The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-25


by those who have always held that cheap
fares would increase the gross earnings.
Upon this point the following telegram is of
the deepest interest; "Chicago, Nov. 10
Theroads which are participating in the cheap
fare fight agree in reporting increased earn
ings, even in passenger business. 1t is note
worthy that the Alton, whose business has
heretofore been the heaviest, reports the
heaviest gains. For the week ending the 10Th
instant its earnings were thirty-six thousand
dollars greater than for the same week III
1879 Of the increase six thousand four
hundred and sixty-one dollars was from the
passenger business. Since January lst its
earnings have been S 500 600 greater than
the same period in 1874" As passengers load
and unload themselves require no handling,
are at no expense, aud as passenger train
costs little, If any, more TO run than Il
freight, II is hard to convince q man of prac-
tical sense why such q discrepancy should
exist between the charges upon passengers
and freight. The idea that given number
will travel anyhow and no more is very
great mistake. AT the high rates now
charged In Texas, cents per mile both
ways, people think long time, and most of
them resort TO writing, rather than go in
person and attend to business. This mill
tates against all interests in cities, towns and
stations along railroads, in the health of
which railroads are vitality interested. But
the figures in the dispatch above are eloquent,
sufficiently 50 to need but little comment.
Little Rock, Mississippi River Il Texas.
The Little Rock division is now completed
seventeen miles northwest of the old termi
nus at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and eighty-seven
miles from the Mississippi terminus at Ar
kansas City. The grading is nearly all done
10 Little Rock, twenty-seven miles further,
and one hundred and fourteen miles from
Arkansas City. On the Ouachita division
trains run regularly TO Monticello, forty-one
miles from Arkansas City. Work will be
begun on the extension of this line to Cam
den MS soon as the Little Rock line is fin.
ished.
New York, Texas s. Mexican.-A dispatch
from Austin, Texas, Nov. l6, says: "Ag-
plcation has been made for charter for the
New Yors, Texas & Mexican railway to run
from Richmond through the counties of
Fort Bend, Wharton, jackson, Victoria and
Goliad to Brownsville, with branches to
Matagorda Bay Corpus Christi and the
mouth of the Rio Graude. Tho incorpora
tors are New York, Paris and Texas men.
Chief Engineer Anderson has been making an
examination Of the Yellowstone division, and
the line as surveyed through to Washington
territory. Among other things, he ascer-
tanned that an abundant supply Of ties can
be secured for that division not far from the
line; he also made careful examination of
Lac al th., D. All
tains west o. Hell M, Montana. 1t is called
the Print pass aud is believed to offer bet
ter route than the Deer Lodge pass He
continued his trip until he reached safely the
grading parties at work on tho Pend
d'Oreille division, and will return by Port
land and San Francisco.
The United States court, at Jackson, Ten
nessse, has rendered decision as to who are
entitled to privileges of ladies' cars. The
case grew out of the ejeetment Of one Jane
Brown, colored, from the ladies' car on the
Memphis & Charleston road The plaintiff,
it seems, is we'll known a. vendor Of
lunches, co-fectionary, etc, at Corinth, and
is well known also as being a woman who has
fallen very far below the standard of purity
snd virtue that the friends of Caesars wife
claimed for her. 1t is admitted, however,
that she is good-looliing, and has been re-
ceived into the best families as a
servant. The governor of the state,
judges, lawyers and merchants in and about
Corinth testified in open court that her repu
tation for chastity was not first class, but that
her conduct in public was very unexcep.
tionable, and particularly SO when elected
from the car. Notwithstanding the fact that
the conductor knew all this, he ordered her
to get into the front car, which she positively
refused to do, upon which, it was charged,
he removed her with such violence as to d g.
loo ito her thumb and lacerate her neck with
choking. She brought suit against the c, m
pany for $40 900 damages. A Jury has lust
awarded her verdict for $4,000.
The Railroad Gazette, of the 10Th instant
contains information Of the laying of track
on new railroads as follows: Richmond &
Allegheny Extended from Cedar Point,
Virginia, westward TO Columbia, IS miles.
Northern Pacific Extended west TO the
Montana line, Is miles, Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha-The Omaha division
is completed by laying track from Lyons,
Nebraska, north and west y miles. Wis
consin & Minnesota extended wes.
to Oadotte Falls, Wisconsin, ID miles, com.
peting the road. Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy-The Bethany branch IL extended
from Harrison, Mo, southwark to Bethany,
s miles.
Prices OF rails-Steel rails ars quiet and
unchanged at about $50 per ton at mill, with
no new business reported. Iron rails are
firm, with not much business; quotations are
from SAG 50 per ton ut mill for 56-lbs. sec.
ton up to SlS to S52 for light rails. An ad.
vance of 81 to ST 90 per ton is reported from
England. Old iron rails are unsettled, with
light stock. Prices, $26 to 500 per ton in
Philadelphia, according to quality Spikes
are reported at So Is per 100 lbs ;f,h, plstes,
50 40 to So so; track-bolts, SO IS for square
up TO S4 so for heyagon heads.
The Canadian Pacifc-The following are
said to be the terms Of building the Canadian
Pacific road The government gives the syn.
dicate $25000,000 in cash and $4,000, 600
acres of land; finishes the parts of the road
at present partly constructed, and hands
them over, with the part already constructed
10 the company when the whole line is fin.
ished. The value Of the line constructed
and handed over by the government is
roughly estimated AZ $4,000 900 The
company gives security TO the amount of
Sl,OOO,O 600, together with a cer.ain part Of
land as security for the working OF the line.
When the line has been worked for period
deemed sufficient TO insure its continuance,
tho security, both in land and money. will
DO handed back by the government 10 the
COMPANY, with interest EstimaiinO tho