Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-26
RATTLE OF THE RAIL.

j. F. Holden. traffic manager Of the
| Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf, spent
| yesterday In the city.
r. Il. George. travelling passenger
agent Of the Houston and Texas Gem
| tral, went out yesterday.
Information was received here yes
| terday that President Ncttle.tnn OF the
| Kansas City. Memphis and Blrming-
ham, Is lying at the point OF death.
Local Rock Island officials say they
| have not been requested to put in eN-
cursion rates TO Fort Worth Sunday
on account Of the opening OF the base
ball season, but II Is probable they will
| do so.
All lines entering New Orleans have
effected an organization 10 be known
as the New Orleans passenger associa-
ton The object OF the organization is
maintenance OF rates and control of
passenger traffic through that gateway.
The Texas and Pacific and Southern
Pacific are tho only Texas lines party
to the organization.
From all over Texas inquiries are
pouring in MS to the excursion to Grip
pie Creek from this city on April :.
The indications are good for q heavy
business on that date, and the eNcur-
sion promises TO be a big event.
II has been suggested that II would
be n good idea for Texas lines to sell
round trip excursion tickets to Fort
Worth on April l. ION account Of II he
ing April l." n cause over which Chair
man Kent would not have jurisdic-
ton.
The directors Of the Rock Island
have just declared their regular quar-
terly dividend OF 1-2 per cent, payable
May /.
Colonel S. y. Hovey, vice president
and general superintendent Of the Rock
Island, has returned from Topeka
r. A. Hirshheld. travelling passen-
ger agent of the Fort Worth and Den
Yer, came in yesterday.
w. II. Cundey. travelling passenger
agent of the Denver and Rio Grande.
is In the city advertising the fourteen
hours shortening of time 10 Cripple
Creek in connection with the Fort
Worth and Denver Mr.. Cundey Is do
ing some good work.
NJ. Sweeney. superintendent OF trans
portation OF the Katy, was here yes
terday from Denlson.
Il. II. Coombs, commercial agent OF
the Cotton Belt, went out yesterday.
The Santa Fe people are figuring on
n cheap excursion rate to this city
Sunday on account of the opening of
the baseball season.
Cotton Belt people are figuring on n
new schedule for freight trains, which
when adopted will shorten the time to
all Texas points from twenty-four to
thirty-slx hours, 1t Is understood the
new time table will be announced
in a few days.
It Is reported that both the Queen
and Crescent and Southern Pacific are
negotiating for the purchase of the
Houston. East and West Texas, with
ownership strongly in favor Of the
latter line. The line in question ex-
tends from Houston to Shreveport.
All bridges on the Katy are being
subjected to thorough inspection in
order that heavy mosul engines may
be run pulling more cars at less ex-
pense.
Assistant Traffic Manager Bipsell OF
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
system has wired Freight Commission
err Denison Of Galveston that the grain
rates promulgated by the board OF
arbitration will he satisfactory TO the
Island city. He also wires that the
roads are now aralyzing the rates.
and they viii 20 into effect April !.
The California fruit trade over the
Texas and Pacific IL brisk. Twelve
cars OF oranges came in yesterday and
there is an average OF two trains per
day coming in for the northern mark
cts.
j. =. Hickey. clerk in the joint track
office is one OF the athletes OF the I'M
ion depot force and can swing heavy
dumb bells with the best OF the anna
tours.
Herman Planrmnn. chief clerk In
the Texas and Pacific yard office. Is
from several days sick
ness, and his genial countenance up
pears Mt his desk agatn.
Leroy Trlce. division superintendent
of the Texas and Pacific. was In the
city yesterday.
w. L. Curtiss, line repairer or the
Texas and Pacific, came In yesterday
from Whitesboro.