Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-14
RATTLE OF THE RAIL.

j. C. Beam OF the southern was here
yesterday.
The Texas and Pacific pay car went
east yesterday morning.
f. II. Jones, travelling auditor OF the
Cotton Belt, is In the city.
United States fish commission car
No. left today for the East.
Another switch engine was put on
in the Texas and Pacific yards today.
william Doherty. passenger agent OF
the Santa Fe. went north on the line
yesterday.
]. l.. Polk. general freight agent OF
the Santa Fe. came in yesterday fiom
Galveston.
Shipments of lumber and cattle have
been large over the Texas and Pacific
this week.
II. Holland, vice president of the
Fort Worth and New Orleans. was in
the city yesterday.
j. V. Goode, general superintendent
OF the Fort Worth and Denver. is back
from trip up the line.
II. NJ. Flckinger, travelling nassen-
ger agent of the Kansas City Memphis
and birmingham. was here yesterday.
The gross earnings OF the entire
st. Paul system for the first week In
December were sG60,649. an increase Of
SS4. 3JO over last year.
Adviees from the city hospital yes
terdny were to the effect that Charles
l.. Ware, general livestock agent of
the Fort Worth and Denver. Is fast re-
covering.
j. Il. Conner, the new city ticket
agent OF the Katy. is now in charge of
the office, and the craft generally have
extended him n royal welcome. He
already feels at home in Fort Worth.
Mayor Carlson of San Diego. Cal,
who recently had conference with
c. p. Huntington, intlmates that the
southern Pacific IL about to build into
San Diego, and that now line from
that city to Salt Lake City is on the
tapis.
NJ. II. ingalls,, president of the Big
-Four and the Chesapeake and Ohio
says the sole object of the joint traffic
agreement is to give stable and equal
rates to all shippers. He added that
It's most Venomous enemies are these
great trusts and combinations which
have beeen largely created by rate de-
morallzation.
Complaints have been filed with the
railroad nnd warehouse commission by
the Chicago Live Stock Exchange
against the Chicago. Rock Island and
racine The Chicago and Northwest
ern, the Chicago, Burlington and Quln-
cy and the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul alleging eNtortionate terminal
charges at the Union stock yards. The
hearing on these complaints will take
| place in Springfield, ILL.,. January s
| next.
That part OF the Chicago. Peoria
| and st. Louis railway between Mount
! Olive and Springfield ILL.,, has been
| sold, II Is stated. to the st. Louis and
| Eastern railway, The latter is coal
| road running between East st. Louis
and Mount Olive, T. distance of four
miles. The reported acquisition of the
| Chicago, Peoria and St Louis branch
will complete the line OF the st. Louis
and Eastern to Springfield and give II
100 miles Of track and valuable con-
| nections.
| 1t is stated on the best authority
that the Southern railway and the IL
linois Central railroad have Jointly pur-
chased the New Orleans and Northeast
ern railroad, 200 miles long, from Meri-
dian, Miss, to New Orleans. This sale
which has already been practically con-
summated, gives the Southern railway
a continuous line from Washington to
| New Orleans. The deal is the result
| or n conference where II was decided
that the mutual interests of the South
ern railway and the Illinois Central
| necessitated the purchase of the New
| Orleans and Northeastern In order to
| give the Southern a line into New
| orleans and shut out the Mobile and
| OHIO railway strong rival of the IL
| linois Central, from that city.