The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-27

y Hreat Northern, 21,byLiS Iron Mountain & :
Isl so Texas x Pacific, ~, 2x6,Ss, Central branch
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The sub-c ,mmittee of the senate railway com.
mittee. which has in charge the bill, 10 consoli
date the southern Pacific railway with other
lines leading from New orleans 10 the Pacific
coast held ameeting, and while no defnite
action was taken, the expressed sentiment OF The
committee was that no consolidation should be
permitted unless the roads 70 be eonsoliiat q
agreed 10 freights and passenger "a Is. thai
would be satisfactory 10 TIE people along the
lines
Itis reported ON very good authority that the
Southern Pacific win ignore the Morgan road as
soon as its line is compete from Nermilionville
10 West Batol Rouge bat for the present run.
ming arrangements win be made wnh the Nor.
gan line. When the Nermiionville extension Is
completed the southern Pacific will come into
this city over the New Orleans \ Mississippi
Valley railroad. Ii this is done the Morgan ruad
viii be cut Off at Vermiionyille, and will be
nothing more than local line and will DO
frozen out as far as through business is con
Cerned,
A St, Louis gentleman, who has just returned
nom flying trip 10 chihuahua, Mexico, reports
that the unfortunate accident which resulted in
the death of Colonel Marley chief engineer of the
Mexican Central road, caused universal regret
throughout the republic Thirty-one miles of
road are completed from Chthuahus which is
"a miles nom the Rio Grende. The track il
graded TO San Resale, ll2 miles, and the compa-
ny is building at the rate OF one mile and half
per day. Since the death of Colonel Marley the
general management OF the road has been con-
Quoted by the assistant chief, who has per.
| formed his work in very cTeditable manner.
A Commercial Gazette reporter learned yester.
day that the Texas X So Louis narrow gaugv)
| road running iron Cairo illinois to Waco
Texas, had purchased the Austin Il Northwest.
| ern load. running from Austin in a north.
westerly direction. By this purchase the first.
/ named road gains an entrance into the capital
/ oftne state, aud forms another link in its pro
/ prA q hn fam
/ of the line south ana It's completion from Cairo
10 ST. Ouis IL will then form a system OF narrow
| gauge roads across the continent, con mencing
ut Toledo on the north and terminating on the
| borders of Mexico at the south rhe lines south
OF st. Louis are owned by the same parties in,
terested in the Toledo Cincinnati Il ST. Louis
system, and it may be they will all soon be
placed under the same management Toe
road making the purchase will be made II is
understood, within Il very short time.
A dispatch from Galveston sayE A. y.
\ Towne general manager OF the southern Pa.
cihc Railroad company and connecting lines,
has issued a circular announcing thar he has
succe eded Hon. J. +. Crosby, is general mana.
ger of the Texas & New Orleans and Louisiana
Western railroad; that the Offices of general
superintendent assistant superintendent and
master of transportation of the galveston, Har-
Iisburg n Ban Antonio road. have been abolish
60, and the line from FL Paso, Texas 10 Yer.
millionyille, Louisiana. will be known as
"
Railroad system, over which the officers of
executive, transportation and accounting
departments of the Southern Pacific
road will exercise general supervision
aud for which the following changes and ap-
pointments are announced L. G. Thompson
superintendent Major Converse will continue
| in charge of construction work, and chief ed
gineer Of the FL Paso, San Antonio and Houf.
ton divisions .. c. Gibbs, general freight agent;
7 w Pierce, jr., general passenger agent; d.
A. Sullivan, general baggage agent, headquai.
ters at Houston. The line'between FL Pasu and
Sanderson will be known as the FL P8so diyis-
ion, OF which James Campbell is appointed SUI
per ntendent and l.. Bonner master me-
chanic, with headquarters ut FL Paso. The line
between Sanderson and San Antonio, including
the branch to Eagle Pass, will be known as tho
San Antonio division, of which Mr. W. &. Van.
! leCk is appointed superintendent and j. j. RYAN
master mechanic, with headquarters at San An
tonic The line between San Antonio and
Houston, including branches, win be known as
the Houston division, Of which IL. Flanders is
appointed superintendent, headquarters at
columbus; ID. Il. Davis master mechanic.
headquarters at Houston, N. Il. 0lsou,
chief engineer, will remain in charge of
buildings and bridges on the Louisiana division,
headquarters at Houston. Il &. Thompson who
succeeds Major James Converse as general SUI
| perlntendenL was formerly assistant Superin-
tendent OF the Galveston, Harrisburg Il San An
TO no railroad, and is in every way fitted to dis
cnarge the responsible duties of the office to
which he has been appointed. lie is young
man. native of New Brunswick, Canada. de
was In the employ of the Missouri Pacific rail-
way for several years, and came to Texas in
1915 with A. W. Dickinson, formerly superin-
| tsndent of the Galveston, Harrisburg & San An
tonic railroad. Mr., Thompson has gradually
risen until he now iiolds one OF the most impor-
tant positions on the Southern Pacific Upon the
resignation of Mr.. Crowley, as master of trans
por!ation, with headquarters at Columbus, Mr..
thompson was appointed assistant general su-
perintendent His promotions have been
earned and merited, and are but fitting tribute
to his zeal In behalf of his line and his IeCog-
nized ability rs II railroad man. All other OH.
GERS and agents will be coniiuui q in their re-
speCtive positions