The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-05
limited STATES RAILWAYS,
Texas a. New Orleans-2,i2f Niles
Built this Year-PrOgress Of Ola
and New Roads Price of Iron
Facts and Figures-Etc.

Augusta & Knoxvile.-A mortgage ha
baen executed ON the property of this COM
many, and an issue of $3.50, 900 in bonds will
soon be offered for sale. 1t is expected that
large part of them will be taken in August
and along the lire of the road.
Cars are generally built Of wood and iron,
but an exchange tells OF a car consisting OF
score or two of ladies Of the Episcopal
church." A good many master car,ou.ides
ladies were young and good looking.
The Houston & Texas Central.-Surveys
are being made for branch from points
north of Hesrne, Texas, to Bolton, Lsmpasas
and San Saba. Several lines will be run, and
the country thoroughly prospeeted before
the branch is finally located or the work be-
gun.
Nashville, Chattanooga & ST. Louis
Rails are to be laid on the extension Of the
NcNIinnyille & Manchester branch from
McMinnville, Tenn, to Collins river, three
miles. As soon as the bridge over the
Collins river is finished the extension will be
pushed to Caney Fork.
Nashville & Tuscaloosa stock
holders of this company have approved a
contract under which the road is to be con-
veyed to the Nashville, Chattanooga & st.
Louis, on the condition that that company
completes at once the extension from the
present terminus to Duck river, at Centre
vile.
At is announced from Houston that the
Central will not take any further stock in
immigration schemes and movements. The
reason for this is presumed to be, the Cen
trails territory is we'll settled up, the lands
along it are nigh in comparison with the
west, and therefore it could not hold immi-
grants after getting them.
Memphis & Charleston. - Negotiations
have recently been in progress for some mod
ifcation of the lease under which this road
uses thirty miles of the Nashville, Chat
tsnooga u ST. Louis track from Stevenson,
Alabama, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. The
present lease runs eight years yet, but some
changes are desired in the limitations imposed
by it on this company's trains.
Louisiana Western Work is now well
advanced on the bridge over the Mermen-
teau river, and it will probably be finished by
the middle of August by which time it is
expected that the track will all be down. The
rails are now laid for % mile westward from
Vermillionville, La, leaving only about 10
miles to complete the road, which is all
ready for use from Orange, Tex, eastward to
the Mermentesu, &c miles.
The Texas & New Orleans railroad adver-
tises that it will receive through freight on
and after the Goth of August, from shippers
and from connecting roads. Nothing has
been said contrary to the announcement
made few days ago that the road would be
finished by the 10TH and passenger trains run
through. 1t is fair to suppose, however, that
the general officers themselves do not know
TO day when the last spike will be driven.
Missouri Pacifc.-Dispatches from Kansas
City state that agreements have been concu-
ded for the consolidation with this company
of its leased and controlled branches, the St.
Louis " Lexington, the Kansas City and
Eastern, the Mississippi River, and the Leav-
enworth, Atchison & Northwestern. Meet
ings to ratify these agreements will be called |
shortly. The dispatches state that the stock |
will be increased and consolidated mort |
gage executed to cover all the obligations of
the companies.
The Railroad Gazette of the 30th of July
contains information Of the laying of track |
on new railro DIS as follows Louisiana
Western.-The track from Vermillonville,
Louisiana, westward, has been extended 10 |
miles. Danville, Olney & Ohio River
Extended from Casey, Illinois, southwark to
the EN- barrsss river, 20 miles. Gauge feet.
Ohio & West Virginia. - Completed by lay
ing track from Eagle Furnace, Ohio, to Vim |
ton, 10 miles. This a total of 40 miles of
new railroads. making 2,424 miles thus far
this year, against 1922 miles reported at the
same time in 1879, 900 miles in 1878, 75l
miles in 1877, 1,0l0 miles in 1876, 53S miles
in 1876. 500 miles in 1874, 1872 miles in 1873,
and 6 237 miles in 1872.
From advanced sheets kindly furnished
by Mr.. Il. V. Poor, we have the following
table of railway construction in the United |
States in each year since 1880;
Niles in Miles in |