The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-03

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RAILROADS.

JOHN HOWARD has been appointed south-
western passenger agent of the Bee Line
route, with headquarters at Dallas, Texas.
II IS not surprising that all railroads
either leading to Chicago or are anxious TO
get there. The freight shipment last week
amounted to little over 10000 tons, sufli-
clent to load lorty-four miles of freight
cars.
Work began on the Toledo, Texas g. Rio
Grande Narrow gauge, the link which is TO
| connect the Toledo, Cincinnati & st. Louis
WIN the Paramore system of southwestern
| roads, few days ago. The entire line will
be constructed byGeorge Il, Hibbord, the
| contractor of the ParamOre system, at SO, =
| 500 per mile.
Times-Democrat reporter picked I'D a
report to the effect that negotiations were
now pending for the control and consolida-
ton of the Cromwell line of steamers with
| the Morgan ships, and that the consolidated
| line would be operated in this city under
one management. 1t is also stated that the
huntington system will in short time
build several new steamships TO run in con
nectlon with the Southern Pacific road
GTeenville Herald 1t is a settled fact
| that Greenville will secure the Texas g. 81
Louis railroad. The subscription list now
! foots up an amount sufficient to Justify the
guarantee required, and the contract with
the company will be closed in q few davs.
The contract Will require the road to be in
operation by April /, 1888, but the company
expects to have it running to Greenyille in
time for the fall trade. With this road we
will have competition in freights TO and
from the leading commercial marts of the
country, and when the northeastern branch
OF the Central is built here, which is almost
"a certainty now, Greenville will be the rail
road centre OF north Texas.
The house of representatives, OF Pensyl-
vania, after nearly three hours debate.
passed the irecpass bill through a second
reading. The bill originally prohibited the
governor and other state officers and heads
of departments, supreme and other court
Judges, and members of the legislature
| from accepting passes. To-day this was
stricken out and the bill changed so as to
prohibit railroad companies from issuing
passes except TO officers and employees of
the company, but allowing the issuing of
excursion and Communication tickets nc re.
duced rates. This amendment was adopted
without much opposition. The test vote
was on section imposing fine of not ex-
ceeding $500 and imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six months for each violation of
the act, On this proposition the yeas were
1Ol and nays %. The bill then passed sec
ond reading by viva voce vote.
The area of the state of Illinois, according
to the corrected survey. is $3.50 gross acres
OF which all but $50 acres are land surface.
Upon this there are now constructed and in
running order railroads having an aggregate
length OF 2,i75 miles. During the past
year, forty-siN roads added 493 miles to
their operating lines, and tifty-seven corpo-
rations within the state reported q combined
capital stock Of S5il, 26l ,536-an increase
Of S5O,0OO,0 900 over the amount invested the
previous year. The total net income over
operating. expenses and taxes, was 500, 357,-
600, and that, too, on "A gradual reduction
OF passenger rates on all the roads, the
present average being 90 cents per mile.
On this showing, Illinois claims TO be the
greatest railroad state in the world.