The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-25
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RAILROAD ITEMS.

Is the year 1852 the Hot Springs railroad car
ried IS 600 passengers.
The newly formed Buffalo, New York &
Philadelphia railway has capital OF $50 900,
Five additional klOmeters are completed on
the gulf end OF the Tehuantcpec railway Total
constructed, 10,
Western railroads are now experiencing about
as much difficulty IN getting their trains through
on account of The high water and "wGShOuts' In
many places as they did recently by the cold
weather aud SNOW blockade.
The annual report Of the Chicago and Alton
road, for the year ending December ST. lSS2,
shows the gross earnings 70 have been vs. 2l5,.
1872 against TtjL7i0 49, during the previous
year.
railroad and eight canal companies filed articles
OF association, besides large number of private
associations
The Northern Pacific railfoad In selling their
agricultural lands in Eastern Washington, incor.
pOrate IL clause in the contract that one.eighth
OF the LANDS shall be plowed aud cultiyat d be-
fore the tide will be given and the provision is
strictly enforced
Tho commissioner Of railroads reported the
floating debt OF the Union Pacific road az sll,
7ll SOL while the officers Of the company insist
that Il Is only s1,57b,772 The government direC.
tors ststa that the affairs of the road have been
ably and honestly administered.
The Northern Pacific artesian well Mt Wheat
land, Dakota, il down SIS feet At that dep h
water was found which flowed over the top, but
contained 50 much soda thar It was useless for
railroad purposes. The well will he sunk deeper
until pure water Is found,
| Steel rails are much less Liable to break with
cold weather than iron rails The frequency
with which car wheels break In cold weather IL
! caused by the poor material used. The new
wheels are mUde from old ones that have beer
TcCast from slll older ones, and SO Oh al IN
| tui.um, The iron frequently cas- Loses III
! Ne.
Work on the San joaquin ,v Sierra Nevada
| n t,Nf
surveying party was discharged. The road 4
| constructed as far as Wallace and location has
! been made about fifteen miles farther. The
cause of the shutting down OF the work arises
company, Mr., Walton, is now in the caster
states, negotiating for the sale OF bonds, as
was found that the entire AMOUNT could not b
disposed of ON the Pacific coast
The Clinton (Mo) Advocate says Upwards o
twenty ears of iron were placed on the switch q
the road last Saturday.
There are yet forty ono cars Of iron to come o
the Helena contract for the Kansas City
Southern railroad,
AS soon MS the ground viii 10 to work. tn
sour, Kansas Texas road, steel rails bein
used.
Chicago have nil arrived, aud are unlosded o
the cumpany'S uds.
Mr.. r. N G general manager and con
tractor o. the road, Is expected on ever
train, His no. lold goods have already Al
rived
The engine tank was Gllcd with water hi
morning for the FIRST time, md the compan
will probaly do their own switching in ths II
ture,
Three boX.cGss, NOS H. i, and H. and ten COZ
ears, numbered IRON one 10 ten, inclusive, are
the Missouri, Kansas Il Texas station, and O
their own switch
The locomotive, thirly'tou one, Is all read
for business but. owing to the Intense col
weather has not been fred u vet for the reasC
that once filed with water fife would have
be kept MP constantly, or tho water drawn {
when the fire went down, To proven, the bus
b. ing Of mines hv the fsNt