Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-01

May he Involved in the Presence OF
General Dodge In Texas.


General Dodge, of New York, Receiv-
err Trumbull, of the Denver. Texas x
Gulf, and Receiver Morgan Jones, of
the Fort Worth u Denver city, return
ed Yesterday in q special car from a
trim TO New Mexico and the Pecos Val
lev, They were accompanied on their
tourney by Judge Greene of the Forty
eighth judicial district court OF this
city, in whose court the Fort Worth
& Denver City is now held and VINO
took a brief vacation for that purpose.
General Dodge and MIR. Trumbull left
last night for the northwest The for
fner will stop al Seymour and return to
Fort Worth in a couple of days. going
from here to San Antonio. Mr.. Trum-
bull will proceed to Pueblo.
The presence OF these gentlemen In
Fort Worth at this time coupled with
the recent suit brought by the Mer-
cantie Trust company against the
Fort Worth s. Denver, praying for
foreclosure of its mortgage and asking
for the appointment OF a receiver. has
created great deal of talk in railroad
circles, not only in Texas, but all over
the western country. 1t was under
stood that there was considerable more
In the suit Of the Mercantile company
than the face OF that important docu-
ment represented, and that there was
side and the Unlon Pacific on the other
to obtain control of the Fort Worth 81
Denver City.
This line being one of the most i'm
portant railroad connections now en-
Joyed by Fort Worth would, II Its in
terests were changed. or Its manage
mcnt altered, materially affect the bus
mess Of this city, The demand made
in the suit OF the Mercantile company
that a receiver be appointed for the
property was looked upon as a direct
attack upon the present receivers, and
although deniais Of this were made
Immediately after the suit was filed.
the rumors Of conflicting interests
continue to circulate. II was also ru-
mored that there would be a change
In the present receivers, and that IL
this were done 1t would, of course,
somewhat affect the management of
the entire system from here to Tsxline.
Judge Greene was seen last night by
a reporter at his residence and asked
II the present visit of Receiver Trumbull
and General Dodge had any connec-
with the Mercantile company's
suit.
lhe visit of General Dodge and
Mr.. Trumbull has nothing whatever to
do with the Mercantile company's suit,
and It was merely coincidence that
they happened in Fort Worth at the
time II WAS uieus' was the reply
Judge Greene was then asked about
the trip to New Mexico. and why 1t
was made. He snid;
Tho Pecos Valley railroad viii be
built from Roswell, New Mexico, to
either Amarillo or Washburn, Tex.
and Gen. Dodge wishes TO post him
self on the resources of the Pecos val
ley and incidentally ascertain IL con.
structon of the proposed line would
affect the interests OF the Fort Worth
and Denver City. He went out there
with his mind about made up that
such road would take away from the
Denver great deal of the livestock
traffic II now enjoys. Thousands of
head of cattle are driven across the
country to points along this road and
shipped to market or to Northern pas
lures, but after Gen. Dodge had seen
the wonderful Pecos valley country.
with It's irrigated farms and magnifi-
cent crops, he came to the conclusion
that the proposed road would be no
detriment to the Denver, but on the
contrary be an important feeder. 1lhere
nre thousands OF hogs in the Pecos val
ley; In fact, II Is n natural hog coun-
try. where they can be raised easier
and cheaper than any place ever saw.
which means a great deal for the pork
packing interests of Fort Worth. We
came away believing that every effort
to assist in building the road tom Ras-
well to Amarillo should be made"
The judge was DEPRESSING little
and the reporter Interrupted him by
asking why the suit OF the Mercantile
company was brought and why il
asked for o receiver.
"1'here is nothing mysterious about
1t. and do not see why II should have
caused So much discussion. There is no
Significance In the suit. 1t Is merely a
demand That "a ft~a ura