The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-28
RAILWAY GAZETTE.
PROGRESS OF OLD AND NEW ROADS
Number OF Miles Built. Since Last
KJanuary, 4,27 Texas ROADS
what We are Doing Progress
Of the Territorial and Mexi'
cuu Lines

Information of the laying of track on new
railroads as follows: Northern Pacifc-ex-
tended from Green River, Oak, westward to
the Little Missouri, 80 miles. Southern Pa
eiac-Estended from San Simon, N. M,
eastward So miles. Richmond u Allegheny
extended from Maiden's Adventure, Va'
west to Cedar Point, mile. On the west
ern end track is laid from Williamson, Va,
south miles. st. Louis, Salem Il Little
Rock.-Ths company has tbs year com
pleted new iron branches as follows: River
side Branch, Salem, Mo-, to Riverside Mine,
miles, Stimson Branch, Smith Mine, No.
to Stimson Iron Bank, miles; Sligo Branch
Sligo station to Sligo Furnace, miles. Cor
pus Christie, San Diego Il Rio Grande--ex.
tended from San Diego, Tex, south miles
Gusge, 3 feet Springfield Il Western Mis-
souri.-Track laid from Fort Scott, Kansas,
southeast to Lamar, Mo-, 80 miles. Keo-
kuk g. hwestern-extended north by
west TO DonnellsoD, H., IL miles. This is a
total of 40 miles of new railroad, making
4274 miles thus far this year, against 2,6ls
miles reported at the same time in 1879, 1921
miles in 1873, 1929 miles i'll 1877, 1,770 in
1876, 900 miles in 1876, ,242 miles in 1874,
1886 in 1873, and 5,3l2 mites in 1872.
The New Orleans Picayune, of the Dist
inst says that since September l Morgap's
Louisiana & Texas railroad has brought in,
exclusive of that received from the steamers
at Morgan City, 24577 bales of cotton,
against 1,776 last year. The receipts from
Texas by steamer embrace 22,4S7 bales,
whereas up to this date last season New Or.
leans had received Lone from Galveston or
other Texas ports. New Orleans has, there
fore, handled about $4,000 bales more of
Texas cotton than she did during the first
fourteen weeks Of the last commercial year.
A railroad is projected to connect Antioch
and Lagrungeville, Cal, distance of 1875
miles. II is TO be u single-track road on the
james patent. The cost of construction per
mile Is estimated at $1,000, entire cost, $685..
600; equipment, $50 800; estimated earnings
ior six months, $460,OO0; working expenses,
$4,000. The road will be built in tho in
terest of the farmers of the great plains, and
If successful will revolutionize them by pro-
viding a cheap and certain outlet to the sea.
About o'clock on Saturday evening, the
9th instant, Mr.. L. S. Woodward, veners.
bic old Texan of three score years and ten,
with his daughter In wagon drawn by two
mules, attempted to cross the International
railroad about ten miles north of Austin.
when, 10 his horror and establishment, lust as
the mules were fairly on the track the loco.
motive dashed by on down grade, cutting
oil and taking with it one of the wheels OF
the wagon, the tongue and the two mules,
but leaving Mr.. Woodward and daughter
behind unhurt. As soon as he could, the
conductor stopped the train, found both
mules dead, inquired the names of the un.
fortunates and promising to make it all right,
came on to the city and reported the acci-
dent. Major Hoxie, who represents the In.
ternationa railroad company, called to pay
the damages and rendered Mr.. Woodward
$500, which he refused, saying: "One hun.
dred and seventy.hve dollars will pay for the
mules and that is all want" This little
incident shows that some of our good people
still wish success to railroads, and instead OF
suing for damages or Matchmaking them
generously encourage these public 6enefac
tors.
The construction train of the Iptornatoua
will reach the Guadalupe river near New
Braunfes the latter part of the coming week
The bridge over that stream is progressing
well, and when completed will DO ono of thu
most costly and ono OF the finest bridges il
the state. An important question seems t
be settled, and that is the extension of tn,
International beyond San Antonio, though
prominent officer of the road says that h,
knows nothing about any extension beyonC
this point and that the report is huge ca
nard. OF course It is to the interest of tn,
officer, ms u representative of the road, t,
keep lis business movements secret, and Will
the report of the early extension of the In
ternational is thus denied, there are reason
to believe that il is true A reliable gentle
man who has been in the camp of the con.
tractors for the work of grading says thu
extension is to DE begun at once and to be hur
ried through. A party was expected to NOV
yesterday 81 rs to commence stalking out tn
line of the road Monday, and the gradip,
contractors are said 10 be under instruction +
hurry their work through to San Antonio a
rapidly as possible and go right on. A grad
ing party will probably commence work OF
the extension the coming week. Their
is evidently something in the wind
as Harris, one of the contractors, was i
the city Yesterday, and accompanied b
Major Goodwin, chief engineer, went out {
inspect the new line On the other hand
the Pierce road is TO be extended, and re
ports are in the air that the work would b
begun Immediately, Efforts were starte
yesterday toward determining upon and Sc
curing the right of way. The reporter me
Colonel II B. Andrews, vice president c
the road aud asked him whether the exter
sion was not to be begun shortly. Colon,
Andrews stated that such was the cas-,
though nothing definite could be done unit
the arrival of Colonel Pierce, who will b
here next Tuesday. The reporter QUESTION:
Colonel Andrews in regard to the extensio
Of the International, and the colonel said |
had little doubt but that the road would |
pushed on, for the International poop
seemed to fear that the Pierce compar
would occupy their line Two lines ri
very near together for twelve or fifteen mil
southwest Of San Antonio. AS soon as Co
onel Pierce arrives, the company will a
range to run the road on to Eagle Pass. III
coming Of Colonel Pierce, il is supposed,
what has stirred up the International poop
who will run their cars into San Antoni
should no reverse befall them, within Il
next six or eight weoks,--[San Antonio L
press.
Prices of Rails.-StCel rails are quieter M
ere quoted at S5s to $50 per ton at mi
The mills are all full of orders for d
winter Sales Of $4,000 tons foreign rails a
reported at about $67 so per ton at It'd
water. Iron rails are quiet, with few tran
actions and prices at about SAC per ton
mill for 5i-lbs. sections, up TO $50 for lip
rails. Foreign rails are being LARGELY offeI,