Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-25
WILL ACT IN UNISON
WITH OTHER LINES If THEY WILL
HARMoNIZE THEIR DIFFER
ENCEs AND GET TOGETHER.
Thinks Present Location Unsuitable
tion Ultimately for Purpose.

Colonel Morgan Jones. receiver OF the
Fort Worth and Denver. was seen by
the Gazette man yesterday evening and
asked as to the attitude of his line to-
ward the new Union depot and the
proposition relating thereto recently
submitted to ali lines Interested by
General Manager Thorne OF the Texas
and Pacific. Colonel Jones says that
personally he is in favor Of new
building, but thinks the proposed loca-
uon is an unfortunate one. which II
adhered to viii be regretted by Fort
Worth In the future. In reply to the
question as to what he considered the
most eligible location. Colonel Jones
replied:
ION the west side Of all the tracks.
by all means. In fact, do not think
widening Front street to an eighty
foot street viii obvlate the obJections
to the present location"
rs 1t intended TO widen Front street
In connection with the new building2"
yes. That seems to be part OF
the plan"
colonel, viii you state clearly the
attitude OF the Fort Worth and Denver
toward the new buildlng?"
THE Fort Worth and Denver IL In
favor OF the new depot. and viii con-
tribute Its share toward the enterprise"
But suppose the Texas and Pacific
people persist In the determination to
use the present locatlon2"
We'll. In that event the policy OF the
Fort Worth and Denver would be 90
nccede TO the location. II is true that
we would prefer a location west OF all
the tracks, and believe that any other
location would be mistake. but In the
interest of harmony our line Ia pre-
pared to net with the others and agree
to the present location"
what do you think of the outlook
for the erection OF the bullding?"
1T Is very good II the lines can and
Will harmoni2e their differences"
Are these differences so serious as
to preclude the idea Of harmony?"
mo, SIR
prospects of the two locations sug-
gested2"
II think the indications nrc that the
present location will be selected"
DO you think there Is pny proha-
billty OF work beginning early In the
now yenr7'
"rhat cannot tell. as there are
points Of, variance that have not yet
been settled"
III these points are not settled what
! Will be the result2"
| Two or more depots In Fort Worth"
| 10 you Know or any late develop
ments In the situatlon2'
/ "No. There 10 nothing new that I
know Of"
I Colonel Jones then proceeded to dis
/ cuss the situation IN a general way.
showing clearly that he was most
heartily IN favor Of the new building,
/ but maintaining to the end that tho
I proposed location would be an unfor-
tunnte one. stu. It Is also apparent
that he viii not contend for the change
/ II the other interests will all agree to
/ 20 ahead on that basis.
/ The people OF Fort Worth look upon
+ the Fort worth and Denver as Fort
Worth institution, and they also regard
/ Colonel Jones as n representative OF
/ Fort Worth's railway interests, with
I out amy expression from him. they
| have believed he would be true 10 Fort
] Worth'a interests in this matter, and
1 the announcement from him this morn
/ lnE that he IL prepared to subordinate
MS personal preferences as well as
| those Of his line In the matter of loca-
! tlon breathes the proper sentiment.
Now Tint Colonel Jones has thus ex-
| pressed himself 20 openly and satis-
factorily, II viii not. under these ia
| vorable conditions. be exnctlnv too
much to expect Colonel Jones 10 use
his host efforts 10 bring about harmony
among other interests who may be
/ gropng In the darkness of discomfort
The idea that It II best to defer action
In the matter for another year does not
meet with popular approval In this
| city The waiting policy has already
been INDUCED Ia untll Fort Worth's
! dcnot accommodations have become q
reprOnch throughout Texas and there
ls no falr-mlnded railway man In the
( city or state who win not coneedc that
the building has long been an urgent
necessity hero. both aa rcgards the dc
mands Of the public and Justice to
Fort Worth.
II the matter should bo deferred for
| another year there II no assurance
that grnYer complications may not
| arise and the matter deferred In.
definitely. Indeed II Ia already init.
mated broadly that unless there IL
satisfactory action with reference Ia
the present movement that there VIII
be q general SPLITTING IN ~ interest
and n new depot VIII be built anyway,
with the llrht OF these facts before
them the ncople OF Fort Worth are
not nrcnnrcd to admit the expectancy
OF waiting policy. On the contrary
since II has been made knnwn TINT THO
erection OF the new building only de.
ponds on tho ability and willingnsaa "
the roads to got tosether and agree on
the mnttcra Of nyed rharres and lone,
tion. public sentiment calls loudly foi
action And II "a not believed that any
line entering this city can afford 10 &c
on record as tossing brick In Tho
path OF tho car Of nrogrrss.