The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-21
RAILROAD ITEMS.

Massac hpsctts railroads in 1852 paid t625O,O 900
of dividends.
1t is stated that the total mileage of railroads
in this country Jan !, 1883, was lib, O0l miles
II IL said that the ST. Paul company will soon
give paper rails comparative uial with iron
and steel.
The East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
railr nd system has l. 1856 miles of track, 1873 en-
eines and 1857 cars
Chattanooga passenger agents aie accused of
presenting every Texas emisrant with Il 'snide''
diamond pin
The Texas & Pacific railroad is now handling
100 tons OF Steel rails, which are being shipped
to FL Paso for the Mexican Central RAILROAD,
which is bong built as fast as money aud men
can do 1t.
The invention OF Mr.. Edward J. Ma,lett for the
consumption of smoke, is TO receive u thorough
test by . locomotive now being built for the
Erie railroad, which will make trip across the
continent for the express .rp0se.
Within the United states there are now two
transcontinental lines in operation, with a third
approaching completion and another In con
temptation IN connection with the Atlantic Il
Pacific road, and even another in the
extension OF the Union Pacific. Besides
extending westward from the Mississippi liver liver
covering the plains from Dakota to Texas.
Its iumoied in Boston that the forthcoming
message OF Governor Butler will contain the an.
nouncementt that Mr. Vanderbilt has made the
state an offer for the Hoosac tunnel, and thatif
his oiler Is accepted, he proposes 10 connect II
with the Boston Il Albany railway, all of which,
II is said, will meet with much opposition from
the legislature,
The forthcoming report of the government di.
rectors of the Uhion Pacific Is said 10 show that
after paying the dividend Off per cent. and pro.
viding for all dues to the government, the float
Ing debt has been substantially llquidated;
also, thatov and above the three above men.
toned items there win remain 5000 In the
treasury of tas company, besides the amount in
the sinking fund.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad will DO
completed u Salt Lake on March !, and be
ready for through trade between Salt Lake and
Denver. This road Is u narrow gauge, on an
air line, as near as can be- considering the
grades over tho mountains, Raining over plains
for great deal of the distance. and there are no
obstacles TO speak OF between Salt Lake and tho
eastern foot OF the Sierra Nevada mountains.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Is restricting the
very free use heretofore made OF clergymen's
haf-rato tickets Circulars have been issued TO
the half.fare privileges win hereafter be re-
striced TO the limits Of the parish In whlcl The
minister resides, and then only when such min.
lister Ia actually doing parish work.
me Railway Age, In Its current ISSUE Will
estimate the number of railroad employees
In this country 1T 40 men per mile
OF railroad This census returns give the
following classification of the employees
General officers, 1896 general Office clerks
S65o, staton-mcn, 6S,3SG engineers 1897; ON.
ductors, l2llg all other train.mon, 1891; ma.
chiniss, 22766 carpentsIs, % 90! all other shop.
men, 4l,l6; track.men, ~ is9; all other en-
ployes. bl6gii aggregate. ils,s57 The x neral
officers number only 1875, or one to every ia
employees. The aggre alto amount OF the pay
rolls OF this army during the year was $l9j.
8j0rl3
The Railway Age says VIII there be much
railway building during 1882 Judging from tn.
lists OF new companies incorporated In tho
various states aud territories IN the year 1889
alone, we should say, decidedly, yes. These
lists show the following results: Ohio 10 railway
companies incorporated, who's, proposed mile.
age we roughly e'imato AZ 250l milo, Town, ~
companies project ling abou 2 600 miles; Mon.
tana territory locked In among the mountains,
companies, proposing some 800 mites aud
Dakota territory contemplating aUout 9S5 miles;
making total Tor these four states aud terrific.
ries OF " companies, whose projected mileage Is
something like 6l75 miles OF oOurs some Of
| this mileage wi not be built but upon no small
part OF II work is likely 10 be- In progress within
| q few months
The rtcen, experiments with the spring street.
car motors in Philadelphia arc said TO have