The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-16
regard in Boston railroad circles as ,laIcu.

Is ressr ded In Boston railroad circles as ridicu.
lous.
Some New York spectators have imagined
that the call of the Chicago Burlington Quin-
cy for u, 5000 from its STOCKHOLDERS had some
relation TO contemplated purchase OF the Han.
nibal 4 St Joseph railroad company, or of the
Denver \ Rio Graude railroad company, but il
they will read the circular which makes the call
for money, they will find that IL Is desired for
the purchase OF ~. miles Of branch roads there
III enumerated aud which, at $50 0 per mile 4
would cost Sc, $4,000. This account surely ought
TO square itself.
ElPaso people are jubilaut over the pros,
poets Of several proposed new lines
of road, soon to be built with one
of the terminal points in that city. These lines
are to- tap great mineral regions. A late issue
of the Times says of one of the. new projects;
Another step has been taken In the progress of
the proposed FL paso Il White Oak road Colonel
George Noble, who has pledged his best efforts
IN the ultimate success of the enterprise. has
succeeded IN attracting TO the subject the atten-
tion.of three of the great construction COM
panies of the country. These companies are the
International Improvement company, the Pa
eiiic Improvement company, and the Texas &
colorado Improvement company, of all three OF
which General & NJ, Dodge, OF New York, is
president, On Wednesday last Mr. Henfy Me
Laughlin, who Is connected with the engineer
department of the three companies, In accord.
anee with an understanding between himself
and Colonel Noble, arrived in III Paso; and on
Thursday those two gentlemen together with
nm expert on coal, accompanied by an escort of
five or six men started over the proposed roate
of the road, going up the valley 10 the east of
the Organ mountains. Mr.. McLaugh-
lin, as the representative of the
three companies Will report upon the FEAST
obilily of building the road and make an estimate
the cost. The expert goes with the party for
the purpose ofinspecting the Immense coal beds
to be found in the neighborhood of White Oaks
The party will be absent about eleven or twelve
days, In view of Colonel Mobiles statement
|
comparatively small expense, we have no doubt
of Mr.. McLaughlin's making favorable report
which guarantees that the before mentioned
construction companies will take hold of the
enterprise and push it to successful terminal
ton with their usual energy and CELEBRITY.
The Texas Il st, Louis narrow gauge road has
connected with the Gulf Colorado Il Santa Fe a
few mile north of Temple thus giving Waco
another direct outlet to Galveston, and the Gulf,
| Colorado Il santa l'e a favorable route TO East
| Texas, Arkansas and St Louis independent OF
the Gould system. 1t Is anticipated tho narrow
gauge will be open for business direct To st.
| Louis this fall. As II is, business can be done
| by the two lines from the gulf at Galveston 10
| Rcd river beyond TeXarkana. The narrow
gauge will be pushed westward to Gatesyille,
Coryell county.
A Boston Advertiser special from San Diego,
California, June 18th, says: Another Boston
railroad in Mexico, the ''Bee line" both ends OF
which are in the United States, is the last pro-
ject practically commenced. IT begins at Ma.
U0nal CITY, three miles from san Diego III Chil-
! fornia at the present terminus of the California
s uthern railroad, and runs southeast through
| Northern Mexico 40 miles to Calabasas, Arizona,
running only twelve miles in the United States
at the west end
The Utah 4 Pleasant Valley railroad was sold
on June 18th by Messrs. l.. H. Meyer and q. A.
Lowe, trustees under mortgage, to William NJ
Spackman, treasurer, who 1t is understood
bought the road in the interest Of the Texas &
Rio Grande Western railway company. This
hngt tNtgb nod ftxt a., Calf Ial
| The Denver d Rio Grande Western has now
over 10 miles OF constructed road south of Salt
Lake City. 1t is said there is iron enough at
| Salt Lake City TO lay 80 miles additional Into
Castle valley. The rest of the line will be laid
from GunnisOn, Colorado west some 30 miles
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