The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-13
RAILROADS.

On March 81, 1851, New Zealand had 1888
miles, 10 chains, of railroad IN operation,
costing 80 ,ii3 600; net income on the year,
- lSs. %. per cent. on cost. OUe hundred
and lightweight miles were in course OF
construction. Three thousand eight hun
bred and twenty.tour miles OF telegraph
we're in operation, Weddings handsome net
return on cost
The Canada Pacific is said TO have started
with a grant OF 7GG miles of road butt aud
ia operation. Another grant covers 25,OIJ,-
600 acres OF land, 4 great portion OF which
lies in fertile, producing regions. II
also has clear gift from the government OF
$25 COO 600, TO be paid in instaliments, on
the completion OF each twenty miles OF
road. It's charter eXempts the road, stock
and equipments from taxes forever, and II
has tree right-oi.way, with all materials Tor
construction free OF duty. The 2,4OO miles
of track TO be laid is estimated to cost no
more than $G0,00000O, of which. as stated
above, the government pays S2oUO0,WO.
The remaining $4,000 COO can be realized
| from the sale of their lands in the Manitoba
country alone.
According to the current number OF the
| Chicago Railway Age, the construction OF
! railways IN the United States during the
| first quarter OF 1883 has fallen away about 10
per cent, as COMPARED with that recorded
| In u like portion Of 1852, the total of main
| track completed in the past three months
being 7GG, as compared with 200 miles in
| 1852 The Age estimates the construction
for the year AT 5000 miles, 80.
One ofthe older railways Of this country
will send to the railway exposition section
OF CIV rail which has been IN continuous
use from 1898 to the present year 1t is in
tended to accompany 1t with statiqncs
showing the total tonnage which has passed
over it during its iorty-iiye years Of servlce,
and also history OF its .eNoerences dur,
| inv that period The same railway will
claim to enter the "oldest railroad man in
the United Statesn-that is, the man who
has seen the longest term OF continHaus
railway service. His railway life began sew
era years previous to that OF the rail men.
toned above. What stories he can tell
about railroading In the early days
There is track one-eighth OF II mile in
Length near Grcenville, New Jersey, which
has been in use for about eight months for
experiments Ia electric locomolton. The
experiments have been under the direction
of Leo Daft, the electrician OF the Dan
Electric Light company, who claims "
have succeeded in making motors anu
other apparatus whereby freight ana pass
epger cars may be run by electricity NJ
cost tal things considereo) less than nov
obtains with the use OF steam power. Inc
track at Greenville, over which Mr.. Datt'
car now runs, is sharply curved snd has
decided upgrade. The place has been Wis
tied by many railroad men, aud represent
atiyes OF the Pennsylvania, New Jerse,
Central, Erie and other lines have takei
rides over the line. AS is the case witt
other wel.kuown forms o. electric rail
roads, the current IN Mr. Daits apparatu
is set along the tracks hu, the invento
saws the intensity OF the current is not suiil
cient to make II harmful TO man or beast
One application OF the invention of Ny
Dan vii. be OF value to street railroads. 4
, company has already been formed with
capital Of $500 600. to nut electric mo'o's Of
street railroads in Newark, New Jersey
. ard motors Tor the purpose are now be'a