The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-13

railroad held meeting at Flora and unanimous.
~ voted 10 take the road out OF the hands of the
receiver; The road will Immediately be placed
upon a firm basis
The long Black canyon in the Gunnison river,
III colorado through which the Denver 4 Rio
utande railroad is TO pass, Is so narrow, and the
Waus so hlgh that the stars can be seen from lis
depths IN the brightest day In some places the
walls are mile IN height and scarcely more
than forty or fifty feet apart The cncinesrs
have zigzsggcd the line across the stream
The Southern Pacific has been extended 10
haywood, seventy four miles beyond Marta,
and i is stated that trains will commence to run
shortly TO the former place on regular schedule
time.
II II Hurlbut, trustee OF two MORTGAGES of
the Indianapolis x ST. Louis road, has filed q
Dill at Evansville for "a receiver and for the sale
OIL the property on matured bonds for 81, SO 600
Inns ms eeuSn was hastened by the demand of
Charles O'Conor OF New York. Tho earnings
are insutiiciont 10 pay running expenses
ihere arc rumors which come from apparently
rehable and conservative sources 10 the effect
that Houii next purchases are 10 be the East.
eru. the Maine Central and the European and
North American railways which, with the New
iork New England, win give him an unbroken
hne nom New York 10 Nsnceboro Maine from
WhlGh point provincial roads are in operation 10
81 Jonn, New brunswick, and Halifax.
IN Mexico, an authority says, there are $50
leagues OF railroad in operation, $50 OF which
were bnilt in the last two years, The Argentine
and Brazil, 3l7.
Colonel IL q Mutt president and l.. NJ. Glenn.
ems engineer of the Atlantic Il Pacific rail
road LETT ST. Louis for Albuquerque New Mex
iSo WHITTIER they go in the interest of the road
lhey expect the line to be completed to the Col
Orado river this year. They stated that the
uhckiaying. ON the extension If the road west
rom Nlnita Indian Territory, will commence
next week and that the line viii be finished To
the Arkansas river this summer.
Inc Memphis cotton exchange endorsed u
plnh proposed by the Memphis Il New Orleans
railroad ana leyoe company for the protection OF
lhe azoo basin from overflow. The company
cchtemplates building line of embankment for
lne railroad 1--WE feet above high-water mark
running along the east side ofof the Mississippi
river from Memphis TO Nicksburg, thus forming
al once n leyee and a. roadbed, The govern
mell asked to guarantee interest on the com.
panys bonds
Work on the Mexican railroads is going on in
every part OF the country Capitalists have been
convinced mat there is not only II necessity for
lhese modern highways, but also that they will
prove TO be profitable. In the several states of
our sister republic there arc promising fields for
the employment of our surplus capital and for
many years To come public attcntl.n viii be
largely devoted TO the discovery of profitable
ways IN which Ia use It,
The southern Pacific having been extended
from Maria 70 Haywood, Il distance of Il miles,
Trans haye.commenced running on regular
schedule time To the latter place. The stations
rom Maria south are rs follows. pnisanO To.
tonlo Osman, Strobel, Altuda, LenoN. Mara.
mon Warwicg'and Raymond From III PasO TO
Raymond is 269I miles