The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-14
RAILRO AD ITEMS.

TIKI senate bill granting rightof.way TO the
Arizona southern railroad company through
the Papngo Indian reservation in Arizona was
passed,
The estimated earnings of the Illinois Central
railroad Tor the month ending June 70 were NJ
follows From freight, Si0O0-2 from passengers
Sl5j 400; miscellaneous, SlO7 us: total, sGg25iG
The total actual earnings for the same period of
1881 was SS0S,SS7.0l
The earnings of the Mexican Central railroad
company for the 2l9 miles operated north from
the city of Mexico were for the first two weeks
of June as follows:
Passenger. Freight. Total.
First week ,....,...,, .,s5,l26 sll,S7S Sl7,OOI
second week .,...,..... 3 los l2,gS0 ISIS
The Railway Age says that road building for
the six months Just ended is astonishing. Track
has been laid on ut lcast l1gmilCs In thirty seven
states and territories adding amileagc Of main
track, aggrcgating 500 miles. This includes
only the main track and does not include
siding and second, third, and fourth tracks, of
which hundreds Of miles have been laid The
aggregate reported for the same period last ycrr
was only littlt over 1000 miles, and during the
same period OF no previous year has 1t equGlci
even that amount
According to Mr., 5. W Robinson, the lie of
! railroad plant IS not great New roads with iron
rails aud wooden structures will need renewals
| for the most part within ten years Ties will
rot ont In from five ~ eight years. Rails endure
according To traffic, and, for the light work will
last ten years, Good wooden bridges when new
WI W NHHkCIuNN III ttH years unless covered,
ana II there IL any intention to cover them the
roofing should he completed within two years
or the timber will become affected with dry
rot 4 wooden bridge nicely covered and
painted may appear to be IN the best ofcOndtiun,
but really he In the very worst Joints In the
lower chord of such bridges are seen to be pull.
ing out 10y the locks splitting oil.
The Union Pacific people are bending every
effort 10 extend the track OF the Oregon Short
line 10 Big Wood river, Idaho, within the next
ninety days, From the Utah ~ Northern NJ
lortncuf the track is down Tor Il distance OF
abou, thirty miles, and active grading is pro
| Ceeding west OF the crossing OF Snake river, at
American Falls, From Big Wood river branch
road Is TO go up past Bellevue and Haley To near
| ketchum. That branch line is TO be pushed
through ut once, contracts for grading having
| been let last Monday for the entire distance of
! about sixty miles West of Big Wood river work
will go on steadily so as to get the road running
| through to Baker CITY rs soon as Il Is possible
| for men and money to accomplish this work
Henry Willard, president of the Northern Pa.
cilC, In answering questions pronounced by the
congressional judiciary committee, says that
| LOO miles, completed May |, lSSa, nnd lI0 miles
graded including louing-StoCk cost SG8 600 500
| The net proceeds Of the land already sold wa,
| 81, 500 uCO 5000 In the cOmpany'S preferred
stock $1,000 IN the company's bonds, and tn,
remainder In cash. lie states that the 1870 issu,
| of mortgage bonds caused six years delay Tn,
| Indians repealed settlers and have already beer
| troublesome, The panic of lS13 also caused de
| lay H. says that since 1875 there has been II,
construction company by combination of direct
ors or stockholders, or OF profit to them and al
rolling. stock and supplies have been purchased
IN open market for cash.