The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-25

scheme In the south. Trains are now run.
ing between Meridian and Shreveport, and
the road Is in good working order.
The New Orleans Picayune figures out
that the American syndicates engaged in
building railroads in Mexico will make
out of the l., so miles OF track which they
viii! control, sS95, 500 eco.
The great railway systems oi the west in
point ot mileage now rank at follows: Mis-
sourt Pacific system, 5,sG3 miles; Chicago
Y Northwestern Qncluding Chicago, st.
raul, Minneapolis y Omaha, 1856, 4,S0S
miles; Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st Paul,
l,52S miles; UniOn Pacific, 4,2S7 miles:
Central 4 Southern Pacific, Il67 miles.
Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific, S,e2g miles,
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, 8, aO6.
TeNarkana News, April 18th: Ii is cur,
rently reported that Mr. j. b. Wadleirh
has been appointed division freight agent,
and will be transferred from Fort Worth 10
Little Rock, and have charge OF the Iron
Mountain freight business IN Arkansas,
lie is competent, popular and courteous,
The impression in railroad circles Is that
ifGould secures control OF the East Ten.
nessee, Virginia and Georgia road, that he
will build into New Orleans. The repor,
that Gould was soon to assume control OF
the kennesavu QUITE, caused great deal OF
comment amUng railroad men. 1t is gen.
orally understood that If Gould wants il he
can easily gotit
An exchange says: The consolidation
OF the Wabash road with the Gould South
western system will throw thousands Of
men out OF employment, who have for
years worked faithfully. If two or three
more large systems consolidate there will
be full army OF men out of employment.
The present outlook indicates that there is
desire among railroad capitalists to con.
solluate and to concentrate the railroad in
tluence OF the country within one or two
syndicates. The more thoughtful railroad
men say that il this is done. very near nil
the financial power of the United States
will be placed in one or two hands.
Helena World, April 1lth Mr.. J. b..
Chapline, who has the contract to Law the
iron upon the Paramore railroad, between
Clarendon and Pine Bluff, states that his
task will be completed in thirty working
days. From this we may expect the work
done by the 10th of May at tine fnrtherest,
Two trains are conveying material daily,
and the iron horse ran to-day If
teen miles beyond Clarendon. The dis
lance between the two points ia forty five
miles, and Mr.. Chapline's force Is laying
track at the rate OF one mile per day.
The competition between the so.called
"Sunset-route'- consists OF the Nor
gan line of steamers between New York and
New Orleans, the Galveston, Harrisburg
Il San Antonio system, and the Southern
Pacific railroad TO the Pacific coast-and the
overland route VIA trunk lines from eastern
seaboard points, In connection with the
Iowa line and the Union and Central Pacific
railroads. is said to be getting very active,
the latter claiming that the former route Is
making large cuts in agreed rates on Pacific
coast business, and taking gravel away
from ii. 1t is also stated that line out OF
Chicsgo, not i'll the Iowa trunk line asso.
citation, is taking u hand in the business
The matter has become Of such serious con
sideration that meeting will probably be
held ut Chicago at an early day, at which
parties interested will be represented, and
an effort will be made to effect a reconcilia
ton of the difficulties attendant upon tn,
disturbance. A number of questions of im
portaDce will be considered at the proposed
meeting which, 1t is thought, will accom-
plish settlement OF all questions ut issu,
between the contestlng routes.
The plans projected some months SIM,
for the combination of the East Tennessee
Virginia Il Georgia railroad with The
Southwestern system have made rapid pro
sible that Memphis may be the great rail
road centre in the southwest. The Eas
Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia road nov
extends to the Missis sippi river at tw,
points, at Memphis, over the Memphis 4
Little Rock road, now included in the South
western system. A junction will be mad,
with the Iron Mountain road and over thi
line with the Texas Il Pacific. At Memphis
connection will be made with the kansa
City Il Fort Scott road, which extend
northwest, crossing all the lines of III,
southwestern roads via Nicksburg and tn,
Vicksburg Il Shreveport road. A line be
tween the Texas Il Pacific and the southern
| lines of the East Tennessee system will b,
formed. When completed this will be tn,
most comprehensive system of railways OIL
the American continent.
This talk about the sale of the Morgan
road having fallen through is all bosh,
said an Old railroad man yester lay. sd
| you suppose that man like Coils L. Hunt
| iugtOn would publicly announce that h
had purchased the Morgan interest un
less such was the case? No, sir; the pur
chase is the best thing for the Morgan road
for the reason that they are cut OF by tn
Gould and Huntington systems. Even tn
| Houston Il Texas Central road, the mai
artery OF the Morgan company, has to pou
its trfilic into the lap OF Gould. Hunt
ington, should the Morgan people dete'
mine not to sell, will build the link fror
Nermiionville to West Baton Rouge, an
the consequence is that Morgan will be shu
out at Nermilionville, or else pay locs
rate for freight.
MANY of the experienced railroad me
say that as far as the sale is concerned Hun
ington IS great deal more independar
than the Morgan line, as he Is master of tn
situation. The map of The country show
that the Morgan people will either have I
succumb to Huntington or Gould. ca
tell you that every sensible railroad man |
the country will bet all that he has this
Huntington has the road, the rumors
the contrary"