The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-06
RAILWAY NOTES.

be company is making large additions to
chops in Springfield, Mo-, to meet the
essities of its increased length of road.
Isl. Louis & San Frsnciieo.-This comma.
EB Arkansas brsnchis now ompleted from
|e junction with the main line near Pierce
~, Mo, southwark to WAshburn in Barry
bihty, about 20 miles. Work is progress
STEADILY on the As miles from Washburn
Fayetteville, Ark.
The St. Louis u Southeastern road will be
~ in Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. l6, by Special
nmissloners |. A. Jones and w. z. Fish
under the DEGREES of foreclosure grant
by the United States circuit court. The
" Twill include the line from East st. Loui )
+ Evansville, with the 0'Fallon and Bell
- branches, 2OS miles in all, with all
.Qpments aud appurtensnces. The terms
thle are $4,000 cash at the time of sac,
|8balsnce to b. paid Wien the court may
tcl, either IN cash or bonds of the fore
ted mortgages. Arrangements have been
"a for the purchase and reorganization in
hnterest of the Louisville & Nashville
bpany.
canadian Pacifc.-A dispatch from Otta-
A oct. ", says: The cabinet was in ses-
f. gintil one o'clock this morning, and it is
<jrstood that the Pacific railway contract
iHirtually signed. 1t is said that although
{pocument has been formally drawn up
the details of the contract finally agreed
] kne or two signatures have yet TO be
nee, which it is expected will be done to-
~ MIR. Greenfield, the accredited agent of
\ London firms interested, signed in their
bali. The details of the agreement cannot
Iobtained, but it is understood that secure
has been given for the completion of the
ID in ten years from Nipssing to the Pa.
1e. The cabinet are now discussing
neither a special session of parlian. ent shall
held to ratify the contract. Some of the
|ombers of the syndicate have left Tor home.
The Railroad Gazette, of the Doth, con
In information of the laying of track on
|W roads as follows: st. Louis & San Fran
Ho' Track laid on the Arkansas branch
|om near Pierce City, Mo-, to Washburn,
|enty five miles. Atchison, Topeka &
ntR Fe.-Track has been laid on the Man
ttan, Alma Il Burlngame branch from
lslbgame, Kansas, northwest to Manha.-
p, fifty miles. International & Great
prthern, Extended from San Marcos,
.xas, southwest to York creek, eight
llee Danville, Oney d ONO
vet - Extended from the I'm
Ff&s river to West Liberty, Ill.,, 10 miles;
|!uge feet. Walton. Track laid from
k14 Circle, Ga, towards Walton, 8 miles:
|M 3 feet. This is total Of ll3 miles Of
I'M .goad, making 43SS miles thus far
~, against 2,739 miles reported at the
4 Pine IN 1879, 1885 miles in 1878, 1865
+ n 1877, 1876 miles in 1876 0s6 miles
fs IN 1868 miles in 1874, 3,075 miles in
|# Mhd 300 miles in 1872.
}fEngel, the ch eff of tie German bureau
}jhtistcs and one of the first OF liyi Q
fheans, has recently published u volume
Nd "lhe Ago Of Steam" in which be
w the eomplet ct information ever col.
IPd as to the extent to which
I'm is used and results effected bv
LIP the course of it he gives
1 average Rates of transportation
lore the Gays of railroads as about q cents
tton per mile, and 2.0S cents per passen-
per mile. Reckoning on this basis. the
tof the freight carried BY rail in Prussia
nlol4 TO 1878 was about 81, $40, 100000
than If 1t had been carried by tho old
fhods (had that been possble), and il ia
mated that the time saved by passengers
worth S23S,000, 900 more, reckoning the
leof the time at q cents TN hour. The
ng OF lsres to passengers amounted to
~ S2OO,0OO 600 more, and go Ihrswholo
w was $5O7S, 100000, of which Si75-
wv Was in the single year of 1878.
be Journal of tho German railroad union
EOn the occasion Of debate which
haye already mentioned, the i'm possibility
tate railroad management in Russia WIS
Fted on the ground that if the s,uclsho,d-
Interested were excluded from the man
nent there would be possibility of ruin,
contracts in favor o. individuals, and in
uatlon, the details were published of the
Gus contract of the American Wiuaps.
Piled recently, with tho government
Mnlng the Nicholas railroad. BY the
lot considerable money, Winaus
oeded in makiag q cont &C! to extend
July l, 1866, for eight years, BY
eu the government was 10 pay him for
hgcars and small repairs at an agreed
per passenger and per ton per mile.
tdes be received fixed sum OF l0l,O 900
aeS $751; OO) per year for painting aud
Nt< the interior Of the psssen.
M, $4,000 rubles (S2S, 500 for keep
~ the shops, and finally $4,000 rubiel
YpOO) yearly for renewing what rolling
ashlight be worn out. In this way tha
Hsf3Tenewals alone run up to about ITO
VIVA mile, while this expense after dis
w the contract was about SO cents.
N average OF 100000 train miles
Myear on the Melodies road,
Feat Russian company, which, on
N of September, 1868, with tho road
taAe the Winans contract from the
ment also, was compelled to break
eQniract at any cost, and, after endless
omtlons, in the year 1872, succeeded by
Management by which the government
Nvinsns a penalty of So, $4,000, which
Eieat Russian company paid back with
tes within four years. Ii thework TN
tne contract mad been continued it would
oost the company more than one.third
snet earnings, since the yearly savings
nn TO nearly 100000 roubles (S2,.
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