The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-14
RAILROADN Eyys,

LIE southern Racine has completed its
road bed to point l97 miles east of El
paso.
The Mexican Central is now through the
sand hills and has reached point Al miles
from III Paso.
There is more railroad building now CO.
ing on in Arkansas than in any other State
OF the Union, with the exception of Texas
During the year 1851, Attorney General
AcLeary approved charters for 20 new rail.
roads and IL amendments for charters al
lcady enforced, receiving as fees for the
State $500 therefor. OF these new rail
roads, Houston is tho headquarters for five.
There are 200 chartered railroads in Texas,
or very nearly one for each county in the
State.
The last issue of the Railroad Gazette con-
tains a tabulated statement showing the
earnings for November, 1881 of the principal
roads. in the United States, among them the
following roads of Texas and their imme-
date connections.
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, November,
1881, Sl3l,425i same month 1850, $50, 72S;
per cent. of increase, 1873
Houston, East IL West Texas, November,
1881, SIS, 49, same month 1850, 81, 575; per
cent. of increase, 1886
Missouri, Kansas IL Texas, November,
ISL, Ss3l,O26; same month 1850, S627, S3S;
per cent. of increase, 29.5.
st. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern,
November, 1851, $GS7, $50 same month 1880,
sGS2 ,O52; per cent of increase, 81.
Texas Il Pacific, November, 1SSl, S3j7,-
I2i same month 1850, SSH, 1885, per cent.
of increase, TAG
The same table shows the following earn
ings of the above roads for eleven months
ending November 30, 1881:
Houston, East & West Texas, Sli3SS7,
against SS0,3l6 for the same period 1850.
Missouri, Kansas a. Texas, 81, 22S, 703,
against >5,50I ,S32 for same period 1880.
st. Louis, Iron Mountain e. Southern,
S6,6lO, 2i6, against s5,GOS,64 for same period
Texas & Pacific, S3,5iO,35l, against 81.
4l9,O99 for same period last year,
Eastern agents in New York have been
contracting for business from Chicago to
Kansas City, on basis of eight cents per
hundred pounds, the regular rate being
eighty-tive cents. Rates from New York to
Chicago are also being heavily cut, and the
total rate from New York to Colorado
points is not greater than regular rates from
Chicago to Missouri river points.
The new parlor cars that were purchased
some days ago by the Cincinnati, New Or
leans " Texas Pacific Road, will be put in
use to-day, making the first trip on the
/ morning trains south and north. The cars
as previously described, are OF the most
modern build aud finish, and will be an APP
| preciated addition TO the general equip.
mcnt of the road. The cars were manufac-
turcd by the Pullman Car Company, of Do.
! troit but they are not to be run on the
! Pullman plan. Porters are hired by the
company and paid sufficient compensation,
\ and not compelled to bleed the passengers
for money with which TO get living, rs Is
done on the cars operated BY the Pullman
Company. General Manager Scott will
adopt the same rule inauguraiod by Super
intendent Barrett, ofthe Cincinnati, Ham
/ ilton Il Dayton Road, and discharge the
first porter found taking money from any
passenger. General Pea body, of the Ohio
~ Mississippi Road, has had printed no.
tices to that effect put up In each Of the
parlor cars on that line. The sooner
the. railroads get to using their own
parlor ears, aud run them US they are run on
/ the three roads above named, Just that
much sooner will parlor cars become greatly
| in demand
The Erie, Pacific Dispatch and Great
Western Fast Freight Lines that have been
| operating over the lines OF the Erie, New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio roads were
/ yesterday consolidated with the South
Shore Line, that has, until the LIST Of Jan.
uary, been operating on the lines Of the
| New York Central, and Lake Shore & Mich-
ignn Southern Roads. Mr.. II. X. Duvall,
who has been General Manager of the
Great Western Dispatch, was made the
General Manager of the consolidated lines.
Since the let OF January the South Shore
Line has also been operating over the Erie
Il New York, PENNSYLVANIA & Ohio. II was
ordered taken from the Vanderbilt System
about the time Mr. Vanderbilt succeeded