The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-13
UNITED STATES RAILWAYS.
Texas d VI Louis- Gobbling Georgia
a. Alabama Dallas and the East
Line Marrow Gauge.

The gross earnings of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott 4 Gulf railroad for the third
week in April, 1880, were Sl9,l06; third do,
1879, fl3,269; gain, S5,SS7; or A per
cent.
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad com.
pany has 397 miles of completed road and
565 miles in the course of construction For
the six months ended June |, 1880 the net
earnings of the 337 miles were S39bs24
The Corsicana Index says the surveyors of
the Texas and st. Louis railroad have passed
Athens and are expected there in n few days.
Ii is thought that contracts will be let and
work begin in short time.
Owing to II recent decision of the courts at
the East the Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad
company proposes to discharge all employees
under u years of age unless the parents
sign a written release to all claims Of their
wages.
The Louisville & Nashville has now closed
its grip upon all railroads Of any importance
in Georgia and Alabama. This does not
look well for cheap rates, and the people of
those States are movidg for legislation 10
regulate paSsen nr and freight tariffs, hereto
fore regulated by competition.
The following we're the gross earnings of
the Louisville II Nashville railroad company;
Fourth week of April, 1880, Sl6l,0 o. same
time 1879, S99SSS %; increase, SGl,6l475;
total increase for the month, Sl6l,0O0 The
gross earnings for the months of January,
February, March and Npril, 1880 show u
total increase OF $50 $50 over the same
months in 1879,
Now comes the rumor Of rumors, to.wit:
Victor Newcomb closed out bis l., and n.
stock when it touched the highest round,and
that bis agents in New York are investing
the major portions of the proceeds in real es-
tate. Ii this is true, and he has managed all
tie manipulations that we're necessary to
bring about the present railroad system un-
der his control, and without share of stock,
it shows him to be one Of the boldest and
most successful operators this continent has
produced.
The last invention of that strange man,
Edison, is n locomotive to run by electricity.
The account we read about II
ran that he charges the rails
with lightning, which in turn fires of the en-
CINE and she goes pitching down the track in
cyclone fashion and we suppose has plenty OF
laundering accompaniment. "A 81. LOUIS
man sends to the Republican commuul IL
ton in which be says Having read your
article about the latest device OF Thomas A.
Edison this morning, | would be glad to state
that the possibility of running All engine by
electricity is not any more AN experiment
but seems to me be nm establiS ed fact. Az
the last years exposition in Berlin, which
lasted from May to September, they had
constructed track about three'fourths of a
mile in length and were running daily one
car, drawn by motor for the amusement of
the visitors, myself and friends also having
taken ride in the same, a letter viii h |
received last Monday. announced that COM
pany had been formed in Berlin and were
ready to begin work to lay track through
Frederick street" to the "Hallesche Thor
and from there to the wedding" distance
ofabout ten miles"
The earnings of the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern railway during the
month of April were as follows