The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-26
RAILROAD ITEMS.

r,,,r.t aceregaing over 100000 is in
vestsd in railroad car-buiiding enterprises III
There are nearly l,OOl men cutting and laying
,ies Tor the Oregon short Line railroad along
Wood river. ! 4. 4, l., ,.,
Messrs Gould and Huntington, y Is e state "a
contemplate the building Of a joint line from ~
poso nnrthward TO White Oaks, distance OF 49,
miles, Extensive mineral fields would be opened
Dy T su Elevated railroads Of Sew York city car
ried during The year ended september30, eB,S5l.-
0go passcngcrs al Increase OF llUol Z9l com
pared with the previous year The earnings
were an increase oil NOR . ss lines
also carried 100000 more passengers 'han IN
1851. .,., - ,.-l,.., T..
,,raved ii-froc safety switch at the Missouri
Pacific car.sheps in 81. Louis, The trial, under
the direction OF the patentee; MI: \, IL Jenkins
ofNew York IVES witnessed py Jo9hei "A; a.
tcndeni OF the car department Hodge ana olher
railway officials. These gentlemen charae,
terized the test as success and expresss 80,
themselves well pleased with the working OF the
Switch All expressed confidence that 1t was
great improvement although htue complica-
fed- The principal object OF the switch Is 70 90
away with the frog. giving acouunuous, SMOOTH
nnh-nfen track. thus saving all the wear and
hemmer 10 rolling stock caused by passing
over the break In The rails at ordinary switcnes
Another advantage o. ,he a n,oydne sSSiDs
dcrsilment by misplaced switches. IL IA also
claimed that switches Of thi. style VIII prove
a. durable AZ simple sieel rsls ne - 81,
xeers Instead OF ever three OF four a. ~
present. An engine was run over the switch
both ways speed OF aoou, MY ~, an,sssc,ia =;
The ksiiroad Are VIII in its next issue, give
fhe following hgures. showing ne mileae o. ~
"A miles. Irirons 80 miles; Arkansas, l2e miles
cslIfornia y miles; Colorado. So miles. Con
necacut % miles dakota - mile;
a ohaA ,errisory. 90 miles, Illinois gs miles:
fndisns fif miles; Ioun. 10 miles; kansaA -
rniier. Kentucky, 1fs miles. Louisiana, ~ nlles
Hsire ~ nile. Nnssnchusetts, a miles MARY
49, b nile. Michigan, $50 miles Minnesota,
10 r,'fier Missouri. rs miles; AisslssippL p
mite Montana I5s miles Nebreska, ~ miles
Nevada lss miles Nsv hs,apshi59e =, miss Ss~
yorf' - rniieI. North cerolina l1 nile. ono 10
a. mile. OrerDn - miles Penns ylrnnie. y
mile Rhode Island, mile; so..h s,s ,,,ii..
riah terrItorT. 90 mile. Vermont 2 miles VI
rInia an niles. Washingtgn terriIor5 ~ ~ -
West virginia u. rnIleE Niscon-n. -. y =.
Wyoming. s. miles, fotAi ~ -
IRON de sbove II url sppear thsi during lssl
t-scklaTing vas IN proguss upon ~ 4, -, ".
fhe l-rrrr share o. ftls w0rk has been Done ln
rev of TIE western states. EleFen Hete- ~ =,
credited viii 20 per cent, o. ne "a. nl.ss ~.
~ WFF cent o. the EuIMI n" ul-lr~A~I - -
Trrrr leafinr With I'D mIlea
IL rsrisvinr he rziiro.d businss. 70, ssg,sn,
frr fhroueb0uf he couutlT. ne 3 y.
r|N-.-Irir fgs fflr shouf ~ Louis rrads. ~
sIrczfT remsrksf. Southwestern rosa3 .no.t 4.
frrr ala vel. IN rornevhaf bekind Auzu-t u
r-rI-f Oh lrnpr0TeInsff On lsst ye.r dne -
fouIs a san Frrncis1n. he -. Dor. -.
TorrfrIr Southern. and ne Nlzs0un. 49,
a Tfras an hrTs smaller ralrs ms f1on1n -
49, 81 also hare ne trunk-lne come. =.
1nc1 (. - =. - - !. - n 4 Al - 49,
% ~ fI1narlfT IN nIIle1rt tEluren ne ~.
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i-r-s.rs IN ssrnInr. n ss1i.nler ~
a. Irrn.s IrtI111- IrTem t1lU -. ~
-. - - 49, r-rT.sr ftsr laFi TtEI
49, - a. ssrtfnt. c<rrirrr - -. Fr,.t
- = $500 t1f ttIrr U1 80 n Anfls- ~
-. 49, 49, --.~r@ r<'rr n Isr1S vtirt 60.
~ IA - p1.r--.-1 i..- - z,...s.
$3.50 ~. 4 49, r1-<IrrIErIT 81 E1s -.
$780, 4 6---i F1r.t<-r - =. 1szr. i.
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