The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-15
EMITTED STATES RAILWAYS.
The Texas a. New Orleans to be Com.
pIeted by the list OF Juiy-senator
Jones In Texas Progress of
Great works in Hand.

III.
enouph in speculations in Louisville 4 Nash
vile stock to buy fourth interest in the
Constitution, $4,000 cash. Thus reads
paragraph in the papers, but.
The fastest run on record was made re-
Gently BY q locomotive on the Pennsylvania
railroad. The engine was ordered TO the
scene of an accident, and ran 60 miles in As
minutes and seconds. This is at the rate of
trae less than Sc mIles an hour
1t is rumored at Te1arkans that Senator
Jones, of Nevada, has purchased large in
terest in the Texas ~ st. Louis narrow
gauge and that he is reaching for control,
and TINT he will push the line forward 10
connect with his mining interests in New
Mexico.
La Gaceta, newspaper published at Mat.
amoris, Mexico, on the subject OF a railroad
from Matamors to Monterey, says I'VE
know, positively, that the necessary capital
is in course of incorporation, and will speedi-
" secure to right of way. We ardently de-
sire to see the Accomplishment of this great
work which can alone relieve our port from
the nightmare which has so long rested up
on it for so long time"
The Southern Pacific road is now coming
eastward from point this side of Tucson, at
the rate of two and half miles day. The
grade is now an easy one, the most expensive
portion of the line having been passed when
the Sierra Nevada was crossed. As soon as
the line from San Antonio to FL Paso, 600
miles, is definitely located, that will be built
at the rate of from two to three miles per
day.
A correspondent ct Albuquerque says that
Al. 81 H,,n Of
the st. Louis Il San Francisco westward is
well under way. A bridge will soon be built
across the Rio Grande, about two miles be-
low the town, and track-laying will begin.
The Gusymas road, running south, is being
pushed with the same energy this company
has already shown, and by July will reach
Socorro, 80 miles from Albuquerque.
The railroad commissioners of the State of
Georgia, appointed last October, have issued
classification of freights and schedule of
rates. They make 10 classes of freight rated
per 100 pounds, classes, rated per ton, and
per carload, amounting in all to 10 classes.
The rates change at every ten miles of dis
lance, and per 100 miles they vary from 40
cents on frst-class down to 8 cents on the
lowest class per 100 pounds, from Sl.7O to
$l.20 per ton, and from $50 to Sl4 per car
load. The passenger rates are cenlsa mile.
The commissioners in their "Circular No. L.
say "The tariff herewith furnished for your
information has been adopted as a standard
schedule of just and reasonable rates of
charges which the law requires to be pre-
pared by this commission for each raj road
company of the State. 1t will constitute the
basis upon which such changes OF rates may
be engratted from time to time as justice
may require. We have not been able, with
the information at our command, to deter
mine with sufficient certainty the extent and
character of the diversity of conditions
among the various railroads of the State, and
the possible corresponding diversity of tar
ifs which may be ultimately required. For
this reason we have concluded to make the
tariff uniform, leaving it to each of the COM
panies interested to point out to us wherein
its operations would be unjust or unequal to
itself.
New Orleans Times, May 18th: Colonel
Charles A. Whitney, President of the Hous-
ton & Texas Central railroad, returned to
the city yesterday after an absenc' of several
DAYS in the Lone Star State. A Times rep
resentative called upon Colonel Whitney, at
the Morgan line. office, yesterday afternoon,
and found the gentleman in cheerful frame
of mind and not adverse to replying to the
questions asked him. "How did YOU find'af-
fairs in Texa.?" Excellent, sir. Everybody
cheerful and contented." "And your road?'
"Was never in better condition. Our gross
gearniugs for the year ending April, 1879,
exceeded those of the previous year, $780,
00O." "And the Texas and New Orleans
road?" SIS in nearly frst-class order \
great improvement has been made in it. 1t
is difficult task to raise n road out of the
slough" "You returned overland?' "Yes,
sir in thirty-Cne hours from custom; of the
distance, thirteen miles were made in a
wagon" "When do you expect to see the
entire road to Texas in operation" "About
the 10Th of July The road will be COM
pleted by the lst ofthat month. The heav'
est work now to be completed is the bridge
over Mermentau river. This iron structure
may take some little time in construction.
The material for it is now on the ground
and work is going on. The road is all gra-
ded, and see no reason why the road should
not be in running order at the time men
toned" "Your rolling stock has been con-
siderablv augmented to do the business of
the road?" "Yes. We have built 400 new
freight cars at our works in Algiers and pur-
chased nine new engines. By the LIST Of Oc-
tober we will have 1000 new freight cars in
readiness for the fall business" "The Texas
people are awaiting the opening of the line
with interest, presumed" "Oh, yes,
they are quite anxious for it."
The House Railway committee agreed last
week to report fsvorably a bill to incorporate
the Cherokee & Arkansas Railroad company.
This is the line which is intended to connect
Arkansas City, in the State of Kansas, WITH
Fort Smith, Arkansas. 1t will follow the
general course of the Arkansas river through
the Indian Territory and will practically
unite Wishta Kansas, and the Kansas sys-
tenn of roads with those of Arkansas.
The annual report of the Atchison, To-
peka 81 Santa Fe railroad company has made
its appearance. President Nckerson says
"The current year has been one of great ac-
tivity, and of more than usual progress.
Since the last report of the board three
branch lines have been constructed in Kan
sas, adding 1871 miles to your lines in that
State. In New Mexico, to the present date,
26S.4S miles have been built adding about
459.4S miles 10 the lines operated and con-
trolled by your company. Trains are now
running into the city of Santa Fe and to AL
buquerque, on the Rio Grande. The prop
erty of the company has been materially inn
proved, aud is now in better condition as to
equipment and outfit than ever before, and
well prepared to handle our increasing bus
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