The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-09
THE RAILROADS.

The Tehuantepec and Inter-C cean railway
company is builling passenger and freight
road from Coatzscoalcos, on the Gulf coast,
to the Pacific, distance of abut 1870 miles,
and the present indications are that it will be
finished next year at furthest. II will be the
short, at rail route across the continent, to DO
followed, probably, by Eads ship railway.
Notwithstanding the blockade and back.
ward season, the earnings of the l.. & N.
show u heavy increase. The gross earnings
for the fourth week in March, 1880, amount
TO Sl92 000 this year the earnings for the
same week amount to S30S, 800, or an increase
of SIG, 300 This showing must be very
gratifying to the stockholders. A road earn.
Ing one and aqusrter millions IA month is
certainly very valuable property.
The stockholders of the Pullman palace
car company held u meeting at the general
office Of the company, in Chicago, on Satur.
day, for the purpose of taking action regard
ing the proposed incease IN the capital stock
OF the company. There were represented at
the meeting $4,000 shares, or three. fourths
of the entire stock. 1t was voted to increase
the capital stock to an amount equsl to
thirty-three and one-thrd per cent, making
il $S,000,000. Stockholders of record yesler.
day have the option for a reasonable time to
subscribe for the new stock at par TO the ex.
tent Of one. third of their holdings
An exchange says: ave understand that
a committee of the Jorosis have interviewed
Mr.. Vanderbilt snG other railroad magnates,
with view TO havipg railroad employments
open 10 women. /. is said that the com.
mltlee urge with much force the we'll known
| fact that women are experts in handling
switches. Numbers Of them can manage u
train beautifully, ..and tbey all fre-up very
easily, while large class are very apt Mt the
brc~ks. 1t Is estimated that Judge Black
adopts the views ofthe committee with chrac-
ierislic impetuosity, but that Commissioner
Fink has expressed an opinion that the Judges
views are not based upon thorough study
If the subject"
| There ia to DO n strike Of new class of
men on Msy l. This time ii will DO BY a
class of men who thoroughly understand the
matter OF striking, as they strike for "6ity
cents all around" good many times in the
course Of one day. The porters on the Pull.
man palace cars are the individuals who are
going at 1t now. They originally received
thirty dollars month and prerequisites" BY
a succession OF cuts they had their wages 70.
duced until now II Is only fifteen dollars a
month. This, tho porters think, Is entirely
to small, especially as there is not so much
opportunity to get "ilfty Genus all around"
and they will make Simultaneous strike on
May for an increase.
Great improvement is being made in the
condition Of tho roadbed and track Of the
Chicago, ST. Louis Il New Orleans railway,
The road Is being reballasted and placed In a
condition preparatory for tho change OF
gauge, which will take place about tho latter
part OF July. Some Of the new engines now
being ordered are OF tho standard gauge, and
II is assured there will DO no more freight
blockades after tho change is made. Steel
rsils arc arriving by every steamer, aud by
fall at least 1900 tons will DO laid down,
giving the "Old Hickory" route solid steel
rail line from New Orleans TO Cairo, and
with liz Illinois Central connection a solid
line Of steel to Chicago 6l5 miles long; also e
ST. Louis and Cincinnati. 1t will also give
tho jackson a standard gauge form Texas TO
Chicago Illinois.