The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-07
This Year. Last Year.
EXPORTS.
This Year. Last Year.
RAILROAD ITEMS.

r. CHANDLER, general passenger and ticket
hEeht Oh the MlssOuri Pacific railway company,
announces that .. W. Mccullough is appointed
assistant general passenger and ticket agent in
charge of business in aud from the states of
Texas and Louisiana, with Headquarters "A,
Marshall, Texas.
D. Wishart general passenger agent of the
~, Louis X san Francisco railway, announces
INC extension OF that COmpauys line and the
opening of the same for business to Ozark, Mis-.
sour, twenty mites south from Springfield, with
new stations, as follows: LangstOn, Galloway,
Cafes, Cassday and Ozark.
WASHINGTON, November, at Is stated by
persons claiming To be informed on the sublec;
that two promircut lawyers oi this city arc ex.
aiming precCdentS with view of appealing 10
the United States supreme court for an injunC-
non restraining the commissioner Of the gem
crai Hnd Office from issuing any more land
patents to the Northern Pacific Texas Pucifc
or Atlantic " Pacific railroads; also directing
these corporations for recovery to the United
states OF AL lands patented for sections CON
sruClod since the time fixed in the charters for
The completion of the tuadS. II this is done all
Tie questions relating 10 the laud grant to rail
roads VIII be brought up for judicial action.
CHICAGO, November A meeting of the
general passenger and ticket agents OF the Pa.
cue roads was held yesterday for the purpose
OF feHrranging rates to the Pacific CoSSt which
IL made necessary 10y the action Of the Texas
legislature In fixing the passenger rates within
mat state at ! GEMS per mile. The Missouri
runs through Texas from TexGrkana to III
laso is amendable TO The law, and there.
fore unable 10 compete with he other lines not
running through Texas ON their way TO the Pa.
ellie coast While the act of the Texas icClsa.
ture does not apply to Interstate traffic. vet IL nj
ioCtS tho through rates, which will have To n.
reduced In order to place all lines on M Cqual
footing, There were present ut the meeting
frSncS Chandler of the Missouri Pacific; &. $.
ttebhins, OF the Union Pacific; 4. Goodman, of
the Union Pacific, and W. i. White of the
NchisOn, Topeka Il santa Fc No definite ne.
ton was taken, but f. was mutually agreed that
the Pacific roads would accept s. less Ms their
proportion, Tie present proportion of the rnCilc
roads ON the California passenger rates Is Sl0i,
and Therefore the new one is Ia be sos. Another
meeting viii By he'd TO Gnally settle this matter,
and also fix new local divisions.
II Is Understood that the southern Texas roads
request II Louis shippers to COnSign goods via
TIC Cairo Short Inc, by when through bills will
be issued, aud as good time made as by the
Gould system. There is u strong opinion among
railroad men that this is the precursor of u war
IN rates from New orleans west. The Calves.
ton, Harrisburg ~ san Antonio will DO com.
pleted In n tOw days 10 Sierra Blanca, where Ii
viii connect with tho Southern Pacific. For
somo time the Missouri Pacific system hus sent
all New Orleans business west via Shreveport
aud the Texas Il Pacihc. II is alleged, also
that the Gould roads have failed toC0rry out the
wishes OF shippers IN giving direction to freight
| The new line from New orleans Ia the western
| NNllNlluN w luN NhUllltlu thNlUN IN ON'ltN
| by Huntington, who also controls the
! southern Pacific and railroad men IRE dis.
posed IN think that the Huntington party con.
| tltcr' itS0lt s,ruus enough 20 make u fight for
| tho through business of the south against the
! Missouri Pacific IL has been considered tina,
the Huntington and Gould interests were In an
alliance. This seems 10 be the view OF Messrs.
| HONle aud Hayes, who are now IN the city. Mr.
HoAie, general manager OF the Texas Pacific,
hHid that the order of the southern Texas roads
amounted Ia MOtnlNW uul would. nrplNhlN hn
withdrawn within week. Nowar OF rates was
contemplated. Captain Hayes, first vice piesi.
dent of the Missouri Pacific, said that the order
was probably issued without consultation, and
Mr., Gibbs who issued IT, would soon tnd out
that he had no use Tor such mn order, The
Missouri Pacific system aud the Huntington
roads weru On the fricndlicst OF terms aud the
circular OF Mr. Gibbs meant nothing as indCat
lug The future policy of the roads he repre-.
scnicd.
senior Romero, the Mexican ministerial Wash.
ington, has written an article rcfuung the recent
paper of Mr., lhn Bigelow In llatpcrs Maya.
zine, which warned American capitalists against
investing money In Mexican railroads, Mr.
Romero calls attention to the fact that Mr, Blgc'
! low was but three weeks Ia the Mexican capital,
collecting data for his famous article, and thu,
the geblleman's personal. knowledge. Of the
topography OF tho republic was gained IN his
Journey from Vera Cruz 10 the tity Of Mexico, u
distance " but 96i miles. One by ono, MI
Romero points out tho errors In the Bigeow let.
ter and quietly dispoSos Of them For instance,
Mr. Bigelow stated that the Vera Cruz railroad,
amer being IN operation number OF years, pays
but i've per cent on the capital stock Nj
Romero shows that the road could to-day be
built for slOnNODO. whereas Il cnst 5000 hO0l-
showing that II would pay ~ per cent ON Nh IN
vestmen, OF sufficient capital to build such y
road Mr. pumctns at,iclc may be considered
n complete feiutation OF the numerous errors
Contained In the Blgelow producuon'