The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-10-28
RAILROADS.


RAILROADS.
The Mulan tunnel will be completed
this month
Georgia is the only southern state in
which northern syndicates do not control
the principal railroads.
Philade' phia Is to have street car with
a patent spring motor, The Inventor says
that after tho spTng IL wound up II VIII
propel the car eight miles.
There is 4 900 miles olrailroad IN Missouri,
of which 2GO were built in 1882. Still there
are II counties 40 in the whole state) in
the southern part OF the state that are with
out mile OF road
Freight conductors on the Canada Pacific |
railway are earning IN some instances as |
much as $50 per month, Dcingpaid Accord |
inc to the number OF miles run Passenger |
conductors receive about 9llO per month !
all along the line.
Since the first Of January, this year, the
Central Pacific Land Commissioner, w. II.
Mills, sold, il is said, %li0 worth olthoir
land grant, In small parcels, 20 actual set
tiers In small tracts IN California.
To day new Joint tarid between Chicn-
20 and points In fexas and Louisiana goes
iuto effect. The roads Interested In this
tariff are the Wabash, c., Il. and q q,
and A. Illinois Central, Chicago and East
ern Illinois, Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain. There are number OF import
ant changes in classification,
The Union Pacific people have reduced
rates TO Ogden aud Salt Lake. They are
now making rate OF liity cents on oil
classes from the Missouri river to Salt
Lake and Ogdan. The Helena, Mont,
route is now opened all through by rail,
aud rates on fIoights have been greatly re-
ducod,
The imperial railways in Austria may be
very old.lashonad Ia some respects, but
every passenger car has IN It un indicator,
which, us the train moves Onward, SHOWS
upon dial the name ot the next station.
! There was collision on the Council
| Bluffs road the other night. The st, 10.
seph Herald, In referring to what happened
AT the moment OF the collision says;
Charlie Johnson, the train boy, is said TO
| have turned two back summGrsauis, and,
landing ON his feet, called out, "PeAnuta'
! "All ABOUT Jesse James for 80 cents
The first railroad, so far as heard from, 20
adopt the telephone Tor the usual service
| required OF the telegraph, Is the new road
! Just built by George lllles from Remington
10 Vesper, through Wood county. BY this
method MIR. Hilos is enabled to operate his
line without expert telegraph operators,
and will make quite a saving IN TINS direc'
ton. The line will cover about twenty
miles of way.
The Pennsylvania railroad company has
nut on special train between New y ort
and Pittsburg to haul only Adams Express
business, aud one between Baltimore and
! pitlsburg, to haul express business and oys-
ters. Passenger trains west OF fittsburg
} hereafter will not be delayed IN transferring
J express matter and oysters Of Pitisburg, ms
the work is all done before the trains arrive
ut Pittsburg.
! Glass rs beginning to take the place oil
wood and iron In making railroad bridges
! In England The inventor makes blocks OF
glass, which he hardens by special pro-
! cess. In solidity II is said they leave moth
! ing TO be desired. The experiments nj
; ready made have given surprising results
and the cost is below that OF bridges Of
wood aud iron. Moreover, the glass cannot
= be injured by insects like wood, nor rusled
3 like iron,
, The Grand Rapids and Indiana road has
! issued circulars embodying the following
= proyisionG Commencing November LIST
no piece OF baggage weighing more than 25l
! pounds will be accepted Tor transportation
as baggage, This willinCiude baggage aut
, bill trunks OF theatrical com
4 panIes. Pianos and organs weigh
: Ing more than 250 pounds, horses, mules
4 ETC., belonging to theatrical, concert, o.
o show companies, will be carried only as ex
4 presa or freight Pianos or organs weigh
r Ing $50 pounds or less will he carried a
a baggage Il accompanied by the troupe, bu
n then only NJ the owners risk. Storage TO
q unclaimed baggage will be charged
Is ~ follows First u hours, free; first da.
ii thereafter, % cents, aud 10 cents per day
n not exceeding 81, for 80 days.
"a Sherman, In his march TO the sea- tore nj
II the Savannah, Florida and Western rail