The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-07
RAILROAD RACKET.

The total earnings of the Indianapolis &
Vincennes road for 1880 were S3il, lag 80.
MT. B. Blackstone has returned from
New York, but states that be knows of no
new agreement between Messrs. Gould,
Gault and McMullin.
The excursion to the Hot Springs Of Ar
kansas, will leave Chicago on the morning
The price for round trip tickets from Chi.
csgo, good for thirty days, will be $S5.
The general freight agents of the eastern
roads met on the LIST at the office OF the
Pittsburg, TT. Wayne Il Chicago road, and
prepared new freight schedules in accordance
with Commissioner Finks recent circular.
Mr.. Q. A. Bsrstoni, the manager Of the
American Bureau of Thomas Cook u Co.,
has been in Chicago several days, during
which time no has completed arrangements
for the opening of Chicago branch, which
will be established about May /.
General Passenger Agent Raymond, of
the Passumpsic road, Vermont, has arranged
an excursion to Colorado, which will leave
Boston on or about April 20. On May the
second detachment of the excursionists will
leave the "Hub," and will join the first out
west.
Several hundred railroad men of Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Louis. have addressed a
petition to President Garfield, asking him to
appoint Colonel p. Doran, United States
consul to the City of Mexico. Tho Hon.
Emery A. Storrs will present the petition to
the president.
The Chicago and Northwestern's increase
in passenger earnings from June /, 1880 to
January 81, 1881, was 1876, 81; the freight
increase was S1,326,33l; express increase,
$3,707; increase on proprietary roads, 1926,
All; total earnings, $l3,S2O,0Sl; total
increase, S2,lS4,27S.
The Michigan Central road on the LIST took
possession ofthe Detroit & Bay City road /,
which will be operated hereafter as the Bay
City division. Connecting lines have
been requested to prepare coupon tickets to
the following stations Rochester, Lapeer,
Vasssr, East Saginaw and Bay City.
The arrangements have been completed
whereby the Pttsburg, Fort Wayne e. Chi
cago, the Chicago IL Alton and the Chicago.
Milwaukee & St. Paul roads will enter the
new Canal street depot Monday. The Burl.
iugton road will wait a while yet, as it is
making some alterations in its tracks.
Mr.. Sidney Dillon, Just returned from A
trip over the Union Pacific road, says that
the statements of the mortality among the
cattle have been exaggerated, and that the
loss will not average 3 per cent. He thinks,
indeed, that the heavy SHOWS and storms
have been benefit rather than otherwise.
NJ. j. H. Jenkins, of Winona has been sp-
pointed superintendent of the Dubuque d.
vision of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railway, from Lacrosse to Ssbula. He
was formerly assistant superintendent OF the
Winona " st. Peter railroad, and is both a
civil engineer and railroad official OF
marked ability. His appointment took effect
on the LIST.
The management of the Empire Line an
nounced that George w. Rustine having
agent Mr.. George NJ. Ball has been appointed
manager, and will also perform the duties OF
general superintendent, with headquarters at
Philadelphia. George w. Cross has been
appointed general freight agent and western
superintendent at Cleveland.
The special meeting of the Pullman Palace
Car company was held in Chicago on the I'd,
to consider the proposition to increase the
capital stock by an issue of new stock, equa
to 33l per cent. of the present capital. Ii
haUaphp r;aht 70 snhscr;Se for Tho uow stool
st ,,sr ' 70 The srtsnt Of ona.thrd ef tb'
s,ndpn m,, tnon would bojd Tho rc,osso i,
made will; III swell tho csnitsl stock of In,
company to S8,000,O00.
NJ Caoroe A Ssnderson ysneral a,en,
of the Denver & Rio Grande road, has Just re
ceiyedsome beautiful photographs of the re.
markable views to be- obtained on the lin
that no represents. He reports that tn
earnings of the road for the week endiu
March 81, were as follows: Freight, SCI,
1854; passenger and miscellaneous, 1923,
9lS.5l; total of $S5,29375, compares
with SS5 347,O9 during the same week las
year.
The extention of the Cincinnati, Wsbss
10 Benton harbor, through Berrlen county