The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-16

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implements, machinery, furniture, vehicles,
ETC., from Chicago TO 1000 points in the
northwest.
| The ear-shed ofthe Intercolonial railroad
at 81. Johns, New Brunswick, was crushed
by snow, causing loss of $4,000 in
coaches.
Tracklaying on the Austin & Northwest
ern IS progressing satisfactorily. Yesterday
the nVe mile post was reached, which is a
point nearly due east of the insane asylum.
Inc workmen on the Tampico and San
LUIS railroads are not inclined TO keep at
work, fearing fever and sickness, 1t is, there
fore, difficult for the managers to keep full
gang Of men at work.
| There was no quorum in Pacific Railway
subcommittee, which has under considera-
ton the bill of the Kansas Pacific Railway
70 survey and pay tax on its lands. The ar
| gument on behalf of the road was there
fore postponed until next week
1t is rumored that the survey of the Aus
tin Southeastern railroad will be COM
menced shortly, and that work will COM
mence immediately thereafter.
General Grant has written to Captaiu
Eads to complain of having been imposed
upon in the ship-canal project, and with
drawing from the board of directors.
The MatamoroS Progresso says that the
federal government has given an extension
of three months time in which to finish the
Nj. Il NJ. railroad The same paper states
that lot of rails for the road has arrived at
New Orleans.
A large force of men are now idle on the
line of the California Southern railroad and
+, waiting for contracts to be lei between Col
ton and Box Springs.
Several hundred Italians are arriving
daily at Monroe to work on the Vicksburg,
Shreveport II Texas railroad. Work will be
rapidly pushed.
The Mexican Southern railroad has been
given the right to construct all the nee
essary wharves, moles, piers. breakwaters,
etc, at the port of Anton La2ardo and also
u branch line of railroad from that place to
Vera Cruz.
At Springfield, Illinois, the secretary of
state has lssueda license to organize the
Chicago II Cook County Passenger Dummy
railway company, to run from Chicago to
Thornton, via Downer's Grove and Pull
man.
1t is claimed in Montreal on good author
ity that the Grand Trunk intends making a
bold bad for the carrying trade OF the north
west II has directed a survey to be made
in order to connect with ST, Paul and Duluth
via Ontonagon. The connection east of the
latter point will be obtained over existing
roads, and branch of only forty miles will
require to be built to join the Sault Ste
Mareline. Ii is also stated that the Grand
Trunk undertakes to give the Northern Pa.
citc a through route to the seaboard via
Montreal three hundred miles shorter than
any other way.
The first railroad train which ran in the
state of Illinois ran from Jacksonville 10
Meredosia in the fall of 1899.
The railroad commissioners of Massachu-
sets have addressed a letter to the presi.
dents of all railroad corporations in the
state, calling their attention TO the law
which makes 1t their duty to institute pro.
ceedings against employees whose negli.
gence causes accidents. The commission.
ers also request that the names and resi-
dences of employees discharged for negli
gence be furnished them, and remind tn,
corporations that discharge is not an ade
quate punishment.
The Central Pacific railroad company i.
constantly adoptingnew rules for the safety
of travel and traffic over its various lines, ii
keeping with the requirements of it,
rapidly increasing business. 1t has lately
to avoid accidents, ordered that the train!
shall come to n full stop. when passing
another train on a side-track, and also tha
engineers OF all trains shall sound tn,
whistle in approaching all crossings how
ever obscure or unimportant, one long an(
two short blasts being given.
The San Francisco Chronicle of the o.
Upon telegram received yesterday MOI.
, ing from Leland Stanford and c. III. Ia
lngton, Charles Crocker, president OF Iii
Southern Pacific railroad, caused con trac
to be drawn up and signed for the immediate
; construction of the Atlantic n Pacific rail
, road from Mojave station, on the Southern
Pacific railroad, situated at the head of Mo
javc desert, eastward to the Colorado river
MAfa ltn l. \ A
les, and is now the depot tor the Cerro Cor
: do mines in lnyo county, IL lies close {,
the thirty.iifth parallel, which the Atlantic
: II Pacific railroad will follow. The point n
which the road shall cross the Colorad,
river is left open, to be designated ant
agreed upon by officers of both the South
ern Pacific and the Atlantic Il Pacific rail
} road companies. The Needles will in al
probabilities, be selected MS the place o
,. crossing, The distance from Moiaye station
to the Needles is 300 miles. Arrangement
have been made to send forward 500 Chimes
and large number of white workmen.
Mr., Henry Willard, OF the Northern Pa
ciflc railroad, is of the opinion that tn,
! wheat raisers Of the far northwest are at thu
mercy OF the merchants who buy thei
wheat at prices which the merchants them
selves are able to dictate. He SAYS he /
anxious TO make them more independent O
! the local traders and he is also DESTROYS o
fastening the development of the wheat
} growing regions of Oregon, Washington
| territory. and, In fact of the entire bell o
! country through which the Northern Paci
passes. To this end he has engaged tn
services of George Il. Mallory. who Ia
left for San Francisco. Mr.. Mallory |
q capable engineer and builder ant
has erected some OF the larges, grain eleva
tors in the country. lie will 10 over tn,
entire route of railroad with the view par
ticularly of deciding what is best TO b.
done to facilitate the handling and trans
poriation of the wheat crop. He has takel
with him two surveyor, to assist in hi
work. The result ofNir Mallory's trip will
probably be the establishment at every sta
ton along the route of the road of small
elevator. into which the farmers of the sur
rounding district can dump their wheat
and from which the cars can be easil,
loaded, This Is the system that prevail
throughout Iowa, Nebraska, and othe
western states.
fREiGHTs.
On cotton, from Dallas, are rs follows;
Per 100 Pounds Per 100 Pounds
81 Louis .."..,.s ~ New York ........,N !
Houston. ,..,.... IS Galveston......, s
on local, ireights are as follows, second
class
Per 100 Pounds Fer leo pounds
-, Cents. Cents
: Ennis ........,gS Corslcana ......,.,,'2
Mcxia, Grocsbccck .u.,,..,t
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