The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-15
UNITED STATES RAILWAYS,
The sprlng Cattle Drive Lost 30 the y,
AZ. aud M, "a, q r. Material for
the a, - -, INiension-hiies
Ruili This rear'-stAiisties OF
n OLA aud New Roads,

het thew aro ready 10 divide their prof
Ia. which are said 70 DO IN the nelghhorhood
Of s8.6O000O, M they bought Al 100 aud
sold nj M average OF 100
H. Louis, Iron Mountain Il Southern
guryeys ars bong made for branch llne
Gon AlenyIlle, Mo, northeast 10 Jackson
vile, In Cape GWrdeau county, about 10
miles SURVEYS are also being made for a
branch line south by west 10 Camden IN
southern Arkansas, about 81 miles, through
AgOud cotton country iafls ol lhls pro-
posed line was, We believe, gradedby Ouaeh'
Ia Valley company several years Hgo'
Baltlmore& Ohio,-The following circular
dispatch was sent u Rl divisions Of this road
Anil by President Garrett ~ have the
pleasure 10 announce 10 the employees Of the
Baltimore a Ohio railroad company on the
Main Stem mad all branches and divisions
thnt, ia accordance with tho action OF the
boarl Of directors, compensation from aud
after this dnto Will be restored TO that IN
force NJ tho time Of the reduction on July 10,
1871"
Denver a Rio Grande.-A Denver dispatch
Of April Is announces that he Receiver sur
rendered this road on that day. In accordance
with the compromise decree OF court, rho
company NJ once tool, possession md VIII
make arrangements 10 begin worl, ut once on
the proposed extensions The company had
received tho Grand Canon property and
material from the Atkinson, Topeka "
Santa Fo few days previously
Little Rock, Missleippi River ~ ToSaa.-A
branch called the Rob Roy Branch has been
completed and opened for business from Pine
Bluff, Ark, enst by north 10 Micawber The
brunch Il ON the south side of the Arkansas
river and MicOwber Is apparently ON the
river and opposite the town of Rob Roy,
which Il on the north side. The terminal
station ON the Mississippi, heretofore called
Annapolis, 10 now known MS Arkansas Guy
The change Is made TO conform the station
name 10 that Of the post.oillcc and river land
ing,
Material for tho extension Of the Texas "
Pacllc extension TO I'll PHso continues 70 pass
through this city, Freight trains SIX blocks
In length daily 30 west loaded with ties, IRON
and lumber. Tho first ten miles of track has
been laid beyond the Fort, and from TINS on
the work will progress with the most extra
ordinary activity The great undertaking Is
lust beginning 10 get under iull headWay' III
n rcw weeks from now II will begin 10 hl@e
good showing, and IN the course OF SIX
months the track will have, progressed ior
beyond the present settled counties OIL
Texas.
Prices of rais.-The market foI"steel rails
IL very quiet. Sales are reported ut $50 per
ton at mill, and for Englieh rails, $40 per,
delivered ut tide. The mills are busy ana
makers are not pressing Tor orders, Dut inc
nrices fraw material are lower Iron rails
IRE rather more active but buyers are look
inc for concessions. Quotations are from
S65 per ton AT mill for heavy SECTORS up, 10
$40 for light rails, OLD iron rails are dull
and somewhat lower Philadelphia prices
arc 1913 and $50 per ton; Az New ork
sales for $500 tons ARE noted with prices from
SS8 TO $40. At Pittsburgh the market Is
bare and there arc no quotations.
This weeks number of the Railroad Ga
zette contains information of the laying OF
track on new railroads as follows; Quincy,
Missouri A. Pacific Extended from Novin-
ger Mo. westward to Greencastle, IL miles.
little Rock. Missouri River IL TeXas.--Ihe
Rob Row Branch of this road is completed
from Piro Bluff Ark, east by north to MI.
cawber. 10 miles Burlington " Missouri
River in Nebraska. Republican Valley
Rroneh has been extended from Republican,
Neb. westward to Orleans IL miles, Kan
sos CITY, Lawrence q Southern. This com,
nonv,s southern Kansas line is extended
rom near Winfield, Kansas, westward to
Wellington. 25 miles. Wilmington " North
ern.--The French Creek Branch is extended
from St. Mary. Pa, eastward to the Fails OF
French creek miles. Utah Southern Ex-
tension.--Extended from Deseret, utah'
southwest to Black koGk springs, oo ;i i,,',e5'
This Is total OF oig l'lileS az. ~ 'oar AGAINST
making COZ nilies snI e. a' +D . oorrasnonding
81 mies renot nto iI ie-e ond 100 in 1871
period IN io'', "a u, 90 "- ,,. 49,.
The Texas y Pac'iic Failroau shV gir1 pu1 p"
corps OF immigrant agents IN me leid' pl
next fall its track viii be Jar peyonu uehse
population and in country n2t "v on1 .mg
one house in twenty miles yet ron M'a s.s
ceptble Of high cultivation IL CANNOT pay
dividends upon the. through trade ana 'ruN :,
alone, and must have Local pHIron'Se en- ;"
order to keep up us .wtne :. n Ins
drcd miles of track ANA o 9eI ~ n; u
an empire of land for sale when once IN IN
cultivation, will forever ply trluule W rnS
road. The company should ~ once .to.; sths
agents to Castle Garden armed WIN s s sc
and cheap transportation 70 tH'c5l So'Ile u
the immense tide OF mmigp'ts ta,,s or ."ii
ing there from Europe Inc mos. eneige,.u
efforts ought to be MADE 70 se'Ilg cue Iv
as FIST rs the track Is lala. onlo' ; to