The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-09
RAILROAD ITEMS.

Over 10. 600 people are working on the North
ern Pacific railroad in Montana
Railroad property in Georgia increased two
and II quarter million dollars in value last
year.
The daily expenses Of the Port Huron North
western railway for construction ana repairs are
over Sl,C0j,
scheme for submarine tunnel between Italy
and Sicily. to cost 6l,W0OUO lire about sl2oO
0OO)
The sheriff OF Chehalis county, Washington
territory, adverscs for ale all the Northern Pa.
cilc lands within his Jurisdiction, on account oil
non-payment of taxes in ISL.
saws the Arizona Star Arizona regards the
| railroad lines which are now penetrating all sec,
tons Of the territory as the grand factors OF her
| civilization and progress.
| II is rumored at Buffalo that the Erie railway
company and the New York Chicago 81. Louis
railway company will unite IN the erectoh anu
occupation of passenger depot In that city.
| Mr. Clinton, superintendent OF the Union ue'
| pot company, Chicago has resigned and leaves
| June = 10 take charge OF n division on the Texas
IL Pacific lie is considered an eminent official,
and the Texas & Pacific road has secured good
mau.
The Chesapeake ~ Ohio company will draw
grain from Kentucky. Tennessee, Columbus, In
| dianapOlis, and points In Illinois, The road is
not connected with any pool The steepest
grade on the road is seventy feet TO the mile
but II Is intended TO cut II down to thirty-three
| feet Some curves will be straightened.
DIES MolSTs, Iowa. June i,-Accord-
ing to the statement of the railroad com,
missioners, there have been 70. miles OF railroad
! track laid in Iowa from January LIST TO june ISL
There are but three other states IN the union
which exceed Iowa in the amount of track laid
during these three months.
Ageologist who has Just completed an lilves,
tigation of the mineral deposits along the line OF
the Selma, Rome & Dalton railroad, between
Rome, Georgia and Calera, Alabama reports
that there is more brown hematitc iron ore con-
tiguous to this road than can be found III any
| Other iron field In the United states.
Tho bill introduced by Representative Butter
worth 10 authorize the consolidation of the
Southern Atlantic and Pacific Railway compa.
MES with other Pacific companies, provides moth
ing In the act shall he held 10 authorize the con
solidation of parallel or competing lines between
the Pacific COast and ports on the Guli OF Next
or the Mississippi river or impair any right
lacQuiredby these companies under previous acts
of congress. -,
The bin lntroducedby Representative Ellis, Of
Louisiana, supplemental To the act ITO incorpo-
rate tho Texas Pacific railway company pro,
yidcs that the franchise conferred by the act OF
March 3, ISL, upon that part of the Texas Pacific
road lying west of the Rio Grandc, at or near III
Paso may be transferred TO the southern fuclhc
railway company in New Mexico and Arizona
and Los Ageles & San Diego company in Cali
fornia Ihe. bill makes It lawful Tor The roads
A Portland military company was about u
visit Hartford. The loston Y Maine railroad
agent offered TO carry them nj half me regular
ride for nothing, and the other promptly agreed
IN nav them o. nor cent of the ordinary fare II
,hey woud rida with him. The latter terms
wore accented At the last moment dispatch
was recsived nom the Bostnn a Maine presi.
Liant rcn,,dmtlnr The bargain The company
thcroforc nade Tho irIp over the Eastern on full
ryes and will sno the boston Il Main for breach
of contract
The purliugt & Southwestern railroad COM
rsny eytcndIny from BurlIngton TO Laclede,
si,ssnn,i and nroicctcd from there to Kansas
ci,, has now becn fiily reorganiycd under the
namo 81 .he Chicago Huntington & Kansas City
, oornnanv The directors of The new company.
~ III animal meeting recently held. elected the
a,,in,.ins onicars. president ~ w, baldwin, OF
, mrlinr,on, yice.presldent I j. Potter OF CHI.