Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-31
RATTLE OF THE RAIL.

]. v. Goode. general superintendent
OF the Fort Worth and Denver, is OF on
n trip up the line.
IL. S. Beard, commercial agent Of the
Fort Worth and Denver. has returned
from trip to South Texas.
II. Shilton, passenger rate clerk OF
the Fort Worth and Denver, is in from
u trip up the line.
w. G.. Purdy, second vice-president.
secretary and treasurer OF the Rock
Island, came in yesterday and spent
the greater part OF the day in Dallas.
MIR. Purdy will return North In his
special car this morning. II Is said
his visit is only a tour OF inspection.
s. Il. Hovey. Vice-president and gem
eral superintendent OF the Rock Island
spent yesterday in Dallas.
j. c. McCabe. general freight and
passenger agent OF the Rock Island.
spent yesterday In Dallas.
W. V. Galbraith, general claim agent
of the Katy, came over from Dallas
yesterday.
President Rouse and other Katy Of
ficials departed for st. Louis yester-
day.
John X. Rosson, live stock agent of
the Katy. left for San Antonio yester-
day.
w. D. Lawson, travelling passenger
agent OF the Katy, came in from Hous-
ton yesterday and went North on the
Fort Worth and Denver,
NJ. IL. Bone, travelling passenger
agent of the Memphis and Charleston,
came in yesterday from Dallas.
q. NJ. Payne, commercial agent Of the
Cotton Belt at Kansas city, came in
Sunday
Il. 5. Marshall. formerly master me
chanic OF the Cotton Belt route. and
latterly with the Waters-Pierce OIL
company. has taken the position OF
manager OF the railroad department
of the Missouri Malleable Iron COM
pany of East ST. Louis, III.
Members of the Interstate commerce
commission will, It is stated, soon visit
Missouri, Kansas, Texas and other
states to inquire into the matter OF
freight rates to the gulf ports. The
subject is certainly complicated enough
and important enough to require spec
ial Investigation.
II IL said that the Texas branch OF
the Rock Island road, which has been
in operation less than two years, Is
proving one of the best parts OF the
system from revenue point OF view
This, in u measure, is due TO the IN
crease in the movement OF grain to-
ward gulf ports The Rock Island gets
the haul from the point of origin TO
Fort Worth. 1t is also doing conslu-
cradle coast business by way Oh the
Southern Pacific.
The amount Of money paid out by the
Santa Fe railroad compai.y last month
to Gainesville employees was SlS,'oo.v
February was a short month ana the
sbon hands worked but nine hours
day. and the yard hands averaged Ten
boiirs day. The pay roll for TINS
month. March, II the hands put IN iuii
time will amount to fully 10000,
THE Texas and Pacific Is preparing
10 erect large grain elevators In New
orleans, and work is to begin thereon
at an early date. - cnaa
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande
Is putting in quite lot OF new tles anu
will greatly improve the roadped;
Engineer Dick Farmer, Of the TeHas
Midland. expresses the following op,n-
ion of the electric headlight ar
using 1t for some time en- ms enslns
~ have found that the electfic nSau.
light is the finest Improvement OF ia'e
wears The carbon has been Bot uoMn
| 10 such a fine point that there u heNSa
any trouble with II. ana we hunH ~, :,
headlight that will give us gool f.s .,',
| of the track four times as iHr az ~,
other light, There Is no ugup. ~
| electric lights for engines VIII "a ,hn,
| orally adopted In q rev years, d h, ,hair
49, wreck will be averted by their
| use" t,os,er ~ IN,
| AZ Y & T., was here yesterday
G'recial car No 100 went to Dallas yes
| ,ardoy over the Texas and Pacific.
'a,1i,a Mummy, roadmaster OF the TEX
| Mlne, pacinr vas here yesterday.