Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-09

OF the agreement committed by them.
Just the same az though they were em-
ployed un a regular salary instead OF
on commission.
Jerry Barbes. general 1.-Two stock
agent OF the Cotton Belt, II " said was
recently called upon TO cxtricate Live
Stock Agent Pennington OF the Santa
re from n very embarrassing preaicn-
mcnt Jerry says he wired the neccs-
sary Identification to New Orleans. but
In order to preserve his own rcputn-
tion he has since avoided all bad com
pany
John d. Moore has been appointed
superintendent OF the Missouri Pacific
terminals ut Kansas city. to succeed
Mr.. John G, Henneany, resigned. MIR,
Moore was for many years general hu.
perintcndent OF the Fort Worth and
Denver road, and at one time he was
one or the receivers.
NJ. +. MorrisHey. who has been APP
pointed commercial agent OF the In
aernational and Great Northern Mt
Galveston. Tex. was formerly traffic
manager OF the Nolasco Terminal
railway, aud from 1890 to March J, iSs2,
was commercial agent OF the Interim
thionai and Great Northern at Calves
ton.
The wage question on the Colorado
Midland has been nmlcnhly adjusted
at u conference between Receiver Rin-
tine nndt he representatives OF the va
rious brothcrhoods. The net decrease
OF engineers and fiicmens pay. after
readjustmcnt. WIS about per cent.
which still lcavce II higher than ON any
other road. Conductors and braketucn
were not reduced.
n. II. Lynch has resigned ms general
passenger agent OF the Chesapeake
Ohio and Southwestern to accept the
position OF chief clerk OF the general
passenger department OF the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas at 81 Louis, Mo-,
succeeding Mr.. r. ". Swami. re.
signed. MIR. Lynch has been general
passenger agent OF the c, o. and :, w,
since 1894, and for two years previous
to that date was assistant general
! passenger agent OF the Newport News
and Mississippi Valley company.
which operated the c. %. and y, w.
| road,
The committee OF the firHt mortgage
| bondhoiders OF the Fort Worth and
I Denver General q. NJ. Dodge chair
man, has prepared n plan for reor-
/ ganizlng the company without fore
! closure, Under the proposed plan the
bondholdcra get most favorable tcrms ,
( The deferred 2 per cent. payments on
coupons and unpaid coupons TO the
amount OF ~ per cent are Hen upon
the property, and are retained In the
trust making this additional amount
OF value to bondholderB In any FINAL
settlement of the property. The asset
ing bondholdors get s25b In four per
cent. stock OF the company and cash
payment for one past due coupon as
soon aA the plan In declared operative,
More than tAyo-,hiri- Of the entire is-
sue OF bonds have been deposited I'M
der the REORGANIZATION agreement.
The rage for increasing speed on
passenger trains has taken hold VI tho
Mexican roads 80 wen as of those OF
this country. as II Illustrated by the
latest timetable OF the Mexican In
tornationm railway. which now cat
rics the traveller from Now York CITY
90 the city OF Mexico In -four days
and eighteen hours. and from New or
leans to the city of Mexico In alNty-
nine and one.hllf hours. The route Ia
from New York 20 Washington by IN,
Pennsylvania line, Washington "a
New orleans by the southern railway
New Orleans to Eagle Pass by the
Southern Pacific line. and Eagle Pass
to the City OF Mexico by the Mexican
international. the distance bcinR 8sl'
milca. Pullman buffet elecpera are run
on all through trains aud the most per
feet service Is assured.