The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-04
RAILROAD NEWS.

ness.
The earnings of the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco railroad for the week ending January
u, were lSS2, $54,7 200; 1881, 1900; increase.
700
The New York, Chicago Il st. Louis rail
road has now nearly 300 miles oftrack down
and it is reported that mortgage bonds will
be issued in few days.
The PENNSYLVANIA company is backin. tbe
projected New York & Boston inland
ralirood, which is TO cost t23 100000.
The 81. Louis Il San Francisco and the
Missouri Pacific roads have advanced rates
on all classes Of freight from st. Louis to
Springfield, Missouri, Carthage, Missouri,
Oswego, Kansas, and Vinita Indian Terri
tory, to take effect February l..
Kansas parties in Boston are endeavoring
10 raise money by the sale of stocks and
bonds, for the building OF road from Leay-
enworlh west and southwest, through To-
peEa, known as the Leavenworth, Topeka
" South western.
An Austin dispatch says that the annual
report OF the Pullman palace car company
shows :, l5l miles of railway traversed by
their cars on which the state taxes, So per
mile, were 1892. II is understood the
company disputes the constitutionality of
the tax and refuses to pay. An open letter
to settle the question is suggested
The corporation of the city of Louisville
owns nearly S2OCD,OO0 of the stock of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad company,
and the city officials are unanimous in re.
commencing its sale, which cannot be done
without permission of the state legislature,
A bill is now before that body sanctionins
the sale, and is earnestly pressed by the
city, and snxiously opposed by the railroad
company.
The Atchison directors of the Atlantic &
Pacific held II two hours session for dis
cussion of the San Francisco coup detat,
but arrived at no conclusion, and adjourned
until Wednesday. 1t is stated by the presi-
dent and several directors that the present
aspect of affairs is very favorable for their
interest, as the purchase of the San Fran.
cisco by such powerful syndicate adds one
more force to those engaged in the compile.
ton of the Atlantic & Pacific to q southern
Pacific connection. The stock went down
to-d.y, but the leading stockholders insist
hat their property is worth more now than
it was prior to Goulds purchase.
San Antonio dispatch SAYS the count,
commissioners to-day agreed to settle the
Mexican Gulf railroad bonds at As cents ON
the dollar. The claims against the county
are 1900. The city will follow suit ut the
same rate. This amount includes bonds
and interest
1t is reported spon good authority that
| the Union and Central Pacific railroad com
panies are agreed upon all questions except
as to the Union Pacific interest in the Utah
Central road and its branches. The Union
Pacific owns three-fourths interest in that
line. The Central Pacific desires to be ad-
m'tted to proprietary partnership in the
road. The Oregon Short Line is to be
completed this year TO the Wood river
mines in Idaho. IL is reported that Gould
is taking renewed interest in Union Pacific
stock, that he has increased his holdings,
and that III effort will soon be made to put
the Union Pacific to 1876
A special from Houston says General
Superintendent Odell, Secretary Bennett
and Auditor Cannon, of the Chicago. Texas
Mexican Central railroad, have been in
the city twice since Saturday last, and
Odell and Cannon are now here. They
are consulting with officials of the Houston
y Texas Central railroad, and the report is
currant in railroad circles that they are here
ON instructions from the general officers of
the company in Chicago, and that their
mission is to negotiate q sale or some other
arrangements with the Houston d Texas
Central on account of being cut off from
connection with the ST. Louis 4 San Fran.
cisco, the recent Gouldl Huntington pur-
chase. 1t is also understood they will meet,
either in this city or in Galveston, the man.
agement of the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe
railway, with the same object in view, and
and see which will give the best trade.
The Missouri Republican says. Neso-
hations have been pending for some time
relative to the purchase Of the Cairo &
St. Louis Narrow.Gauge read from the re.
ceiver, Mr.. II. w. Smithers, by Colonel ].
w. Parsmore Of the Texas & st. Louis
road. Colonel Paramoro stated yesterday
that the matter was in the hands of at,or.
neys and was not yet consummated. rhey
are now receiving 5000 tons of steel rails VI
Galveston and 5000 tons at New Orleans Tor
the Texas \ 81. Louis road, and the Cleve-
land rolling mills have commenced deliver.
ing ., 600 tons more They are also rrcciyin.
nine new engines from the Grant Locom0.
tive works AT Patterson, New Jersey, some
of which are being sent by Colonel Para
moro to put on the Arkansas division and
some 20 to Texas, Track-aying Is going
forward as rapidly as the season will per.
init. On the line to Waco they have eighty
miles more graded aud leo miles in Ar.
kansas nre graded ready for trach.lsying.
A st. Louis dispatch SAYS new freight
tariff to points west of here on the Wabash
road has been adopted. Heretofore the
rate from st. Louis to western points has
been higher than on through freight from
New York TO the same places, but hereafter
the tariff will be the same as the through
rate. A meeting OF the representatives of
the Texas roads was held at the Southern
hotel to-day to agree upon rates from Ohio
valley points to Texas, but not much head
way was made, the outside interests in
Texas not being able to hsrmoniz- with the
Gould lines. Another meeting will be held
Tomorrow. Some twenty odd Texas roads,
including the Gould lines, were represented.
fREIGHTs
On cotton, from Dallas, are ns follows.
Per 100 Pounds. Per 100 Pounds.
So Louis ...,...s 81 New York ....,..Sl II
Boston -.,..... 1 ~ New orleans ......... IS
Houston. ,...,.. 10 Galveston ..,.... SI
On local, freights are US follows second.
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