Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-14
Railroads About Sherman.

We visited Sherman last week bent up
on interviewing the Railroad magnates at
that place. Space forbids description in
detail of the delights of the trip, the beau
tiful country traversed, the kindness and
attention with which we were met, and tn
many other pleasant concomitants Of the
visit, they are pleasant memories however,
and being planted in fruitful soil, Will
ever remain fresh and green. l".
MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS r. X. Y
This great outlet for the product OF
Northern Texas is said TO DO one OF the
very finest roads in the country, and from
all we sow, its immense business, courte-
GUS and capable officials, are prepared to
believe any good thing of it.
Trains, with Pullman's Palace Sleeping
cars, are running on time to Red River.
The trial trip already made across the
bridge with tisfactory success. The
whole line will be in complete running
order to Dennison City within ten miles
Of Sherman by Christmas. The
Ell PAso STAGE Co.
under the management Of Gen. Armstrong
and Col. Wheeler, receive and dispatch
four large 6 horse coaches daily to the
terminus Of the NJ, X. s. T., and three
horse coaches to Mckinney. ...-
TnANs-5oNTINENTAL r....
Branch Of the Texas s. Pacific Railway is
in active course Of construction. The
West half of the southern division, with
headquarters at Sherman, all under con-
tract, the following being the list Of work
with some additional lettings since, viz
to-wit: n u- I.f
OConnor s. Co.. Sections, %, "a, Is, 2f
&27. ...
Blush, Arnel & Co, Sections, %, 20, 30
81, 80 & SO. la. =
Plummer g. Warren, sections, "a, IS, 49,
&87. ..rsrH
J. A. SCOTT, sections, as, SO, 4O& Al.
Dougherty & Bishop, sections, AZ, 4a &
A. $685.
Truesdale & Co, sections, 45, & 40.
Hutchinson g. Co., sections, AZ, AZ 3
40. 4l uni '.-
s. Fry & Co., sections, so to SO. e3..4
J.B. Colt, sections, go to Ga. ,7t-
CO.. Ball bridging from Texas Central
TO Bonham.
This includes oil the work from Honey
Grove to Sherman.
Men are at work on the following SEQ
tons. %, 20, 80, 40, Al, AZ, 46, & 40.
Sections are each one mile, and are con-
nected from Paris.
Grading to be completed by LIST Of May
next to Paris. Track laying 10 commence
from Sherman on the 1st of January '73.
.e TEXAS CENTRAL R. R.
This great Transfers. route is steadily
and rapidly approaching the northern
boundary. Grading to be finished TO
Sherman BY the 10Th inst, and to Red
River by LIST January next Track layers
are knocking things cold, and tell the
bridge Oullutrb " hocp wv v ~ ~ :
Track will be ready for trains BY LIST Of
January, and of course very soon there
after, thro' to Red River, as grading viii
have then been completed.
Our warmest thanks are due Mr..
Pat Mathews conductor, Train No. i, Tex
ss Ceutrsi, hence 10 Mckinney. Mr..
Livingston, agent at NcKinneyi Gen.
Armstrong, superintendent and Col
wheeler, all Of the 81 PasO Stage comps-
nv; Col. Charley Bsbcock, NJ, K 4 I. r.
R.: Major Wheeler, General agent at
sherman Of the I. P. r. R. and the
o'connors, contractors for The 7. c. r. R.,
for courteous attention and valuable aid
in gathering the above facts May our
public enterprises be ever srseed oy such
men. earnest energetic ssd kind. Thtnks
ssptIsnsp, and ~ old usps blessing