The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-22
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As ye. no practical route for the utahS NN-h
ern railroad branch to Walkcryillc a. been
found. The one surveyed neGessitates giiluo u
over 500 feet to the mile.
The AtChison, Topeka K Santa fo wants Il dis.
tlnctly understood by all shippers to the Pacific
that said line ison perfect equality with com.
petilorS IN guaranteeing safe delivery.
The Australian colonies have made new dc.
partue altogether In railroads The govern
mentS OF the different provinces arc building
their own lines There are, therefore no pr.
vato railroads at all. The lines that have been
built pay the interest on the money borrowed to
construct them.
Assessor Longley, OF Washoc, Nevada, has 70.
ceived the statements OF the Central Pacific and
Nlrgiua and TruCkcc railroads. The Central
Pacific put valuation of 81, 600 n mile on It's
track, The aSSessorrnised 1t ~ SIC OOJ. Engines
were valued AZ $4,000 this valuation was raised
TO $500. The Virginia aud Truckee vslgtd It's
track NJ IS, 100.
A Fort smith special says; A large meeting
was held here last night TO tnke steps toward sc.
curing the location OF the machine shops of the
st. Louis Il san Francisco road Mt this point.
The company wants 5000, which SUN 1t WAS
decided 30 raise A large amount was sub.
scribed and a committee appointed 10 raise the
full amount
From aroliable source the viclSsbrg CONNER.
Cial learns thai Colonel Ed Richardson viii con
struct in the next 60 days narrow gauge rail.
road from Carolina Landing. Mlssisslppi, 10 a
point about miles back OF the S,cels Bayou
country. Colonel Richardson has an engine and
about 3 miles of the iron on the ground. lie
has 7 plantations In the Lake Washington sec
ton that Will furnish an immense amount OF
| tottsn and seed TO his road
Little Rock Gazette. Wednesday. The survey
| of the Bcebe 4 Clarendon railroad was begun
| from Beebc last week II was begun In the
| center of the 81 Louis Iron Mountain south.
| crn railroad and Main street. and runs south.
east along 10 the section liuc, thence In the
direction OF Hickory Plains, passing near hn.en
or Devall's Bluff on tho Memphis Little Rock
road, aud down White river To Clarendon, Cap
| u,in sybtrg, civil engineer OF Little Rock has
, charge of the corps,
! A few days ago the New York sleeper which
| leaves Chattanooga by the East Tennessee
| Virginia u Georgia railroad arrived At HsttlS
| burg about ak hours late, ard instead OF wait
| ing for the next regular train Il Ms promptly
| saut forward on special making only one stop
| The special consisted ot the sleeper and suglnt
only, the seepcr containing three passengers,
The following circular has been published
At n meeting ot the general PASSENGER agent
of TIE trunk lines, held August nth in Ncv
| York !twas
"Resolvcd, That. IN response 20 the applies
lion ot theatrical companies, free transportation
for 500 pounds OF baggage. to consist of ndrerlls
| ing material with their personal apparel, and 4
| hc contained only IN trunks, will be allowed
J scenery shall be considered Us baggage hnI
| viii he carried by weight when y is compact 1t
\ form and does not neccssita,c the handling o
extra cars Tor storing IL AZ regular srcu. bag
| gage rates for extra weight over 30 pounds pc
| ueket. scenery and baggage In carload lot
| will be charged for ut rate " - cents for dis
tsnces OF 500 miles and under and ~ cen,s pc
mite for distances OF over so miles. short lint
| distances 10 be used ~ q basis IN computing
such rates between competitive points.
| ills learned that the Texas lines are not guiul
| 10 allow any Of the fast Height agents In ,h'
| state this year When the crops begin W move
| The managers OF tho Texas roads claim tina
they have the right and will consign their owl
cotton, irrespective Of the fast freish
agents, Thor allowed the latter 10 hav'