The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-29

Northern Pacific. This company has just
negotiated sale of ten townships of land on
the Pend d. Grelo division at go per acre
cash, to German colony. This sale will net
the company over all expenses, and commits
sions, considerably more than 100000.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.--Track d
now laid to San Marcisl N. NJ, 25 miles
south of Socorro, and sbou. 100 miles from
Albuquerque. A yard is being made at San
Marcial, which will be the operating termi.
nus for time.
Ohio Central.-The trscklayers at work on
the various sections have at last completed
their work, and the track on the Toledo line
is now complete from Bush's, in Fairfield
county, Ohio, the junction with the Colu IL
bus branch, northwest to Fustoria, about
los miles.
International s. Great Northern.-Track
on the extension of this road is now laid to
San Marcos, Texas, 30 miles southwest from
Austin, and work is progressing steadily.
1t is understood that the grading Of the ex-
tension is not to stop at San Antonio, but is
to be continued beyond that city toward the
Rio Grande.
Arizona Central. - Work is reported in
progress on this road which is to extend
from Prescott, the capital Of the territory of
Arizona, to the Southern Pacific at Marieopa
Wells. The company has secured the SER
vices Of 400 Pinss Indians on the grading,
and has contracted for ties and rails for
the section of thirty miles from Maricops to
Phenix.
Missouri Pacific. AT A. special meeting in
st. Louis, September %, the stockholders
voted to approve and ratify the consolidation
with the company of its leased and controlled
lines the st. Louis Il Lexington; Lexington
Il Southern; Kansas City & Eastern; Missou
ri River; Leavenworth, Atchison & North
western, and the ST. Louis, Kansas & Arizo-
ma. The name remains unchanged.
Sou bern Pacific. The terminus of this
road is now ut San Simon, which is near the
point where the boundary lines of Arizona,
New Mexico and the cid line of Mexico
meet. San simon is 1000 feet above sea
level, and is, by the railroad, 1916 miles from
Yuma and 1925 from San Francisco Mate.
rails continue to be carried forward, and the
track is expected to reach Shakespeare by the
middle Of October.
Denver & Rio Grande.-This company's
San Juan division is now completed and
OpChVN puoiiltoo w lIuo Illus, SOlOl duO,
seven miles westward from the late terminus
at Boydville, and 80 miles from the juno ton
with the New Mexico division at San Antonio.
This line will soon reach the Pinos Chama
Summit, 1862 feet above the sea. The New
Mexico division is now completed to Servl.
leta, New Mexico, 10 miles beyond the late
terminus st Tres Piedras, and 32i miles from
Denver.
Prices of Rsils.-Sales of 1900 tons of
seel rails are reported to have been made last
week by the Lsckawanna Iron e. Coal COM
pany, at price equal to $50 per ton I, tide
water. In iron rails much inquiry, but no
business is reported, New YORK quotations
being SAT to $50 AT Philadelphia last week
sales were on the basis of $62.50 to 500 for
steel rails, for early delivery. Contracts have
recently been closet for $4,000 tons enough
for 56S miles of track of 56-lb. rRils), most of
them going to the works on the Pennsylvania
railroad, and lot of 5000 tons to be rolled
from imported blooms has been contracted
forst sos For old rails, quotations were
$26 to S26 so at Philadelphia, and $27 to S28
at New York, with stocks firmly held.
The Boston railroads had a busy time of it
on Sept. IL, the day of the great celebration
of the 250th anniversary OF the city. The
following is an approximate estimate of the
number of passengers brought into the city