The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-14
RAILROAD ITEMS.

TuE Ontario Central railway company are
building dock 1000 long at Weller's bay.
Inc Iowa railway commissioners report a07
TO June l. 1852
!! is said that over $50 900 900 acres of the pub
nc land have been donated to railroad cornpa.
MES, which Is about one -siNteenth part of the
total area OF the United states, or one acre in
sixteen.
DENVER, Cot, June s--Ralroaa officials seem
TO take v complacent view of the situation to-day
aud al apparent truce exists for the present
ihefe wll be another meeting of passenger
agents the 2lst Inst
BALTIMORE June The committee of man
agement OF the Baltimore Il ohio railroad en-
ployes relief association unanimously accepted
the uet OF Incorporation with the addition of
savings ana building features. Employees will
be allowed 4per cent interest on deposits, and
may borrow for purchase or improvement OF
homesteads at per cent
Rapid progress is evidently being made in the
development of the branches and connections
of the Northern Pacific railroad Adyices re.
ceived state that 100 miles of the Yellowstone
division and 30 miles Of the Lake Superior ex-
tension are now ready for the inspection of the
government commissioners. The road when
completed extends to Benson's Landing, and
VIII be 500 miles long. In the meantime. the
Yellowstone Mountain, Missouri, Mississippi and
Pen D'Oreillo divisions are being r8pily pushed
ny construction force of 1900 men, and the en-
tire lines, from CasSclton, in Dakota to Montana
are being hurried forward with all possible
speed.
The following items are taken from the II
The air is full of rumors of important railroad
movements. The long trains loaded with
wheat which the southern Pa.
eiiic has been bringing from Cal
itornia through this point and dispatching east
over the Texas & Pacific, ceased TO pass over the
line some days ago; and it Is said that the
southern Pacific company is now shipping its
wheat over the Central Pacific and Union Pacific
roads. This is the one absolute fact upon which
the rumors appear to be based.
The Southern Pacific folks say that the change
was made In order TO take the freight from the
Texas " Pacific and thereby force that road
back into the freight pool from which II cut
loose on the I'd Of May; and that now, as the lat
ter road has again entered into the pool and put
us rates back 70 where they were before, the
wheat will be turned In this direction again.
The I, \ J, folks explain the change by say
ing That Gould has secured the New Orleans Pa
cihc nom Vormillionpille TO New Orleans and
Will not let the S. p. into the latter city.
Rumor says that the Il. Il p. is to run into FL
Paso over its own track, just az soon MS the iron
can be laid, and that material has been ordered
miles east of here for that pur-
pose; that the two great corporations
the Gould syndicate and the California syndi.
cate-.haye declared war, and that all pools and
combinations are at an end that Gould has out
witted Huntington and will now force the latter
10 seek his outlet ut Galveston, where the bar ut
the mouth of the harbor prevents deep.sea yes
sells from entering that heavy reduction In the
Texas 4 Pacific freight tariff will now
take place, and rates between this city
and the east be put so low as TO enable
n Paso merchants to supply all southern New
Mexico; and that In fine this city is now to ro-
ceiye the full benefit which she ought to derive
rom having three competing lines Of railroad
connecting her with the eastern markets.
LIN corroboration of these reports, II Is stated
that the Texas IL Pacific Offices for the transac.
ton Of all I'll Paso business will shortly be re.
moved 10 the junction.