southern an
Florida, running from Macon to Sat
ford The line with Its branches ha
about $50 miles of track and PRACTICAL
gives the Southern full control of tn
Florida traffic.
The low rates now in effect betwee
ST. Louis and Chicago on all line
will not be withdrawn until June 4
| 1t was the intention to restore III
regular fare on last Monday, but
was discovered that the Vandalia ha
made the cut-rate tickets good to an
from ST. Louis proper, which made
, an interstate rate, requiring 10 day
notice to withdraw.
II is officially announced by Pres
| don't AnRmt4f IF the GnnfhtTn rnilVgu
, company that that company has oil
tanned control of the reorganize
l Georgia. Southern and Florida raj
I way company by the purchase of
. majority OF the outstanding bond Ce
i utiCates OF the reorganiZed cummittc
: 1t ia probable that close traffic n
I rangements Will be made between q
h Santa Fc and Colorado Midland, no
3 withdrawing the separation OF Il
Q | two companies When a separate 7
i cciyer was appointed for the indian
s the Santa Zee receivers Cancelled {
n arrangements with that road, but du
ing the past two days Receiver Ristli
e las been consulting with Receiv
e | Walker and the executive freight al
e passenger officials OF the Santa Fe wi
e a view to re-establishing traffic rel
h tons.
II a pool will probably be formed
10 all the lines Interested on the specI
IS round trip excursion and tourist blu
n ness originating at or passing all NJ
d aouri Eatcways destined to all @
orado points.
d presidenl Roberts OF the Penns!
- vania announces that he IL entire
n satisfied with the result OF the c
.. pertinent made on the new elect
II road between Mount Holly and ~
10 lington. Three trips were made wi
one trolley car and n passenger Goa
l. OF the regular standard pattern. 7
n- motor cars TO be used will be
ly ranged to seat 30 passengers each, a
~ each will be equipped with a 75-hor
q. power motor. 1t is believed that
ri speed OF 60 miles can be maintain
"a without difficulty or danger.
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