The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-18

tains the following parasrsph: New Jersey has
in all some so miles of road. standing second Ia
the list Of states in the matter OF railway facili
lies The only state which claims 10 have more
miles OF road than our own Is Massachusetts.
New Jersey has nearly mile OF track Cor every
four square miles of area which is considered
the maximum Massachusetts may possibly
lead US slightly as 10 the proportions OF mileage
to area. but we eau fairly calm p9e-smiueace in
the fact that We have state debt as she has,
incurred in the building of railroads, as shown
In the table hereto annexed exhibiting tbs bus
mess Of the roads for ISL The total capital in-
vested in railroad property in this state is s2lt-
$40 The cost OF railroads anu their equip
ments has been SIS, 6lS,SSS'
The New York Graphic SAYS: W. H. Wander
oilt called the Nickel Plate cheap road built
10 sell-ana he hiss bought il. But the Lake
shore stockholders are the chief sufferers, for he
has compelled them TO take the property and
give HIM in payment bonds on the older road.
| The validity of the transaction Is decidedly
| quesu nable, and my some day get into the
courts The stead Oily increasing transactions in
New York Central indicate that that property
is becoming more speculative, and that ii lis no
| longer viewed with the high favor which 1t for
merly posses sed in the eyes OF investors. Mr.
Vanderbilt has certainly sold Large part OF his
stock, and it is said that he has for months been
endeayoring TO dispose Of his railroad stock,
buying railroad bonds instead.
ut is now permanently settled says the De-
| troit Free Press. that the new suspension rail
/
OF he Michigan Central and Canadian southern
railroad companies will be constructed below the
falls it's intended TO constructa cutoff from
Welland, Ontario to the Niagara branch, cross
lug Chippewa ere l. which branch will be used
to reach the suspension bridge from where a
| crossing il - 10 effected TO the American side,
and all eas,-bound through freight coming 10
| the New York Central will 60 over this route.
| while local freights to be forwarded over the
different roads, VIII come through this city over
| the old line via the International bridge, This
new route will do away with the vexaious de-
| lays experienced at the International bridge by
reason of the l-idge heiug opened at times for
| the passage of vessels II is estimated that not
over six months will be necessary for tho COM
pleuon of the bridge aud the laying of the
tracks,
The dredging machine building at Pety's
island, near Philadelphia, said TO be one of tu(
| largest ever constructed, is one of three l. ht
supplied to the Panama Canal company, the ag
gresate cost amounting to something ever $500
Gl, The above one now nearing com9leto
is 100 feet long g. feet wide and II feet deep.
When all the machinery is in place 1t will con.
tain $50 tons of iron On each of these three
monster dredges there will be eight separate
engines. the pair ofhigh.pressure engines which
run the dredge being OF 25J horsepower each.
The dredges are of a new patent ana work with
a series Of buckets on all endless chain. There
are is of the buckets to each machine, which
can dig and dispose OF l,62O cubic yards of dirt
in an hour, or combined capacity per hour for
the three dredges of 4, $50 cubic yards, This, in
, four months, working - hours per day, they
could dig out 9,29OOOO cubic feet or canal so
feet wide IL feet deep, and nearly so miles long.
An,r the dirt is scooped up in the buckets II
is run up the long arm of the dredger 10 or ~
feet below. The hopper is made of iron, and
weighs ga tons. From the hopper the dirt Is
forced by machinery into and through huge
pipe feet in diameter and l5e long, TO its place
of deposit The pipe has a fall of is feet and
TO insure the easy passage of the dirt through it,
q heavy stream of water is constantly forced
through,
The City of Mexico correspondent of the New
Orleans Picayune says that track.laying south
ward from that city is being hurried with al
possible haste. Two miles per day Is beinl
made. There is "a vast amount of mining ma
chinery there to go TO southern districts tribu
tary to Chihuahua. and mining companies 60 Il
, 3l5 miles south have thousands upon thousand
y of tons 70 be carried north There is no depo
2 except the inside of freight car in Northern
" chihuahua, where the Mexican Central has Sc
U cured spacious grounds. according to agree
mentwith the authorities, the company erected
= neat little depot this side of Caihuahui
river. They found no good site on this side 70
o machine-shOps, round.hcu,ss and yards; hence
e after inspecting the grounds on the north side
e where several wealthy gentlemen both Mexi
r Cans and Americans, were owners, they project
e ed large yards, round houses and shop, Woe
, before last after four months hard work on
i round house. which had risen about II fee
V orders were sent over 10 The SUPERINTENDENT {
e buildings to stop work theu or troops wOul
i compel him 10 do so at the bayonets point
II Work ceased, II not permitted TO go ahead b
e local authorities 1t Will be necessary to sscur
N national legislation on the subject Mean Will
: passenger and freight traffic increases with
is rapidly that astonishes the 20 npany. The roa
north from the City of Mexico to co meet sout
!. of her, gains also two miles OF track per diem
q There are places where, necessarily,sit will
4 slower, but ut the present rate not many month
Z will have To elapse before the metropolis Of tt
Z states and the City of Mexico Will be connecte,
!. General Superintendent d. p. Robinson Is no
considering whether to change the main lii
-- over - partal or build branch there from Il
present survey of the trunk line through San
7. Rosalia As soon as this decision is mad
grading will be resumed and track-laying wi
=. closely follow IL, There are at present q mill
OF grading without track. which, being lsi
makes 900 miles of the 1900 between hi Pas
., New Mexico, and the City Of Mexico