The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-24

nave got through. The east.bound trains
ya,neu tnis place yesterday forenoon. About
SIX nundred men arr working ON the West Blue
sa on trsins 70 Keep The road open. The storm
hsSu i9riously last night-lhe snow drifting
DAILY. The snow pillow stuck west of Blue can.
ioh anu another blockade seems imminent A
later dispatch says the snow pillow bound west
II slueS about three miles west of Truekee.
lhe piow OF the east-bound train cannot Ne,
OUT unul morning. No trains can get through
Today II is showing hard dispatch fr1m
Aua say. the situation is very discOuraring,
lne road was opened last night and trains
passed. A heavy snow-storm has been raging
since and II is deemed impossible 10 keen ths
ROAD clear. The snow is five feet deep A violent
show'storm is prevailing at Truckee A furious
snoM-sl9rm Is raging az Virginia City. The snow
Is already three feet deep 4 dispatch firm Car
son says the road is impossible between there
ahu Keno from snow drifts Neither slave mar
steam ears reach there.
Vanderbilt in his interview, Thursday. smoke
0! me New York Lake Erie 4 Western railroad
us bankrupt Mr. Jewett In reply IN ms saws
the road is not bankrupt aud the Statement Is a
iaOncauon. That he regarded the allusion
OF vanderbilt uubeeoming and lis
vitSuitiule 70 Nun and 10 the high 30.
sluon he occupies He regretted 10 find Wander
Dilt placing himself ON the same platform ana An
lhe same business as those persons whom he
chooses 10 designate aS bears In Wall street,
men ne uses the language. 1T is their husi.
ness To depteciate the value of the proprrtv of
other persons, but il is Il mean and dirty bnsi
ness, ANA that's all there is about H." Jewett
ADDED There was NO necessity for Wander
DIV attempting to depreciate the value of Erie
property and l regret exceedingly his attcmpt in
DO 50 lis understood that Vanderbilt refer
red TO the road as being bankrupt only In the
sense that ii Is not dividend paying
The Indiana Bloomington " Western and the
Sntcago All roads were among the first to
hllHlte thc sy stem OF paying employees by
drafts and at first employees expressed
considerable dissatisfaction over this method
OF paying, but as they come TO understand
" are mighty pleased that II has been adopt
va ot.late several other western roads have
commenced paying of in this manner, and
now tne Erie people announce that next month
lhey VIII adopt this plan, and il promises TO be-
come mel pular method wi Il all roads Where
we urait system is IN use not half the time Is
taken to pay oifas by the old method, all danger
OF robbing pay.car Is avoided, and mistakes if
any are made, can much more easily be cor
rccted.
The fears here expressed says the Transcript,
nave now more substantial ground than In 1879
u was not then so well known that the moutain-
locked haroor of Guaymas is Il second but lesser
Golden Gate; that the tariff upon the sonora
ROAD Is placed by It's Mexican concession at less
than one half of the transportation charges of
the southern and Central Pacific roads ana that
before the end of the year 1882 the Atchison To.
peka y santa fo VIII be steel. rallied line from
the Missouri river TO the waters of the Pacific,
the shortest route for the Orient aud The only
independent road from the Missouri river TO the
fhcilc, The AtchiSon, In possession of the So.
nora road, has realized the hopes and oxpecta.
IONS OF It's early promoters and OF Boston, and
IS To-Day the greatest triumph of Boston capital
and Boston energy.
The Chicago Il Northwestern railroad company
nave surveyed line from Woodman to Prairie
uuChlcn. and another to point opposite Clayton,
IOWA There Is strong probability of this
company extending its line from woodman 10
eltner Clayton or Prairie du Chen, in order TO
strike the Mississippi river at one of these
points. IL Is also claimed upon what seems ex-
cellent authority, that this same company con
templates building line along the east side of
lhe Mississippi river to ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
III order to be better able to compete with lis
rival, the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul rail
way Whicn is now running through trains from
81 raul TO 81. Louis over its river division
-, The executive has allowed certain modinca-
IONS 10 The Romero Grant railroad concession
nc irsl article OF the contract has been modi-
lied as follows: The company will have the
privilege, II 1t sees I'll, TO connect Its line with
lhe Mexico and Vera Cruz and Morelos roads
III cnn Dulld branch from Tonala or any con.
venient point TO the cities of Tuxtla, Chinpas
and San Cristobal In the state of Chiapas and by
another modification" has been dccrecd the
rght TO run line from this city to San
LUIS Potosi, thence to the Rio Grande at a point
between Camargo aud Piedras Nogras, with an
accompanying privilege of extending a branch
aulipas " $3.50
Inc notifications to the second article OF the
contract are not materially changed. The third
ana fourth articles remain the same An addi.
ton TO tle fifth article obligates the government
TO subsidize no other line within eighty kllome.
tres OF either side of the lines specified in this
contract.