The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-09
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RAILROADS.

In reference TO California traffic over the
trunk lines, it has been determined that
the present tariff shall govern until July !. .
The Railroad Gazette reports Tor the last
week l32 miles of new railroad. making n
total of l ,593 miles, against 3 20S reported
for the corresponding time in 1882.
The Mexican Central railroad is graded
for over 100 miles beyond Chihuahua, and
the iron is being rapidly laid. The en-
gineers expect TO reach the City of Mexico
by July 4, 1854.
Between 400 and 500 feet Of heading yet
remains to be taken out before daylight
will be let tn ough the main range of the
Rockies at Mullan Tunnel, on The Northern
Pacific.
The figures show that the Central Pacific
handled 20,605,0O0 pounds OF through
freight during the first four months of this
| year, and the Southern Pacific during the
! same period 80, 1874 800.
The Indianapolis Journal says: The
Union Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka Il
Santa Fe passenger men are in a high state
of excitement as to on which roads the
highest elevation is reached. The Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe dodgers claim that
the Denver Il Rio Grande railway crosses
the continental divide at Marshall Pas,
Colorado, at an elevation of D,760 feet, the
nlEutst tltNbtlOu VI hllN Ill NuTlD
America. The Journal will settle the dis
pute by giving the official figures The
continental divide is crossed by railway
lines in Colorado at four points, two bv the
Denver Il Rio Grande and two by the Union
Pacific. The elevation of Marshall Pass
crossed by the Denver & Rio Grande, is
l0,760 feet. The elevation of Tennessee
Pass is 10 AIS feet. The elevation OF Breckin.
ridge Pass. at Boreas, on the Denver &
South Park division of the Union Pacific
railway is II, 49S feet. The elevation of en-
trance to Alpine Tunnel, on the Gunison
extension, is II jH feet. the highest point
reached by railroad in North America.
Below will be found some interesting
figures on the live stock business at Kansa:
City for the first five months or 1883:
Total cattle received, head. ...,...,.,..lS2,2 7t
Total hogs received, head. ....,,....".., 57g,2Lt
Total sheep received, head. ......"..... 3tG0t
Total horses and mules received, head. G,g6.
Only about halt Of all the stock received
at Kansas City came east. Of the hog.
1856 365 were shipped east, and 423 ,S3t
packed at Kansas City. The total ship
mems from Kansas City east by carloads
during the period referred to was OH cars
carried as follows Hannibal & st, Joe and
Chicago Burlington & Quincy, ego cars
Wabash, l,l20 cars Missouri Pacific Ts
cars; Rock Island, $40 cars; Chicago &
Alton, 3,lS0 cars. This showing is a good
one for Kansas City, and the figures are
not altogether without interest to ST.
. Louis live stock d railroad men. One
thing Is certain, and that Is, a considerable
portion OF the stock seems to have gone Il
Chicago, or else the Chicago & Alton is get
ting away with the G )uld lines.
The Indianapolis Journal says. EN-
Kennedy, secretary and treasurer OF al
association known as the Chosen Friends
now appears in q new role. Yesterday hi
: was circulating for signatures amonl
prominent business men paper calling FOL
a convention at Indianapolis on June Goth
when preliminary steps are to be taken tt
organize the Indiana division OF what IL I,
b. be known as the Grand Transcontinen'a
a railway, which is to be n doube.track mar
a row gauge road from New York to Sar
g Francisco, and from Chicago TO New Or
a leans; or, us the circular says, q road reach
Q ing from ocean TO ocean. and the gull u
, the lakes. Similar organizations he states
: are to he effected In all states. Eight ser'e
!. OF stock of SIS, 900 100 each are to be issuet
| and the bonded debt on double.track roat
d properly equipped Ia to be put $4,000 Il
/, The mile, on single track $1,000. Indian,
I will be allowed but 100 stockholders, anc
i the organizers Of the scheme are very
/. clever, and say that seventy.five Of thes'
4 stockholders can be residents OF Indian
: apolis. Although not u practical railroad
man. Mr. Kennedy talks railroads quite
. iiippantly, aud II the parties who sign ta'