The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-21
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OFFICE OF
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RAILROAD ITEMS.

THE Southern Pacific track reached its
two hundred and seventy.iifth mile east OF
Albuquerque.
The Duluth chamber of commerce wants
a way opened through the White Earth and
Red Lake Indian reservation for the Duluth
~ Winnepeg railroad.
1.-THE various railroad companies of the
United States employ, as part of their
machinery, the labor of 200e00 men, for
which the companies pay an aggregate OF
SS5,OO0,OOO n year.
The exas-Mexican railroad company has
completed iorty-one miles of road into
Mexico, and is theoretically pushing ahead.
They are confident Of reaching Monterey by
September next.
General Manager Hoxie OF the Iron
Mountain and international d Great
Northern roads, while at Marshall en- route
to the frontier, gave instructions to Super
intendent Sands to rebuild the passenger
depot burned some time ago.
The report the secretary of state to the
Texas legislature shows that during the
year 1881 twenty-sevcn railway companies
with an aggregate capital stock of Sl09, 600 =
600, filed charters, and, with but three or
four exceptions, it is certain that these rail-
roads will be built.
The Cincinsati, Indianapolis, st. Louis e
Chicago ailway company has resolved to
build, near Sixth and Carr streets, Cincin-
natl, hay barn, nearly fre-proof, with a
capacity of 900 tons. -
1t is reported that the Union Pacific com
pany has signiiled its willingness to consol-
idate with the Central Pacific on the basis
OF l25 to 100, There are limitations that
both Central and Union Pacific stocks are
being manipulated to bring about salts
factory basis Of consolidation.
Lao. - ali a, l., l..
tracled for 20, 600 tons of steel rails from a
mill at Johnstown, Penn, to be delivered
within three months. The cost of the rails
in the one order will amount to 81 100000.
The Boston Transcript says that Col.
Mutt president of the Atlantic d Pacific
railroad company, received notice from the
Atchison company that its So, 500, 900 Atlan-
tic and Pacific subscription had all been
taken.
A report has just been filed by the Mil
waukce Il Northern railroad, giving its
! actual cost up TO date at 81, $4,000. The
total net earnings from rental received, less
expenses of cooperation, amount to Sl93,-
| 1903. The total interest earing indebted
ness up to December 81, 1881, is 2,l55, 600.
| The total interest paid during the year Is
| $0s075.
The gross earnings of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad company for the first
week in February, from 2,025 miles of road
operated, were $40, l32, against $l09, 600 on
$40 miles, for the corresponding period in
| 1881, an increase of 1885, or 10 per cent, in
mileage and $40 ,5J2, or - $40 per cent. in
earnings. From January TO January 81
the earnings amounted to $95O,O65, against
SSl2, liz Ia 1881, an increase of $l31 ,9iS, or
II per cent, on an increased mileage of only
10 per cent
The freight claim department Of the
Gould railroads, heretofore concentrated at
st. Louis, will be divided as follows after
the first Of March: The Missouri Kansas
4 Texas headquarters will be ut Sedalia,
Missouri; the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain, at St. Louis; the International
Il Great Northern, ut Dallas, Texas, and the
Texas & Pacific ut Fort Worth, Texas.
That arrangement will materially reduce
expenses.
A letter received from cx Governor Hunt,
of Colordo, president of the construction
company, now building road from Laredo,
on the Rio Grande, to the City Of Mexico,
states that the road is graded to Monterey
distance of 2O0 miles. The rail Is laid
about fifty miles from Laredo southwest.
Governor Hunt amer going to Monterey
will return via Camargo and Matamoras TO
Brownsville. at the mouth of tho Rio
Grundc, and then return Ia Corpus Christi.
Among t.c fast runs made by trains rum
ming out Of London are the following:
Great Western (Swindon 17l), 81 minutes,
no stoppage; Great Northern Peterborough
'o.), % minutes, no slopp'ge; Northwestern