The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-13
THE IR0N-H0ASL.
WORK OF BANDING CONTINENT
aaI Miles of New Track Laid Down
In IsSO-Present Location oil if"c"
layers Price 0f lron-serAPs'
Rolls, BArs, Ctnders and
smoke.


Peoria, Decatur 81 Observation-Disclosures
from Parkersburg, nl.,south to West Salem,
Q miles. Also on tho southern end track has
been laid from Evansville, Ind, northwest to
Perryvillo, IS miles. Toledo, Delphos q
Burlington. Extended from Gre9ntown,
Ind, west by south TO Kokomo, IL miles
Gauge, feet. Scdalia, Warsaw u Southern.
completed from Sedalia, Mo-, southwark
10 Warsaw, AZ miles. Kansas City, Fort
Scott s. Gulf.--Tbo Rich Hill branch is OK
tended from Rich Hill, Mo, east to Carbon
Centre, miles. Tho Fort Scott Southeast
ern u Memphis branch is extended from
Lamar, Mo-, east by south to Golden City1
miles. Burlington e. Missouri River in
Nebraska-The Republican Valley line,
eastern division, is oxtoRded from Chester,
Neb, east TO Hubbell, miles. This is a
total of 1902 miles Of new railroad, al built
in 1880. and bringing up tho total reported
thus far for that year TO 6,24l miles. Note
Tho Gazette has nothing III the above
about Texas roads in December, and II may
be short in other sections. When the
total is footed up it will show
about $500 miles built in 1850,
the greatest in our history except
1872. whenthe Central and Union Pacific
we're completed, and the total ran beyond
1000 The prospects nowars 1881 will beat
1921.
New Orleans Pacific, company has
bought two squares Of land Ia New Orlesus
for $4,000 as site for its depot buildings
and shops
Northern Pacific. Tho following circular
was issued January 4th, by The syndicate,
which is placing the new LOAD Of this oSmpn'
ny: 1--WE beg TO announce that the sub
scriptions received by us for the Northern
Pacific railroad general irst-mortgsge bonds
haying.considerasl exceeded tho amount re-
served for this market, We can receive no
further subscriptions, except subject to the
London allotment, which will be rs soon as
practicable after tho closing OF the books
thero on Wednesday night, January 9th"
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf.--The
Rich Hill branch Of this road has been OK
tended from Rich Hill, Mo-, eastward to
Carbon Centre, in Bates county, distance
OF five miles, This makes thebranch 20 miles
long, from PloSsonton, Ksp., TO Carbon
Centre. Grading il in progress on 8 further
extension 10 Timber Hill, three miles south
OAIDpH NDEbIts Luz IOAb bNNhN1 bOubi-
eastern & Memphis branch is now opened
for busiaesI 10 Golden city, Mo-, 10 miles
from Fort Scott, Kan, and % miles from the
junction with tho old line TO Arcadia.
Tho Rail MArkst-Steel rails are active,
and large Sales both Of American nndforeign,
are reported, prices being about S58 to $50
per ton at mill. An increasing demand ia
reported. Iron rails are also active,
with much inquiry. English rails are quoted
at S44 TO SIS per ton at tide; American, SAC
10 SAG per ton at mill FOR heavy sections and
SiS to $53 for light rails. Old iron rails aIS
hold firmly at from SGT to $40 per ton in
Philadelphia, but fow sales are reported
Spots.--A conductor on tho Kansas City
81. Joseph & Council Butia railroad, who il
remarkable for his sterling honesty, saw q
spotter on his train. 10 know him on sight
as an employ0 Of the company but felt d
little Indignant at being suspected; so he
watched that night till ho saw him asleep
and then went and walked him up, roughly
shaking him aud yelling in voice loud
enough TO attract the attention Of the whole
car: "Wa-wake up, hore, y you are paio
for watching me, aud | vast y-you 10 dc
your duty, or III report you " The detective
felt worry uncomfortable at being shown W
this way, and was, moreover, tired NJ d sleepy
but he couldn't complain, and whenever he
fell asleep ali that nlght, he was walked ny
by shouts Of awake up, here do your duty
or I'll report you - He got no rest, AVID wal
very glad whom no finishGd tho trip with thai
honest conductor.
Chicago Tribune: A brave engReer.-Thl
bravery of locomotive engineers has otter
hNa,, I,,salN aud a.. l..
the brave fellows have heretofore bcOI
chronicled. One Of the most h0roi. dced
on the part Of an engineer yet recorded ws
perfermod recently by Engineer Bond, q
Wabash engine 327. Ills engine eft Toledo
Sunday at 5;bb p. M, pulling The No
west-boHnd passenger train, When mile
west of Defiance, Ohio, enc Of the driving
rods broke in twsin on the engineers side
The Fragments tore up through the cab, AM
threw Bond, stunned aud bruised, hack OF
top Of tho coal in the tender. There wa
great danger Of tho broken driying-ro,
throwing tho engine from tho track an,
wrecking the train. The broken rod ken
choppng up through tho very spot wher
the whistlc-cerd hung, 80 that "brake
down" could not DO called. The momen
tum of the train gradually increased, and tn
danger Of ditching tho whole train was para
mount In tho engineers mind. AS he re
covered himself a happy thought siruc
him. Tbs train was supplied with auto
matte sir.brakes. If no could but cut N
Pipe and lot the air escape, the brakes woul
SGT themselves. lie pu! hs ideas into actio
by putting his penknife between his teet
and climbing down the rear end of tho tor
der, and, getting between that and tho Or!
coach, he reached down while the trai
thundored along at alIy miles an hour, nn
at the risk OF his life, succeeded ia cutting
slit in the brske-hoAo. The brakes, fai,hfi
TO their duty, set themselves, and brouEl
the train 10 halt without any further dan
ago. or course tho passengers, when the
heard of their narrow escape, wero loud
their praises of Bonds bravery.
The Southwestern Passenger War.-Th
southwestern roads have been pretty qu
Tor sono time, though the low pasSens,
rates continue but laat week the Chicsr
Burlington u Quincy, and tho Hannibal
ST. Joseph have reduced fares from Oeicnp
10 Kansas City TO 81; il has lately been s
Hitherto their rate has been higher than hi
by tho Wabash and Chicago & Alton.
Immigrant Ratss.--A dispatch from Oh
cago says: "The general managers and pa
senger SCENTS of tho western railroads mi
and passed q resolution to demand Of ii
eastern trunk lines full rates on al throu,
second.class and emigrant business, TAXI
effect January !, and joint telegram W
sent TO trunk roads rs q notification OF h
action taken. This is, in effect, a notihc
cation TO the trunk rotds tina. tho weste
lines will not submit to tho deduction
twenty-five rer cent. from their earnings |