The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-09


expense and giving it away to corporation
can properly be called sensible. 1t is not
quite reasonable to pay rs much for that
which costs little as for that which costs
much, or to give as much of that lard which
is likely to be worth So an acre as OF that
which Is likely to be worth no more than 81
an acre, if i, is worth anything at all. This
last remark must not be understood as
implying that the Canadian authorities
have taken care to regulate their grant
according to the quah.y Of the land, for
such is not the Csc. The Globe says that
the whole of the land is to DO taken from
the fertile belt Of the northwest. This is bet
ter for the syndicate than the American plan
of granting alternate sections along the whole
length of the line, giving the companies the
bad with the good. The Globe estimates
the average valus of the land granted at So
per acre. AT this price the value Of the whole
grant in money and land is 36,000000, or
1000 per mile for the Lake Superior sec
ton, 6,40O 900, or SIG, 400 per mile for
the middle section, AMI 81. 600 900, or S56,
500 per mile for the British Columbia section.
The Dominion parliament has yet TO rstlfy
this syndicate bargain, and the oppo'
sition papers strongly advocate its rejection.
The probability is that tho bargain will be
ratified. 1t will be brought forward as a
government measure, and us rejection wou d
result in an appeal to the people. The
majority Of the present parliR nent is in gen
sral harmony with tho ministry, and wi ! be-
pretty sure to sustain its action in this matter
rather than go to the people and take tho
risk of having their Irrational policy" OF
protection overthrown.
Arkansas Railroad Projects The Little
Rock (Art.) Gazette of recent date sayt: "a
representative orthe Gazette obtained clue
of the consolidation OF several Arkansas
railload companies in pursuance Of
a sr-rsaohing plan, and, Gl-
lowing up the information, finally
succeeded in learning tn, full particulars.
During the past few years articles Of asso ciA-
ton OF several railroads have been filed with
the secretary Of state. These railroads make
a connected line through tho state, and end
not q great distance from the Kansas City,
Fort Scott d Gulf railroad For tho com
pleto illustration Of ths route, it will DO best
to msntion the roads and their determina-
TONS The Camden & Monroe railroad,
which runs from Camden to the state limo
and connects with the Monroe & Ar.
kansas railroad of louisiana; tho Ouschi-
to Valley railroad as reorganizsd,
which runs from Camden 20 Arkadephia ;
the Arkadelphis, d ,rdanelle Il R1sseiIville
railroad from Arksdelph To Russellville;
the Russellvlle, Harrison & Stats Line rail
road, ending at the state limo betweee Ar
kansas and Missouri in the proper place for a
connection with the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Gulf railroad. The Arkansas roads IN
the Monroe Louisiana and Arkansas rail-
roads have consolidated, and with continue
ton of the Kansas City, Fort Scott 6 Guli
railrosd, will form continuous line from
Kansas City to Monroe, Louisiana. The
roads will be under tho general management,
as all the stockholders are the same. They
are different corporations, but this will not
prevent a general management of the whole.
"Tho following comprise tho stockholders:
Colonel Lawson, Of Donald, Lawson Il Simp-
son, bankers, New York; Colonel Hume, of
New York; Governor William K Miller, of
Arkansas; Mr.. =. II. Brown, Little Rock;
Mesars. Newman and Jacob Erb, Little Rock;
Mr.. ABB. Pennington and Senator CAN'T.
Tho contract between the Kansas City, For!
Scott d Gulf road and the Arkansas road.
has boen signed, and by its provisions the
former road will continue its line, which il
now in working order for about 200 miles
and has nearly reached Springfield, Mo-, ant
build the connecting limo between that poin
and Russsllvile or Harrison, Ark. The con
templated length of the Arkansas line ia 2S(
miles. The plan is well-conceived one, m,
it seems to have fallen iSto the hands If ma
) Of ability. 1t is expected that sctive worI
will be commenced on the roads within
month"
The jackson g. Sharp Co. shipped yest,r
: day one slreping-car to Houston, Texas, be
ing the last OF four built to run from Nav
Orleans to Houston. The four arc name
Lake Charles, New Orleans, Morgan CIT
and Houston. Tho inside finish is Of ma
hogsny and marqueterle of tho finest kiut
, The upholstery is of fne crimson plush, wit
curtains of silk aud elegant carpets. A no.
! feature in these sleepers is a smoking-rco
l with double sliding doors, leading 10 u pla
form inclosed by railing and gate, thus Civic
I, passengers plenty Of ventilation, and vie
y of the country rs they roll by. The shi
ments of yesterday make tho eighth seopir
i, car that this company has sent away within
= month. 1t will also ship this week hve frs
, class passenger cars to the Baltimore & Oh
= railroad three to the Elizabeth City II No
e folk, two to the Richmond & Allegheny RI
a road and two to the Cumberland AID Pennsy
(, vAnis Wilmington, (Del.) New
= Nov. "a.
4, The Bethlehem Iron company, at Beth
of hem, Pennsylvsnia, has taken q contract
Ia furnish ~, 900 tons OF steel rails for the N
o. souri, Kansas & Texas extension acre
le Texas. These will lay about $50 mile,
v. track.
in Tho M.rshau Cav G Eoundrv romnan
lie at Marshall, Texas, is building large nur
A. her of construction cars for the Americi
", Railway Construction company, to BIO ui
at on the New Orleans Pacific road.
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