The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-04
RAILROAD ITEMS.

The railroads In Texas paid the. state last year
s2i.0Sg special occupation tax on their passOn-
ger traffic
recent estimate credits the world with about
2l5 900 miles of railroad OF which this country
possesses nearly 100000 miles
The Canada Tribune says The first dirt WAS
broken this morning on the ST. Louis y Texas
railroad. In Canada.
Texarkaua Interstate News, 10Th. Five hun
bred box ears are NJ the depot. This will con
yey faint idea OF the importance of Texar-
kama as II railroad junction.
The Egyptian governor has ordered the depot
Of the English railway q mpany at Alexandria
TO be destroyed. The company will appeal TO
their consul general.
An III Psso special of the 18th inst says: The
state National bank to-day attached an engine
OF the Mexican Central, on this side of the river
for II debt due them by the road. A repleyin
bond Of $500 was given by the road.
The president of the Austin Il Northwestern
Narrow'Gaugc road says the screw steamer
India was contracted 10 deliver the company's
rails in Galveston and the company cannot be
charged with lightcrage.
Work will commence on Paramorc's road be-
tween Red river aud Camden about the LIST OF
June The road will leave Lewisvilc two miles
u the north.
The rails have been laid OH the Arkansas dl.
vision OF the Texas Il st. Louis railway TO u
point in the bottoms twelve miles from Tcxar.
kama. Two hundred men will soon commence
work on the construction of the bridge across
Red river for the paranore road,
Congressman Davis has circulated petitio II
IN the commerce committee asking them Ia an.
propriale 81 ,Oo 900 In the river aud harbor bin
for the llennepin canal All signed II except
singleton, of Illinois.
Mr. u. WShart, general passenger agent of
the ST. Louis 4 san Francisco road, announces
the completion of this cOmpany's line ARKANSAS
20 isionl, aud opening of same for business to
Wnelow, Washington county, Arkansas, 37S
miles southwest from ST. Louis. The company
expects 10 be able 10 announce soon the compile
finn IA alin further as lima !,
from Wlnslow, Arkansas.
Pine Blur Press. Eagle, 2Sth; The paramoro
road presontsn pretty sight extending as far
as the eye can reach and Is visited daily 10y nuR.
I beers Of our citizens President Atkins. OF the
Little Rock, Mississippi River 4 Texas railway,
viii pay his road visit some time next month.
The grading of the san Luis Oblspo & Santa
Maria Valley railroad, between Central City aud
Los Alamos, will be commenced at an early day.
The storm has somewhat delayed truck laying
between Arroyo GraNd land Central City. hut
SUPERINTENDENT liaskins expects to have
trains running regular between SAN Luis
The twenty'eiyhth annual report of the Chi.
cago, Burlington 4 Quincy railroad shows the
net earnings for 1881 to be H0,2 SL6S5,,6 u lie.
crease Of $40, 9l7 20 from the previous year
| Pine Bluii Commercial, 29th Alurgc quantity
Of telegraph wire is now lying ut the freight dc.
pot for the Paramoie railway, and We shall so IN
have lclegraphic communication with Camden,
Arkadclphia aud all intermediate points. ON
NhN ~ iNuiN " lNNNN lhlNhN NNIk HINkTtNNtN
satisfactorily all along the line from Pine Blurto
| TcNarknnn
] The It, Louis & san Francisco road will he,
when completed to Albuquerque one Of the best
paying lines In the west. twill tap the trade
of that valley and the country west. and will
have almost q monopoly VI the cattle trade OF
northwestern Texas. II Will run directly through
the cattle country aud stock men,, instead OF
driving far TO the north, Will ship directly from
The seattle, waila 4 Baker City rail.
road company filed Its articles OF In.
corporation IN Seattle. H. l.. Ycstcr,
Thoms aBurke. J. r. Lewis, II. e, strive. II. II
barlcy, John Leary and George ". Harris viii
be the incorporates. The capital stock will he
81 aO00p, The object IL 10 build q narrow gauge
railrosd from Seattle Via the snoqualmie Pass 10
Walla walla snd Baker CITY, or some other point
where connection may be made with The Orange
short line from Green river TO Wyoming Stock
amounting 10 eijQOOo has been subscribed IN
Seattle, and as much more viii be taken nexl
week Men viii be put to work In the pass and
on that end OF the road at an early day.
Representative Regain. Of Texas, concluded
his argument before the house commerce com
miusc In advocacy Of his interstate commerce
bill. lie has occupied the greater part Of ths
conclusion 81 his argument Judge Regain sub
u mittcd the following.
Resolved, That its the sense Of this commit
Toe that some measure relating ~ inter.sta,,
commerce shall be adopted By this commlttc,
and reported TO the house at the earliest practl
fcable moment after the river and harbor hill
shall have been reported 10 the house
The resoluti wes unanimously adopted.
Captain Joathers will b. heard ~ the cnmmt
tee for fifteen minutes tomorrow on the suhjcc
OF Mississippi river Improvements, ss.T T
Theohio senate passed the following bill, In
tended II Is claimed, 10 preyeut railroad compa
nies nom issuing passes 10 tile persons indi
Gated.
sserioS l. Ne /, enacted by the general Assem-
bly, Of the state Of Ohio, that the following SOC