The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-16
RAILROAD ITEMS.

VI. l.. SARGENT, OF Atchison, Missouri. has re.
signed his position as assistant general freight
agent Of the Missouri Pacific road.
Reports from the line of the Northern Pacific
state that twelve miles OF track were laid last
week, and that 100 miles will be completed this
month, 80 that by october | only about Ss5 miles
of track viii remain to be laid.
Boston capital, SO tho Advertiser Gays rs about
to be Invested IN the establishment OF a railway
In san Domingo. The total length of tho pro-
posed line Will be about 20 miles The country
to be trayersed Is rough and mountainous aud
is believed to contain many valuable mines.
The recent purchase OF the Hannibal N 81
Joseph road by Gould makes IL total Length
for the consolidated system OF 500 miller. II Is
reported thai negotiations are pending for tho
purchase OF tho Mobile n Ohio road. which
would add hO0 miles moro. The large buying OF
Denver 4 Rio Gtandc stock by Could OF late,
is considered indicative OF an intention 70 add
that liue " the system
Tho rlnnor to-day that the Indian Blooming.
ton 4 Western railway would be sold 10 Jay
Gould for consolidation with the Wabash, is dc.
MED by the general officers. Manager HendCr.
son said he knew nothing about It. and Mr.
Fairbanks, the attorney for the road. said 1t was
not true, and that the road was not for sale.
The terms on which the Atchison, Topeka 4
Santa Flo and the Union Pacific roads have Sc.
cured control OF tho Loavenworth, Topeka 4
Southwestern are said to be Is follows The Atchi.
son and Union Pacific guarantee 4 percent, upon
s., $50 900 OF the bonds OF the Lcaveuwar,h AZ
Southwestern railroad company. onc-hslf of
the interest will como from the Atchison rail.
road company, and one.half from the Union
Pacific railroad company. Besides the bonds,
the railroad companies secure about flur-tlfths
OF the capital stock of the new road or $50 out
of l,SS0 shares outstanding,
since tho absorption of the Hannibal n 81.
Joseph road by the Wabash, II is rumored that
Gould has been casting about for new roads TO
conquer and has nj length determined 10 secure
control OF the Mobile & Ohio, with view OF es.
tabllsnlng accompanying line - New Orleans The
Illinois Central which has for years enjoyed
monopoly OF this business, has, 10 Is said grown
rich and plethorlo and Gould Is determined 10
compel u division Of proats, The Mobile Il
Ohio road extends jSi miles, terminating at
Cairo, which, with tho Cairo & Dnnvlle division
OF the Wabash, would parallel the Illinois Cen.
trail route and afford chance 20 compete for
Chicago business through the Chicago d East,
erp Illinois from Danville. At NinConncs con.
necton would DO made with the Ohio n MisSis.
sippi for Cincinnati and y. Louis. The agree.
ment between tho Illinois Central and
the Texas " ST. Louis Narrow Gauge
made some time ago. was considered a
blow NJ tho Wabash system ny this
agreement tho Narrow Gauge become feeder
for the Illinois Central, while the latter road
pledged tho Narrow Gauge all the Texas aud
Arkansas business II can handle for forty years
in retaliation the Wabash people are said 10
have arranged programme which, first of oil,
cont mplNies securing control of the Mobile X
Ohio This road Will he operated In connection
-
Louis Narrow Gauge will be absorbed and will
become a feeder Of the Gould roads That this
II the programme which has been prepared
ilnds further continuation In the fact that the
Wabash Is about 20 construct a limo from Eillng.
ham, the southern terminus Of their Chicago di.
vision, to interScct the Cairo division ut stone.
port II will he direct line and will pass
through some of the best portions of tho state.
The operations Of such n line in connection
with the Mobile & Ohio, would give Gould a
fair chance at the New orleans business. Tho
Illinois central has been engaged, OF late, In
newly ballasting its road, laying steel rails the
whole length Of Its track, and making various
| other improvements The purchase Of con.
trolling interest In the Mobile 4 Ohio by Gould
| would be the signal q. u long and bitter fight
between the southern lines, and the people who
have borne the cNactlons or the Illinois Central
| for so many years would have the satisfaction
OF seeing lower rates In all branches of traffic
The ouachi,a Telegraph trauscribcs from the
Hamburg (Atk) Times some interesting intot.
nation IN respect IN what Is known rs the Para
more road Colonel Paramore's narrow guage
Texas " ST. Louis which Is being built at
| lightning speed across the state Of Arkansas 10
escape from jay Goulds grip. The Texas y
| ST Louis Is aTeXGs road, running from rcxar.
kama To Gatesyillc, through an exceptionally
rich section 1.-THE state, aud going 10 southern
| terminus nj Laredo The people Of shreveport
| are talking about a tap, Marshall Is actually
| bui ding onc-to pltNburg. Jefferson cnerggu'
| cally built narrow gauge 10 Grsenyllle but
| tNNlu kO0ultN I've hN lNNAN ~ HN lONlN VIVA
build long branch 10 Dallas, leo miles, Gould
had that road bottled IN at Tcxatkanl There
was some talk or uslngthc Rcd river navigation.
but IL is too uncertain rarnmore went 10 the
| Arkansas legislature aud told them shat II they
would give him permits sion he would build clear
across the state. They gave permission, and he
was as good ~ his worl, aud has nearly 6nlshcl
| the road already, Al cairo, Illinois hc con.
| meets with the Illinois Central for 81 Louis
| aud SO gCts away from Gould altogether CulouU
| paramore has been recommended by his chief
engineer Nj & p, stephens, TO construct q
branch from Pine Blum 10 Monroe Louisiana.
| Such u branch would Cul deep into tnp rivh Cni.
| ton belt which GOuld proposes 10 drain uut into
| II Louis by his kpohO Alexandria branch
| but amer building lo Forrest Guy AMI obtaining
| thereby short come 'u1u With Memphis aud
| Helena, he took oil his furCc mud put I, on
branch FROM Newport % kufcks Springs Ne
| llaiosylllc. dcdrpvd tn carry id ~ Louis i've
| rich counties OF northern ArknUas That
such q branch would be OF ncAlcuablC
value to paramofck mhrnihgcn, system
we DO no, doubt aud We heartily
Join with the Tolcgtaph.and Times in ihcopiuon
OF the capacity Of the country through WHICH u
would pass to supporta foad-,wo ofthcui, for lha,
matter. To southeastern Arkansas rrd north
eastern Louisiana Il would he OF lnesu'
mable service. There are two reasons why
NeW Ofirnua can fpipigp In this uup