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

TRANSFERS over the indianapolis Belt road arc
again on the increase, and for Il few days past
have averaged eight hundred cars per day.
Mr.. c. g. Church, late general agent OF the
Southwestern Railway association at Kansas
City. has been appointed agent at Kansas City of
the Hannibal 4 st Joseph road,
1t IS said that an English syndicate, headed
whole land grant ofthe Canada Pacific, ten mil.
lion acres.
The vlcksburg Commercial learns that the
railroad bridge over the Big Black on the Mem
PMS New Orleans road is TO be replaced by u
fine Iron structure.
The Pine Bluff Commercial has every assur.
ance that the line OF the Texas \ St Louis rail-
| road from Texarkana TO ST Louis will 10 com
pleted by the first of May, 1883"
New YORK, June 1T is now reported that
the Colorado & Santa fe road gives only SIG 900
per mile for the Chicago & Texas Mexican, but
the papers are not yetsigned
II Is announced that work will be suspended
on the New York, Texas Il Mexican Central rail
road rs soon Us the line reaches Victoria and on
| account of the reported wOrthlessness of liz
land certificates the road will be offered for sale
The Kosciusko Messenger says that It Is now
the current report that the railroad company
has decided to build tho Canton, Aberdeen &
Nashville railroad from Jackson by way of
Carthage,
The Yazoo Herald has It from a reliable source
that the corps of engineers OF the Chicago, ST
Louis 4 New Orleans railroad are now AT work
between Yazoo City and Jackson locating per.
manently the line Of the lazOo 4 MissisIppi
Valley railroad.
Colonel J. W. Paramore, OF the Texas & ST.
Louis ROAD, 81 Louis, reports that excellent pro-
Rress Is being made in the construction OF the
road, and that by October It will be completed
IL will then be 7S2 miles In length He hopes
that the line Will be considered ms great Chlca.
go institution as OF ST. Louis since its connection
with the Illinois Central.
Late Division superintendent Clawson, of the
Texas X Pacific, with heade quarters IN Marshall
has accepted service on the Kansas Pacific, with
headquarters at Lawrence, Kansas.
Contracts Will be let for the completion OF forty
miles more of the Atlantic & Pacific west OF
vinita, II Is TO be completed In sixty days and
this addition viii take the line TO the Arkansas
river The twenty'seyen miles Just completed
west OF Vlnita were finished In Ave weeks
A war OF rates Is now In progress between the
Denver II Rio drandc and Denver < New Or.
leans railroads. The latter road put down The
price of tickets ~ Pueblo 10 81 former price,
$50. The DeuverS Rio Grandc viii sell tickets
TO all points on their line at Pueblo raies--at a
reduction of $40 on every ticket
Last year the railways OF France earned n
total OF tl2Slo, $50, which was fl,62l 600 more
than IN the year Of 1850 The increase In miles
OF road for the year was $50 miles. OF all the
lihcs belonging TO The six great companies there
was an increase in mileage, but on those owned
by the state there was u large falling of'-abou.
9 per cent, II Is said,
II is reported that the real object Of the Eng.
lihh VI NllC NtW 1hIks ItnIkNlAutliA AZ
Ohio railroad In coming to this country Al mi,
time Is To perfect lease Of their road ~ tho Erie
company. With DR. Jewett In complete control
of tho New York Pennsylvania & Ohio, and also
the Chicago Il Atlantic, now building from Ma,
rlon, Ohio, 10 Chicago, he will have formed
through line for the Erie from New York 70
Chicago,
The net earnings for April OF the Missouri Pa.
ellie system, including all operated and leased
lines and tho Texas & Pacific road increased
s277si over the corresponding month OF last
year Interest on Wabash bonds due will ba
paid at the Metropolitan bank Gould Is said 10
have lately bought 2. 900 shares Of Wabash pre.
ferrcd ut private sale.
The Union facltcs earnings increased $3.50
Geo the first three months OF the year.
A mortgage has just been recorded In Galena
Illinois, for consideration of s9aO, Co., IN favor
OF the Farmers Loan and trust company,
against the Chicago Il Northwestern railroad
company, TO raise funds to widen the narrow.
gauge road from Salena to woodman, Wiscon.
.in, and branches to Plaiicvillc and Lancaster.
wisconsin, DISTANCE OF ninety:two miles, The
Salena will have another broad. gauge conueo.
ton with Milwaukee and Chicago
Gentlemen Interested In the Hudson Bay rail.
way complain that the government OF Canada
has thrown every obstacle In the way Of their
prosecution orthe work, even to refusing TO bear
n portion of the cost Of having the necessary
survey made, Promises were made that some.
thing would be done but parliament was dis.
solved WITHOUT any Hctlon having been taken
The proposal TO have Commander Chpyne OK.
pertinent IN the navigation " Hudson Ray on.
pears u have been similarly treated, and tho
commander. who IL still Ia Ottawa, has found
nothing but disappointment
Articles Of association for the 81 Paul, Mime.
npolis & sea.Coust railroad have been filed. on.
GERS have been elected. us follows. Alexander
Ramsey. ST. Paul. presidents Judge Theyrr,
Clinton, Iowa, vice president, H. II slbley, IT
Paul treasurer, Capita, ssN0C0l The object
M Tho association " W build q line OF railway
frum St Paul and Minneapolis TO eastern and
southern connections at Clinton, Iowa, aud 10
TAP the coal mines IN that section. Preliminary
surveys have been made aud the distance IL gpo
miles, as the line Il laid out on paper
The Duke OF Manchester and frsldcn, George
Stephen, of the Canadian Pacific road, arrived an
chicago nom the Northwest and were met by
Mr X. II. Angus, vice. president Of the Canadian
Pacific read. aud Mr.. sCafih, OF Toronto. Daring
The day most important sale was consummni.
cd whereby about q Ool VI acres Of land lyIns
along the Canadian Pacific road was transferred
to Accompany consisting " the Duke Of Manches.
ter Land company, the Hartford l.an, company.
of Ssolland and number OF English and ao,rh
capitalists The capihl stock II this company
Ia ISoooon It's also understood N a, this com.
pany will have half interest IN ali The ,insoii