The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-09
RAILWAY NOTES.
Extension OF the international Il SUN
set-The New Railways Building
Jay GOuId's Roads.

The San Antonio Express Of the 9th has
tho following important items The Item in
Sunday mornings Express relative to the
preparations of the International railway
company to Mt once extend their line on to
San Antonio, oocasioned some surprise The
information is undoubtedly correct, and that
work is TO commence both beyond and this
side of the Colorado in few dsysis no long
or doubted BY those who are best able TO
learn what the company proposes to do. 1t
is also reported that the Pierce road is to
begin its course toward I'll Paso very shortly
and the ststemcnt has been given out that
material has been purchased and contracted
for to use in the extension. Colonel Porce's
representatives do not hesitate in saying that
BY the time the International reaches San
Antonio the Sunset route will be far west of
this place.
The earnings of tho Union Pacific Railway
company during March were $l,745,62l.64,
against $l,2s9,ll40 last year; comparative
increase, $i56,60755.
There is considerable difference o. opin-
ion regarding the large number of new rail
roads recently perfected or in course Of con-
struction. Some people think that enterprise
in this direction is being overdone, while
those who believe in the unlimited progress
of the country's prosperity, Il theory which
now seems t. have grown into AN axiom, re-
gard every scheme of this kind as an add-
tions evidence OF the nations commercial
progress. The Boston Advertiser has a
highly interesting article on the subject, from
which we take the following extract having
special reference to the point at issue: HAS,
then, the era of constructing lines that are
not needed, and that will not pay, returned?
We do not think so. On careful examina-
ton, we can discoverb tavery few projected
roads that seem to BIO of even doubtful expe-
diency. The short roads are usually built 10
accommodate developed business, and
the criticism of "wild.cat" road APP
plies, If at all, 10 longer lines only, rs a gen
ersl rule, Out of the hundreds OF enterprises
mentioned there are but twenty-five that will
be more than 100 miles ia length. Two of
these are IN Oregon three in Dokota, and
most of the Others ia Nebraska, Kansas, Col
orado aud Toxas--all of them States that are
growing very rapidly, filing up with desir-
able classes of settlers and 10 king forward to
q great futdre. These roads have not been
laid out at random, but with view of open
ing the agricultural and mining lands that
are well known and attractive, but now in
accessible. Emigration tends thither; il Is
only waiting for the means of transportation
Consequently we believe that the roads that
are projected will pay from the start in most
cases and will have constant and increasing
prosperity. 1t is an interesting subject to
consider what the eject upon general indus
try will be of the large employment of labor,
the heavy demand upon the iron market,
and the various other influences that will be
exerted by this construction of railroads, but
that must be reserved for another OCCASION"
Cincinnati Enquirer: Jay Gould's reaching
out after new railroads received new atten-
Ton to-day by the publication in a financial
newspaper Of the fact that he controls more
miles OF road than any other man. The
Pennsylvania lines, controlled by Colonel
Scott, have total mileage of 6,400, and the
Vanderbilt roads are 4,697 miles in length,
including the Chicago IL Northwestern. in
which MIR. Vanderbilt has an interest sutii-
GENTLY large 10 entitle him TO = decided voice
in its management. In the Gould system,
however, there are S,16S miles Of road. Mr.
Gould Is still seeking 10 control other roads,
and reports are current that he is after the
Ohio & Mississippi, the Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati Il indianapolis, and the lndianap-