The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-19
RAILROAD NEWS

The Atlantic x Pacific Company thinks
its land grant in Indian Territory will not
be forfeited, on account of the fact that the
government has not permitted the company
to fulfill its contract by building the road.
The Oriental Construction Company filed
articles Of corporation in Denver with a
capital stock of $l0000,000 The officers of
the new company are q. NJ. Dodge, Pres
ident Amos J.. Hopkins, Nice-r President;
Frank W. Baldwin, Secretary. The COM
pany is said to be organized IN the interest
ofJay Gould. Its object is to build rail
roads in the United States and Mexico.
The principal offices will be in Denver.
The Mexican Central will commence on
Monday to run out n mixed train to the
front from I'll Paso, a distance of fifty miles
1t will accommodate passengers and freight
and carry the Chihuahua mail, az the Chi
huahua coaches will connect with the rail
road at tharroint.
The Atlantic IL Pacific plan isbeing rear
ranged. II is now understood that only ST.
$4,000 will be spent upon the Indian Terri
tory division, and Sl50OJ,0OO upon the ey-
tension of the Western division.
Still another railroad TO the Pacific is pro-
iected. The AtchiSon, Topeka & Santa Fe
Company, pushing its line in southwest.
crn direction and building with the aston
ishing rapidity that characterizes the pres
ept system of railroad construction in the
far West, has almost reached the Mexican
frontier.
During the past six years, according to
the figures compiled by the Railway Age,
no less than 25i roads, with u mileage of
nearly 5000 miles and q nominal capital in
vcStment of about 81 1854 ,0OO, 900, have passed
from the hands of the original owners by
means of bankruptcy foreclosure proceed
ings, This represents something over 20
per cent ,of the total mileage and ofthe total
reported railway capital of the country in
1851.
Ths New York, Chicago & st. Louis Rail.
way is being built by construction com.
pany. The subscription to this company
was originally $1,000 but was raised to
Sl2,3i3. Each Sl3,38 ION which $40 600 is
paid will be entitled 10 $4,000 first mort
gage q per cent, bonds 2lO shares of prefer.
rcd and 100 shares of common stock The
price Is 81 TO 80 premium.
The freight business ut South Bend, on
the Lake Shore Railroad, was last wear n =.
las tons forwarded and ~ ,62i tons received,
against totals of 2LSli and 6j,61S respcc.
lively for thepreccedisg year.
VINO Is this mpous.looking man. He
Is passenger agent. He is very like A
lawyer, for he gets his living bv telling lies
about every body's road his own included.
lie can build more roads and regulate their
psFcy better lin his mind than either JAY
Could or Vanderbilt, Does he eat dough.
nuts for breakfast and crackers for dinner
to save money for the company Oh, no,
my dear. The company pays for square
meal, just the same; bat he has the dys.
pepsia from reading of the high living In
his expense account, lie works for the
best railroad In the country" lie always
does There Is no other road that runs
through such a peculiar climate. In
winter there ~ u great deal of yer.
dancy on his line, but IL is mostly In the
paSscngef.Cars, and In midsummer
when passengers by other lines are broilinr
IN the heat and sullocated by dust, his mas.
sengers are comfortably lolling back In
cushioned seats, with light ovcrcoats OF.
His road is stone ballast, steel rails, patent
oouplcrs and buffers, runs all the way in the
shade, conductors and hrakemcn eagerly
watching fora chance to hold u crying la.
1y or bring a glass OF water to cookbook.
ing lady, and, when the train reaches its
destination, instead OF hurrying back TO
get home, they wait around until the pas.
ssenscrs are all bestowed safely away IN
BUSES, carriages or other trains Other
roads may claim 10 do this, but Il Is not sn
his Is the only line. Ask him and he will
tell you SO. What Is that scar OH his
check IL Is where lac was wounded
IN the service of his company. He was
lacking up u card Showing an on.
lightened public the advantages of his
linel, and In his hurry TO get the card up.
he threw the hammer back too far. and IL
struck him on the cheek, knocking oft that
piece. Did dent the hammer think
not, my child; rs they make these ham.
mers extra hard. II Won should bny n
ticket from him and fin,i vo, i,n,l "a ii, -.