The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-07
RAILROAD ITEMS.

IT is reported that the pinkeye has broken on
among the horses at the Northern Pacific rail
road front in Montana.
Phe amount of so 900 has been subscribed tC
build a railroad from Brinkley to Des Arc ant
to be known as the Des Arc e. Brinkley road.
General Oteso, a Mexican senator, is conuden
that by October Is the las rail of the road link
ing the two republics will have been completed
Two weeks ago the railroad hands in Montani
were working with mosquito nets over theil
faces and gloves on their hands. Now not {
mosquito Is to be seen.
A number of Chicago packing firms gave no
tice to the trade that they will charge buyer!
81 so per car for loading provisions or produc
upon the cars of any line, ? he reason for this
have recently declined to furnish men for load
ing freight or to pay for the loading, at the
Union stock-yards or Bridgeport.
1t was not until this afternoon that the Atchi-
son company completed its purchase of the
Leavenworth, Topeka &c Southwestern railway.
1t Is understood that the A.chison had to COM
pete with the Rock Island for the purchase OF
this promising rival; and there is also reason to
the Atchison in this matter, the object being r.
secure possession of the railway system of 'fan-
sas.
The earnings of the Mexican Cssntral railway
for the last ten DAYS of uiv wsfe s33 $3.50, and for
the entire month So, 10 me June 1a ns
were $50, 42S. In the, f.stWeeK OF August sZ5,ozo
was earned up0n zoo Hiiies' "heleas the july
Nv fhe recent agreement between the south
western pool lines and the st. Louis SanFrancis-
co railroad which provides that the former shall
charge full local rates on all business delivered
to or received from the Kansas City. Fort Scott
& Gulf, and that the st. Louis & San Francisco
shall charge full local rates on all business for
Springfield, etc, the Kansas City, Fort Scotia
Gulf is allowed to fall between chairs. 1t is re.
ported that the management OF that road is very
much dissatisfied with the action of the pool
lines and the San Francisco. The railway peo-
pie apprehend no serious trouble, however, as,
mi m EranniSpn
Scott road is not in position 10 fight back eff
fectively.
the aiway Age figures show greater num-
Der of miles of railway constructed during the
month of August than ever before in a similar
period in the history of this country The total
is I, ga miles of new main track, exclusive of
side track laid on seventy different lines exceed
ing by more than 800 miles the construction dur
ing July, which, it was thought would not be
again equalled. The construction for eight
months of the present year. on 23S lines in thir-
ty-two states has been 4 A8 miles OF main track.
The construction for the years. estimated at 10,
500 miles. The largest number of miles 2O1 In
Iowa; next, 1853, in New York; third, 142 in Wis
consin
Track has been laid on the Atlantic e Pacific
to q point 365 miles west Of Albuquerque Work
ia now in progress on Johnson canyon bridge.
The Southern Pacific is advancing toward the
Colorado river, and is now west of the river
about the same distance that the Atlandtc q
Pacific isea.t of the river. The gangs expect TO
meet on the west bank some time in March, and
when this union is made Colonel Mutt is of opin-
ion that the Atlantic q Pacific will Immediately
begin earning its bond interest," On the sur
veyed line west from Seneca, Missouri the At
lantic h Pacific has built eighty miles to the
Vrdigris river, which is twenty miles from
the Arkansas river This will be
will then have 100 miles of road In readiness for
Indian territory business, and SO located as to
Intercept the big cattle drives from southern
points TO Kansas IL is thought this line will pay
operating expenses and interest. The compile
ton of these 100 miles of the Atlantic Pacific Is
destined 10 belt the country from Senaca, Mis-
souri, to the Colorado river, but no provision has
yet been made for building the division between
The Arkansas river and Albuquerque The first
important earnings of the line west Of Albu-
qucrquc will he from hauling tho products Of
the forest. Subsequently, coal business
will be developed, and then will come
traffie 10 and from tho gold, silver and copper
mines. Messrs. Ayres d Co, of Chicago, have
ju.t completed at Flagstaff on the Atlantic d
Pacific road, mill costing $500 o, which will be
used for converting the forests OF Arizona into
The Sc. Louis Globe Democrat reports that
the ST. Louis & San Francisco railroad has Just
closed q sale Of $500 acres OF land In Jasper,
Newton and Mcdonald counties, which are To-
Gated in the south part OF the state 10 the
Missouri Land aud Live Stock COMPANY, of Ed
inburgh, Scotland. The sale was for all cash on
private terms as 10 price, and the land sdjOins
The 40 o 0 acres sold TO another Scoth company,
and is all grain or choice grazing lands. The
company purchasing viii retain for cattle ana
sheep farms abput 5000 acres OF the grazing
lands, and sell the remainder 70 settlers. Mr.
Thomas Lawton, of Sandyford, Kirriemuir,
Scotland, aud for the past year special apricul-
tursl CORES pondent Of the Glasgow Herald and
Marx Lane Express, is director Of the COM
pany and will be general manager. Mr.. Law.
son has already begun enclosing pasture Of
2 600 acres for breeding Hereford and POLAND
Angus cattle and other pastures will be en-
closed ss rapidly as practicable.