The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-12

Missouri. lie now absolutely controls the Mis- |
souri, Pacific, the Hannibal & ST. Joe and the st |
Is heavily interested in the Wabash and the 81. |
Lons Il san Francisco. 1t is impossible TO get |
At his exact interest in the latter roads but 1t Is
heavy enough To bring about his cleo ton as di- |
rector of each one Of them The big bridge is
also controlled by him, being leased TO the Mis- |
souri, Pacific aud Wabash lines for period OF |
liuey mine years The Tunnel Company, with |
stock of SIS, 500Oe, is also In his hands. He Is
absolute owner OF the Union depot and Is q
heavy stakeholder in the ST. louiS Ore and
Steel company which is a consolidation of the
vulcan steel company the Pilot Knob iron
company and the GranltOwer Mining and
TRANSFORMATION company the consolidation
having been brought about by Gould's an.
nouucsment that he was about tl locate steel
works here. He is y large stockholder in the
National stock yards aud has big share In
the capital of the Equitable Life Insurance
company, which owns the life insurance build.
Ing, one Of the finest business blocks in tho
west More than year ago Gould got hold OF
mo rlVer interests by purchasing most of the
Henry lowrey line, and soon after consolidating
II with the Mississippi Valley Transportation
company, Neither has done much since In
competition with railroads. lie also owns ele.
VNtOr d on the river 'front.' aud has n member.
ship in the cotton exchange. He now controls
At least SI20 100000 of corporation CAPITAL In
Missouri and 1900 employees He holds in his
power nearly every railroad that Is IMPORTANT as
feeder to the great cities of the state
The United states commissioners appointedto
examine the recently completed 200 miles of
Northern Pacific railway Of the section ended
seven miles west of Billings, Montana, and the
twenty-five miles at superior Wisconsin, have
completed their work. ana are now In ST, Paul
en- route east They are; II A Sesit of Port
land, Oregon, editor of the uregOniAn; A. b.
johnson, esq, Utica New York, aud John 7
SanbOrn. editor OF the Newport RHODE Island
Mercury Mr. Scott passed over the entire line
OF the road, and in an interview, he said THE
IhaE 10 lNa,N
will practically beready for its iron for the entire
line 1916 miles on or before the close of the
working season of 1881. At the close of the sea.
son there willnot be 10 exceed 800 miles of track
10 p ace. and perhaps not over 200 miles The
work of getting out lumber and timber fol
bridges aud other woodwork has progressed Il
point where it is not possible now that there
will be any delay on that score. Now as TO the
report of the commissioners To the government
We shall say TO the government Tho IuitCt
States commissioners appointed to eXamin,
into the construction Of two recently completed
sections of the Northern Pacific railway, one eN
tending wCsta distance of two hundred nile
10 u point several miles beyond billings Mon
tsna, and the other extending east distance o
twenty five miles to u terminus TO Superior City
Wisconsin, beg leave TO report that they foun,
the road under examination Ia be constructed II
u most satisfactory manner, from and with mos
excellent material, and the present rate of con
StructiOn iusurcS the completion tn Puget SCUM,
within twelve months"
: What are your impressions of the couutr
travcrSod 10y you between Portland and the west
ern terminus of the eastern end?'
We'll, Il is Il wonderful region, all things con
= sldeled Going west after you cross the mai
range of the Rocky mountains and pass leo mile
beyond the great timber belt for u distance
200 miles, the road runs through a grand iorc
OF pine, cedar and tamayack The pine Is {
three valuable V. rict es, and includes besides III
whieor cork pine. splendid Norway and III
genuine yellow pitch pine of the south. Tn
II pine timber is not the largest In circumference
go that have seem for trees of more than thr,
feet in diameter are not frequent but II Will u
erage In height OF the trunk and eyenness OF d
- ameter to u great height better than any limb
=. known to the forests of northern Wisconsin
Minnesota