List of Texas Street Railways in 1890 (Poor's Directory of Railroad Officials)
     
  Source: Poor's Directory of Railroad Officials and Manual of American Street Railways, 1890. Supplement to Poor's Railroad Manual, 1890.  
 
 
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Austin Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 10 miles; gauge, 3 ft. 6 in.; rail, 20 and 30 lbs.: owns 108 horses and mules, and 28 cars. Thomas J. Hurley, Pres.; Ira H. Evans, Vice-Pres.; Chas. T. Hicks, Treas., Sec., Pur. Agt. & Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, Austin, Tex.

Rayon City Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 14 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 25 lbs.; cars owned, 41; mules, 125. Cost of road and equipment, $125,000. J. C. League, Pres., Galveston, Tex.; Henry Fruend, Vice-Pres. & Gen. Man. GENERAL OFFICE, Houston, Tex.

City Ry. Co.
Main line, 1 mile; gauge. 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 26 lbs.; cars, 2; mules, 5. Ira O. Wyse, Pres.; F. P. Alexander, Sec.; J. P. Watson, Supt. & Par. Apt. GENERAL. OFFICE, Greenville, Tex.

Corsicana Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 4.25 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.: rail (steel), 60 lbs.; owns 6 cars and 28 mules. Capital stock, $25,500; cost of road, etc., $40,000. B. G. McKie, Pres.; J. E. Whiteselle, Vice-Pres.; W. J. McKie, Sec. & Treas. GENERAL OFFICE, Corsicana, Tex.

Dallas and Oak Cliff Ry. Co.
Main line, 10 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 35 and 65 lbs. Chartered in May, 1887; road opened in February, 1889. Owns 4 motors and 25 cars. Capital stock, $460,000. T. L. Marsalis, Pres.; J. T. Elliot, Vice-Pres.; Jas. McAleer, Treas.; E. L. Snodgrass, Sec. & Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, Dallas, Tex.

Dallas Consolidated Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 14 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 20 to 40 lbs.; owns 279 mules and 62 cars. Formed by the uniting of all the street car lines in Dallas, under the above name. J. E. Schneider, Pres.; R. A. Ferris, Vice-Pres & Gen. Man.; J. T. Trezevant, Sec.; N. A. McMillan, Treas.; M. J. Keenan, Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, 213 Main St., Dallas, Tex.

Denison Rapid Transit Ry. Co.
Main line, 6.50 miles; gauge, 3 ft. 6 in.; rail, 16 lbs.; cars, 4; dummy engines, 2. Chartered May 6, 1889; road opened November 22, 1889. The road is owned and operated by the Denison Land and Investment Co. W. P. Rice, Pres.: A. L. Berry, Sec. & Treas.; B. J. Derby, Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, Denison, Tex.

Denison Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 4 miles; gauge, 3 ft. 6 in.; rail, 16 lbs.; owns 34 mules and 9 cars. W. P. Rice, Pres.; A. L. Berry, Sec. & Treas.; B. J. Derby, Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, Denison, Tex.

El Paso Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 6 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 20 and 30 lbs.; owns 55 mules and 13 cars. J. F. Crosby, Pres.; Jos. Moljoffin, Vice-Pres.; T. L. Ennis, Sec. & Supt.; C. R. Morehead, Treas. GENERAL OFFICE, 175 Seventh St., El Paso, Tex.

Fort Worth Land and Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 16 miles. Fisher-Rae electric system. E. E. Chase, Pres.; Walter Potter, Vice-Pres.; A. B. Smith, Treas.; Thos. J. Hurley, Sec. GENERAL OFFICE, Fort Worth, Tex.

Fort Worth Street Railway Co.
Main line, 7.5 miles; gauge, 4 ft.; rail, 25 and 38 lbs.; owns 96 mules and 16 cars. Directors: K. M. Van Zandt, W. A. Huffman, Morgan Jones, J. P. Smith, T. A. Tidbolt, Fort Worth, Tex. Officers; K. M. Van Zandt, Pres.; Morgan Jones, Vice-Pres.; J. P. Smith, Sec.; W. A. Huffman, Treas.; J. T. Payne, Supt.; Tom Traynor, Mast. Tr. Rep. GENERAL. OFFICE, Fort Worth, Tex.

Gainesville Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 3 miles; gauge, 3 ft. 6 in.; rail, 16 lbs.; owns 21 horses, 16 mules and 6 cars. Thos. J. Hurley, Pres.; G. L. Hurley, Vice-Pres.; A. A. Green, Sr., Sec.; C. E. Perry, Treas. & Man. GENERAL OFFICE, Gainesville. Tex.

Galveston City RR. Co.
Main line, 30 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 25 and 30 lbs.; owns 260 mules and 70 cars. Chartered October, 1866. Operations for year ending December 31, 1889.—Passengers carried, 2,454,524. Earnings — passenger, $122,726.20; other, $3,348.81—total, $126,075.01. operating expenses and taxes, $77,012.05. Net earnings, $49,062.76, from which was paid interest $20,067.30, leaving a surplus of $28,995.66. Financial Statement, December 31, 1889.—Capital stock, $302,723.50; funded debt, $100,000 1st mtge. 6 per cent. bonds, duly July, 1893, interest payable January and July; $100,000 2d mtge. 6 per cent. bonds, due March, 1894, interest payable March and September; and $100,000 6 per cent. general mtge. bonds, due September, 1919, interest payable March and September at Galveston and New York; unfunded debt, 4,382.97;; income balance, $164,093.78—total liabilities, $771,199.55. Contra: Cost of road and equipment, $514,698.35; stocks and other investments, $237,357.72; all other assets, $19,143.48—total assets, $771,199.55. The authorized issue of general mortgage bonds is $300,000, of which $200,000 are reserved to redeem the first and second mortgage bonds at maturity. Directors: W. H. Sinclair, R. L. Fulton, A. R. Campbell, J. Lobit, Leon Blum, D. Freeman, A. J. Walker. Officers: Wm. H. Sinclair, Pres. & Supt.; H. Kellner, Sec. & Treas. GENERAL OFFICE, Avenue I and Twenty-first Street, Galveston, Tex.

Gulf City Street Ry., and Real Estate Co.
Main line, 10 miles; gauge, 4 ft.; rail, 25 and 30 lbs.; owns 54 mules and 16 cars. Chartered November 26, 1883. Operations for year ending December 31, 1889.—Passengers carried, 280,244. Earnings (passenger), $14,012.20. Expenses and taxes, $8,670.80. Net earnings, $5,341.40. Paid interest on bonds, $4,059.24—surplus, $1,282.16. Capital stock, $4,230; funded debt, $80,000 1st mtge. 6 per cent. 33-year bonds, due in 1919, interest payable March and September—total liabilities, $84,230. Cost of road and equipment, $84,230. Interest on bonds payable at New York, N. Y.; dividends payable at Galveston, Tex. Directors: J. H. Burnett, W. H. Sinclair, A. J. Walker, Ben Blum, J. B. Stubbs, P. S, Wren, Louie Schmidt. Officers: J. H. Burnett, Pres.; P. S. Wren, Sec. & Treas. GENERAL OFFICE, Avenue I and 21st Street, Galveston, Tex.

Houston City Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 14.2 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 20 and 30 lbs.; owns 120 mules and 40 cars. Passengers carried, 1,597,395. Gross earnings (1889), $81,075.71. Operating expenses, $57,119. Net earnings, $24,956.71, from which was paid Interest on bonds, $9,940, leaving surplus, $14,016.71. Financial Statement for 1889.—Capital stock, $100,000; funded debt, $142,000 1st mtge. 7 per cent. 15-year bonds, due July 1, 1899, interest payable at Houston and New York; unfunded debt, $12,023.73—total liabilities, $254,023.73. Contra: Coss of road and equipment, 238.503.07; stocks and other investments, $50,991.77; all others assets, $16,073.62—total assets, $305,568.46. Directors: C. B. Holmes, William Dickinson, Chicago, Ill.; W. H. Sinclair. Galveston, Tex.; E. P. Hill, W. D. Cleveland, T. W. House, H. F. MacGregor, Houston, Tex. Officers: Win. H. Sinclair, Pres., Galveston, Tex.; C. B. Holmes, Vice-Pres.; H. F. MacGregor, Sec.; Fred. Mundes, Gen. Man. GENERAL OFFICE, Houston, Tex.

International Bridge and Tramway Co.
Main line, 5 miles; gauge, 4 ft.; rail, 20 lbs.; owns 50 mules and 10 cars. P. Ornelas, Pres. GENERAL OFFICE, Laredo, Tex.

Laredo Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 5 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 25 lbs. Motor cars, 7. Sprague system of electricity. GENERAL OFFICE, Laredo, Tex.

Longview and Junction Street Railway Co.
Main line, 3.25 miles; gauge, 3 ft. 6 in.; rail, 16 lbs.; owns 4 horses and 2 cars. W. S. Mayfield, Pres.; R. B. Levey, Sec.; F. S. Whaley, Treas.; C. W. Booth, Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, 313 Tyler St., Longview, Tex.

Marshall Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 1 mile; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; owns 6 horses and 3 cars. Road opened December 1, 1887. Capital stock, $7,500; funded debt, $2,500 (secured by 1st mtge. lien). Cost of road and equipment, $10,000. W. L. Sloan, Pres.; Chas. Cobb, Jr., Sec. & Treas.; Jas. McKenna, Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, Marshall, Tex.

North Dallas Circuit Ry. Co.
Main line, 4 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 30 lbs. Motor cars, 6. Operated by Thomson-Houston system of electricity. Capital stock, $100,000; funded debt, $100,000 6 per cent. 30-year bonds. Officers; E. Sweeney, Pres.; N. A. McMillin, Sec. & Treas. GENERAL OFFICE, 827 Main St., Dallas, Tex.

North Side Street RR. Co.
Main line, 7.50 miles; gauge, 4 ft.; rail, 25 and 38 lbs.; cars, 25. Electricity used for motive power. W. A. Huffman, Pres.; J. P. Smith, Vice-Pres.; A. T. Byers, Sec. & Treas.; J. T. Payne, Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, Ft. Worth, Tex.

Paris Ry. Co.
Main line, 4 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 22 and 36 lbs.; owns 30 horses, 6 passenger, and 2 freight cars. Chartered March 9, 1878; road opened about September 1, 1878. Operations for year ending December 31, 1889. —Passengers carried, 136,589. Earnings, $6,819.46; expenses, $3,886.42. Net earnings, $2933.04. Paid dividend of 8 per cent. on June 30, 1889, $2,400, leaving surplus, $533.04. Capital stock (authorized, $50,000), $40.000. Contra: Cost of road and equipment, $40,150; other assets, $6,530—total assets, $46,680. Dividends payable at Paris, Tex. D. H. Scott, Pres. B. J. Baldwin, Jr., Sec. & Treas.; R. F. Grimes, Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, Paris, Tex.

Prospect Hill Street Railway Co.
Main line, 3 miles; gauge, 4 ft.; rail, 16 lbs.; owns 3 horses and 1 car. Sam Meverick, Pres.: L. W. Menger, Treas.; L. Garza, Sec.; P. J. Moss, Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, 210 Main Plaza, San Antonio, Tex.

San Antonio Street Railway Co.
Main line, 18 miles; gauge, 4 ft.; rail, 30 and 38 lbs.; owns 200 mules. 40 cars and 5 other vehicles. Passengers carried in 1889, 1,500.000. Funded debt, 7 per cent. 20-year coupon bonds, due in 1905, interest payable February and August—authorized, $200,000; outstanding, $168,500. Directors: J. Belknap, A. P. Belknap, J. B. Weiss, W. H. Weiss. San Antonio. Tex.; F. W. Pickard, New York, N. Y. Officers: W. H. Weiss, Pres. & Treas.; E. R. Norton. Sec.; J. W. Green, Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, San Antonio, Tex.

Sherman City Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 4 miles; gauge, 5 ft.; rail, 16 and 20 lbs.; owns 54 mules and 11 cars. Directors: C. W. Batsell, J. M. Batsell, C. W. Batsell, Jr., Sherman, Tex. Officers: C. W. Batsell, Pres. & Supt.; C. W. Batsell, Jr., Treas.: J. M. Batsell, Sec. GENERAL OFFICE, 402 Crocket St., Sherman, Tex.

Victoria Street Car and Improvement Co.
Main line, 2.25 miles; gauge, 4 ft.; rail, 24 lbs. Chartered May 28, 1888: road opened November 28, 1888. Cars, 3; mules, 12. Net earnings since opening the road, $500. Capital stock (par, $50), $25,000; unfunded debt, $1,500. Cost of road and equipment, $9,000. L. D. Heaton, Pres.; J. M. Brownson, Vice-Pres.; Chas. G. Levi, Sec. & Treas.; C. L. Thurmond, Sr., Gen. Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, Victoria, Tex.

Waco Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 13 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 25, 30 and 35 lbs.; owns 75 horses and 26 cars. Chartered February 10, 1877; road opened May 1, 1877. Cost of road and equipment, $125,000; real estate, $25,000. Directors: Ed. Rotan, W. R. Kellum, J. C. Walker, W. V. Fort, F. W. Fort, Waco, Tex. Officers Ed. Rotan, Pres.; F. W. Fort, Vice-Pres. & Treas.; J. W. Sedberry, Sec.; W. H. Long, Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, 178 North Fourth St., Waco, Tex.

Waxahachie Street Ry. Co.
Main line, 2 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 42 lbs. Chartered in September, 1887; road opened December 17, 1889. Cars, 2; horses, 14. Average rate of fare. 5 cents. Earnings, Expenses, etc., from December 17,1889, to May 31, 1890.—Earnings—passenger, $750; other sources, $250—total, $1,000. Expenses, $700. Net earnings, $300. Paid interest, on bonds, $250. Financial Statement: Capital stock, authorized, $250,000; funded debt, $100,000 1st mortgage 5 per cent, 30-year bonds, dated October 1, 1889, interest payable April and October, at Dallas, Tex. Dividends payable annually at Waxahachie, Tex. Officers: T. A. Ferris, Pres.; Oscar Goodwin, Sec., Treas. & Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, Waxahachie, Tex.

Weatherford City and Suburban R.R. Co.
Main line, 2.5 miles; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; rail, 16 lbs.; cars, 2; horses, 6. Capital stock, $100,000. T. R. Stone, Pres. & Treas.; Austin Kerr, Sec. GENERAL OFFICE, Weatherford, Tex.

Weatherford Street Ry. Co.
Now being constructed. G. M. Bowie, Pres.; C. H. Milikin, Treas.; Jas. L. Simmons, Sec.; L. M. Bailey, Supt. GENERAL OFFICE, Weatherford, Tex.

  
     
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