The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-01

Minnesota, il may he stated that lie passenger
Trans daily arrive and depart from the Union
uepO. sefthat city, and that they contain. Ia
reuhu numbers 1000 people Two thousand
daily.
MEMPHIS, October el.-The Southern associa-
uon OF General Passenger and Tickets Agents
tuys .o', Jay ami agteei upon rates 10 various
peiNls IN ieNSS. a. follows Two cents a mile
sengers. -
The Nashville X CHATTANOOGA railroad will
99nl.ld 4 beli road around Cumberland mountain.
tne ehattahooga Times says the result OF the
grand pan cannot be estimated The new road
WI pierce the heart Of the finest coal country ia
lhe state. and Will ai1 more in the industrial de-
nelopment OF our state than anything done in
In the course OF few years the Northern PA.
enc railroad will run through an avenue of
shade trees hundreds of miles In length This
extensive iree-planting is being done to pro-
lcct me tOsu nom StoSmS aud snow drifts In
addition To having u large gang of men M This
| WORK between Fargo and Bismarck, in Dakota
| ne onlcers have distributed immense quantities
| OK seeonueS and cuttings to the farmers settled
on the land grant, and offered prizes for skill
In view Of the fact that comparatively few rail.
| toaq engineers understand either the principle
OF ule 'FSct method OF operating the alr-b brake,
| pneol tne trunk lines is having Il school car
J quit IL VIII contain all the necessary appli.
| anCeS 10 equip train of twenty-five coaches
aud viii be SO arranged and CONNECTED Thai the
| NutHlnS OF the mechanism can he plainly seen
| ny lhe person operating the brakes An cNpe-
| Henced person will be placed in charge OF IL
who viii act as Instructor 10 the engineers Ills
! expected that in this manner the travelling pub-
nc VIII be insured greater safety at an early day
auI released IRON all such annoyances as the
sudden Jerks which arise when the brake is I'm.
properly applied To train in motion, After
! otng Taught the principles Of construction and
~ pnValoh thoroughly the engineers will be
allowed practice in using the brake on the mod
ceiye certificate 10 that effect from the instruc.
tor and without such certificate win not he per
mitted to hold position as passenger engineer
/ on the road
/ CLEvELANp October % "A telegram from
| New YORK today 10 local brokers reports the
sale Of controlling interest in trc Nickel rail.
| way 10 Vanderbilt NJ seventeen for common
| Stock ana thirlyscvcn for preferred Officials
o! tne t9au NJ headquarters here disclaim any
! knowledge OF the sale. A prominent officer of
another road, who Is In Vanderbilt confidence
was asked what he knows about the rumor and
| ePdslNel replied that he is not ina position To
Sa{{ any,nlhg about 1t NJ present The report is
| believed here.
meeting of the general freight agents of the
eastern trunk lines was held in St Louis TO
! consider tne existing cotton rates No conclu
SOU was Obtained and after protmc.ed session
s,V in9eung aulnnrned to this morning. when u
second effort VIII be made tn revise the tariff of
eastern rates. The advance of IL cents that
went INTO force some time ago on cotton from
81 Louis 10 New England points has encctualy
| turheu 'ne tFNue OF New England cotton mills
from ~ Louis to southern points. and railronds
are getting scarcely any cotton for the home
| lraue, Whlethe shippers 10 Europe are SHINING
! largely, and will no doubt continue 10 do so as
iohg as the ocean rates from Boston and New
, Iorh gre AZ the present low figures. The
through rate from ST, Louis to Liverpool being
! ndp pence per lO0 pounds enables tho railroads
| W pro Ihte ana OBTAIN "a cents per 100 pounds
OUT Oh the through rate, including COMPRISING
Gilu transferring, leaving the balance to the
steamships But If Il shipper to any New Eng
| ialln point rating at Boston freight, has cotton
| 10 snip he has to pay go cents per 100 pounds.
eompreSsng and transferring included, which
~ largely IN excess OF the rate from New Or.
5tams, savannah or from points in Texas or
Georgia Hence no orders of consequence are
heing received from New England spinners
by 81. Louis cotton buyers The rail-
ros1s appear to think that foreign buyers
WIN Jake All the 81. Louis stock of cot.
ION, ana therefore do not believe il advan.
aseouS TO reduce eastern rates. 1t has been
| suggested that such might be the case as long as
the ocean freight rate from Boston and New
ork remained at the present unusually low
| iigures, but after the LIST of November when
emigration from Europe, which has Sustained
steamers to the present. comparatively ceases
ocean ircights will necessarily advance. Viii,
sncn CONDITIONS, European cotton buyers here
s S. 'oHSer compete with buyers at southern
| poft cites The advance in freights 10 Gq
cVts per 100 pounds to New England points has
caused the Grand Trunk railway of Canada Ia
demand Pro-rata of 10 cents per 10.
pounds above the card rates Ia
Montreal aud points below pres.
cou from Detroit Traffic Manager Portens ms
by circular letter notified the Western lines Of
the demand of his company. and insists upor
me change as warranted by the pool agreement
Ihus tho American railroads have not benefited
themselves on Canadian freight, rs their rate tC
Detroit is the same, while they have Injured
Shippers who supply Canada spinucrs loo. pei
10 pounds, and have offered the Grand Trunk 4
hlghiy remuneratiVe business These facts
SHOULD receive a hearing from the agents and
they will then learn that a calm Consideration N,
the cotton merchants grievance will more than
repay the trouble