The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-23
RAILROAD ITEMS.

KENTUCKY State Journal: Pap, what is air
line railroads. They are railroads as straight
as an air line on paper, and crookeder than dig
gag rail fence on the ground"
| According to the official report for the month
oil July 10, lSb men were employed ON the differ
ent divisions OF the Central railway.
| Latest railroad decree: Each and every trav-
cling theatrical troupe can take along free of ex
ira charge, 500 pounds of baggage, 1t OF a
| speclhed character, chiefly personal traps
Inc National Railway Is TO run excursion
trains from the City of Mexico to TouCa, when
the exhibition at the latter city is opened. This
company has recently purchased 1900 tons OF
rails IN England, where the company has float
| ed slOOOO, 900 OF securities.
why do you call the ovcr.ssue OF Erlangcr
shares preferred stock2' asked II Gazette man of
| have any" was the reply.
| The first passenger train from San Diego ar.
| rived at Cotton yesterday AT AIS m. Ii was
warmly welcomed with cheers by the citizens
| TINS gives san Diego railroad communication
with this city amt gives Cotton another seaport
| shipping point
| There is no doubt OF the ability of the Mem
! phs and Charleston stockholders TO operate
their road nj n very good profit and that win be
! sufficient reason for their deciding TO take the
| prop rty back into their own hands. II Is
claimed that the road can be operated for 30
| per cent OF the gross earnings, and the claim is
| not unfOundcd,
I According to Mr. lie Van, the principal obsta-
sles in The way of speed arc found to be curves
IN the roadway, weight OF trains and iaut. In
constructing locomotives. Taking for example
the two roads connecting New York and phila.
delphia, where probably the fastest time Is made
in tnis country, IL is found that upon the Penn.
sylyania road III SSi miles of track there are
| eighty four curves, while the Bound Rock rouu
In distance OF 50 4 miles, has forty .tnree
curves.
There is now a gap Of a little more than COO
miles between the approaching ends OF the
Northern Pacific railroad, which is being closed
up at the rate Of nearly four miles a day. There
are SIG miles VI completed road between St Paul,
| Minnesota, aud Forsyth, NJ. T., and ig7 miles
finished on the Pacific coast side, bringing that
end OF the line 10 Rock Island, NJ. T. GA the
| first OF this month u daily line of four horse
stages commenced running between the two
en0s OF the line, and by the LIST Of october the
schedule passenger time between, Chicago and
Portland will be reduced 10 eight days which is
! less Than the present me between the two cities
| by way Of san Francisco, force of 5000 mtn
Is employed In pushing forward the road. aud
| the whole line is expected TO be completed aud
In running order early In 1883,
! Reference Is made In a recent number Of the
| Railway Gazette to tests of the relative strength
of Norway and southern yellow pine Tor car
building purposes. At meeting Uf the Master
Car Builders association, Mr.. Davenport OF the
| Erie works, exhibited some specimens ot the two
Kinds OF Pine which had been submitted to
tests on q s,eelyard suspended ina frame for
that special purpose. There were five specimens
and onc.fourth inches etWeeh bearing noluts
The pressure was applied Ia the centre with the
following results OF breaking strain. southern
pine, 5OO, bl0 800, 400 AMI ~ pounds. average
500 pounds. Norway GO, 6l5, no, $50 aud 90
pounds; average, t5b pound.
| A rumor having been circulated that the
Texas rnll liuCs intend advancing the cotton
rates ~ per cent u reporter of the 81 Louis Re.
publican Inquired as 10 the facts and was re-.
wnried with the information that no proposal
of the kind had been suggested or discussed.
The managers stated 1t as their belief that there
would BE- no material advance The article con.
| unueg
The yates las, year from principal Texas points
were quite low, ON account OF the lively c0mpe-
| titiou between the roads carrying cotton int
Houston and Galveston aud the Missouri Ia.
cihc system. Al one time the rates were so low
that the staple was brought from poi Is far
down In the state TO St Louis at q figure lees
than the competing lines could give ~ Calves.
TON. the advance takes place at all II will not
be before the cotton season fully OPEN; and Ia.
asmuch a. there IL likely to be a little railroad
war Ia fexas next fall, the probabilities are that
the rates will decline rathcf than advance, un.
az sbsoluto peace Il rvstoied between the d val