The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-04
THE RAILROADS,

The railroads of Kentucky are assessed
for taxation at 1871 10000, being an advance
of 100000 over last year
1t is stated that the Gould railroads will
reduce the rate of fare for 5000 mile tickets
to-. two cents per mile. This will compel
the other Texas roads TO do the same thing.
\ Little Rock dispatch says: The direc-
tors Of the ParamOre narrow gauge railroad
met here to-day and consolidated the
Missouri and Arkansas line. A contract
has lust been.closed for 10000 tons OF steel
rails II is claimed this is the largest CON
tract for steel rails ever made in this coun-
try. The length of the line will be over
600 miles, the terminus being the City q
Mexico.
The general manager OF the Iron Noun
tain division Of Gould's southwestern sys-
ten has returned from his trip to Texas and
reports the Texas 4 Pacific completed to a
point 7o4 miles west Of TeIarkana. There
are but l25 miles vet to be completed TO
take the track TO III Paso. The cotract calls
for the completion Of this distance by II
O'Clock on the night Of December 81, 1881
but il now looks rs though the last rail will
be laid in III Puso in time to Lex the laborers
eat their Christmas dinners in that city. II
is contemplated thS, fully seventy miles Of
track will IT, al in the next thirty days, an
ayersr. VI l-S miles per day, something
very rarely accomplished In railroad con-
struction.
The second locomotive Of the Fontaino
patent has lust been turned out Of the
Gran, Locomotive Works at Paterson, New
Jersey, and IL now being tested on the New
York, Lake Erie x Western Railroad
The machinery il al above the boiler. 4
big pair Of driving wheels rest ON u smaller
set below, moving them by friction, 50 that
when the upper part is going at the rate OF
sixty miles an hour, the lower pair is carry
ing the locomotive at the rate OF ninety
miles The first locomotive OF the, kind
turned out, it ~ said, made ninety miles an
hour with ease on Canadian railroad, Tho
inventor enthusiastically predicts this one
will he driven at a rate OF onc hundred miles
an hour. A test Of speed will be made
shortly.
Several months ago an article appeared
In these columns to the effect that Genera
Herman Ilaupt, general master OF tn,
Northern Pacific, road was not likely TO re-
tain that position long, MS the company wal
dissatisfied with him AZ an executive oificer
although the directors are pleased
with him W civil engineer and gen
tlcman. Since then Mr.. I. Y, Oakc
was elected vicc'presidont, aud virtually be
came manager Of the road. The rumOr tina
General liaupt would resign are again cur
rent, and are gaining general cred0nce II
railway circles. IL Is also reported tina
General lIaupt will receive the appoint
mcnt II chief engineer Of the rosd and tina
Mr.. $. r. Callowy;a general superintendent
nfthe Grand Trunk road here, will be cho
sen 10 succeed him. Mr. Call oway has gon
10 New York 10 confer with the director
there. =.
General Hanpt and Mr. George X
Barnes, general ticket agent OF the road
arrived here Yesterday, hut the former coul'
no, hr found They sine here to meet MT
ri.rcpont Morgan, ot the hrn OF preiel
sontiur the NnthVru paiiic syndicate. VIII
arrived here yesterday morning They lei
lerc last evening IN cumrsny, anu NJ -
psul win m,r; Mr. W.l.rs, q tHr h'nd.l
Times. The ra-ty will tlcn proceed t.
nlnkr ~ tnnr N illr E.r MLrthWtsl.