The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-18
RAILROAD ITEMS.

1T Is announced by an employee of the North
cru Pacific that the eastern division of the road
will be completed To within III miles of Helena
NJ. t., by November next
Tho Utah u Northern Is carrying immense
quantities II freight north to l.ahO and Mon.
tana. Both of those territories are having
boom In Immigration this season
About toar miles of the railroad extension
nor.hward from illows, colu'a county, has
been finished. The work PROCESSES slowly.
II Is said that the canyon biahlo btiigc, on
the Atlantic & Pacific railroad. north OF Prescott
Atinlua territory, is the highest bridge In the
world with one exception. From the bottom of
the canyon to the center of the bridge the dis.
lance Is about no fec
a Colorado exchange says the railroads Of
that state Will This year have to pay taxes on
over sli, 100 which Is probably u fair assess
ment on the actual cost fine roads, but is 1t u
iair assessment upon the amount Of capital
which, II Is claimed, Is invested In railroads in
this slater For instance, to illustrate, we will
take the case Of the Colorado Central which "a
assessed slS66, i7393 The capital stock OF
the road Is s3u7l, 800, aud the funded debt s. 49,
Ne-a total OF 81, 10000 This sum represents
the total capital invested ami the passenger and
1r,ight tariffs are placed ut figures large enough
To yield fair interest on both stock and bonus
II Is, therefore, evident that either tho laitl
rates are cNOrbitant or else the assessment is
not high enough
A delegation of prominent citizens OF Santa Fc
are In Denver In Tue interest of the Texas, Santa
re " NoTthCrn rullfouu Mr. tNhfIcN n, ira IN,
CHIEF engineer OF the DAD, Is with the party Ii
Is the purpose Of the company TO bu III from
Santa fc To he southern limits OF New Mexico,
thence east Into Texas, making connection with
the eastern aud Pacific lines, aud push on south.
ward to the coast The Immediate design how.
ever, in to I'LL up the gap Of thirty mine miles he.
tween Santa Fe and Espanola, thus making con
nection with the Rio Gtande NJ IT, present tar.
minus at Esp lno'a In spite Of the terms of coli.
| tract of the Rio GrandC with the Atchson, To.
pcka 4 Santa Re not 10 build south. This will
give direct communication between inta Fe
| and Denver, and by way Of the Chicago. Bur.
| ling,nn & Quincy TO Chicago, and be an impOr.
| taut factor in controlling the southern tfnde Al
u mrah"p ih R,ard OF Trade, 1t was resolved
TO help the enterprise.
With view to ADJUST the difference between
| the city of Cairo ana the Cairo & ST. Louis Nat.
| row Gauge, the city council some time ago made
q proposltloni W the railroad company IN equally
divide the expense tending the building Of a
new luyee on the Nj. sissppi side. same u be
used ~ u ruad.bed and righi.ofway iuto the
city PRECEDENT whitehousU last night rejected
the proposition no outstanding he agreed sew.
eral weeks ago II the Wabash would bear one.
half the cost OF the leyec he would entertain fl.
vorably the idea OF paying the other ha'f The
city IN this ease simply assumed the position
which President whi,chousc wanted the wabash
70 take. No further oyefturcs will be made by
the g W, and the injunction OF which the rail
road company complains remains undissolved
The Northern Pacific RAILROAD survey OF {
route nom billings 10 Fort II nton started ON tn,
| 18th. IL will prvceeJ up the small valley OF Al.
kali Gro, X BY The way OF the west end OF the Bul
mountain. aud the Judith gap, passing through
the Musselshell valley and the rich Judith has