The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-27

cIdl mites beyond.
The total cost OF the railroads of the
United states is computed by the Bankers
Magazine at 81, 497 ,6lS,SS2. 0fthis invested
capital S2,0S2, S34, 692 paws dividends, and
the remainder S2,ll7.95l7l2, does not.
The new railway between Springfield and
uratton, wa JerSeyville, is now completed
ana Will soon be open for traffic. AT Graf
ton, on the Mississippi River, are immense
quarrieS of the baSt building, lime, and &C.
ment stone.
Mrs, Sarah L. Buck has sued the, Terre
Haute Il Logansport Railroad for $4,000
damages Her husband was passenger
Tor Darlington, and the train failed to stop
there. lie was put off at bridge and fell
through, his death resulting from the fall
in three months afterward.
IL Is now definitely known that the gauge
OF the Arkansas Midland Road will be
changed to three feet in order to conform
to that OF the Paramore route.
Senator MaXey thinks that the Senate
Committee on Railroads will take the mat
ter up this week, and will probably sustain
the grant OF right-of-way through the Choc-
taw country made by that Nation to the
a. Louis " San Francisco Railroad, despite
the opposition of the Chckasaws and some
of the Chectaws.
The PruSsian government has presented
the inland tagbill providing for the buying
OF SIX private railways at cost of Az mil
mons oil marks, mostly payable in Treasury
bonds.
a running talk between officers of the
Southern Pacific and Atlantic & Pacific
Railroads has been carried on for several
months. The purpose was to bring the At
lantlc " Pacific into connection with the
southern Pacific near the Colorado River,
ana thus prevent the building of new line
| to the Pacific Coast. 1t has been said that
the southern Pacific attempted to stop the
building of a rival line by appeals to Con-
| greSS to withhold land grants. on the
ground that the grants had not been COM
| piled with. C.. F. Huntington, Vice Presi-
| dent of the Central Pacific, to which the
| Southern Pacific has been leased, said to-
day that no agreement had been reached,
| and that the chances of u compromise were
| about even. An officer of the st. Louis &
| san Francisco Railroad, which with the
Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe is Jointly in
terested in the construction OF the new line,
SAID that the Central Pacific would be
| Obliged to come 20 terms.
The General Superintendent of the
Arkansas Il Louisiana Railway. in n pri-
waite letter says: eve some time since
amended our charter in this State and
chartered in Louisiana for the purpose of
extending the road from Washington
northwest TO a function with the St.
| Louls San Francisco, as soon as
it comes down either through the In
dian Territory or the western part of the
state OF Texas. Southeast we expect to 90
by way OF Magnolia, either to Farmersville
end Monroe to junction with the Vicks-
burg " Shreveport Railway, and thence to
Vidalia or via Homer, Vienna and Harris
burg to Nidalia. 1t is expected that the en-
gincers will be on the east END of the road
| during the month.
1t is not true that the Union Pacific Rail
road Company has determined to pay s
per cent. dividends. The directors will
! probably net discuss the question of raising
the dividend rate until the floating debt OF
the company is paid off. The company
ought not to owe dollar, bu, it has been
building extensions out of its earnings and
placing the branch stock and bonds in its
treasury, until it finds itself with floating
indebtedness but an abundance of assets.
Mr, Dunn, OF Arkansas, introduced bill
authorizing the construction of bridges by
the Texas st. Louis Railroad over the
Ouachita, Arkansas and White Rivers. Ii
PROVIDES that the com pany may construct
bridge across the Red River, and the other
bridges where the road is ut present laid
out TO cross the above named rivers.
The Ierre Haute, Nandalia e Indianapo.
us Road Will, tomorrow, advance freight
rates TO Terre Haute from to II cents on
lourth-class, and Others in proportion, and
from " to "a cents to st. Louis. 1t is ex
pccted that the other roads will follow suit
} and restoration of rates, which have beer
very much demoralized will result.
General Grant is reported to have said
that before the close otthe week statement
Will be furnished for publication respect
ing the alleged purchase of the More
, los Railroad from the Mexican Govern
} ment New York capitalists propose to
improve and extend the road so ms to open
upa section of country that is considered
one of the most productive sugar, cotton
, and tobacco regions of hleyico.
Ex-Governor Wright of the Choctaw Ma
} ton, addressed the Committee on Indian
: Affairs, Wednesday morning, in favor of the
bill granting the right-oi-way through the
indian Nation to the st. Louis a. San
Francisco Railroad. His remarks were
very, effective. The committee adjourned
, until tuesday morning, when Mr.. Stand
ley the other delegate, will be heard. In
the Senate Committee on Railroads the
same questions were discussed, and Mr.
STANDBY, the Choctaw delegate, was heard
in behalf of the road, and Governor Over
!. ION against IT, General Belkuap, attorney
Tor the road, announced to the committee
mat Governor Wright would be present on
Thursday to answer any questions that
might be asked him by lie committee.
!, fREIGuTs.
On cotton, from Dallas are rs follows:
Po, 100 Pounds Per 100 Pounds
81 Louis .,.,,,..S * Now York ...,,sf n
BOSTON ,.,..,.,,, ! ~ New OrlcanS......... ~
Houston. ... - Galveston ......, ~
On Local, ireights are as follows second.
class
Per leo Pounds Per loo pounds
GEMS Cents
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