The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-21
RAILROAD ITEMS.

THE first use of locomotive In this country
was In lS39.
The cost Of construction of the Northern PA
ellie railroad Is estimated at sT5,0OOOOL
Already ssLVO 100 IN railroad subsidies have
been voted by the COVE rnment of Mexico
The railroad has shortened the length of In,
stage route dis ance of eight miles between
Candelaria and Bolleville, Nevada
the frame returns Of the elevated railroads
show that on Sunday the New York Finva,o5
o. m ID 81 iGi 05 and the Metropolitan Ell XII M
TIL Mississippi legislature has passed n Jaw
eNvmpung railroad corporations frem tnyntinn
for twenty years Charters are granted as soon
The Chicago II Northwestern railway Inns ,oo,
adiulgcd TO pay $1,000 for the death of n men
Killed by the caving In OF an embankment in
Galcna ~
The Chicago Kansas City Air Line railroad
company flied articles OF incorporation nj
Springfield, Illinois. The capital Is s5 90 "a, w
A construction company has been formed IN
build u line OF railroad from Louisyillo m
Nicholasyille, TO connect the New Albany Il
chicago WAN the oinclnnau Southern, at the
head ofwhch Is DIR. standiford Of Louisyille
Fourteen miles OF iron has been shIpped for
the Rio Grandc & Pccos railway, IN which t;oy.
crnor A. q, Hunt is the prime mover.
The snowsheds ON the Central Pacific road, In
the Sierra Nevada mountains, coat or,linariiv
from sSO0o TO 81, 200 per mile, and In some eases
as high as $50 200 per mile.
The bark komanoii, from Barrow. England,
has arrived at Fort Ends with 800 tons OF steel
rails for the Mobile & Ohio railroad. The rails
will have To be sent TO their destination over the
Louisville Il Nashville railroad.
A rumor is current In railroad circles that the
Baltimore 4 ohio people arc negotiating for the
purchase OF the Ohio Falls Car works, Jefferson.
VILE. A circular has been issued 10 the stock
holders with n view of some change.
II Is said that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe road Is Just now experiencing 4 dull spell
and that the freight business is extremely light
all along the line.
Al meeting OF stot kholdcrs Of the Pcnnsyl.
yania rad, President Roberts stated that the In.
crease In local business was the basis OF the
prosperity Of the company, but that the road IL
carrying out OF Chicago more than It's regular
proportion OF freight
Colonel 4. l.. stokes, agent OF the Northcrn
pa.iic road, received telegram from John
Muir, superintendent Of traffic OF the western
division OF the Northern Pacific road and the
Oregon Railway aud Navigation company, Port.
land, stating that on and after Sunday, March
18th, steamers would be run between San Fran.
cisco and Portland every four days, instead Of
every nve days as ~ present The large increase
In traffic has caused this change.
One hundred thousand dollars, Il "a said. has
been already subscribed In Santa Fc, IN order 10
build a rad from that city 10 connect with the
y. II. q. Nkspanola, and II Il understood thai
Jose l. perea and Al. A. Otep will give an add.
ionsl 80 90 II the rad be extended 70 BernAillo
and Albuquerque,
John q .Barnhill has brought suit for elo.o
damages, In the. citcuh court At 1nd,anapolls
against hs Indiana Bloomington western