The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-29
RAILROADS.

During the second week Of the present
month the Missouri Pacific system earned
81, 23l, 105, an increase OF 1874.
The Chicago Il Alton management has Is
sued O circular stating that hereafter all
employees of the road, no matter what posi-
tions they hold, will be discharged for u.s.
ing Intoxicating liquor. no matter how
Superintendent ]. F. Barnard to day is
sued an order forbidding all employees OF
the Kansas City, st. Joe d Council Bluffs
railroad using profane or abusive Language
while on duty, under pain of dismissal.
Several leading men of Pine Bluff and
| Jefferson county project the construction
Of a new feeder to the Parsmore road, to
run from Bob Roy, on the Arkansas river,
| to Mud Lake, near White river, through
plantations which usually produce 5000
| bales of cotton aud 1000 bales OF seed.
w. r. Woodward, general manager OF the
Texas g. ST. Louis, has appointed John L.
Gerry superintendent OF the Texas division
| OF TINS road rom IeAarAana ~ OatesVllIe,
with headquarters at Tyler. Mr.. Gerry Is
an able railroader. and was recently con-
nected with the Burlington d Northwestern
narrow gauge. The appointment OF a SUI
perintendent for the Missouri & Arkansas
division of the Texas q st. Louis has yet to
| be announced.
A I'D. correspondent, writing from
Hermssillo. Mexico, under date OF Nov. IL,
says.
The Atchison, Topeka d Santa Fe rail.
road com Dany have consolidated the New
Mexico Il Arizona railroad and Sonora
Bine under one management. J. II. scott,
formerly superintendent Of the n. M, & A..
will now be assistant general manager OF
the road from Benson TO Guaymss. Mr..
| w, ID, Ripley, formerly general freight and
passeng ger agent of the Sonora road, will be
assistant general manager OF the northern
division OF the Mexican Central. A large
force will be put on the construction work
Of the San Bias & Tampioo road, ID. cember
1, at San Bias.
A Times. Democrat reporter is informed
that the bridge across the Atchafalsya
river is 80 near completed that trains will
be able to pass over IL on the 18th Of De.
cember. Captain Anderson, whs il in
charge Of the construction, has been push.
ing the force Of men under him, and before
January 4, the bridge will be entirely hn.
ished aud the workmen discharged. At
that time Messrs. Bzllentine, the we'll
known contractors, will commence raising
the road bed Tor q distance Of half q p,ie
south Of the Atchsislsyarver. This work,
however. cannot be begun until tbe bridge
is in condition TO admit Of the passage Of
dirt trains which are 10 haul material from
. point shove the Atchsfslsya. The road
bed will be raised 10 q height Of twenty ieet
above the present level, and under the
skillful management Of Rogers a Ballen-
tine will be made 90 solid AZ any in the
south. The Official Of the Te1as & Pacific
road will bail the completion of the bridge
with 10y, for the reason that Is will IN the
future be the means Of preventing any more
freight blocks. and enable the rosd 20 de-
liver shipments promptly.
The NatamOr0 4 Monterey railroad j.
/ nov ersted los kilometers out of Matamor-
a. and within seventeen ktlome,ers Of the
end Of the section Of rosd called for this
year under The charter. The sfesmsr In
gram lesves NeEpori, Enrlsnd. dsy sfter
to-norroE with 80 tons OF raii., which
are enough 70 complete the road 20 BroEns-
vile. which is twenty-five miles beyond
Reyuosa, The track Il nov completed q
within Eve miles NJ that place. or forty.
seven and q quarter miles out Of Nstamor.
~. The rosd has so men At work on con.
sfruction. and paid out t270o in wages lasi
week.
A sfsamsr from Corpus Christi viii or
i've there With passenger ears and Otbei
msisrial for TIE Teliensr railroad. Tn.
survey 10 progressing actireiy.
Nerf Saturday TIE 81. Louis. Iron NOM.
tain a soufbsrn railway company snrpris
I'd thelr eompsiItors b. marinr anoths-
important ebsnEs In their pzsssnesr as
ten. 81 On .tsi dee = Ii rFlr.- 81 n - e
. LIE q ~ "a esrs 1854 VI ruEts irrF