The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-29
oh RluSEKeePEH'S SEklE

has ordered the construction Of 900 freight
cars aud number of new engines.
The Northern Pec.6c rallroad has in.
strncied agents during the season of ISS3
10 bui'd fruit and ornamental trees Tree 10
actual settlers along the liue of the road.
According 10 the law IN Florida, the first
railroad that is built to Tampa will gel the
state land grants, ard five different com.
panles are making preparations TO get IN
first
The blockade of immigrant outfit trains
on the Pierre line of the Northern Pacific
road Is most remarkable. Passenger trains
are obliged to run off at every side track to
permit them 10 pass.
In Aaslria-Hungsry SOP miles of new
road were opened for the traffic during the
year lSS2, against 235 miles in 1881. III q
longest single line was 10 miles long, and
eleven lines were less than ten miles long
The country between Winnipeg ard
huIsons bay VIII De surveyed Tor u rail-
road as soon as a bill providing for consoh
dation of the Winnipeg h Hudson BAY line
with the Nelson River company has been
passed w the government.
The Scientific American says that the
haulage OF the United States RAILWAYS EN-.
ploys over 1000 locomotives, and that the
aggregate cost OF running them, such us
iuel, water, repairs and engines, is about
SDWO,OOO, or rather more than So 900 for
each engine.
A contract will shortly be let by the
Northern Pacific Terminal company TO fin
in Couch lake, near Portland, as a site for a
union depot. The filling will be done with
sand from the Willamette river, and the
contract price will be between $500 900 OOO
and 800 10000.
An application was made to railroad
superintendent Tor the position of brake.
man, when the official replied that there
was no chance Tor the application then
but probably some one would be killed in.
side of ten days, when he could have the
vacancy"
The proposed bridge across Niagara
river, vt Niagara Falls, for the Canada
southern, is a decided fact. The contrac,
has been given to Il Buffalo bridge company
to build double track steel truss bridge
with stone piers on each side OF the river
from the waters edge. Work will be
finished by December LIST. Men have beer
cutting trees from the waters edge to ia,
top oil the river BANK on both sides. The
site is about 400 feet to the falls side of TIA,
rail way suspension bridge.
The Salt Lake Tribune states that IN,
Union Pacific officials are discussing III,
feasibility of shortening the time of the ex
press IRAN between Omaha and Ogden, sc
that IL Will arrive at Ogden about {
O'Clock in the morning. instead of q d. IN
AS at present. To do this they will have Il
reduce the bulk OF the overland train II
some manner to enable them TO make th,
speed. They also talk of reducing the tim,
OF the emlgrant train from four TO thrt
days.
Certiilcate OF incorporation Of the Rail
way Telephone company has been filed il
New York. The object is to construct line,
OF telegraph throughout the United State,
ana adjacent countries to convey message,
for railway purposes, The capital stock /.
liked at $500 600, which may be increased
10 100000.
The New York Indicator, of Tuesday has
the FOL owing The expectations OF tb,
Memphis Il Charleston stockholders tina,
their road Is to become part OF the new
arrangement between the East Tennessee,
virginia d Georgia and southwestern roads
are about dispelled, and they are looking in
VAN Tor some connection that will give the
road business enough to pay expenses and
charges, They seem to have discovered
the mistake they have been making since
the connecting link is to he made via Vicks-
burg and Shreveport. They will now be
compelled to pay up and shift for them
selves
The Southern Railroad Record SAYS: "All
OF the railroads leading from Florida, south
ern Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina
are making ample preparation to carry
north the immense early vegetable and
fruit crop. The Central road will put on A
ilfteen'hour reirigerator.car schedule be.
tween Savannah and Atlanta. The water
melon crop will be overwhelming, and the
peach crop very large. The value of early
vegetables, especially tomatoes, and of
peaches, lies in getting them TO market
quickly III good condition. To do this re-
irlgarator-cats and last time are indspensa-
be. Car companies and the railroads are
prepared to fill both requirements.
Mexico has three great railroads, SAYS the
Cincinnati News-the Mexican railway
Mexican Central and Mexican National
The Mexican railway, which Is called the
English road, is owned in London. 1t was
started twenty-five years ago, and has
been running over its entire line, from
Vera Cruz TO the capital l2t3 rilesl. since
1873. Including branch lines, the total
mileage of the road is 35i miles. In the
last fiscal year dividend of nine and one.
half per cent. was paid on the common
stock. The president of the road is an
American. The road is standard e iuge,
The Mexican Central is controlled by one
OF the great railroad Syndcates of this
country. Trains are running regularly be.
tween III Paso and Chihuahua, Il distance
OF 20 miles Work is rapidly progressing
on the remaining 400 or 900 miles
Its American conn ections are with the
Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe system. The
gaugeis standard, The Mexican Southern
railroad has been Incorporated in New
YORK by Mpssra. Grant Sage i,nnlI Nh.