The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-11

Henry Wood, who becomes superintendent
OF II. The inst train from Denver to salt
Lake arrived yesterday with 10 Mormon
converts recruited in Georgia.
The average rate OF charge on the Ameri-
can railways per ton of pasSe, gers for
mile IS SS.2b; the average per mile for ton
Of freight was Sl.26, The profit made out
OF carrying ton OF passengers mile was
was SOS cents; the profit ont of carrying a
ton ot freight mile was 0.5S cent.
TWO important new lines of railway are
now being surveyed in east Tennessee,
which will prove OF enormous value In the
development of that section. One is to eN-
tend from Sparta over the Cumberland
mountains TO the Cincinnati Southern rail-
way, near Rugby, and the other to extend
from the Cincinnati Southern railway, near
SunOright, to Knoxville.
The municipal council OF Aiken, South
Carolina, has donated ten acres of land in
that town to the Carolina, Cumberland
Gap ~ Chicago railroad, upon which to
bulid depots and work shops. President
Hagood reports great success in bond negC-
uationS and the securement OF the rght.of.
way.
The Chicago IL Eastern Illinois calls the
attention OF station agents and other en-
poyes TO the Importance of care OF hand
ing United States mails at depots, and
says: Mail matter must not be left on
platform, IN waiting-rooms, or in any ex.
posed place, without protection, either day
or night"
A union depot is to be erected on Main
street, between Fifth and Sixth, Louis, lille,
at q cost of 800 600. 1t will be used by the
| Louisville d Nashville, Louisville, New Al
| bany Il Chicago; Baltimore II Ohio Chesa-
| peake 81 Ohio, Louisville 4 Nashville Air
! Line, and the Jacksonville, Madison Il In
danapolis roads.
The following IS the increase in the per.
| centage OF railroad earnings the third week
| OF March, Chicago Il Alton, Is; st. PAU,
| 81 Northwest, 49, Omaha, Ii (deCrease)
! Denver, g. decrease Indiana, Blooming.
/ ton " Western, II; Louisville II Nashville,
| II; Kansas d Texas, 81; Missouri Pacific
g; Northern Pacific, .; Texas Il Pacific, 35
| Wabash, 20.
| The Mexican government has approved
the section of the National railroad from
Maracatlo to ACambate, a distance Of IS
/ miles. The latter point is la miles FRI IN
| the city OF Mexico. The new section will
be opened on April 9Th. William Cress, the
/ constructor of the Vera Cruz railroad, has
been appointed manager OF the construc.
| ton OF the Mexican National railroad.
| The Missouri legislature has passed bill
providing that no railroad company in th at
!
giving - days notice OF any such proposed
change, by posting the new schedule in
three or more conspicuous placesin each of
the freight aud passenger depots OF the
company. The penalty fixed for the viola
ton OF the law is 5000
The Northern Pacific land sales for March,
! 1883, were 80 $50 acres, for $2ij 100, against
% So acres, for Sl4i III, in 1857 average
price per acre in 1883, 81 IS; 1882, SO 50.
There are four saw-miils now located at
Anthony's Ferry cutting lumber for the
New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Nlcksburg n
| Memphis railroad, but owing to the present
high stage of the water only one is run
ming. From present indications the other
three will be able to start up on Monday
next, The railroad company have over
, 100000 feet Oflumber now ut Anthony s
Ferry.
A special dispatch writer Mt Helena, Ar
kansas, stuils the St. Louis GLOBE Democrat
with snch Munchausen stories as the fol-
lowing; There is much speculation as to
what jay Gould designs doing here. one
report IL that he will erect large grain. ele-
yators and run line of tow.boats to New
| O'leans. Another is that he will make
lle'ena q rival of Memphis, by introducing
people and capital. In any event, the ill-
lire OF Helena, by reason of the Iron
Mountain 4 Southern road, is brighter than
ever before"
The Dtrdauelle Post, speaking Of the CON
tract for the construction of the Dardanele
Il Russellyllle railroad saws Terms were
entered into with Mr., ID. l.. Bourland Tor
the work. He is to construct the road, fur
nish one locomotive, one coach, one bag
gage car and the line IT, be in operation by
August LIST. The depot is to be in Dardan-
ellie, and all ireiRhts aud passengers TO be
delivered or received there. \ cotton shed is
contract was made with MIR. ]. l.. Shinn
for n period often years for the necessary
transfer, and as stated last week that gem
teman will go this week up the Ohio river
to have a boat built with sufficient power
and capacity to meet any demand. Now
let our friends IN Scott and Logan wake up.