The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-08

RAILROAD ITEMS

Ar EE long suspension, trains en- the Illinois
Midland road are running between Terre llaute
and Peoria.
Russell Sage has 81, 100000 per annum income.
Jay Gould $4,000 o. Vanderbilt $40, 100000.
Inc great iron viaduct for the track of the
Frisco railway south of the Boston mountain
tunnel, IN Arkansas, Is S2l feet high and SO feet
long.
The Northern Pacific railroad requests connect.
Ing lines to withdraw from sale all tickets and
rates via the Bismarck Il Missouri River route,
City to Montana points.
Railroad earnings wabash, third week In
June, G97,O6S; in ISL $}57,76O decrease over II
per cent Increased mileage over 50 per cent
Galveston, Harrisburg u San Antonio second
week IN June, s3iS9j; increase slL6sg Mani.
toba, for the third week in June, slYi 800; in.
crease, olO3,SOO; increased mileage, " per cent
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, July As per previous
arrangements the stockholders of the st Louis
" Western railroad held their meeting at Ne
vada, Missouri, and the affairs Of that road ARE
DelleVed To he placed on trmer footing The
original stock of the LaCede * Fort Scott com.
pany is owned by the counties through which
the r0ad-bed runs, Laclede having 900 shares
Polk $50; Dallas, Ia Vernon, 40; Fort Scott, 4
shares aside from individual holders The
Keystone Building company had been issued
over 1000 shares, which gave them full control
Of the meeting The result of their asscmblapr
was the order for all issue of 81 600 coo in bonds
and the execution Of mortgage or trustconye,
anCe OF all the properly rights, credits income
and earnings of said company 10 the building
company, thereby giving them complete control
Oi the matter and 1t is generally believed by
LcrsonS along the line of the proposed route
that 1t will be pushed rapidly forward 10 an
early completion.
some time ago Scotch syndicate, headed by
Mr.. samuel Laughlin, proposed to purchase of
the Union Pacific rOad some 500 OOO nrroS of the
best land in Nebraska Mr.. Lcavitt Durham
the land commissioner and the managers of the
road have carefully considered the proposals
but have como to the conclusion not To ~.
ccptit
Mr., Burnham is of the opinion that white for
nuinber OF reasons IT would be desirable to sell
large tract Of land, for other and weighter
reasons 1t Is undesirable Never in his expert
ence has Nebraska been so well to the front or
inc business OF the company in the disposition
OF lands to StaunCh settlers 40 good and nj such
steadily increasing prices ne nj present These
buyers are developing the lands SO thoroughly.
ana increasing their stock and their crops caus-
ing mihed farming that will make the state
and road wealthy
The syndicate, he adds, while paving fair
prices, would withdraw the lands from the mar
ket and rctard the settlement of the state An
things considered, Mr., Burnham thinks il best
to retain the land
a Cincinnati exchange thinks that sleeping.
car companies should lie required by law to pro.
vide safes for the reception aud keeping OF
,slua0les belonging to their sleeping patrons.
II says.
'lNNlAllN-'Nl VuUllNUN NNlClNlh when talked u
about TINS matter are in the habit of responding
that such requirement is impractiCab0, as nj
would nightly put In The hands of their cOuduc.
tors such an amountOf money and vnluables as
would he sore temptation To their honesty
ana would involve the enactment ON the M nj
oithc companies Of bond from each of their
conductors such as men in their walk Of life arc
seldom able 10 give To this response we max.
the following answer: We have no reason
10 believe that tho conductors of sleeping.
lAnsSt Ia. Il =
tells, but fortunately modern mechanical skill
| mas provided way of reducing nuy temptation
ON their part 10 p!lfcr to the minimum Let tho
| companies provide each cur with safe Subdi
Nlded into compartment, equal In number TO the
/ amount OF herthS In the car, Let the door OF
each OF these compartments be provided with d
/ ume'loCk and let the conductors be furnished
win quantity of stout scalablc paper bags
SHch as are used TO hold yaluables in the safe,
/ OF the bathing establishments OF Coney island
ana other eastern resorts. Then, when n pas
! Sengcr wishes to retire, he can go TO The con
/ ductor get paper bag from him and after nut
tlng his valuabes into It, seal 1t MP and writ,
his name over the sealed portion oft The con
ductor will then number Il and give the rassen
ger check of similar number ubi,
check can be made of nicklc, nt,achs,
to chain, which will enable It 10 b,
worn around the passengers neck while h,
sleeps, If he so desires. The conductor vii
place the bag In the proper compartment OF IN,
safe, and set Its lock So that 1t cannot be omen
ct before nm agreed upon hour In the mornin.
By this means the conductor would only be all,
To open the outer door of the safe during IN,
night and the passenger would be up and pres
ent IN the morning when time TO omen hi. com
partment, As an additional prcCaustinn fbe
sides the check that the proper passenger 90
the bag In his compartment the company co,Ilt
require the passenger to write his name, ms ,
receipt In book to bs keptfor the purpose. ant
the conductor before turning the bar on, r I,
him, could see that both signature. csrrcspont
In style and were written by the same person.
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