The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-31

dian Pacific road, selegraphs that he has dis.
covered favorable pass Tor carrying the road
through the selkirk range Of British Columbia
which VIII save The company millions of dol.
i isrs' inc pass u one hundred miles north OF
the boundary line and directly east of kam.
loops. "'i'
n. Talmage, of Gould's southwestern svstr,,
of roads, stated, ina recent interview, that h.
haO lust been over the MiSSosri PaCi6c the Mis-,
sour, Kansas y Texas and the central braneb
OF the Missouri Pacific and he had never seer
Inner crops, and was assured that fnee neye,
were before seen in that section of the souihwrs,
Our capacity Tor doing business" said Mr.
laimsgv. mas been largely Increased ana
we are well prepared 10 handle without della,
or diheilty al the traffic that will come Ia ns
we have added TO our rolling stock villain M,
past Two years 400 freight cars and about /
locomotives OF the newest and most improved
patterns, oeslues increasing our terminal hAcili.
ties AZ ST Louis Kansas City and oIher i'm
porlaut stations. The new elevator at CaronJ,.
let with capacity of one aud half millions ri
bushels, Is ready for business and will assist M
We very niuen IN taxing care OF grain and permit
Va 10 unload and return cars more rapidly
eIeeI rails have been laid and improvement,
made as rapidly as possible. On the Missouri
Kansas Texas 100 miles of steel rails werr
laid last year, and eighty have been already mi
down this year. All extensions In TryaS 6aave
been laid with steel rails built in the hest no,
sible manner. Little is left TO be desired as 10
inc material condition OF our roads.
II Is learned by the ST. Louis Republican tina,
the Texas x 81. Louis railway company hsS
concluded passenger aud freight traffic mr.
rangement with the Illinois Central railroad
company, which is TO run for u period of ffiv
years, the substance OF which is that tho I'M.
nols Central is to take complete control of m.
northern, western aud eastern PASSENGER ana
freight business OF the Texas Il St Louis ana
vice versa the trade of the Illinois Central rs
lar as 1t pertains TO the country trayersed by
this new road. The Texas X St Louis is A mari
OF system of railway which is 10 run direct
from Cairo to the City Of Mexico, and embraces
distance of 1000 miles; six hundred miles M
The system is already in operation and IL is said
by those who have made 4 tour OF iuspection
that IL is as finely built and equipped = road as
there Is in the United States Ii ha, heen hull,
by foreign capital, not to sell; but as n perma
nent investment The incline. for transfer ~,
cars from Birds Point to Cairo will be finished
bv the LIST OF October. The business for 81
Louis Will be done over the Cairl Il ST. Louis
short Line. The road bearing the name Of he
Texas y st Louis will open up vast rich
country which has heretofore had little or No
outlet The road runs direct from Bird ! poi,t
opposite Cairo, to TeXarkana, thence To Waco
thence TO Gatesyille, and thence to tho Rin
Grande connecting there with the Me,jcan
Central Major q. Il. Hihberd chief contrartnr
WIN headquarters at Cairo is pushing the work
with all possible speed aud he confidently he.
heyes the entire 2,C0 miles will be compietcd
and In successful operation within two wears
from this date, 'N"''