The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-07-26
RAILROADS.

MISSOURI has 70 railroads, the total yalu-
alton of winch is put down at $36 81 1856.
The Northern Pacific railroad is con-
structing a ship yard at Portland.
The Oregon Short Line is low running
messenger cars to within hity-two miles OF
Shoshone. ,.s
HE hell.nunch home and allowed his chill
dren TO play with it. The next dsv the
cnmnany informed him that he was 9,0O0,-
99S iares short.
long The line of the Mexican Central
raiIroad there are twenty one cities, Wild
AN aggregate population OF S9o,Ooo, ana
none of them are state capitals. =,
The Boston Herald says that among rail-
readers at the Hub the 81. Louis SAND ana ga nan
hest equipped and rest constructed railway
vest OF Piusburg"
A contractor on the Northern PACING ROAD
10 onite positive that the tracks Will be
Joined at the mouth of the Little blacKlOoJ
Hnring the first three days OF September:
According to the Indicator, the New
York Central railroad company SHOWS lor
me last eight months dehclt In tue sur
plus applicable to dividends OF nearly S91'-
loo from the amount required TO pay at the
80 as per cent per annum. The estimate
Tor the month Of June last Qull accounts
not v,t made upl make the deflclt Tor nine
mouths uesrly ST. lOO,OOO.
rho ITnion Pacific railroad company has
haaun the construction of q branch nom
Iinro n. Neb., TO Beatrice. 40 miles. A
company to build road TO Fremont 10 a
point on the Columbus and Noriolk roao
has been Incorporated, called the FREMONT
anu Central NeOraska. A., o-,....
II ia now thought that the New Orleans
and Northeastern road, which will COM
nis,e The Cincinnati Southern system as
he short line TO New Orleans, will be ready
Tor trains in September next,
The report has Deen circulated on wall
.,,aet thai the Vanderbilt interest IS ar
ranging for the construction oil ROAD rom
81 Louis to Kansas City, so as TO ooylate
/ the necessity Of using the present rouees
/ hetWeen those two cities and also connect
g,th the AtchisOn, Topeka Il Santa re,
inns securing an entrance 10 the racine
cosst for ali the Vanderbilt roads.
+, 4 said that The freight business on the
! paul and Duluth railroads is so heavy
that the Duluth. the switching iacilitles o.
lie line are insufficient 10 handle ~. A
sing,e train Of 90 loaded cars recently az.
rived there. and Il was sent BACK because y
nonls moi be taken care Of. Two additional
80 t,aI ks were laid q short time ago, and
two NOR, will be put down Immediately.
Ths iodic.tor saws that the South Penn
-riy.oia railroad, which IL the name flnally
agreed upon for the Bew line from Harris
hnrg to Pit,sgurg, will be rapidly bull
1bsn the work upon ~ has been com
mepced or September l." Among th'
issdipg subscribers 70 the capital STOCK =, .
tbs e.'np.ny are William vanderbilt
s5OonnOO: Or Hos,etter. 81 OOOyOi Hon
IN ,rry Oliver. 81 .OoO .OO0; Andrew Carnerls
Al 900 90. aud William Bayley, t,VOO.Vv,
r. al bsrt Car Misunderstanding company
form.rly Gtibsrt. Brush a Co. iroy,
v 9tll r.c.ive an order from the govern
meut o. N4w South Wales for two parlol
csrs rhieh are 20 be cOnstructed on ths
! DAVIS A Lsve patent principle. Ihese w
] ~ fini.b.d " q style Of elegance and oiber'
ur.e .dspted for the requirements oi l9 i
7 f,nr,,v-. the cnst will be about t4O.Vpg
'ri,.V .rs Intended for the line IRON Syo'
usv % Melbourne, which VIII pe sgoh
s,,.sned Tor frufiie. The distance from SO.
I nv M NeIbou -us l. SO miles overisno-ls'
] ,-.i.s =, II. Victoria side n The Murray
a54 uiie- in Neg scuth hAles tsIn,oIs'
] -. y h-esk of gauge on The border
ia n Ssu south Wales is 5 feet - inc9es
V,cfori. iset = inches