The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-07
RAILWAY GAZETTE.
RECORD OF OLD AND NEW ROADS,
Three Thousand Six Hundred and
Seven Miles of New Road Built
this Year-The Position of come
Construction Forces
OfRaiis4 rhe work Accom-.
plished and In Hand.

The Railroad Gazette of October | con.
tsins information of the LAYING of track ON
new railroads as follows: Chicago. Nil.
waukee u st. Paul: The Iowa & Dakotah
division is extended from Mitchell, Oak,
west 10 miles, Brattleboro & White Hall:
The first tr,ck is laid from Brattleboro, VT,
northwest TO Nefane, II miles, Gauge, 8
feet. Chester u LenoiE Extended from
Dallas, n. g., north to the Catawba river, 81
miles Gauge, feet. Peasantvile &
Ocean City: Completed from Pleasantyille,
N. j., south by west to Somers Point, ri
miles. Gauge 81 feet. Louisville & Nash
vile: On the extension of the Pensacola &,
Selma line track is laid from junction, Ala,
north b miles. Gauge, feet Chicago Il
Northwestern: The ChicasO& Dakotah line
is extended west to a point 20 miles from f.
Pierre, Das., m extension of % miles. This
is a total Of 6S miles of new railroad. making
3,607 miles thus far this year, against 2,2l4
miles reported AT the same time in 1879,
1867 miles in 1878, 1895 miles in 1876, 1877
miles in 1876, S04 miles in 1875, ,l0l mil S
in 1875 2,77S miles in 1878, and 1870 miles
in 1872.
Texas & Pacidc.-Notice is given to hold.
ers of stock trust certificates Issued by Mat
thew Baird, John McManus, Frank S. Bond,
W. T. Walters and Alfred Gather, trustees
that in accordance with certain resolutions
passed by II majority in interest of the hold.
ers of such certificates, at meeting held in
Philadelphia, dec. 9, 1879 that on and after
Oct. |, 1880, the trustees will be prepared o
receive, at the Office OF the Texas & Pacific
railway company, in Phi adelphia, all out
standing certificates issued by them, and in
exchange thereof will make proper transfers
on the books Of the books of the Texas &
Pacific railway company, of a like number of
shares OF the capital stock Ut that company,
for which regular certificates will be issued.
Parties al distance can transmit their GER
ificates by mail. Addressed to Charles Il.
Watterlee, secretary, No. 275 South Fourth
street, Philadelphia, first signing tho power
of attorney attached to the certificate in their
names, having signature properly witnessed,
and fill in the blanks, making transfers to
the trustees for exchange, and the number of
shares named in the certificates. Should the
owner desire to have his stock discharg-
ed at the Now York agency, for registration
and transfer ut the Farmers Loan Il Trust
COMPANY III ANOW lOlh IlNN, no Wlll ~ bIhtt
in his letter of transmittal to the Secretary
Denver, South Park a. Pacific The Den
yer News Of September I'D, says: "0n
Friday last construction company was COM
pleted and the articles filed IN the state office
for the purpose of building road from near
Deansbury, on the South Park line down the
south Fork of the Platte TO Canon City, and
from thence to Silver Cliff, making the
distance trLm Denver TO these two places
about so miles nearer than tho present route.
Ca Monday last further articles were filed,
increasing the stock Of the South PAX road
$4,000 900 Among the new inc0rporators
are 5. II. +. Clark, Il. Z. Morosni and j. j.
Sl'combe. Both jaw Gould and Russell
Sage are connected with tuo movement, AMI
it undersloo that their money is fur
nishirg part of the means for carrying out
the project. THIS is brief statement
of the intentions Of the company as outlined
in th ir articles Of incorporation. Il is also
intended 10 build u broad-gauge road from
here to Pueb %, over the Old survey. This
revivos the fact that in lis agreement with
the Rio Grando the Santa Fe was guarNn.
teed against broad-gauge competition TO
Pueblo. But the Santa Fe, it seems, was
not prescribed from Oiding any other line
that might want to enter into competition
with tho Rio Grande. There is no agree
ment between the South Park and Santa Fe
roads in the new enterprise of the former,
but there can be no doubt that when the new
road is completed il will be of mutual advan-
tage to both. The South Park company will
push their extension from Gunnison City
through to Rico as soon AS possible. There
is rich and undeveloped country there that
has not yet been brokenup
Northern Pacific. Tine st. Paul Pioneer
Press says: "The crossing of the Northern
Pacific road over the Missouri river at Bis.
marck is now assured. The scheme adopted
is high bridge, which shall be rival of the
st, Louis bridge. Ii will be 70 feet high and
contain five sections, three of 400 feet and
two of 100. The found ton Of the abut.
ments is a solid blue clay, 40 feet below high
water mark. The river at Bismarck is bout
1900 feet wide. To protect the abutments
and confne the water 200 feet wide dyke,
LEO feet long, is now being built from the
west side The east bank il u high bluff The
dyke will be flushed before the river freezes
this fall. Engineer Clough has great faith in
the scheme and thinks it will Withstand the
rush of the spring rise and break up. If it
does, the bridge proper will be constructed
early next season. Ii not, n tunnel will be
Immediately commenced. The Esds scheme
of mattresses is the one used, and the stone
for sinking and covering them is being hauled
to the waters edge The bridge will cost
over 81 900, 900, aad rank among the great
bridges of the world, Assistant Engineer
Fuller, who has charge of the work, received
orders to rush the work, and large number
of men arc now at work
Li,tlo Rock & Ft Smth.-This company
publishes the following official statement oil
placing its securities on the lists of the New
York Stock Exchanges The capital stock is
S4,O96, 1876; bonds issued, S2,6475OO bond
scrip, 81 957; total, $685., 592 on 1865 miles
of road. The floating assets and liabilities
are as follows:
Cash assets after deducting balances 49,,
Land notes on hand NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5li ,6lS
Bonds not issue, ,,,...............3 O0, OOO
Arkansas state bonds (S621 OOO), cost. III IA
Total. $3.50
Notes Tor past,due coupons 1852 llj
- Gjj, IL;
surplus of assets. ........,....,..,S54 j, 81
The total amount authorized to be issued
under the mortgage is So, 100000, the mort