The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-18
United STATES RAILWAYS.
,.ogress Of the Texas & Pacific Elk.
,ansion - The Mexican Central
Rreaks GrOund-0ld and New
Railroads.

Thare are rumors of an early consolidate
+ Tho 81. Louis Il San Francisco and Il
htchisop. Topeka u Santa Fe railroads.
The Houston s. New Orleans road propose
uniting on fast train between those tw
ptes on August Ist. Time from New OF
Isaos to Houston, Is hours.
Many railroad manager are in New Oh
Iosns CONTEMPLATING on the propriety of buy
mo the New Orleans Pacific in the interest 9
The Texas & Pacific railroad.
Fifteen miles of the Casselton branch @
the Northern Pacific have been graded thi
,esson, and the iron is going down on tn
balance AS fast rs possible. 1t is the inten
tion to grade so miles more this year
which will make rs miles graded since ope
rstions commenced last year.
The Iron Mountain express company will
h va locks on their safes whose combna
sons will only be known TO station agents
,bns relieving messengers of all responsible
nv. But messenger with "an eagle eye
can catch any combination by seeing il
worked in the course of single trip, anG
when forty unlocked the safe which one took
the m ney?
President ,piaz has confirmed the grant Of
charter for the Mexican Central railway
comnsny. of Boston. He did this in accord,
snce with the recommendations Of Senior
Zsmscona. the Mexican minister. Over
s5OOO0OO have been subscribed to build this
Iine which is 200 miles in length, and runs
northward from the City of Mexico.
The connection of the St. Louis Il San
Francisco with the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe road at Wichita, was made the oc-
casion of much civic rejoicing in that ambi-
tous town. The character of the construc-
ton ia of the best, the entire distance from
0swego, Kansas, to Wichita, over l45 miles,
being laid with steel rails, and regarded rs
one of the best constructed roads in the
state
Two more new lines will be built by the
Union Pacific. One starts north from Chey-
enne through the Powder country and Big
Horn mining districts to Fort Phil Kearney.
Construction from Cheyenne to the Platte
will commence on or before April l. This
road is kno Vn as the Wyoming, Black Hills
& Montana railroad. The other road has its
initial point at Echo, on the Union acific,
and will penetrate to Park City, the center
of the Ontario mining district. 1t is called
the Summit county railroad.
Some time ago a company of Chicago and
New York capitalists was formed in Chicago,
under the nam of the Chicago, Nebraska u
Kansas railway company, whose idea was to
build line Of road from Lincoln or Omaha,
Nebraska, to some point in Southern Kansas
or the Indian Territory, believing that anorth
and south line of railway through these
states would not only prove very remunera-
tive, but was a eply-felt necessity. Papers
of Incorporation were filed at Topeka, Kan.
The Mexican Central railroad is said to
have been commenced on the 25th ult, near
the City of Mexico. Howard Schuyler, chief
OF engineers, and George Skiton, assist mt
engineer, sailed from New York on the 3D.
inst, in the steamer Alexandria, on their way
10 the seen of operations. The steamer
took out tools, fat cars and rails intended
Tor the construction of the railroad, which is
to extend from the City of Mexico to the
American frontier. Assistant engineer Amor,
who is on the ground, has three hundred men
at work
The Atchison. Topeka Il Santa Fe is
graded eighty miles south of Albuquerque,
and from one and half to two and quarter
miles Ct track is being laid daily. The work
progressing on the Kingman survey as far
west as New Fort Wingste, about hundred
miles west Of Albuquerque. This Is thu
route which vas surveyed by Mr.. kingman
last summer. 1t passed through the south
ern portion of the San Carlos Indian reserva-
ton, crosses the White River mountains
above San Carlos down into ella canyon to
APPOINT few miles above old Camp Grant,
and thence ar ,und the western base OF Santa
Osiarins mountains to Tucson. Two surveys
Will be made northwsrd from Guaymas and
10 strike the Rio Grsnde about sixty miles
north of Ell Psso and one to Tucson.
There are five remaining good working
months before the Texas 81 Pacific construc,,
non company before it will be interrupted
longer than day or two at a time by ba
weather. Usually our northers are not Sc
we're before October, and we are without con.
uauous cold weather before the middle oil
November. 1t not unfrequently happens
mat as much as one week occurs during the
whole winter of sufficient severity to prevent
oil manner of work in railroad building. IL
now six and half months to the first OF
next January, and thirty months to the first
OF january. 1888, the time specified in the
contract to complete the road to I'll Paso.
Inc distance from Fort Worth isroughly estl-
mated at 700 miles-40 miles having been
Misunderstanding $50 miles. This will require
The building of 1872 miles every six months to
comply with the contract The road. there
II1re,should be finished 172 miles beyond Fort
Worth, and 202 from Dallas by Jan. !, 1851.
As great deal of time has necessarily been
consumed up to this time in organizing the
forces, the accomplished work of the first SIX
months since January last cannot be taken as
q basis nf u,hnt null hn lama harna far