Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-16
RATTLE OF THE RAIL.

| N' VIZ ID Slolt, assistant general
pssssenger agent OF the Rock Island
LETT yesterday for Chicago.
ID, O. Davidson, travelling passenger
agent OF the Colorado Midland. wen,
over to Dallas yesterday.
II. NJ. Fickinyer, travelling passenger
agent OF the Kansas City. Memphis and
birmingham. went out yesterday.
n. $. Beard. general agent of the
fort Worth and Denver, was confined
10 ms room Yesterday by illness.
c. y. Lewis. claim agent OF the Cot
Tyler. '
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. King of Athens.
gre mere on visit to City Ticket Agent
Morgan OF the Cotton Belt Mr. King is
Cotton Bolt agent at Athens.
George p. Herzlnger, Katy claim
agent at Waco, was here yesterday.
w. w. Savage, connected with the
hatys claim department at Waco,
spent yesterday in the city.
Richard Colbert, Fort Worth and
no Grande agent at Comanche. has
resigned his position.
The statement published In Chicago
mat the Santa Fe company was about
10 TAKE on its fast train to California
proves 10 be without foundation. The
oihcers OF the road said that they
mad never thought OF such a thing.
1t Is not yet been decided whether
the new Santa Fe company will use
the Pullman or Wagner sleepers II is
said, however, that the question will
soon be settled.
The Missouri Pacific will at once be-
GIN the erection OF a two-story brick
freight depot, 30xlS0 feet, with ample
shed room at Sedalla. The present
= q 80.
ed by the Missouri. Kansas ana Texas,
which must be vacated because the
latter desires Its use for track pur-
poses.
The sheriff OF the district court OF
Atchison, Kan, tied up the Santa lie
freight service for six hours Friday
night at Atchison by attaching two
trains on an execution for s6,i96.40 OF
unpaid taxes. The attachment was
Withdrawn after the Santa F'e agreed
to pay the taxes within five days. and
trnilic was resumed.
Commissioner Midgeley, acting under
Instructions from the Western Passen-
ger association. has given to Chairman
Caldwell list of steamship companies
to which passes should be given. The
list includes the Allan, Allan State,
Anchor. Cunard. General Transact
lantlc. Hamburg-A American, Interna-
tlGbui .NelHeTlh1uH-AflHT-
lean, North German Lloyd, Thingyalla
and White Star lines.
The eastern offices of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad COM
pany VIII hereafter be at 80 Cedar
street, New York City, at which the
following officials Will make their
headquarters: Chairman of the board
OF directors. Aldace Il. Walker; comp
troller. John r. Whitehead; assistant
treasurer, II. w. Gardiner; assistant
secretary, l.. Q. DeminE. The appoint
mont OF c. b. r.. Palmer as private sec
rotary to the chairman of the board IL
also announced.
A train load OF fruit, fourteen cars,
came In Tuesday night on the Texas
and Pacific, and went to the northern
markets over the NJ. X. and t.
Two cars OF tourists to California
came In yesterday morning on the Rock
Island and went west on No. on the
Texas and Pacific to Los Angeles.
A popular special car came in yes
terday. II was the Texas and Pacific
pay car, and the boys gave It a glad
reception. The pay car Will go east
today.
Mike Murphy. division roadmaster OF
the Texas and Pacific, was In the city
yesterday.
General Manager L. s. Thorne and
Supe Q tendent Levy Trice passed
passed through yesterday on a special
tram including new engine No. l0l,
and combination coach. They went to
Sherman and Deniscn.