The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-02
RAILROAD ITEMS.

on the railroads OF continental Europe the In
PRODUCTION OF mineral oil for lubricating purposes
is proving both eflolent and economical.
The French government Is disposed TO foster
the various systems OF the application ofelectric.
ity TO railroad purposes IN order to Obviate rs far
as possible the dangers OF travel.
ST LOUIS, April 26.-The gross earnings Of the
railroads In this state for the year 1881. us re.
ported 10 the railway commissioners, amount to
Sl5.WO000.
Roman railroads are now to be under state
control. They are 70 be administered by =
council, whose decision on all matters Of I'm.
portance will be subject 10 review by tho minis.
Yer OF public works
LIrfLs RocI AK, April 26-A Palestine
special says There will be . very considerable
reduction in the fast freight rates from st, Louis
70 PA. rs.s , VIA ;hs Texas Pacific route to
Its believed By me arst OF June next, the
Telfner road will have been completed " Vic.
| toria and the lmer.Sullivan 10 Vlllaldams,
town 100 miles from Laredo In the Interior OF
Mexico
| or the seventeen men who rode on The trial
trip OF the FIRST railroad train west froA Albany
70 schenectady, Sept "a, 1892, Tburlow Weed re.
aims; and, II possible, he will be q guest NJ the
| ssml.centsnnial anniversary to DO celebrated
| next fall.
Ohio has decided that colorcd passengers have
= legal right TO istrude themselves In the white
folks cars. II 10 now In order for all colorcd
travellers AZ soon as the Ohio line 10 crossed, 70
make q break for the car marked For whites
only" IL separate schools are constitutional %
are separate cars This 10 common sense II moi
law.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders of tho
Burlington road WAS held In Chicago, S5 900. e0<
being represented, at which the board OF drec.
tors was reelected. william II. Vanderbilt has
an interest OF 81, 200 In the expanded enter.
prise, which will reach Denver IN July.
The Atchison Topeka & Santa fc failrosd Il
probably able TO make the best report OF any
railroad corporation operating In this country
The gross earnings were Si2 5s4, 50, and the net
income u. 6sg but this showing Is still within
the Just limit OF the credits, for a large amount
OF earnings was used for improvement Dur.
ing the year three cash dividends Of bS per
cent. each were declarcd.-l Illinois State Jour
nal
ArcHisoN, KAN, April ?7.--Another cvidcnc.
that through train between here and Denver
Is To be put on via Atchison. on the Burlington
| between Atchison and Creston Ia that the line I,
being relsid with steel rail. In great haste, and
for fast trains from Atchisou 70 st. Joe. The
track u already tho finest In the west and this
condition OF things will be extended 70 Crestor
Al once. II Is also worthy OF note that every
OF OF truck between Atchison and Topeka la,
lately been newly ballas,ed aud q great deal o.
new stcclput kown
The following data respecting the railroad
the Cincinnati Enquirer. which SAYS thai
Ave syndica,es practically embrace ali the
I railroad service southeast Of the Mississippi
river. They are: Tho Louisyille ~ Nash
VILE. ~ miles; the Rrlanger syndicate, 100
miles: the East Tsnnessec, Virginia Georgia
l,So miles; The Clyde lines, Loo niles, and The
iacS miiss Of road. fSey rSpr,ssn n n ues
eieoo ocosos. but n d moi eSsy . ~ how Mel