The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-23
RAILROAD ITEMS.

lH,grand Trunk railroad offers to build
a9M depot at Montreal If the city will cancel
'sNo OF ibOO 600 against the company.
,ine Union Pacific railroad company through
the Brothers, ofNew York. yesterday placed Q
Md $4,000, presumably to be used in liqu-
@as us floating Indebtedness.
ile order made several years ago by the Cen
fschc railroad company, requiring all en-
IlS nilrnish he main office with photo
nlAOi themselves, has been revived, and
WI agent telegraph operator, ticket.seler,
-iM'pr aud understrapper will be required to
rain MS Photograph.
~ IL. Clark, general manager of the
-M taciilc road. stated that the Oregon Short
-ssS completed TOT point fifty miles beyond
rsNGan Falls. Idaho Territory. Three hun
~ nues OF the line have been completed and
lSsng operated as far as American Falls.
PASSENGER tells how he enjoyed II recent
.aon near Rome Georgia. He says: "For
SEt went feet foremost under the scat
~ oh, OF where was sitting, The most
saat lhlng that witnessed was done right
~ NV me aisle from me. There were two men
~ ny one directly behind the other, and In
@ ulen was all unoccupied seat. When
s .,lss,hes struck, the man In front turned Il
PS@ slmmlrsault and lii In the vacant seat
~ 1clly as he sat In the other seat The
- nan performed exactly the same feat, and
-l .aessat lately occupied by his ncighbor.
1--WE 1--we methed OF lighting by electricity was
llnnened with on the Royal railway of
SISot Germany, October nth, The power
vas generated directly from the locomO.
~ Nother motor being used, and the secon.
@lefes were charged so strongly that
w wy stoppage at stations, when, of course,
rsSvuply was being generated, tho power
sSsNSiound 10 be sufficient 10 keep the lamps
ing brightly. Thirty-three accumulators
M I,sssuulleiently charged in four hours'run to
NY wTSnly.two lamps burning for over one
y. Inc experiment was regarded as com
n'ppvHess' says the Chicago Stats Zsitung.
Nv Railroad Gazette says; The gii3 miles
M MWk which we know 10 have been laid
Nm , tnls year. give an average for each
nv, .uloluuing the frosty and rainy months
M portion OF the year, OF over 300 miles,
G rae is continued for the remani-
Nv w., months OF the year, IL will make
lAeSSAa' ior 1852 about 1890 miles, and
y, .aiihlshed during December, II seems safe
,t S WAY "a. when the full record is made up, In.
|ssSssIsOi some roads which may not have been
rtr,sa iHpotted, the total new mileage con-
sNsnvuflng lSs2 Will prove 10 have been not
\, ssa. u 40 miles. with possibility that II
AN, a reach l2,OoOmiles. Already the record
ssnsseL which was q year Of extraordinary
M S.uVh has been very far exceeded, but as
!, Am oeen pushed with unusual activity
mn aud as the remaining months may not
s,,,s, V1,nole Tor construction as were those OF
s,n.,., VS. not TO be expected that tho same
eNsuai increase for these two months will
s,nt NJ vu ~ was found last year. In any
hJ con' s year 1852 will stand as q year OF rail.
sNi IN mlon not only entirely unprece-
sNis,ss .he past but from present appearances
s,s,.O'Icnisn travelling in WeSIco writes in a
s,ins iel,er from Altar, Mexico, as follows con.
klas Enterprises there In which Doston CAP.