The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-13
uSITED STATES RAILWAYS.
Fart worth and the "a, ~ A II
could aud !:oston Capitalists
Georgia state Road-Faets ana
Figures about New ana
Old uOnds.

Louis hns been reduced from ~ 10 % ~
and from Chicago TO Kansas City from
SI5 90 to Sli 90
II Is now estimated that 10000 miles OF
new railway will TO built this year In the
limited States, 5000 more than in 1871,
which was the greatest number, up 10 that
Tina, fOr one year
IKE YEARLY capacity Of the stecl'mllls Of
,bc world Is now estimated nj about 1000!
600 tons, of which Great Britain turns out
about 100000 tons, America 10000 Ger
many 400 900, France 10000, Austria 250,'
OOO and 5 yodon and Russia 10000.
The Louisville q Nashville system of rail
roads under one general manager, covers the
largest mileage of any one railroad interest
in the United States. Two or three railroads
control more mileage, yet have the system
divided under two or more general managers
The New York Mail says II Is amater
of current gossip In the street that dould
and Vanderbilt aro once more in accord IN
the telegraph business, and have come to nm
understanding in regard to the American
Union and Western. Union lines.
There are row in operation IN the United
States so S3l 6S miles of railroad, built ut a
COST of 81, 1876, 33l,all. The average cost of
construction and equipment par mile mas
been S5l 5i3. Gross earnings permie, sh'
8S0.0i; operating expenses per mlle, Sd,Vtai
net earnings per mile, $500 0l'
The insignihcance of our foreign compared
with our domestic trade, may be Inferred
from the fact that the value OF merchandise
transported over the Pennsylvania railroad,
between Philadelphia and Pittsburg, m u
single year, exceeds that Of the eAtlre foreign
commerce of the republic.
The special train on the Ohio & Missis-
sippi road which carried n party of general
ticket agents to the conv, ntion held Mt On
cinnau last week made the run from st.
Louis to Cincinnati, $40 miles, in eight hours
and thirty minutes, making fourteen stops,
1t is the fastest time thus far made on the
road.
The rolling stock of the Northern Pacific
il TO beIlargely increased this spring Three
hundred freight cars have been ordered from
the Haskell & Barker Manliactury company
of Michigan City, six passenger coaches and
two parlor cars from the Barney Smith com
pany of DAYTON Ohio, and eighteen ocomo-
tiyes from the Baldwin works.
II is stated that the Chicago and North
western company intends to put on a light
enng express between Chicago and Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, especially for through passen-,
gers. This is necessitated by the rush OF
west bound rayel which requires trains OF ten
or twelve well filed coaches. The emigra'
ton to Iowa and father west is now enor-
nous.
Kansas City Times; The Secretary Of
the Board of Railroad Commissioners Tor
: -
Missouri was in receipt of information yes
terday from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to
tire effect that the Atchison, Topeka "
Santa Fe railroad would be completed TO
Albuquerque this week, and that at that
place would be the junction for the western,
northern and southern branches OF the road,
the western branch going to Guaymas, me
southern to Tthe City of Mexico, in
Mexico.
Kansas City Times: For some days reports
have been current that the o., b. y mas
gained controlling interest in the NJ, IA; "
T., and that Gould has lost his grip on that
road. From persons who know, it is learned
that neither party has lost or gained anything
since the last reports and that eachis striving
to Guido the other in the control OF that
property. In other words, the Longest pole
knocks the persimmons, and tho hardest OF
the fight is yeti to come.
The lergth of the actual St. Gothard tun-
mel is rlnu miles and three hundred and sew
enty-seven yards, while that of the old Mount
GEMS is rather more than a mile and a nall
less. The rate at which the rock was Dored
between Mordane and Bardoneche amazed
mechanicians dozen years since. But the
daily progress under the ST. Gothard has
been more than double. The contractor
agreed that the work should be finished WIN
in eight wears. The actual time has oeen
seven months less than the stipulated term
The Boston Transcript, says: The state
ment that comes from the Chicago Tribune
and il published in morning contemporary
concerning the desire and attempt OF the
Chicago Burlington & Quincy people to
wrest from jay Gould the control OF the
Missouri, Kansas ~ Texas road is probably
meant for an April-l story, though dated
Anril 8. The Chicago, Burlington " Quincy
reople would not be likely to buy back from
Gould ut A the stock they sold him at about
Fort Worth has footed up q programme
which runs the NJ. X. S L. from Gaines
Vile to'Denton and thence to the Fort, After
that IL LIGHTS out for Cleburne, thence to
Waco, and then strikes out for connection
with the Gulf Colorado " Santa re, thus
"yiving us q new outlet to the Gun 10
this end enthusiastic meetings have been
held all along the line, y and Liberal supsidie;;
offered" To counteract tins DaIlas VIII
have to pick up the Wichita at the Gum
Stump and carryit through to Leadyllle ana
the Cleburne to the Rio Grande.
It's pretty clear that Jay Gould will EN-,