The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-22
RAILROAD NEWS.

THE bonds Of the Fort Worth 4 Denver are
commanding good prices In the New York stock
market Thirty thousand dollars worth were
sold on Wednesday last at from 81 l-4to 90 cents:
i0Oon Friday at from % rs to o. The bonds Of no
uncompleted line In the country command as
good figures.
On Monday articles Of incorporation were filed
In the secretary of states Office at Little Rock.
Arkansas, Of the Springfield K Southern rail.
road company Of Arkansas, capital o. 500, 100
Among the directors are c. W. Rogers and
James Dun, of st Louis; b. r. Davidson and A.
NJ. Wilson, Fayetteville, Arkansas. The pro.
posed railway begins at point OH the northern
boundary of Arkansas below the line of fancy
county, Missouri, and runs In Il enthusiastically
direction TO Little Rock.
The Iron Mountain railroad company has
made important changes In the location OF offices
In Carondelet The offices. of the tele-
graph, train dispatcher and division superinten.
dent have been moved, the telegraph Office to a
point between Carondelet and Jefferson bar.
racks, where an extensive yard has been made.
The yard at Taylor street proved to be rather
limited for the purpose. The offices of the di.
vision superintendent and train. dspatcher will
be removed In day or two to De Soto. Mo
where the company have the machine shop.
These changes illnecessitate the removal OF a
| large number OF employees with their families
who will be much Inconvenience on account OF
having homes in Carondelei, which they are
obliged to give up. Hereafter at Taylor street
station the railroad business that will be done
will be simply that Of q wayside station. The
new time table has been arranged to conform
| to the above changes which were made In conse
mand for more room.
| A Chicago telegram says: Tho Wabash rail
read, and II is believed the others In the south
western pool, have made a proposition to re-
deem from scalpers or other holders OF the un.
limited war-rate tickets at the price original,
paid for them, with 7 per cent interest on thu
money since the purchase was made.
A 81 Louis telegram, dated June 18th, says
II is stated, on what Is deemed good authority
that the visit here last week of presiden
Roberts and other officials OF the Pennsylvania
railroad was not alone TO inspec
the property of the company as given GU
but was In part ut least connected with a new
scheme OF no less magnitude than tho building
Of another bridge across the Mississippi river a
this point II is said, while these officials wer,
here they were In close consultation with tn,
officials OF the other roads, and that the brldg
project was freely discussed, The scheme en-
braces the PENNSYLVANIA company, the Baltimor
oils & St. Louis, and the project is TO build
bridge little north Of the city at point know,
as the Chain OF Rocks, where good foundation
for piers can be obtained ut very moderate ex
lpense. The proposition has been talked OF be
fore, but II Is said to have taken a more deflnt
shape this time than on any previous occasion
The Shenandoah Valley railroad extending
from Roanoke, Virginia, 10 Hagersown, Mary
land, was opened to travel on the iath instant
when an excursion was made over the en,ir
lehgth. j
The earnings OF tho Chicago Milwaukee
St. Psul railway. for the second week In Jun
were ts9;,0O, q decrease Of siO. 900 as compare
with the same time year ago.
Mr.. II. IL. Quick, late roadmastor on the Chi
eago 4 Pacific division OF the Chicago, Miwau
kee 4 st. Paul road. has been appointed to I'll
position OF superintendent OF buildings an
wster.Lupply ON the Iowa division OF the sam
road Tl|TT n
The Chicago & Calumet Elevated railway CON
pany was Incorporated Saturday. the pre-
i.ctors being jeremiah Leaning Alfred
Eddy. George II. Leonard, aud Richard s
4 Thompson, and tho capital stock 10 100000.
Is proposed 70 run trains from some point on VI
South side south 70 a point near tho mouth
the Calumet river. II
In q circular Commissioner Fink says ''Th
Fitohburg RAILROAD gives notice that tho follow
ing named stations on the Old Colony railroa
are now reached via Hoosac Tunnel and III
Fitchburg railroad at Boston rates. and Lowe
divisions on east.bound freight In any quantity
viz; North Framnsh ham. Sudbury, North So,
bury, South Sudbury, Garlic, Chelmsford aii
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