The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-07-19
LIVERPOOL
RAILROADS,

ABOUT 500 miles of the Northern Pacific
road will be protected by trees, which are
being planted by the company.
The Minnesota legislature has passed an
act making q train employee, whose neg
ligence causes death, guilty of msnslaugh-
A dispath from the City of Mexico says
the surveys for Captain Ead's ship railway
canal are progressing rapidly. In % kiio,
metres surveyed the greatest gradient is
in 10i kilometres.
A parlor car with wooden wheels is to be
used on the Boston. Concord Montreal
road, The wheels are made OF teak wood,
and In appearance are said to be similar 70
the paper wheels so generally in use, and
are one-fourth cheaper
It is stated officially that the Texas Pa
cific company put 800, 900 into rolling-stock
aud betterments OF the road during April,
1888. For the first six months OF this year
the company has put an unusually large
sum of money into the property.
The secretary of the board OF equaliza-
ton has Just completed table showing the
number of railroads in Missouri and their
valuation as fixed by the board oflast year.
The number of roads is seventy-three, and
their total value So, 1856, an increase OF
$3,498, 900 over tue previous year. Total
value of railroad bridges and telegraph
lines III but obbtC 10 YoOitoo,ooot ~ sA1SASsNS
over the preceding year OF 81, 1873, DOC.
Denver, COL, July 14.-The Denver q
New Orleans Railroad company to-day
closed contract with a strong syndicate OF
railroad and business men to operate their
road for year in spite of the war against IL.
It's officers say this will insure arrange
ments to complete it to connection with
the Gulf of Mexico.
The Indicator says: "Work on the ORR
entail. Interoceanic, Mexican & Interna-
tionai railroad in Mexico, recently sus-
pended, will be recommended immediately,
and the trouble between the railroad .peo-
pie and the Mexican government about
certain concessions has been ABUSED, and
these projects consolidated with General
Grants Mexican Southern railroad, which
system is to be run to the City OF Mexico
and south into the Central American
states.h
The Northern Pacific company has or
ganized an express company OF Its own
with $4,000 600 nominal capital. II
should also establish its own weather
bureau, and keep rain on tap To "fall only
In places where needed"
Gen. John b. Gordon assigns as his rea-
son for Tesigning the presidency OF the
Georgia Pacific Railway a desire to give his
undivided attention TO his railroad ana
other schemes in Florida. The Georgis
Pacific road is practically completed, and
IL is claimed that Gen. Gordon has redeem.
OF every pledge made when he assumed
control of that unpromising enterprise.
The Paris Lyons and Mediterranean
Railway company is one Of the greatest
monopolis In the world. 1t gets all the
traffic overland from the south througn
France. The local trade OF Lyons and
Marseilles is at its mercy. BY new bar
gain with tue 20 ,ernmeot the company Il
To build 600 miles Of railway for the state,
and is 10 carry the new roads until they
pay, after hich IL Is 10 give up two-thirdi
The Boston Advertiser says the Texas a
81. Louis railroad, narrow gauge, which
with the Toledo. Cincinnati Il St. Louis, II
expected to form an opposition line 70 the
Gould system, Is now virtually completed
II was formed by the consolidation Of tht
Texas a. st. Louis, OF Arkansas, and the
Little River Valley & Arkansas, establish
ing line to Texarksna, where II CONNECTS
with the Texas d st. Louis, OF Texas. bJ
which the line is extended from Texarkanf
70 Gatesyille. The company In Missouri
and Arkansas has arranged TO purchase Q
majority Of the stock OF the company IN
Texas, and pi opposes 10 secure the exchange
Of the balance Of the stock Of the COMPANY
the company in Missouri and Arkansas, u
that there shall ultimately be but one clss
OF certificates. The land grant and income
bonds Of the company in Texas cover land
TO which the company is entitled at tn
rate of O.240 acres per mile. The company
IL entitled thus far TO 3 .23l $50 acres. Ger
tificates have been issued and received, bu
land bss not been locate. s,
been issued, bat have not been re
csived for 436 400. Additional certincate
are due on 543 $50. The Texas q 81 Loui
in Texas has issued % .el5ooo hrst mort
gsRe bonds, s. $4,000 lsno grant ana ~ ln
coms bonds. and ss.9s5 900 stock. Tn
Texas a So Louis 10 Missouri and Arksn
sas has issued s14.740.000 first mortgsg'
bonds. and s4,74O 900 incomes. The stool
il 80 $50 500, intending the smount Decee
ssry 10 cover the stock OF the Texas com
pu1y into the treasury Of the company II
Mlssouri and Arkansas.