The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-12
United STATES RAILROADS,
Miles wilt This Year-FaiI In Rails
old and New CombinatiOns--Go
ernOr Brown at Shreveport
Thence TO New Orleans.

reported at from SS4 down to $50 per ton,
with light demand.
Louisville & Nsshville.-It is stated that
the Union Express company whish does
business over this road, will shortly sell its
property u the railroad company, which will
then transact directly the express business
over its own and controlled lines.
Prices Of Rails.-Steel rails are unsettled
and prices variable, though a good deal of
business is reported. Quotations are So 50
TO S75 per ton at mill for American rails,
and 500 to $40 at ide-wster for foreign. Iron
rails are qu' ted at $50 to s55 per ton at mill
for heavy rails and up to S57 for light sec.
tons and street rails. Much inquiry is re-
ported, but few transactions closed.
Union Pscifc-A new survey is being
made of the line from the Union division or
main line of the old Union Pacific at Jules.
burg, Colorado, to the Cheyenne division
Colorado Centrs) at Greeley. The line
now being ran fellows the South Platte river,
and is said to have very easy grades its con-
strucuon would shorten considerably the line
from Omaha to Denver, This Julesburg
line was the main line of the Colorado Cen
trail, as originally projected, but its building
was abandoned and nothing was ever done on
it east of Greeley.
Norrbis G. T it,,a Roct 7, 10 ran,r,sa
o,d Tins far without contra3; tion thst a
anntrn,,;na irtorest in his road has beer solJ
to the st. Louis, Iron Mountain Il Southern
company. The road Is 1873 miles long, from
Little Rock, Ark, to Hopefeld, on the Miss
issippi opposite Memphis, Tenn. The pres
emit company was organized IN 1871, by bond
holders who bought the road at foreclosure
sale. By he last report the company hsd
Sl,5OO,0OO stock, S200,0OO preferred bonds
and S2,6OOOW general mortgage bonds. It's
control is valuable to the Iron Mountain
company, rs giving 1t complete control OF
The Little Rock II Southwestern business.
Tho po;1rood coyo,,a &c tho 7tb CONTAIN :
information of ,be LAYING Of track on new
na;,noaJs as fol,ons. pns,;nn,on {, M;ssonr;
P;aar ~ Noh,asLa M soonmany,s Nob,es.
Lavra hos boon axtanSed Son Aurora
49, n 49, ~ Can,roi Ct~ 10
ILL., Tia n PomMhI;oon vsIlor Inc hos been
n,Ies t ho pu,onu" Noh,ss o n@t
.. ,Lo o. LIZ, Th;nao Miwan'
soo 6 81 psnl ,rb;s comnany;s bavennor,
In. i av,ended from, Hawkeve lows
nn.,bwo.S o. ~ A,Lirson Te Tilas TN.
.o,' ,a..r 70 "a ~ nf na,u noIrnod nsp'
yo ,en VI W. m ,hn =, NV nV" oan los
B ,ioo nieS VI ". ~ "a, sn,' 40 :" $50 30-
;ios Liz e Ie-e u. ' 9s, '' r;1oa =; 1877 i1b,
..a.o =. = - $50. ;,,,,,antna. ona onlr 800
as far AS il GOES The Gazette never receives
apy news from railroad building in Texa:
Northern faclfc'--A correspondent seh1'
us the following statements Ia RELATION 70 'u'i
foao line Norlhern racing reconihieheeo
The construction or their ROAD lne pasS sea
son, grading lOO miles west OF Inc missouri
river and laying the track on ABOUT oo hlies
They have three location parties III lhe usIO
west Of here, one east OF Duluth surveying
an extension east, south OF Lake superior t(
the Montreal river, wnere other cohlpahe'
VIII connect WIN tIeih ana Eonlpie'e iG"o
10 the Saut ste MARIE Ihere conneet.It
with the Canadan system. the nam l'll'
Will De extended west 10 Tue ie''oT Nm
river this season, some lou uniies. lhI',
milesare to be built northwardiy IN ihe ives
side OF the ked river valley "o HupGIeC
miles were located from the Coluhpia T'Nel
at the head OF navigation hortheast 10 bsNt
Pend dOreile last season, portion OF wh ,oL
VIII De pulit inns year, IlahD.S h'"'lS , rv'
miles of railroad to be butt TINS season. IL
blockade OF the Dako's division oy -; SnoN
could have been AVOIDED by Vsr! Ir.nllA
expense ms Will oe Su"'oeu "9'''''' "''
He' Se''on' .,nx
shreveport May 'h) specia' 10 'ne -'e'
Orleans Times -.
Elk Governor Brown Ger re,uei'' "' ~
Major o. Harris assistant superb. ' ma ,I =
the leAas " ias'a'' "eo" Pom fra;o Mar
wives, arrived on special ua'h from MAT
shall this morning, ana were received Nv W.
depot by the Hon. George Williamson, ,. D
McEntchen. Colonel Blake, Mayor Currlt
and a committee selected by lhe CotIoh IN
change. After rae through WE wy
Messrs Brown and Harris met the promlnen
o;,;,.,s az tho Cation EXCHANGE. and had
Snihe,s " sne nosritina, in the annn;,,
1eDgthN interview, TtsultiLS III blo oftNt'''
ment OF committee Vi ScH W "'.o,''H'