Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-03
ACHR.GREtN, Press

parouingc and was educated IA
public Hgu ola of New York Guy,
inflow YUN W. and iE a .A1l
OF ro.l in college At the ;se 4
hD was ea3gd director - The
& AlB.iu.tlpl railroad. whore ~
uuirUd uuctlral framing IA ili "
management Ao is unltfit ~
oempica comfortable baa1sllr dnh
IN the opera House block az Vcirs
After assuming control Of the h
Mi Green nrBt took II nut ui ing
ceiyor'H hnndn and chanyid It's b.
to the Texas Midland, Then iplla
rapid changes ana improv impnta
aAtOnishcd the natives, IN eStet
from Midland junction - Ennis
soon constructed az the hol.H.
another from Roberts 10 Grs0nyiil
the north. and Terrell itlt 70 biI
cent throb OF competitive .scisht Il
Then the general onlc1B AMI RI
shops were located at rerr lli bfIl
u monthly pay roll q 40, ~ ~
tension from Grecnville 10 'irls Is
templated during the coming
with Little Rock as an Dbl rtivs Il
Al the latter place aonnoaa IN nfg
made with the Little rock y Alsnl
and Louisville and Nashville nnel
both Of which Mrs, Green rs largeI
teresiod, 4 doUl Is now pcndini;
the purchase OF the Waco Northwel
and II Is the cherished hope OF II
dent Green to inauguratc a thfi
line of geepers from Cinclnnau
San Antonio, via the Midland \
before many years have rolled Dy,l
Your correspondent was inVitel
take short trip over the lines y
the new construction work was <
on. The old rondbad has bHen =,
IN many places from eight TO ten
aud the Craney-licihuno construi
company have sixty teams now
at the work, Following thonl
large force Of men replacing the
iron rails with new
and 70-pound steels
Bridge gangs and ballast gangs
also at work every few miles undel
supervision Of competent enBineers
lt Will not be long before the Mifl
Route will have tho finest roadbe
the state. While all this Is Rolnl
the road IS doing u heavy buhll
tho regular track having been ~
around the repair work.
Mr.. Green has recently purch
alx new ctacheH that are yeril
/ beauties Ia workmHnBhip ana N
with Richly decorated furnishingsl
tho very latest In upholsterinK. 4
new coaches are the first introduc'
Texas. lighted by electricity The
I nnmo occupies Il compartuent "
baggage car and n propelled BY q
| power from the locomotive.
Til, coaches nre iltted UP Win
intest cir brake. automatic oouf
and steam heating appliances, ane
\ Midland has probably the most
| pietG passenger equipment OF any
In the state. ! visited the ahops v
skilled mechanics were remodeling.
| comOiiye, and where l doticed ~
OF hrst-class machinery IN opera
Under the management or Mr.. y
| the earnings ~ the road have incfe
400 per cent Ia 1894 over n correBp
ing period IN 1898, md as tho line
/ "a Il rough the fomous aEricui
black land belt. II will always enj
4 prosperous triilic.
OF Democrnfiu Manner.
Though Mr.. Green is q many (
millionaire. he is decidedly demoo
Ia bearing. and because OF his n
nature X idoiixcd by his employees.
though only about 20 years q NJ
rnferrod 10 among them as the
man. He II six feet tall, fymmei
IL form. weighs about two hur
mounds. Is graceful IN his carr
erect and possesHen the well pt'
fioned figure OF an athlete. lie
member IL several metropolitan @
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