The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-30
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EIGHTY-oNE per cent of the New York Cen.
tratN earnings is said 10 be from local traffic
The earnings of Mr., GOuld's Southwestern
system were, for the second week of November
S9l ,SSi, mn increase of alg2,6l2.
Upwards of 800 90 tons OF coal are burned an
nuslly on the New York Central railroad between
Buffalo and Albany
Colonel Paramore, president of The Texas Il
81 Louis Narrow-G uage, proposes TO put heavy
force to work in Texas as soon as The work is
finished in arkansas
A total Of 37l miles of new railroad was CON
s5ructsd last week. making o. l02 miles built SO
far this year.
That English syndicate has been around again
and purchased 100000 acres of lands OF the
Texas Pacific company Ut 81 10 81 80 per acre.
The same syndicate took the big block OF North
ern Pacific lands few day. ago at "a per acre.
The Indianapolis Journal says So eXOrbitant
are the Pullman Car company III their charges
to the knights. rempar VINO propose to. next
summer attend the conclave at San Francisco,
that committees of several eastern commander
lee are making arrangements for private cars.
They propose TO remove the seats from ordinary
DAY coaches and tit them up in manner to make
comfortable quarters for the communicates. The
higher officials of the AtchiSou, Topeka & santa
Fe ana OF the Southern Pacific have agreed to
maui these coaches al reasonable figure over
their route. The communicates in this section
would do well to copy their eastern brethren III
this matter,
Years ago the superintendent OF the Central
Pacific railroad issued = decree that all per
sons In the employ of the company must send
photograph of themselves to his office The
order was enforced for while, but 1t grad.
ually fell into disuse, and for some time past no
attention has been paid TO it, Now it is TO be
enforced again, and every rail Dad man must
send his picture TO headquarters The object of
making such collection of photographs Is said
to be to enable the company 10 prevent men
who are discharged on division OF the road,
for violating the rules of the company, from
getting employment on other divisions.
The Chicago Tribune says that everything in
dica'es war between the Vanderbilt lines and
the Grand Trunk as soon as soon ~ the MiChi'
gan Central and Canada Southern have been
smalgamated. The Grand Trunk expects tn 8.
and for this reason viii enter into no agreement
which would be calculated 10 tic up It's hands
and prevent 1t from taking any steps II finds
necessary to meet Vsnderbilts competition.
Fred Defuniak, general manager of the Lou
isville * Nashville road, and Gilbert c. Breed,
purchasing agent, have rendered their rcsigna-
tons
The officials OF the Pit.sburg, Cincinnati 4
81. Louis lines, who are this week on an inspeC.
ton UP. reached indianapolis at noon vest T.
my They travel on two special trains and 10
each is nttaChel what IN knov II as u register
car There cars are run in trout of the ensine.
They consist Of a regular pOndola car, which 10
shielded over and so constructed that the In
spec ng party have clear view of the track
ahead There are cushioned seats for sixteen
y rsons, the front seats being lower than the
rear seats In these cars Is an apparatus which
indicates any point where joint is low, where
the track Is not properly surfaced or any other
irregulnrlty in the road. bed by which the trock
/, rendered uneven, When Inspecting the track
the train IL moved at speed Of only fifteen
miles an hour The party is divided into four
committees each having its point To observe as
tOgaugc track road.bcd and joints. Each com.
mttee carries taly.shoct and West Point
stvlc, the sections ~ they are passed over are
/ rated as To their condition, and then an average
| 81 100 on Piltsbutg, Ciunah & s. Louis lines,
are awarded While the party appear to be en-.
ioylng thcmse'ves they As wen are making the
/ inspection uip genuine business unc, ami good
can but r, suit from encouraging the road super.
/ visors To put their tracks In as near perfect n
condition n possible.