The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-05

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,OInI ,ns leoI fcnoIo1, Tho fofcc VIII ighe
M limo IN lnylhg The three feinhlhnN
miles u track "a. Clolniyoes which
wlll he fcnrled within the
next dag or ~. NY The Ibtll complete hr'
rnneemsnls. u IL understood, VIII he made
with Tho Gull, Colorado 4 Santa " li9nd.
BY which The Chicago, Texas a!cslca,i
Ccntral road will be enabled TO run through
messenger express. mail aud freight trains
from Dallas via Clcburnc TO Galveston and
Manager Odcll, Chief Engineer Graham,
Supcrlntendent K0bb md Auditor Cannon
are In tho city. The Board Of Directors VIII
meet In Dallas on, January 10th, 20 consider
matters connected with their cor
poration Among other things r,; az
will be perfected. 1t IS expected that by
THO 18th Instant through cars will run. from
this city 10 Galveston. This will undonbt-
cdly include sleeping and drawng-room
coaches. The Chicago, Texas d Mexican
Central are daily expecting three new passen-
ger coaches, which have been built for the
new road at Jcfierscnyille; Indiana
forces between here and Clsburne
will, during the present week, finish
|. the remaining short distance OF track-lay-
| ing to the aforementioned point, surface up
and put on other finishing touches. IT is
expected that the directory. in its meeting
on the 10th, will settle the details i9r
or Red River, to connection
with the St. Louis & San Francisco,
southwest through A kansas and the In
dian Territory. 1t il altogether probable
that from j 200 to 1900 men will be placed
1 on the line. Much preliminary work and
five miles of grading have been,donee from
Dallas toward Farmcrsvl.le, iorty miles, 70
| which place the road has been permanently
located.
| 10 appreciate the almost herculean work
! done on this line within the past SIX weeks,
one must have been on the ground. when
| we consider that not more than SIX weeks
ago the road had not virtually gotten be-
| You'd the Trinity river, having foursucces-
and the energy displayed by the manage
ment, is almost unprecedented. On
and something oyel 800 tons
of iron laid, which was about three miles
laid on THAT day. Mr.. j.. L. Odell, the ten.
cral Superintendent, went to the mont
about two weeks ago and remained on the
4 track until he, assisted by Mr.. ]. NJ. Ora
! ham, the Chief Engineer, drove the last
/ spike at the Ia fifty mile post. During
| the last week of. the work the force worked
day and night with Messrs. Odell and
| Graham both at the front, and to tell the
| truth, when they arrived here sun
day morning they both o Looked as
| irish wake that had lasted
| about week, but they had won their Tau,
rels. in spite of the wind, the weather and
| the prayers of the wicked.
| THE FIRST FREIGHT
was shipped over Tie line yesterday by a
Dallas Wholesale firm, consisting OF q con-
| signment of hardware and roofing 10 Al
| varado. and the road is now virtually open
! for traffic. Among other connections, ar
rancemcnts with the Missouri Paciiic at Al
varado Tor Waco and all points, on
| the southern extension of that line Will be
| arranged for on January 10. The company
/ have now on tho line fifty-tive ears and two
1 locomotives The WestcrnU Union Telegraph
| Company, with whom the Chicago, Texas
| & Mexican Central have q contract, COM
menccd the erection of telegraph line
| yesterday, and will have the same com,
| freight depot has been erected at the juno
ton of the Trunk line for the reception OF
| freight from tile southeast.
THE MACHINE SHOPS
arc located near the Trunk line depot
and are models in construction and con-
venience for a new enterprise like this,
provided with turntables, blacksmith shop,
and all the accessories necessary for re-
uair shop. IL would fully repay any
of our readers 10 take short trip out TO
the working headquarters Of the company.
THE PASSENGER DEPOT
is neat and artisticglly arranged build
1 ing and is located in the south
feastern portion of the city,, Of
easy approach from town. We learn 1t
| is the purpose of the nlanagement TO
| make some early arrangement TO run
/ line into the business portion>of the city
from their main line, for the better conven-
I fence of their patrons. =,
! I've feel we'll assured that we soon will
! have another short line to st. Louis ana
! Chicago. The people of Alyarado es,
Ipeciaily have done all in their power in aid
i of this enterprise to secure n business con-
neclion with Dallas, aud Dallas fully apprc-
ciates the kind feeling.
! In connection with the completion OF the
first fifty miles oftrack, the ioloWing docu-
! ments are important and explain them
l selves:
The state of Texas. County of Iailas.
On this day personally appeared before
me. thc undersigned authority, j. M. Ora
ham known 10 me to be the Chief Engi-
pecr of the Chicago. Texas. II Mexican
Central Railway Company, who upon oath
denoses and says that the railway hne OF
4
cen,bcr a. d. 1881, completed and in rnn-
ming order to a point iiity miles dis
| tnnt in southcrly direction from
The city of Dallas, and that the, trains
of said company run over and upon
said line and track TO and from said fifty
milo point on said 3lst day OF December,
! A. ID. 1881, and that said Fifty mile point Is
/ And deponent, upon his OATH further states
! that sai,l company has its depot buildings
erected within the corporate limits OF the
,ity of Dallas, and that the trains OF said
| company were enabled, on said 3lst day OF
| December, A. ID. 1881, to run to. said depot
"a said city limits.
O., I. & NJ. G. Ry Go.
sworn to and subscribed before me this
ID day Of January, lSsz,
Notary Public, Dallas County, Texas.
\ IL T. .0dell, General Manager OF the
| Chicago, Texas & Mexican Central Railway
Company, do certify that the railway line,
trsck and side tracks Of said company We're
duly and fully completed from the depot
buildings of said company, erected within
i the corporate limits of the city of Dallas, to
| a point in johnson oounsy. Texas distant
fft'v miles from the city OF Dallas, in a
I eonfhwcsfcrly direction. on the 3ist day OF
| December. A. d., 1881. and that the compa-
lny's locomotives and trains ran over said
track 20 completed on said day.
General Manager c., T. q NJ. G. R'y Go.
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solid o. a Rock.
Af,er a careful aud exhaustive exanina-
islon Of the financial anairs of Mcssrs.
Mitchell 4 scrueEs, Of this city. prominent