The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-08
RAILROAD NEWS.
1T is CON TO CLEBURNE" AT LAST,
A Contract Let for Grading - Three
Hundred Men 10 Commence Throw
ing Dirt Next wednesday
Track.Laying Toward kauf-
man 10 Bcgin Soon -- The
Appeal in the wich-
ita Case, Etc

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very quietly, howeve, in railroad circles
Consultations on matters of much import to
the city of Dallas have been progressing be-
tween representatives of the Texas Trunk
line and the Dallas, Cleburne Il Rio Grande
companies, and yesterday matters were
brought to most satisfactory and successful
consumaton. This activity, although con-
Quoted with extreme, yet Inappropriate caution,
escaped not the observing optic of the ever
alert reporter, who in order TO get reliable
Information, went directly to proper parties
by whom be was put in possession of facts in
the proceedings.
| One OF the leading spirits in the move
ments on foot was Mr.. NJ. Henderson, and a
| HERALD reporter last night called on him.
| Mr.. Henderson was jus, about to start east
ward, his destination being Boston, and his
| business to look after the railroad interests
| with which he is identified. He hal but little
time to talk but referred the reporter to a
source from which information could
be CLEANED. He said that for sew
era DAYS representatives, of the Texas Trunk
and the Dallas, Cleburne roads had been
comparing notes so to speak, looking to n
mutually Of interests and II concert and unity
oil acVoil' ana the outcome WIS o',Ilhcn''y
harmoniou. and satisfactory. Mr.. Hender-
son said he and Mr. g. j. Chandler, agentle-
man who arrived from Boston several days
ago, and representing capitalists of that city,
had been looking over the Dallas end Of the
proposed Clobutne line. He also said that u
number of other Boston capitalists would ar
rive next week, with view to looking over
.he Hrlu "l r"iIonu Vperh''ou9 anu "i"N'nH
investments niue tnsS' NJ i Zen Tr
WI nttehu 10 p"c'hg ,ho po'''s vi l"e leA'S
lrulN me ON tuG tl'"INe' n'u s'ta o'llr! 'ill,
Potlhht ih"''oIs us "u'h''o"' 10 s'"' "o
hai neeh ousN lne Srtn'er PM Vi NHstoIuny
Plr''ouhg papers III 'he ha''"s " "c"'',
mater, NY t"nt we ,P'otc' p"po's ""'
% hau o,c'' H''u "'H u'ovP'Cu io' ~ "i
nj u the supreme No"Ft % lne !. '''' UI'
9..vs 10 WsI .,'o N"'.H'N VI .au ,tVpuu so'9
p' lhat r'"o' 'nNt no lurVhor "t''h''o', Wou"
De p"id 70 "y proceeu.uS, 'nat my pe con,
Gue'ed ny 'uose op Po''I " oi,'' tn's s''o o.
me supreme court re ,oi' co',n''," or
"Ili'H'e NlcIoiNi c,"'',e" 'nc opnu9 VI t'io
ROAD uSP o.'u ~ y! us opponents
were NJ ''.'t'ui'u p''P''N', "lu W. "ouiu
uililHe't gS' ], r", u'tN' "l'u 'un' nc ".".'
not l ,,t AZ MI 'u'hoeu !. we new nc.ols III
the vienna 'nai"r shou,u pu''a twenty
or my hhles OF inc ro"d Tor nun llo eSo
hop31 the East Line hmtH" EaUSee project
would De h.luNeu una Tue uu'iulhg OF u
rom ureeh'l.r TO pN''"s ,r secured "a! ne sau
ht'een hlits OF tne eAaa iruuh ili'e was hoN
graded ana rea"y LOT toH ''es "hu IRON, ana
lhal traek'l"SihS "ou'u pe'lH "''n'h 'uFeo
teNs.
Mr. henderson, tl'ne Tor tHlN hW'hE eN'
pred, the reporter sought ou' another r'IlNoiS
ana Thoroughly po'tt1 seh'e'nah' nc salu
that the outcome OF TIE recent constitutions
was the closing OF contract Tor immedNte
work on the Dallas CIeburne ~ hio "I"nde
roaa' The business was one OF cohlo,hl con
tract between the Texas trunk ana the DH'-
las " C!eburne manHSemeht Oh tue one sac,
and Mr. Barrett ON the other' Mr barrett
Is an old railroad builder, ana ms recently
been engaged extensively on me famous
Hoosac tunnel project, between Massaehu-
sets and New ork' ne mas taken con
tract to grade ten miles nom Eagle ford
westward III the direction OF CIeburhe'
The Locating engineers start out next Monday
morning, and Mr. Barrett s'o put three hu l.
dred men, with the necessary teams grading
apparatus camp outfits, etc, on the Inc next
Wednesday, May eth. Work on ihis hrst
ten miles, and in tact, the balance OF the
lily miles between Dallas and Cleourhe, Is 10
be rushed through ms fast rs men and
means can do it. Dallas Is
to be congratulated on the happy snd prom