The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-07
RAILROADS.

THE railroad bridge over the Colorado
river at the Needles is 1 LOO feet in length.
The report of the bridge company for
Nav shows that q total of 80, ZIG cars were
handled, of which 16,611 were passenger
cars and 9072 were loaded freight cars.
The Frisco board reduced its rate on
/, OO0-mile tickets from $50 to $25, and also
reduces its local passenger fares on its main
line in Missouri and its lines in Kansas to 3
cents per mile.
II is thought il Gould gets possession Of
the East Tennessee, Virginia IL Georgia
road he will effect a connection with the
Sesboard railroad, and run freight through
to Norfolk via Ashville.
The Pacific Mail Steamship company
having liduidated all its floating debt, pro-
poses now to pay the 81, 000,0 007 per cent
bonds borrowed from the Panama Railroad
company some years ago, the payments to
be made at the rate of $4,000 per month.
The largest ware house on the Missouri
river has been begun by the Northern
Pacific, at Bismark. The building is 40
feet wide by 900 feet long. over 200 cars
with up-riyer freight are now at Bismark.
The Michigan an Ohio railroad has just
finished its i5Otb mile of road, which will
connect II with the Chicago and Western
Michigan. The latter road has 456 miles OF
road in operation. In Toledo the Michi-
gan Ohio is spending 100000 in termi-
mails.
engaged in making tests OF a new spark ar
roster, said to be great improvement over
anything ofthe kind ever invented. They
are also experimenting with numerous pat
ents 10. heating cars.
The first railroad in the United States
was projected BY Gridley Bryant 10 1928,
and perfected BY himself md Colonel T. II.
Perkins In 1926. IL was designed 10 carry
granite from the granite qusries in Quincy.
Massachusetts,, 10 the nearest tide-wster.
The first in New York was the Mohawk d
Hudson from Albany 10 Schenectady, be-
gun in August, 1880, and finished 10 1881.
HELEsA, Ark, June 2.-The Paramore
road is not yet completed 10 Pine Bluff.
though IL was 10 have been 90 November
and December, 1882. and January, Februs-
nv. March, April, May and June the pres
emit year. Amer awhile the public may be-
come iDcredulous upon the wholesale prom
ises made by the PsrsmOre company.
The Chicago railroad exposition IL proving
a success. II. N. Ho1ie the general manager
Of the Wabash and Missouri Pacific rail-
roads. said he thought IL one Of the best
Of educators. He has given orders that
the principal mechanics In the employ OF
his roads shall be sent 20 the exhibition
with time 81 their disposal 10 look Il over
Many other prominent rail-
rnad men have signifed that similar action
viii be taken by their respective roads
The new order q the New York and
New England railroad company, making
IL compulsory upon those eTnpl0yes Who
are required - give bonds 10 insure In the
Fidelity and 1r1st cuupanT. has caused
much disc0rtenf anonE ernpioyes, Who Cd
iscf % psying premiums ont Of Their sals-
ries. One conductor. Who hes been On The
rnsd eighteen ysars, hes resigned in con
ssqusnce-
Cfisf- Tus.ic. Rrbinson q the court q aT-
rssis Of Msry land. decided q ieg Gays ego,
ffef wher q tan q wrecfe1 - running
r-r- sfnck wtich re- rrrn the track
ffrrurh ne nerl iFsnce q her CwDers. the
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arrIrsf the u-rer n t1e stocf Tor re-mif-
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