The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-27
RAILROADS.

II is reported that about 5000 men will
soon be at work on the Oregon railroad be.
tween Redding and the state line.
The Jacksonville, st. Augustine and
Halifax river railroad was completed to
81 Augustine last Saturday.
Various projects are ON foot for the con-
sruclion OF electrical railways in Switzer-
land, the power to be supplied by the &C.
ton OF the waterfall! which are so numer-
Gus in the country. A plan is nearly per.
iiected Tor line four miles and II halt long
between Pontresna and st. Moritz.
The Southern Pacific railroad at Los
Angeles has made,a further reduction in
heights on carload lots OF oranges ship
ped east. The rate is now $3.50 carload
TO all points east of the Missouri river
The second reduction within few weeks.
The rate was $3.50 carload.
- Wheat in Washington territory and
oregon, according to prt sident Willard, is
up and growing we'll The crop OF eastern
washington territory, 1t is estimated, will
amount to 25S000 tons in wheat. and that
OF western Oregon $4,000 tons. He is as
ss"'o. that the gross revenue from the
otanch OF the Northern Pacific to Butte
wy will be not less than $1,000, 600 for
thncoming years.
The bridge of the Canada Southern rail-
,r"y ~ ANiukhTh Is W Ut COIupltttu uuOUt
Dec, |, al an estimated cost Of SSOO,CJ0.
About 800 men are OF work. Mr.. Van
aer6llt is Understood to provide the funds,
out the Canada Southern company will
acquire ownership by issuing about 81 eco.
wv, OF per cent, bonus. The company
paws the International bridge company
S'o,uWO year for the use offs bridge, and
notice OF an advance in the rental to $780,.
oVOa year has been given. The mortage
on the new bridge has not yet been
executed.
100000 railroad ties are used every
year That is enough to build a solid
corduroy road around the world. More
man 10000 miles of new railroad were
quit last year, The life OF a wooden tie is
only hve years, and constant repairs are
necessary. To supply the demand for the
great railroad system OF the country II Is
necessary to chop down 100000 acres o,
forest year 2 1t takes 100 years to grow
trees TO- maturity, and we cut down Millions
anu millions OF them every year.
Inc president OF one OF the roads run
nihg into Indianapolis Is quoted as saying
mat the time was ra.idly approaching
whenno man would BIZ employed In rail.
Ioau service on n trst-class road who drank
WHISKY or gambled. lie for . year pas,
mad made 1t rule to discharge any man
III their service who he heard had been on
aspree, as 1t is termed, and he now pro.
posed to draw the line tighter even In this
respect. He added that he noticed some
al tne western papers were questioning
.ne rights OF employ ers to interfere with
tne private affairs Of those who serve them.
as MS these private habits affect the
business interests OF the employer, he
you'd certainly seem 20 have that right,
no railroad corporation would feel safe to
s.ust important matter to men who drink
suu gamble. Such men are not competent
TO attend 10 their own aira'rs, n, d cannot
, vxnec the confidence OF emplvye.s or TO
he general public
n speaking Of the progress Of the Northern
'acitc road, the Helena Montana Herald