The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-29
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RAILROAD ITEMS.

IT Is affirmed that there are 400 kilometers OF
railroad built and in running order in the state
of Chihuahua
Work will soon commence on the new branch
of the Illinois Central which is to connect Col
fax and Bloomington.
Work is about TO commence on tho railroad
line from Guadals jara to lake Chapala
The Fargo southern road is graded eighteen
miles out from Fargo Work Is progressing
finely Us far as Fort Abercrombie.
! A Vera Cruz newspaper says that another ten
kilometers OF the Tehuantepec railroad have
been completed and accepted by the govern
ment
The railroad line from Puebla 70 San Martin
Texmelucsn has been completed, and Tempo
rary station built in the last named town The
whole line will not be opened to the public until
1t is accepted by the government.
| Washington territory boasts the widest gauge
railway yet reported. 1t is an sight,foot gauge
logging road, running back from the Skagit
river. The rails are wood, SrS inches. The
ears are large and are carried on twelve wheels,
OF nine inches face, with double ilanges.
Queretaro newspaper says that work has
been temporarily suspended on the line to Leon
In order TO employ all the laborers In periectng
the road from Mexico to Querclaro and then To
Silso. This measure seems to meet with gen
eral up prevail.
ION the Chiehuahua to FL Paso del Norte d.
vision of the Central railroad 1900 men are at
present employed, Of whom 1000 are foreigners
and 800 natives. The wages paid are 81 day.
There arc many superior employees, mostly
Mexcans, who earn from 81 to S. per day.
A guaranty of $1,000 has been deposited In the
National Monte de Piedad bank, in accordance
, with the contract entered into between the eX-
} eeutive and Mr.. Guillermo Andrade, for the
! construction of railroad from Puerto Isabel
to Yuma or some other point in the United
! States
The Rowley's Ridge branch OF the Iron Noun
tain railroad was completed to Forrest City 10
day. THIS branch runs from Kustel, on the
main line OF the Iron Mountain, to Forest City
!. distance of ninety seven miles, through fer
! tile and thickly settled portion of the state
I Regu ar passenger trains will be put on August
( 10. which will open TO the public q short routC
Z between st. Louis Memphis and the south
- This line was projected Il few months ago aud
20 has been pushed rapidly
10 The RAILWAYS of New South Wales are owned
and operated by the government. In 1881, afte
paying working expenses cost of maintenance,
and all other charges. a net proht OF 5,3l pc
lcent still remained This CRAFTY ing result wa
u achieved in the face of the fact that the charges
n for carrying passengers and freight were lowe
l. on the New South Wales roads than In tn
Is United Kingdom or any OF the other colonies
i, The general opinion seems TO be that the gov
&c eminent management has been fully a
n economical as when the roads were under pri
Is vate control 1t is expected that still further re
dUcti0ns in freight and passenger charges vii
~ soon be made.
General Manager Talmoge, OF the Missour
Z Pacific, telegraphs: I'VE are moving about 2j
a cars of new wheat per day on the Missouri Pa
a cilic. Not much msved yet from the line of tn
MISSOURI, Kansas " IeNhS. we are Eettln
about twenty five cars per day from Texas. Tn
v eastern division of the Missouri Pacific handle
- on Thursday 20 loaded and 20J empty cars an
:. on Friday GO loaded and $50 empty cars, wit
eleven trains each way each day Were it nj
for the consolidated engines we would have ha
nearly double the number of trains
From the statistics Of the locomotive industr
. 1t appears that 1t takes FIVE men about one yea
to construct locomotive at the present tim
In 1885, the date at which the industry reall
assumed standing in this country, at abou
which time the Baldwin locomotive works nm
= the locomotive establishment at Paterson, Ne
Jersey, commenced business, Il took more tina
= double that number Of hands the space of eigl
:. teen months to make an engine The Different
" in time and labor saved must be looked for
the old machinery and the invention OF ne
- machinery and appliances