The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-18
RAILROAD ITEMS.

TuR Indian Territory railroad bill passed in
the senate yesterday by a vote of 81 to IL
A bill was introduced In the senate for build
Ing railroad from Jersey City to San Fran
cisco
James McCrea succeeds D. W. CALDWELL as gen.
erGl manager Of the Pan Handle, and W; A.
Baldwin is to be general manager OF the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne " Chicago.
The ViCksburg Il Ship Island and Memphis Il
Vicksburg railroads have been sold 10 X, T. VIII
son Il Co.. OF New York, for SO 900.
The Pine Bluff Commercial, VI the 9th inst.
| says. Tho Paramore road Is completed six
miles out OF the city and when about 800 yards
| of grading is completed there will be an udd-
| tioual six miles ready for the iron, which is
| being laid at the rate OF u mile day.
Articles of association have been filed in West
| Virginia for the construction OF new road from
Harrisburg, Pa, via Bedford, West Union and
| COnnellsville, 10 Wheeling, under the tito OF
South Pennsylvania railroad
| The commission appointed to set value upon
lands for right-of-way purposes ofthe New Mex
leo Il Arizona railroad have concluded their
labors The land hns been estimated by them
at from 81 to $3.50 per acre. There Is general
discomfort along the whole llne because OF this
valuati on
The Southern Express company filed bond
In the United states circuit court ut st OuiS
for $50, 600 rs guarantee that II will faithfully
carry ont the decree OF the court recently given
In the case OF the Southern Express company
against the Iron Mountain railroad.
THE franchise, rights ofway, surveys, etc, of
the New Orleans, Red River & texas railroad
company, ofwhich Victor Meyer was president
have been transferred to me Mississippi valley
O0l of stock in the latter company
The earnings OF the Panama railroad for the
year 1881 were 81 81 300 OF this amount el 079
SGS wa; s 3S 9 lon and miscellaneous S9sS'S
receipts operating and office expenses and loss
and damaged freight $751; subsidies and
/ interest on bonds, sio5369 Reclamation OF sub
Sidy bonds $3.50, net earnings. sl,S06, i06
At Tower City, Dakota Territory ON tho
Northern Pacific railroad, an Ortesian well OF the
, company, at depth OF 100 feet, struck vein of
( pure soft water. A stream now projects thirty
feet above ground, and the force ~ Increasing,
, The supply is apparently ifexhaustble. There
, Is no residnum after evaporation. Other wei lis
will be sunk In Dakota aud Montana;
IN reference to Cobb's railroad land grant for.
bill, tits not though tprobable by members
OF the Judiciary committee that any action
can be reached on the matter al The
present session OF congress, inasmuch as IL will
= require two thirds vote 10 pass the bill If re-
x ported upon favorably BY tho committee, ant
members say II will bo almost impossible 10 Sc
! cure such majority in the house.
Laredo, special, OF the oh lust. says Wotl
Is progressing on ail four OF the railroads nov
building out OF Laredo. The International, tn,
Mexican National, the Iexas'Mexican con
y mines extension and ne Rio orlando y Peco
II have largo forCSs Al work grading.
10 Ala meeting OF the directors OF the Baltimor
II Il ohio railway company seml-annualcash divl
rs donds OF Ave per cent were declared ON stool
OF the main limo anu of the washington
y branch. leaving surplus OF upwards q
y 10000 OF net earnings, which arc bcin. apple
u for purposes OF construction. In view OF III
y shotness " crops the past season and tho dc
N mOralza,iOn IN rates which prevailed for III
r. greater p.r OF the six months these results ar
n regarded rs very gratifying
IN The ST Louis Railway Register says 1T
probable that the hannibal ~ 81 Joseph VIII b,
nj fore long pass under the control OF tho Chicag,
is Burlington & Quincy either by lease or consol
10 datlon Ne believe that this VIII DO goo
" thing for both roads for they are natural allie
4 and their being operated together VIII add TO VI
II. Commissioner Fink has issuod tho followin
nd circular OF freight rates on live stock and dresSe
~, beef No result OF the meeting OF irolgl
agents In his Once to.dsy; Cattle, gro'
~, rato, Any cen,s for lOo pounds, I've hogs. ne
rate, thirty cents per 100 pounds sheep, gro,
tn rate, sixty cents per lS pounds Crossed leo
no sixty flour cent? per 100 pounds. Actual wclgl
y, oflivs stock aud dressed beef will DO charge,
lei York and will take ese April IU.
'0< The Cincinnati Gsss,ts gets oil this ext
ola,ing'y cruel lohe GU railroad OoudrtnG
story II told of = rslifoad ooudnctor who vi
In eho' on deacon Of church. whom II BEGAN
his duty 10 ". up . collection, hs surprised u
rm leongrsgsuon By s,ar,og out with the chara
No tsristlc sjasulston, Tisksta gentlemen
II, The contribution that day was lsgs tn
'ru would be very good stsry II II were trus, "
We no railroad conductor Was ever made deacon
TX church. Aud II II ever were true. Wv eou
IA, NOT laugh unlsss We learned whsthor VI moi
n. whAckst up With the church
lst Nineiy-iwo thousand four lundrrd shares
NV stock wee voted at the einiai meeting OF u