The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-31

offered Sioool0 cash for them: but Governor
Hunt Is not disposed 10 sell and win proceed
with the construction OF his road. end push Il
vigorously.
| OF the Texas and Topolsvampoo Pacific road
the Railway Age makes the following statement
concession has been obtained from Mexico,
anu the road is now under construction there
the objective point being Piedras Negras Itis
| proposed by eastern capitalists 10 make IL 4
uallS-continental line, reaching the Atlantic
az brunswick. Georgia or Newport News Nir-
ginia, An air line through Texas would run
through san Antonio Kingsbury via Randolph
ana Greenyille 10 Brenham thence to Courtney,
Montgomery and Livingstone, and through the
part OF the pineries in Polk, Tyler, Jasper and
Newton counties, thence through Louisiana 10 h
! point near the mouth of Red river
| A corps of Salt Lake Il Western SURVIVORS,
under Major Joseph A. West, carried. within the
last twelve months their company's line over
~ miles OF desert region, while frequent eollis
Ions win opposing forces made their progress
more IKE the march of u scouting party in an
/ enemys country than the welcome TRUMP of civ
| llizauon's vanguard. Their labor has trans
formed To the general outline of eoulds plan,
and their survey has been followed up by the
grauers ana track Layers as far west as old Camp
/ Floyd of historic interest
Z. L. Huntington, in an interview regarding
railroad affairs, said there will be no change in
the policy of the 81 Louis Il san Francisco rail
| way the road will be extended as originally de-
| signed. He stated he intends building Il rail
/ road from Eagle Pass, Texas, 10 the City Of
Mexico, and believes ii will be the first one COM
pleted, as the route selected oilers less engineer
/ ing difhculteS, and passes through n more pro
ducuyeeountry, with more populous towns than
any other. The Galveston, Harrisburg < San
Antonio road will be placed in ilrSt-class con
dlhon thoroughly ballasted, and the present
IRON rails replaced by steel rails, lie will also
! have the line completed from San Francisco To
New Orleans and Galveston about September
MI Huntington expressed the opinion
mat ownership in railroads meaps contrel, and
I afyht eli ttxr.
action will lead to disaster He favors laws to
| prevent freight discrimination, and said IL was
always his policy to make uniform rates, prop
erly classified
The bill recently introduced in the house by
| Representative Converse, Of Ohio, TO prohibit
| the consolidation of railroad companies and for
other purposes, provides that II shall be un-
! lawful for any railroad company for the con-
struction of whose road the United States have
| granted lands right of way franchise or any
other thing of value, to consolidate Its line with
any other parallefor competing line of road or
roads, or with any parallel or competing line of
boats or water transportation, either by act 'of
consolidation purchase, lease, running contract
or otherwise; and II shall Furthermore be nm
lawful for any railroad or navigation company,
over which the United States may rightfuliy
and consttutonnlly exercise legislative jursdic-
ton and control to make any arrangement or
| agreement which shall in any respect prevent or
prohibit competition in freight or passenger
traffic"
The Southern Pacific railroad is being built
through Texas rs rapidly rs possible. Two con
structon Songs, consisting In all of 1000 men,
are at work; one having started from III Paso,
and the other working westward from San
Antonio. II is thought that these two d.
visions will meet NJ the Pecos river, which Is
about $50 miles from San Antonio and no miles
| from III Paso. On the El Paso end of the line
over 25S miles of track have been completed, and
the work IL going on at the rate of about u mile
and II half Il day The country is wild and
mountainous, deep ravincs and gules abound,
and mountain streams run through PERCEPTIONS
canyons. Astill worse country for railroad work
will be met with in about thirty days, If the
present rate Of construction is maintained, but
the engineers will continue to push steadily for
ward rs fast as possible. English steel rails are
used in the construction of this road and most of
! the supplies are brought from san Francisco. A
! few things are obtained from Los Angeles and
| the southern country, and some hay and forage
| for the stock are obtained by the men from the
country through which they are passing.