Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-16
SURVEYING
A Location for the New
Union Station.
n is TO ne LOCATED ON Santa
SE RESERVATION.
1T MEANS BUSINESS.
IMPORTANT MEETING HELD IN THIS
1T MEANS BUSINESS.
IMPORTANT MEETING HELD IN THIS
CITY YEsTERDAY oRoAxIz-
No THE MOVEMENT.
xhe idea Appears to BE the Coneen.
uauon of All But the Gsaia
Iatersst

Yesterday was a busy day with the
promoters Of the new Union station
An day citizens who feel an Interest
in the matter were In consultation with
General Manager Yoakum. OF the SAN
Ia Fe, who by common consent now
seems TO be recognized as the head
OF the enterprise
A meeting was held at the Delaware
yesterday evening. which was attend
ed by representatives Of the Santa Re.
Fort Worth and Rio Grande. Rock Is
land and other lines. Mayor Paddock.
matter under discussion was the build
Col. John Peter Smith and other repre-
sentative citizens OF Fort Worth. tt
matter under discussion was the build
ing OF the new Union station inde-
pendent OF the Gould interests. and
from The practical unanimity OF opin.
ion that seemed TO prevail. II looks as
If the new depot on the santa Fe res
ervation viii be a go.
Some OF tae land owners in the yicinl-
t. Of the brewery are very much In
favor OF beating the depot in that
part Of the city and u iH understood
that they have offered some very sub
stant!al Inducements IN the form OF a
liberal cash bonus II IL said the en-
nAncemelt In property values In that
quarter will be 90 great the interested
gentlemen can well aif-rd 10 be liberal
At the meeting yesterday it was prac-
tically agreed 10 go ahead with the
movement TO build on the santa Re res
eryation. and surveyors are engaged In
running lines for suitaaie location in
a ar aHHsaH la -.
than probable that the idea is to con
centrRte all the interests In this move
ment. except that OF the Gould lines. II
Is said that the santa re, Rock Island
Houston and Texas Central. Fort
Worth and RIO Graude. and possibly
@ili be induced 70 go into the new
deal
A prominent railway man suggested
yesterday that he believed the Cotton
Belt also would find II necessary 10
come In. as the route OF that line
into the city was either over the line
OF the Fort Worth and Denver or
the Santa Fe.
Mayor Paddock was seen by a Ga
zette representative last night and
asked what the new movement meant
1T means" was the reply, that
We are trying TO huild a new UnlOu
station In Fort Worth"
Does the new movement mean tho
abandonment OF ihe old plan2"
II means we have been unable "a
hear anything from either Mr.. Gould ni
Mr. Thorne IN the matters submitted
to them for consideration. and the 9th
er interests are disposed to 20 ahead
without them"
when viii definite action be taken In
the natter
well. SIR / suppose the matter
Will be settled tomorrow At least
surveyors will run the lines for the new
location in the morning
Mayor PaddoclS's action clearly indi
Gated that he did not care TO enter intC
full discussion OF the situation. ant
the Gazette man sorrowfully turned
him loose.
The fact that Mr.. Yoakum remains II
the city may be taken as an indlca
ton that he Is determined that some
thing shall he done before he RETURN
10 Galveston, as II Is Well known
that he is deeply interested in the mat
ter. Indeed. those in a position Il
know the true status OF affairs do no
hesitate to assert that Mr. Yoakum'l
interest in the enterprise IL suiiicien
within itself TO insure it's success.
a gentleman who is somewhat inter
estcd in the Could side OF the situation
yesterday gave II as his opinion tina
his people were disposed 10 look upoI
the former movement as something o
the nature OF cold hlun. Aside from
that view OF the situation" he con
tinued. III any OF the other line
were possessed OF the same good thinl
as the Texas and Pacific. | will war
rant you they would eylnce no un
seemly haste TO give II up"
So the matter stands. and the ouiiooi
grows brighter for two new depots II
Fort Worth. and incidentally, a reEu
lar picnic for transfer men. II Is sal,
he new Santa Fe depot will be
sumner. and Of course. the Gould PEG
pie will not be content to remain a
the neither end OF the procession.