The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-08

RAILROAD ITEMS.

MAJ MIA I lNh On lllN MtNlNNll NhAlhlNl Ihll-
way was completed TO Monterey Wcdncs day
evening
Rose6urg is No longer the TERMINUS Of tho or.
CgOu u California railroad Trains now run
tnrougs Roschurg 10 MyrIle creek Grading IL
completed on the extension for eight miles SO nth
of RUsCburg
A system Of electric signals to be uscd on
passenger trains in place OF bell ropes now In
vogue, has just been perfected by Mr. Horny L.,
Judkins conductor on the Maine Central rail-
road.
The Springfield 4 Southern branch OF the St
Louis and San Francisco railway has been
opened for business 10 Galloway, Missouri, a
distance from 81 Louis of 2iS milss.
The commissioners appointed by tho govern.
ment TO treat with the Flatheads for the right OF
way OF the Northern Pacific through their res
eryation In western Montana have completed
their labors. lhe sum agreed on is $1,000.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad sent u
suit of clothes n free pass, and purse OF mon
ey 10 the small boy at Henson Station who find
ing tree one night last week blown down
across the railroad, built fire on tho track and,
waving torch, stopped the train.
syndicate, Of which Sir Edward Reed Of Eng
land IS the head, has secured loan of s. 600 900
to be used in extending the Florida roads con-
trolcd by this company,
ST. LOUIS, September The following circu-
lar has Just been issued from the executive Office
of the Gould southwest system of railroads
on and after September nth the office u gen
eral manager OF these lines will be discontinued.
II. NJ, IIoNio is elected third vice president and
will assume charge of the traffic and land de-
parments and matters pertaining thereto Tho
heads OF the land and freight and passenger de-
parments will report to him. A \, Talmago
is appointed general transportation manager,
and will assume the charge of stations, the
movement of trains the maintenance OF prop
erty, and such matters rs pertain thereto.
Superintendent, resident engineers, master me.
chanicS, and car builders Will report TO him.
X. 5, HAYES,
Approved FIRST Vice President
JAY GovLn, President
According to the railway returns for tho
United Kingdom just issued the total eNtcut OF
railways IN the United Kingdom Is 1878 miles,
an increase of 2i2 miles during the year. The
total pald.up capital Is f7li,52 1862, Of which
ordinary stock stands at i2I5 pij,g0L The total
cost per milo is thus Gil,0l9 As bearing upon
the muCh.VcNed question OF capital eNpendt.
ture, the steady growth Of the average cost
within the past ten years may he noted. In
1871 the cost was but E3i,9li per mile, Tho
total receipts OF the companies are stated
st fG6 81 i2, an increase Of fl,OGhslI over
those of lSS0 Passenger traffic contributed t27,
l6l as. and goods E3G, no, jg2 the relative pro.
portions being much above the same during the
last ten years, The receipts per train mile ay.
sragc IS l3Ad, while ten years since they wcru
IS I'd The best results were obtained in 1871,
when rs 81 per train mile was received, but
since that period q steady decrease Is notice.
able.
IT is reported that the pinkeye has broken out
among the horses ut tho Northern Pacific rail.
road front In Montana
The amount of $50 GEO has been subscribed TO
build u railroad from Brinklcy TO Dos Arc, aud
10 bo known us the Dcs Arc 4 bruklcy road.
General Oteso, u Mexican senator Is confident
that by October Is the leStraN OF tho road link.
ing the two republics VIII have been completed.
Two weoks ago the raj road hands In Montana
were working with mosquito nets oyer their
faces aud gloves on their hands Now not u
mosquito Is TO be seen.
A number Of Chicago packing firms gave no.
,ico TO the trade that they VIII charge buyers
81 80 per car for loading provisions or product
upon the cars OF any line. he reason for this
Is that tho eastern trunk limos terminal hero
have recently declined TO furnish men for load.
| ing freight or to pay for the loading, at the
Union stock. yards or Bridgeport.
| II was not until this afternoon that the Atchl.
son company completed its purchase OF the
! II is understood that the Atchison had To com.
, pete with the Rock Island for tho purchase OF
| this promising rival and there Is also reason 70
believe that the Union Pacific Is associated with
| the Atchlson IN this matter, the object belng "
secure possession OF tie railway system OF Kan
The earnings Of tho Mexican Central railway
for the last ton days OF July were $50 ps2 and foi
the entire month sa5,lIo Tho June earnings
was earned upon 95s miles wheteas the lnly
mileage was Sia S==-
By tho recent agreement vv,wecn Inc sOulh
western pool1ines aud the St Louis 4 sanfranois
CO railroad, which provides that the former sbal
charge full local rates on all business delivered
70 or received from the Kansas City. Fort Scot
4 Cult aud that the ST. Louis 4 san francisc,
shall charge full local rates on all business To-
Spriug field. etc the Kansas City, Fort Scotia
Gulf ID allowed tn fall between chairs 10 ~
ported that the management OF that road Ia yer!
ft,snh flsatlsnQi with the Action OF tho pDO