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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01

dertaken and being carved, 'nto effect solely
Houston Il Texas Central rail DAD, and ono
Of lIouston's w0althiest and most enter
prising citizens. 1t was mat gurated IN
1876, when Mr.. Bremond secured the servi-
ees OF Col. Horace Cone, who had been
editing the Houston Telegraph y lnder the
proprietership Of Mr., A. Q. GRAY for some
time, who is an eminent lawyer, fn merly a
member fthe legislature from Harm seoun-
ty, and gentleman of great ability, OF ma
ture and practical Judgment Col. Co ne as
counsel for Mr.. Bremond and as his gcl Neral
representative worked assiduously in he half
Of the enterprise, travelling along its
proposed line, securing right-of-way, alb-
Sides etc, and aiding most materially. in
its success. Col Cone is nova citizen of NSw
York city, where his many friends trus'
his lines are cast in pleasant places. Tho,
charter of this road contemplates lengthl
of line Of 500 miles, of which SO have been
built and are now in successful operation.
During the past twelve months % miles
have been constructed. 1t is heading in an
easterly direction from Houston, penctrat-
ing the rich long leaf pineries Of eastern
and southeastern Texas Ii is q. three feet
gauge; its rails weigh 10 pounds each; II has
eight locomotives; four passenger coaches;
two baggage, mail and express cars; one
combination eur; fifteen box cars; 300 flat
cars; one engine house; one machine
shop; one repair shop; one car shop, and
one paint shop, 1t has ten officers, agents
and clerks; eight conductors and brakes
men; nine engineers and flrcmen twenty
mechanics three inspectors and watchmcn,
200 road ioremen and laborers,
Its passenger, freight and mixed trains ran
during the year past 5000 miles. Mr..
Paul Bremond is president Of the road; MIR.
Abraham Groesbeck yice-president; Mr..
Samuel G, Tripson, secretary; Mr., John
A. Do2ier, treasurer and Mr.. Ed l. Bremond
general manager. Messrs, Triupson and
Dozier are sons-in-law of the president and
Mr.. Ed. l.. Bremond his SON.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01
Galveston Harrisburg a San Antonio.

This is known as the "Sunset Route"
and Houston Is virtually, IN 80 far as con-
Germs its business. its initial point, though
its line runs to Harrisburg where its M
chine shops are. branch running Into
Houston from point seven miles away.
From Houston TO San Antonio lis lines is
~ miles In length, while from Pierce June.
ton To. Harrisburg II is eight miles, and It's
extension, or branch from Columbus to La
Grange IN Favette county, Is 81 miles, be-.
ing total Of $50 miles. In The pnst wear il
has extended its line so miles west or
rather northwesterly from San Antonio,
trains. running thereon daily head.
ing for a junction with the South
ern. Pacific helf way TO III Paso,
having a large force at work and rushing
things-as fast as men and money can do n,
rms road has entered into n combination
WIN the iluntingto n.syndicatc or Southern
paciiic, the Texas & New Orleans, Louisiana
western, aud. Morgan Louisiana road to form
through line via San Antonio & Houston
to New Orleans. When II forms junction
with the Southern Paoiic IL will then al.
verge westw0rdly and extend It's line TO the
no Grnnde for connection about Eagle
Pass, with the Mexican system of roads. 1t
has = miles of sidings, Is standard gauge,
four feet 8 IL inches and has 1876 miles
OF steel rails weighing SO to 90 pounds.
Inc company has land grant of
i0,2lO acres TO tho mile. II has 70
locomotives, passenger $40 Freight, and SER
vice cars ofyarious Kinds. During the year
past II carried 1851 passengers, and IN,
i0S tons of freight. Tho officers are I. W,
Pierce, of Boston, president; Henry il.
Andrews, San Antonio, vice. president; Jas,
chief engineer; r. w. Pierce, general pass.
enger agent, and q. e. Gibbs, Houston. non.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01
Tho Houston s Texas Central.

This great railroad corporation may be
regarded as the pioneer line Of Texas and
Is still one of the most extensive, not only
in the state but the south. 1t has its gen.
cral offices in the city of Houston which is
its southern terminus and initial point, and
has line OF road actually in use, with
branches aggrcgating over seven hundred
miles. II has in use 6S locomotives, 80 pas.
sengcr, freight and baggage ears, and 1850
freight cars, whose combined value is more
than 100000 IL Is constantly making
additions to its rolling stock, and has con-
tracts out that will double 4 for the coming
seasons business. The management Of the
road is composed of Chas. Whitney, of New
Orleans, president; Gen, G.. Jordan, vice.
president and general manager; Maj. Il. w.
Cave, treasurer; Maj. A. IL. Swanson, gen.
eral superintendent; Maj. Waldo, general
freight and passenger agent and Mr.. Robert
Nj. Elgin, land commissioner.
THE MAIN LINE
has for its starting point Houston,
ming north 'p passes through P some run oi
tho richest country IN tho world,
such as Harris, Waller, Grimes, Brazos,
Robertson, Falls, Limestone, Navarro, FL.
lis, Dallas, Collin, and Grayson counties
terminating at Donison in the latter county
three miles from Red river and 33S miles
from Houston.
THE WESTERN DIVISION
starts from Hampstead, IN Waller county,
and runs through the counties of Waller,
Washington, Lee, Fayette, Dastrop, and
Travis 10 Austin capital ofthc state; distance
from Hampstead ll5 miles, and from Hous.
ton iO9 miles.
THE NORTH WESTERN BRANCH
begius at BremOnd in Robertson county,
seven miles from the Brazos river, extends
through the counties of Robertson, Falls
McLennan, Dosque Hill, Hamilton. Erath,
Comanche and Enstland, terminating at
Cisco In tho latter county on the line of the
Texas6 Pacific. This branch has lineal
extent of 100 miles from Brcmond, or from
Houston to Cisco 3i2 miles.
Besides these considerable extensions from
the main line there Is o short branch Of
twelve miles known as the Wax.
nhachie Tap, running from
Ennis to Waxahachie through Ellis county,
and now on the point Of further extension To
interscct the Texas & Pacific at Weather.
ford, in Parker county, Through these diff.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01
Tho Texas & St. Louis Narrow Gauge.

This road has now completed line within
the state of go miles, aud runs through the
counties of Bowie, Titus, Camp, Upshur,
Smith, Henderson, Navarro and McLennan
to Waco, now the terminal point. The
average cost ofthe road was 81 800 per mile
and its bonded deht,is 5000 per mile. 1t
has its initial point VII ~ the stateat Tex
nrkana. It's to be bnIt eastward to con-
meet with the Cairo e st. Louis narrow
gauge which isnow owned by the Texas 4
st. Louis, and is to be pushed rapidly west
ward from Waco to the Rio Grande, thus
furnishing through line of narrow guage
road from Mexico to st. Louis. Numerous
branches are contemplated, and the surveys
and contracts have been completed. Ono of
these branches is to run from Mt Pleas
and another directly west rom
Mount Pleasant to New Mexico, to connect
with the Denver e Rio Grandc road The
president is J. w. Paramore, St. Louis; vice
president, w. M. Senter, st. Louis general
superintendent, j. w. Brown, Tyler; treas
urer, l., b. Fish, Tyler; George W. Lilly,
general freight and passenger agent, and
Hubbard, Whitaker e. Bonner, general at
torneys, Tyler. Governor Hubbard, of this
lAlter urn, IL Is Ait, ans uOne more TO give
life and form to me enterprise than any
other man. Fare ha3 been reduced on this
line to three cents per mile, and freight &C
cordingly, and although the road is com
paratiycly new one in our state, 1t is
already doing an enormous business.
When the main line, with its many connec-
tions and net work of complicated branches
shall be completed, penetrating every sec
ton of the state, and running through as
rich country as there is under the sun,
the traffic is bound to be i'm
mense, and reduced freghts and fares
will inevitably produce rcvolu-
ton in the railroad system of the state Of
Texas. In nearly every instance it is to run
parallel with, or in opposition to broad
gauge roads.and competition must result,
which cannot but be beneficial to the people
at large. II is TO pass through the cotton
belt lumber region and great pastoral Sec
tions of Texas. The following Is an approx
innate statement of the shipments OF lum-
Der, hides, wool and cotton over the Texas
4 St Louis railway for the fiscal year end
ing July 81, 1881:
s,UO cars lumber ...........,......... o21uVuOVO
NWO pounds hides ...,,..,..........., 1000
h,VU polndsw0ol .,.,...,,.,,s.I........ 6OOO
1850 bales Of cotton ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, 10000
Toth No, of pounds. Al, 10000
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01

Some Of the most important counties
last year, and an immense increase in ship
ments may be expected during the next
season and fiscal year,
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Central q Montgomery.

This is a road leading from Navasota,
Central TO the town of Montgomery. the
county site of Montgomery county, twenty.
eight miles away, and II has sidints 10 The
extent OF ono milo. II was OPENED
IN 1873 TO tap tho lumber re.
gion of Montgomery county, and IL
operated by the Houston & Texas Central.
which, supplies tho rolling stock. II has a
capital stock of $4,000; debt Of 500
S5l 6l--total, representing cost of the road,
SlUOIl OIL. Its gauge Is four feet eight and
one half inches. The officers are Fred. A.
Rice, Houston, president; j. Baker, Hous.
ton, vice president; j. :. Rice, Houston,
secretary and treasurer tho principal Office
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01

This road began its initial work at
Corpus Christi, in Nuecos county.
Its charter calls for 1853 miles of main line,
ninety miles of which have been constructed
within the past year with eight miles of
sidings II has fourteen locomotives eight
passenger coaches; four baggage, mail and
express cars; two combination cars; fifty
box cars; lao fiat cars; two engine houses;
one machine shop ore repair shop; one
car shop; one paint shop. The directors of
the road are Messrs. Chas. $. Hinchmari,
John Pratt, Theo, i. ii. Meyer, W. w.
Hungerford, W. Il. Thurber, NJ. Kennedy,
ana d, Murphy. The ultimate destination
Of the road is Laredo, point on the lower
Rio Grande, where II win connect with the
Mexican system ofroads. q. S. Hlnchman
of New Yorl; is president; III iflin Ken
nedy, of Corpus Christi, is vicc-presidcnt;
q. Clinton Goodner, Of New York, general
manager; John Pratt Of New York, sccro-
t0ry; w. NJ. Sparkman of New York.
treasurer, and s. r. Fuller, of Houston,
Texas, chief engineer The principal Office
and address Is Corpus Christi aud New York
office AZ William street,
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aulf. western Te.as 8 pacIllc.

This road extends from Indianola, on tho
Gulf coast in Calhoun county, to Cuero, in
Dewitt county, distance of0S As miles,
and IL has sidings to the extent Of 1-S
miles. Its gauge four feet eight and one
MALT inches, and its steel rails weigh fifty
pounds each. Thisroadbclongs to the Char
Morgan estate in the main. II has six loco
motives; three passenger cars; two baggage,
mail and express cars; twenty-nine box
cars; five stock cars, and thirty-one
platform cars. Its trains run during tho
year past 325, 1926 miles, carrying 6,G03 pass.
engers, and 3l,oSS tons Of freight; earning
for passengers $12,735 60; for freight, $685.
1852 90, and for mail and express, $2,S7s 90.
Its operating expenses were $S9,523 90,
leaving its net earnings ,s44, 75i As, being a
percentage on the capital stock Of the road,
100000, which represents its cost TO the
present company Of nearly 90 per cent.
The directors of the road are Charles A.
Whitney and A. G. Hutchinson, of New
0rleansi S. i. Stockdale, ID. c.. Proctor
and NJ. d. Monserrhte, of Cuero;
Alfred Da Costa. of Indanola, and The.
odore Buhler, Of Victoria, Texas. The
officers are NJ. d. Monserrate, president,
treasurer and superintendent Cuero, and
Alfred Da Costa, secretary, Indianola. The
principal Office and address Is Cuero, Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01

This road runs from Galveston 10 Ious-
ton. II is 90 mile long, and has eight and
half miles OF sidings. II Is standard
gauge, = feet ~ inches, and Is Of iron md
steel rail truck. Il has seventeen locomo.
lives end tw? hundred and twelve passcn-
ger and freight cars.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01
Dallas s. wichita.

This road has its initial point at Dallas.
1t was chartered .as the Dallas & Wichita
railway company in December ISL, and in
May, 1874, ii was completed to Lewisyille,
IN. Denton county, IN May, 1850, 1t was
sold under foreclosure of mortgage, and on
the 10th of July of that year, reorganized
under its present name and the same year,
was completed to Denton, in Denton coun-
ty, IS miles from Dallas. II has no rolling
stock of its own, what II uses being leased
from the Texas n Pacific. The gross earn
mgs of the year are S25,779 So. The COM
pany has a land grant Of 0,2i0 acres of land
10 the mile, The road is tpresnt tied up In
legislation in the United States court, and
as soon as that can be settled IL will
go on toward the northwest or
Pan Handle section of the state, passing
through the rich coal fields Of Wise county.
The road already of value to Dallas will
then be UNNECESSARILY so, and will bring TO
i the trade of a splendid region of the state.
The officers are John @. Brown, president;
II. Kretz, treasurer; G.. Il. Fosdick, general
manager. The principal office and address
is in Dallas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01

This road extends from Longview, It's
intersection. with tho Texas & Pacific, to
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01

hous'on' EAST " west Texas.
This is q narrow gauge, having its initial
point at Houston. and is an cnterrrise IN.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01

has found always warm supporter in the
Houston q Texas Central railway. 1t has
offered its own lands on the most reasona-
bic of terms, so that any thrifty, saving
man could secure heme out of them on
the most favorable terms. 1t has offered
cheap rates of transportation, and spent last
wear
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-10-18
From Satu rday's Daily.
The Rowland Pulverizar

1t is unnecessary for the MINER to de-
fend the correctness OF the Judgment or
observations Of Mr.. w. f. Hall, the
Superintendent of the Alice Mining
Company. He is too well known in this
community to care for idle criticism, or
to need verbal support. Readers of his
tory will remember that Fuller's tiny
steamboat wa laughed off the Thames,
and was only perfected by Fulton after
a long series of failures. But the "prin-
ciple on which it was c~onstructedn was
a reasonable one.' 1t would have been
a costly sacrifice if 'sold for old iron.n
Says one of the profoundest thinkers of
the present day like other co%ntrivances
and discoveries, it was perfected step by
step, n man transmitting the results of
his labors, at the time.apparently useless,
to his successors. Many skillful inven-
tons have from time to time added new
powers to the steam engine rendering
it capable of being applied to impelling
ships etc, and the names of Watt, Ste
phenson, FULLER and Fulton will al
ways be remembered by the struggling
inventor
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-10-18
BUTTE BANK NOTES.
The First National Bank.

The reader. of the MINER will remember
that a partial organization Of the First Ma
tional Bank of Butte was had in the latter
part of last September, with Judge Andrew
j. Davis, President; s. I. Hauser, Vice-Pres-
ident: and IL. d. Hauser, temporary Cashier.
rhe certificate was issued to the bank OIL
September rs, and on the same day all order
was given to the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing for the preparation ofplates.
The circulation OF the new National bank
is to be 500 goo. The permanent and COM
pl.te organization of the First National Bank
of Butte will take place as soon as their new
bank building is completed, which will be as
soon as possible. Curtis has the contract for
the brick work on the new building. The
wall next to the Dellinger building, south OF
the bank site, has been built up in a most
substantial manner. In the mean time, Dir.
George II. Hill, of Helena, who visited Butte
some time since as a member Of the Helena
Ra,. Ball Club, succeeds Mr.. E. W. knight,
Jr. in the bank, Mr.. Knight leaving this
morning OH the Boulder coach, to lake apo
sition in Helena.
There is no foundation for the rumor, cir
culated some time ago, that there will be any
other Nationa; bank in Butte. Messrs. DON
nell, Clark q Larabie have all the business
they can do now, and feel no necessity Tor
ANY change. Some two years ago they sur
rendered their Deer Lodge charter as a Ma
tional bank, not finding that they derived any
special advantage from it. The banking III
situations of Butte are established on a hrm
and reliable basis, and command the custom
and confidence of the citizens Of Butte 40
well established are they that it is quite
doub, full whether there would be any room,
for any other banking enterprise at thls Time
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-10-18
Police Court News.

T Is dull weather, while the barometer
sands at change, and the thermometer about
freezing, during the day, is not very prolific
of excitement 1t does not even keep the po-
licemen and jailor well occupied. The con-
sequence is that the Police Court docket has
been comparatively barren for the last day or
two. The memorable marshal can be ap.
peased however with II staing less thas a vic
tim, however ~lifeless the external world.
Yesterday one J. Ham, and one All Mye,
yielded to the inevitable, and confronted the
bar Of outraged justice charged with the fail
ure to pay their road tax.
All Mye did not understand the English
language, and informed the Judge that when
the marshal warned him to go to work he
did hot really comprehend. but thought he
was merely passing the compliments OF the
season. Indeed it can not DO doubted That
All Aye thought the marshal was making
some allusion to the beautiful snow, and felt
so outraged that he refused to heed him fur
ther.
But no such excuse could be pleaded by
the other Acknowledged son of the East.
There was no gentle voice interceding for his
ignorance, since he has long been versed in
the vernacular. Besides all this his name is
a dead give away. j.. Ham is utterly I'M eles-
tial as a cognomen, so its bearer was fined two
dollars and costs.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-10-18
PETITION.
your Petitioners Will Ever Pray.

The following is the form of the petit
ton prepared by the MINER and now
awaiting signatures at many of the prin-
cipal business houses of Butte:
To the Hon. Thos, l.. James, Postmaster
General
SIR The undersigned, citizens of
Butte City, Montana Territory. respect
fully represent
That the allowance for clerk-hire
and expenses made by the POst0tfice
Department to the office in Butte City
is utterly inadequate to provide postal
accommodations for the rapidly increas-
ing population of this city and county;
That the revenues of the Butte post
office have increased during the quarter
ending September 30, 1881, more than
tifty-One per cent. over the revenues for
the cor responding quarter Of the year
1854, and that the population of this
city aud county have increased for the
same time in an approximate ratio;
That the population of this city
proper is now growing in a rapidly in
CEeaSiiS Tdtlo, anu tue utilldtluS maze
On the Butte postofice are being con-
stantly and correspondinglv augmented;
They respectfully represent that any
estimate for the necessary expenses Of
this office based on the population of
Butte and the revenues Of the office for
the past fiscal year is, in consequence of
the premises, not Il reasonable allow
ance for the current or succeeding
fiscal year, or any quarter thereof;
That the following is an accurate
statement of the and expen-
SEES of the postoffice in RMtte for the
quarter ending September 30, 1881:
Commissions on Sales, ST, 26S Sc
Comm Total Revenues, p 10
Box Rents, 62l 80
Total Revenues, $l,9l0 26
Salary and Allowances, l,0l7 90
SURPLUS. SSq3 1ti
They represent that the whole of this
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-10-18
The Montana Copper Company.

Nj. Sally Raunheim informed us yesterday
that the MINER should be the medium of con-
veying to the public the earliest particulars of
the recent developments in the Colusa. For
the present the stockholders of The Montana
Copper Company prefer not to publish de-
tails, but when the proper time comes will
give the MINER all authoritive sta ement. In
the meantime the stock OF the copper company
is not on the market, and the stockholders
feel that they may with propriety choose theil
own time for making public the present de-
yelopment and condition of their mine. That
it 10 a very valuable piece of property, and
nat its value is increasing with its develop
ment the re can be no doubt.
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surplus may be legally allowed for ex-
penses of this Office, and if SO allowed
would not be more than q proper proyis.
ion for it's rapidly increasing necessities;
That the present allowance of fifty dol
lars for the rent of office room is entirely
insufficient to secure proper accommo-
dations, which are now greatly needed
and could be procured at a cost of about
one hundred and:sffty dollars.
That the present allowance of fifty
dollars per month for clerk-hire will
not nearly pay the salaries of clerks now
actually employed and paid, and that
the present force is too small to dis
charge the ordinary routine duties of
the office satisfactorily to themselves or
to the public; that at least two addition
al clerks are needed;
That the larger number of the per-
sons receiving and sending mails
through this office of necessity use the
general delivery, and that at least one
additional general delivery clerk is es-
sential to meet the growing pressure 81
this department of the office; ~.a'w
They respectfully represent that this
state of affairs, to which they
earnestly ask the attention of the depart
ment, has existed for months, and that
it, continuance will greatly impair the
public usefulness of the office, and inter-
fere seriously with the necessities of the
public. ... ..fnss
In consequence of the premises they
pray that the department investigate
the facts as presented in this petition,
and the accompanying statements. and
grant them proper. relief at the earliest
possible time.