The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-08
RAILROAD ITEMS.

1t Is reported that the South Florida railroad
has been purchased by the Sir Edward Reed
| syndicate, and that q branch road from Lees.
burg TO sandiord.will connect thc.roadwith the
Work on the Mexican Central has been sus-
pended Tor some days owing 10 the failure TO ar
rive of the necessary material. II Is nov certain
| that the road will not reach Chihuahua by the
| LIST Of July as has been heretofore anticipated.
NJ. ) Barnes, the Chicago contractor who SC,
cured the 5000 00O contract for the erection of u
| drawbridge across the Arkansas river ut Pine
| Bluil, for the Texas u 81. Louis road has made
| commenced ut once. The bridge will he com.
| pleied and ready for use January I, 1883.
The southern Pacific Is now completed 10 n
| point upwards of US miles from III PaSo. Work
Is progressing as rapidly on both ends Of the
! line rs the nature of The ground will permit.
There now remain less than IS miles TO be pu,
under rail, and by the LIST of September this gap
VIII have been covered.
The new lubricant called Metallne to which
reference was recently made in the Railway Age,
seems likely TO prove well adapted for railroad
purposes. Recent tests to which II has been
subjected have demonstrated the POSSIBILITY Of
complishcs all that Is claimed for H. n great re-.
formation III the fabrication OF railroad rolling
stock will be achieved
1hc projected Siberian railway which has been
approved by the Russian council OF ministers
| VIII for the first lime carry through communica.
| ton with the European railway system beyond
| the Trial mountains, Starting from the lsrge
town of orenburg, on the ursl river, the line
will run 200 miles westward TO Samarn, 10 Join
| the European systems; then nearly 800 mile.
| northeast 10 I'M, "A similar distance In the same
direction, and passing the utal mountains, "a
Ekatorinburg; westward 200 miles, 10 Tiumin
and finally. some $40 miles TO the terminus al
Omsk, ON the lrkti.h, big river running past
Toholsk, the capital OF western Siberia, Into the
Northern ocean. The town on the route which
has special interest is Tiumin, us Il Is generally
1..lta tlut la NAL Aatu
railway will begin, TO end ut Tashkcnd
Mr. John A. Grant, vice president OF the Mis-
slssippi Valley railroad, states that work on the
line between Baton Rouge and New Orleans vii
commence Immediately, MS large number III
cross ties are now being cut In the cypress
swamps In the vicinity of Manchar
Mr. Grant, is loud In his praise OF the country
through which the new road passes md say
that tue road will he completed 10 this point II
less than eighteen months Surveying partltl
are now IN the field locainga line northward
nom this parish to Memphis,
Vanderbilt is said To he up TO another grca
move. His new line 10 the coke regions In Penn
sylvania is rapidly being pushed forward. and !
Is now known that the great New York capital
let does not only intend 10 penetrate the coke re
gions, but will push forward through Chestnu
Ridge 10 the Alleghnnics, and down In the di
rcclon OF Bedford thence TO the .Cumbcrlant
valley, and endeavor Ia get an outlet at Balu
more The new limo to the coke region ~ known a
the Pittsbnrg \ foughioueheny road, aud starr
nom the Pitubufg a Lake Erie road OF Pitts
burg, crossing the Monongahela river at Nc
kecsport thence across tho Youghiuughenl
river and following the left bank Of tho latte
up into the coke regions. The movement 4
abolish ihe present baggage system. and turn |
over TO the express companies. seems 10 hay'
struck q popular chord. Almost every railroa,
manager consulted on the subject fAvors th
scheme, and gives II ~ his opinion that such &c
ton would 70 far toward Fighting many abuse
OF long standing. 80 favofnbiy Impressed ar
| the Baltimore 4 Ohio peonle with the schem
that they announce their intention Of reorsanis