The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-08

forms US that the opinion'of the Times has
no basis in tact; that, on the contrary, both
companies are working toward n junction at
the Needles in perfect harmony and that
[ the road will be fully completed so that
trains can run through by the 18th Of April
next.
He informs us that the "Moiave branch"
of the Southern Pacific was then built 10 a
point sixty miles from the Needles, and was
10 be completed 10 the bridge early In April.
Connection would then be made and
through trains run over the bridge on or
before the 10th OF that month. From what
be saw he fully believes that this will be
done. Three thousand men are al work,
with several hundred head OF horses.
The California section, from Molaye 10
the Needles, is 2i0 miles III length, of
which, as stated, but sixty miles remain to
be finished. That il will be done Ion time, ~
Mr.. Allen says, there is not the least doubt
President Dowd, of the Hannibal Il ST.
Joe railroad, confirms the report that the
company, failing to make any satisfactory
arrangements with the Chicago, Burlington
Quincy, has positively decided to build
the proposed extension TO Chicago, and that
work will begin at once. The route already
partly surveyed will not connect with the
Wabash, but will be an Independent line
north of the Illinois river, running through
the counties OF Adams, Schuyler, Fulton,
Peoria, Marshall, Lasalle, Grundy and Ken
dali, All of these counties, except the
first and last named, have larger deposits
OF bituminous coal than any other cOun-
ties oil the state. 1t is understood that at
Auburn station, nine mules out OF Chicago,
the new Hannibal Il st. joe extension will
connect with the Chicago 4 Western In
diana, and run into the city and into the
depots of that company.
The Louisville Trade Gazette, speaking
of the Louisville, St. Louis Il Texas railway,
says; This road will bring into the market
the finest coal that is mined in Kentucky.
II will also be an outlet for the famous
Hancock county sandstone, the finest in the
world, and which took medal in competi-
ton with great many other sandstones at
the Centennial. The road will run directly
through these quarrles. The timber on this
route is also said TO be magnificent, afford.
ing splendid tanbark lnasmuch as there
are over twenty large tanneries in Louis
vile, the trade in this article alone will be
especially remuneratlve.
The charter of the Georgia railroad au-
thorized 1t to charge 80 cents per 100 pounds
per 100 miles on freight and cents per mile
for passengers. These were maximum rates.
The Georgia railroad commission fixed q
lower rate for both freight and passengers.
Upon this the railroad asked for an injunc-
ton from the chanCery court restraining
the railroad commission from inter-
feTing with its chartered rights in the mat
ter of freight and passenger tariff. The
chancery court refused the injunction, and
the case was taken to the supreme court,
which sustained the lower court The rail-
road will, ii possible, carry the case up to
the supreme court of the United States,
The case is of Importance as shedding light
upon the charter rights of railroads.
| A concession has been granted by the
emperor OF Austria for the construction of
the Elevated Metropolitan railway in vi
emma. 1t is to connect all the railway ter
mini with the principal streets and the sub
urbs. The work is to be completed within
four years, ana the first part within two
and half years. The cost is estimated at
| $4,000 900. The whole material must be OF
Austrian manufacture, and will come from
Rothschild's iron-works at Witkowitz and
Teplt2. The chiefs eXcepted, only Aus.
tran engineers are to be employed. The
engines are probably to be worked by cleo
tricity.