The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-30


to secure purer atmosphere. Experiments are
nov in progress at Bernie.
An express company, called the Western Ex
press has been ORGANIZED 10 operate upon the
, lines of the New York. Chicago & St Louis rail
way he future of the new company, how
ever. Is contingent upon the result OF pending
negotiations which make II possible that one OF
the Older express companies may operate upon
the new trunk road.
SAN FEAScIsCo. August q The railroad
conference between representatives OF the Cen.
trail and Unioa Pacific railroads relative 90 the
proposed reduction of the freight tariff between
paints in this state aud Utah Montana and
Idaho is almost concluded The details OF bust,
ness done will be ready for publication in a few
days The only matter of public interest is that
California shippers are hereafter 10 be guaran.
teed the same rates To Idaho. Utah and Mon
tana points reached by roads controlled by the
Union Pacific as are made from Omaha The
conference also agreed that Colorado freight
may go via the northern line AZ the same
rate as on the southern route.
The Little Rock Democrat Of Wednesday
learns from the chief engineer of the Paramore
road that 1t is completed now from Pine Bluff to
Ouschtta, opposite Camden, across which the
bridge IS nov being constructed and is nearly
finished. He Is conhdent that by the 18th Of
october they will have 500 miles south from Pine
Bluff to Gatesvillc, Texas, in active operation
and thatthe northern diivsion'of the road will be
completed by the middle Of next January. So
that trains will run through from St. Louis to
Texas on and after that date.
LRAVENwoRrH, KAN, August 2l-lt is semi
officially announced that the leavenworth, To-
peka 4 Southwestern railway has been bought
by the Atchison, Topeka n Santa Fe, which lat.
ter road will take possession in sixty days and
connect with the line at Merden, The road IL
now completed about thirty miles west from this
city, and 1t is understood that the purchase price
was 81, $1,000 the Santa Fe assuming certain Ii.
Santa Fe branch from Chotea to this city has
not been abandoned, but will be pushed 10 COM
pletion, though this looks impossible
The new alliance between the Burlington and
the Denver Rio Grande, as reported in Boston
dispatches to the Times is regarded by railway
officials as combination offensive and defensive
against the Union Pacific 1t may be tina when
all the details shall be INade .pubc-and pub
alliance will appear in an altogether different
| light, On first reading, however, the opinion
was almost unanimous among railroad men that
| Il war of rates between the Union Pacific and the
| Burlington is next TO inevitable. They believe,
| too, that this arrangement proves the suspected
proprietary interest of the Burlington In the
| Denver Il Rio Grande.
The Illinois Central is building new transfer
| boat TO accommodate the Texas Il st. Louis
business between Birds Point and Cairo, The
incline at Birds Point will be finished Septcm.
| Der 18TH and ready to receive cars The tracks
| at Cairo and at the Point are already laid, and
the shifting apparatus at:Cairo will be ready In
| time. The Texas & 1t. Louis, from Clarendon
to Birds Point, PIG miles, will be ready for bust
ness by that date, and by october lst the line
will be connected between Texarkana
and Pine Bluff. The Little Rock,
Mississippi river and Texas will be used from
| Pine Bluff To Arkansas City where the Anchor
| Line steamers will be called into service for
| traffic from Texas points to St Louis on cotton
| 1t is anticipated that the bridge over Arkansas
| river will be completed before October !.
| \ Milwaukee exchange learns that meeting
of general passenger and ticket agents of Wis
consin railroads will take place some time In
| September, to decide definitely upon the ques-
| ton of making mileage tickets OF any one road
| good ON all others The Wisconsin Central, Mil.
Waukee & Northern, and Chicago, Milwaukee &
| st. Paul companies have Just entered into such
| an agreement, and General Passenger Agent
| Barker of the Wisconsin Central road, announ-
| ces the fact in circular to conductors In this
| he cautions employees Of the road to take
particular care to return all coupons
collected from mileage tickets. In settling with
| the different interests at stake they represent
| Just so much money, AND should be preserved
and accounted LOT with equal care The rate Is
| to be Z cents per mile as at present Among the
roads to be repre-, ented AT the meeting next
month will be the following Chicago, Miwau.
| kee d St Paul, Chicago & Northwestern, Wis
| coRsin Central, Milwaukee Lake Shore X West
| ern. Milwaukee q Northern, Chicago, ST. Paul
| Minneapolis & Omaha Green Bay, Winona &
| ST Paul, Fon du Lac, Amboy & Peoria, and
| Chippewa Valley & Superior roads. The new
| move Is commented upon as practicable and Il
is believed that II the Wisconsin roads should
take the initial step, the roads Of other statei
would soon follow their example
| FREIGHTs