, 1873-01-10
RAILROAD NEWS.


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Tho Railway System of Toxas--~Mis-
aouri Railway Valuation.
It soona probable that tho consolidation re-
forrod to aomo tlmo Blnco, botwoon tho Now
York Midland, Canada Southern, Chicago e.
Northwestern, and the Toledo, Wabash 4 Wost-
orn Railways, Aas boon effected. Tho Toledo,
Wabash st Wcntorn, being largely Interested in
| tho Canada Southern, mid both roada In tho
| Now York Midland, tho Chlcago d Northwest
| trn saw tho advantages that would DO li1soy to
accrue by combining with these roaas and build
Ing an independent limo through to Michigan.
Tho Tolodo, Wabash g. Western Company arc
pushing their road througl, Canadp with tho
greatest energy. A survey has boon malo Of
| tho extension of tho road from Toledo and De-
troit, mud OIL tho portion from Tolado to Tro1l-
| ton, considerable work las boon done In tho
| way Of grading and preparing tho road-bod.
! Tho limo OF tho Chicago, Michigan 6 Canada
Southern Road has l,eon surveyed through 1liohi
| gan, and considerable work in tho counties Of
Monroe, Lenaweo md IIillsdalo completed.
Tho Now York Midland Railway, nlso being rap
| idly built, oomposos tho eastern outlet Of tho
Canada Southern md will afford it m indopentl-
ont limo to Now York York City. Tho Toledo,
| Wabash t. Western 10 also to construct md ac-
quire by purchase or Lease, roadB beginning at
| somo point OIL lis limo within elort distance Of
Toledo. and extending through Indianapolis,
and thence In nearly IN air line aa possible to
Cairo. II tho consolidation Ia completed, ns
maintained. 1t ID ono Of tho most gig antio over
formed on this continent It roachos
from tho soaboard Of Now York to tho Rod
| River OH tho north, tho Missouri on tho wost,
and tho Mississippi at tho junction Of tho Ohio
OIL tho south. It pasaes through nino States
and Provinces, and with iss humorous branclloR,
controls mn aggregate mileage nearly MS great as
that from tho Atlantic to tho Pacific.
| HOUSTON, TExAH-ITs RAILWAYS.
Tho total length Of completed railroads ccntor-
Ing in, aud tributary to Houston, Toxas, is .083
| milos. Tho Houston & Texas Central Railway
| commoncea Mt Houston, and will terminate 3l1
junction with tho Missouri, Kansaa l. To1as
Railway: This road has already contributed
vastly to tho development Of To1aH. Tho
contral ofiicea, mud tho machine shops and car
TSrh' sn sIG located in tho city of noueton ton
is now completed; Tho western branch
at HempBtoad to Austin, a distance Of l15 miles.
The Northwestern Branch is completed from tho
main trunk ut Bromond. to Waco, distance Of
| forty-hyo miles. Thoso two branches bring
Houston in connection With Austin, tho State
| capital. Tho engineers aro now engaged on tho
survey OF tho Northeastorn Branch, Which will
leave tho main trunk ut sono point north of
| Corricana, and reReh tho Tod River, rio Paris,
Lamar County. Tho Houston, Groat Northern
& International Railway runs due north from
Houston to tho Rod River, ria Clarksvillc, where
| it will secure northern connections uia tho line
| OF tho Memphis & FL PaBo Railway. The main
trunk has boon completed Hono twenty miles be-
yond Palestine, distance Of 172 miles, and will
10 opened to Iylor, 192 mies from, Houston, IN
| February, 1878. Tho roal las already diverted
to Houston m imn,enae trade, formerly tribu-
! tary to Now Orleans ria Red River Sixty acros
hnve boon secured i'll southeastern Houston for
tho accommodation Of tho road. The road pom
ctratos M extensive llmhcr region. Mills
aro Hpringing up along ita ontiro limo, inorcas-
] ing the Importance OF Houston as a lufnbor do
pot. Tho Huntsvillo Branch Of tho Houston 4;
| Great Northern Road ia completed from tho
main trunk at Phelpa to Huntsville, tho sito Of
tho State PcnitontiEry; daily train is run from,
Houston and roturnu cartying tho way freight.
Tho international HALLWAY embraces tho con-
gtruction OF q line from the tor1ninuH of tho
to Mazatlin, on tho Gull of 5fazatlin, Moxico,,
thus securing short line to tho Pnoiilo Ocean.
Tho road las been completed to its connection
With the Toxag M Pacific at Longyiew, q distance
way, which .ponotrates tho far-famed sugar md
cotton region Of tho Braxos and Cancy, is
completed o distance Of fifty miles. Tho
Now Orleans & Ioxas Railroad, now forming
q. part Of tho Now Orleans, Texas, Mo
tion, has beon complotod to tho Sabine
| ltivor, 106 miles. but is now greatly out
| Of repair. Contracts layo been lot to place it
| in . good condition: Tho Galveston, Harrisburg
4 san Autonia Hallway is completed from tho
| junction with tho Houston Tap d Brazoyia
Railway, SIX miles from Houston, to Columbuu,
| I. distance OF 80 miles. Tho Galveston l. Hous-
| with Houston.
| 511ssoUn1 RA1LnoADs.
| From an abBtnct prepared by the Missouri
Special Board Of Equalization for railroad prop
erty We obtain ths following statement, regard
elusive Of eauipage: Hannibal 4 St. Joseph,
s2,176, ,o60; Missouri Paci1o, 80, ,407, 800; st.
| Louis u Iron Mountain, 32,030, 800 st: Louis,
Fsnfss Foas osy ~ i FSf5hors sS kana AantS g
9181, 200 Missouri, Kansas T. Toxas, s527, 500;
| Missouri, Fort Scott l. Gulf, e17,500; Quincy,
| Missouri d Pacific, $3.50, 900; st. Louis j. St.
Joseph, es77 $50; Hannibal = Central Missouri,
| e350,350 st. Louis, Council Bluffs Il Omaha,
] 542G, 800; Chicago tS Southwestern, 1886, 500;
| Kansas City, st. Joseph & Council Dlnifs, 81
| 01o, $50; Missouri, Iowa Il Nebraska, s2G0, 900;
| mississippi Valley d Western, 100000. The
grand total Of railroads in the State with thoir
rolling stock, land grants, md building il s27,-
725,G07.
| GENERAL NOTES.
Colonel McCrearoy, tho Commissioner ap-
esanino e L to c ccago ( % No2thwesor M ' Ilaiiroad ID
| from Menoninee to Escanabn and tho Mar
quotto, Houghton & Ontonagon Railroad from
| Champion to Larise, at tho head Of Aowoonaw
! Buy, returned to Detroit on tho 7tl,. Tho trip
| from Detroit to Lariso, 7G0 milos, WAS Inado in
thlrty-si1 honrB. THO completion Of these roads
| makes continuous limo of railway from Chicago
! 10 tho head Of tho iron aud copper rogions Of
| Lake Superior.
Tho contest for tho Western terminus Of tho
| Groon Bay & Lake popin Hallway has boon nar-
rowod down to the city Of Wjnona mud tho town
Of Wabaaha, with Il favorable propsect for the
latter place, Winona papors arc not worry en-
legitimate proposition from tho Company will
doubtless bo troatol by tho citizens in prompt
mud b4BinoHB-jlo manner.