The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-16

RAILROADS.

THE earnings of the Fort Worth Il Den
yer City railroad tor the fourth week in
February were $4,000, according to their
books.
A special meeting of the stockholders Of
the Sabine Pass & Texas Northern Rail-
way company has been ordered, To consider
the question of increasing the capital stock
to 81 600 COO. A small force is now on the
line, near Sabine river, engaged in con-
struction.
1t is rumored again that survey is soon
to be made through the heaviest portion of
the Black Canyon of the Gunnisou. For
long distance the walls of syenile rise to the
stupendous height of 5000 feet, and for
800 feet the walls of the canyon are arched
not many feet from the bed of the river. If
the survey is successful, and The Denver Il
Rio Grande is built through the canyon, il
will undoubtedly be the grandest piece OF
engineering on the American continent.
The river is very swift, and it is proposed
to build boat at the western end and pro-
vision it for length Of time, allowing it to
float with the stream. but controlled by
ropes. If the boat goes the chances are
that the baby road goes too,
The Canadian Pacific is reported to be
one of the richest corporations in the
world 1t started out with Il grant Of 7G6
other grant of %, 100000 acres of land, said
to be worth on the average So per acre, and
Il government guarantee Of the clear gift of
1925, 600, 0U0, to be paid in installments, so
much upon the completion of each twenty
mites. Its charter exempts the road
equipment and capital stock from taxes for
ever, and it has free right-of.way, with all
the materials tor construction and equip
ment free from duty. L. is stated that the
line, when completed, will cost about $780,
100000, of which the government pays
$25, 900, 600, leaving for the company but
S35, 900, 600, which 100000 acres of their
lands grant from Winnipeg westward will
pay. This will leave untouched their en-.
tire capital stock and Is, 100000 acres Of
land.
One of the most singular features of east
bound traffic, the last four months, has
been the immense shipments from Missouri
and Kansas of apples. Train-loads have
been shipped from Missouri 10 New York
Over 1000 carloads went east over the
Vandalia, and fully that number over the
indianapolis & st. Louis. Over 800 car.
loads went to Indianapolis. They
are shipped from points on the
Missouri Pacific aud the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe in bulk to New York, at q cost
OF about so cents per bushe, and to lndi-
annapolis at cost of only II cents per
bushel. Four hundred and fifty to 500
bushels are loaded in u car. The mild
weather of few days past has largely in
creased the shipments. A general freight
agent of one of the lines states that never
before has his company deriyedany revenue
from shipments of apples eastward, the
movement in former years having been
Westward.
Twelve years of railroad development,
opening routes to good markets, together
with good growing year, make the follow
ing fine showing for Georgia for lSS2, as
compared with 1870, says the Atlanta Rail-
road Record: The state shows over 200 per
cent. increase in corn, COO in oats, 200 in
wheat, 70 in rye, 100 in Irish potatoes, 500
in cane and sorghum, 400 in sweet potatoes,
and similar increase in the yield OF other
farm and garden products. In 1870 Geor-
gia raised lf3,03i bales of cotton. In 1880
the state raised SD, AL bales, nearly 100 per
cent increase IN ten years, ranking as the
second producing state. In lSS2 the cotton
production grew to 925,di3 bales, the in.
crease being accomplished with diminished
acreage. The crop of 1880 was raised on 2,
6l7, 1888 acres, while that OF lsS2 was raised
on 1855, 425 acres. Horses have increased
20 per cent, mules 81 per cent, milk COWS
| SO, other cattle -, sheep g. and swine 40
per cent In 1870 Georgia had 7O,OIO farms:
In 1850 she had 10000 The estimated
value of farm products in 1870 was SSO,0OO,'
900. In 1880 it swelled to $l95 100000.
| In his recent inaugural address as presi.
dent OF the Institution OF Ensineers and
Shipbuilders, in Scotland, Mr.. j. Reid gave
some interesting notes on locomotives. The
first engines of the old Garnkirk Il Glasgow
railway, which was opened about the year
| 1929, weighed from 8 to lions They had
ll-inch cylinders, and wheels OF cast iron, 4
feet in diameter, with working pressure IN
tho boiler of 80 pounds per square inch;
| The Garnkirk engine used to take train oil
three carriages, weighing tons gross, at an
average speed Of 10 miles per hour between
Glasgow and Gartsherre. When the OLD
| line, miles in length, was merged into the
Caiedonian railway, now comprising sys.
TEN OF about $40 miles, the power OF the
engines was greatly increased, and vt this
day there are express passenger engines
working over the same ground having
l7.inch and 1S.inch cylinders and wheels OF
7 feet and feet In diameter, and weighing,
in working order, from IS to % tons. These
engines take gross load OF 30 tons at a
speed OF from 40 TO 80 miles per hour. burn
ing about 20 pounds of coal per mile run.
The American Humane association, some
time ago, instituted proceeding against
the Boston & Albany and the Fitcbbnrg
railroad companies for not complying with
the United States statutes requiring thai
no railroad company In the United States
| over which cattle or other animals are con