The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-29

uYnf WNIfn lHNV HTn ~ VNNH ~ wv WhNHf'
! tho lion Mountain, iho rtKaa n Pacific ~
! tie Southern Pacific railroads. aud N ~
! tshdg through section " the Unite
States that ~ tat necessarily make n hlPhl
populer durnR tho cold winter mouth.
Raven Pullman and tho same numbcr q
Southern Pacific aleepefs will cOnstitnt
the line. They are 10 run on aliernnt
days. All the sleepefg will be in c0nstan
use, owing 10 the long distance they will b.
required TO travel. This Is certainly ono o
Tho most important departures that hay'
been taken by any railroad company II
this city Tor q long time, and the exampl,
| SGT by the Iron Mountain II IL almost saft
| to predict, will more than probably be in
| itialed toon by other lines that carry pas
sengers from the Atlantic to the Pacific
states.
Mr.. II. G. Townsend and wide-awake
assistant, Ii. A. Fisher, have succeeded adj
mirably during the past year in making
the passenger department OF the Gould
system of roads one of the most successful
| in tho county. They have been quick
witted and have shown by every reform
they have seen fit TO inaugurate that they
understand how to make the lines they rep
| resent popular railway thoroughtares.
Buffet cars, the lunch basket service, and
all other improvements, calculated to add
to the popularity of the Gould system, have
been introduced by its managers. The
through sleeping car line, their most recent
achievement, for whose benefit it has been
established.
KANSAS Cry, Mo. Nov. 23.-Mr. II. A.
Lewis, o citizen of Wichita Falls, Texas, is
in the city in the interest of new railway
company, known as the Texas, Oklahoma
d Kansas, the proposed route of which IL
from Arkansas Pass, twenty-five miles dis
tant from Corpus Christi, on the south
eastern coastof Texas, to Kansas city, a
distance of950 miles. The railway compa.
ny was incorporated under the laws OF
Texas few weeks ago, with capital of
$500, 900. Among the incorporators is Gen
eral Gordon, the ex-senator, who OF late has
been eminently successful IS a railroad.
builder and manager in his own state, and
number of New York capitalists. Mr..
Lewis called on a number of business men,
in company with Mr.. w. II. Miller, secre-
tary of to e board OF trade, receivin. invsri-
ably assurances of cooperation %ith the
projectors OF the new railway enterprise.
70 Globe. Democrat reporter BIZ. Lewis
gave some interesting facts concerning the
enterprise with which he Ia identified.
From Arspsas Pass" said he, "the read
will run north TO San Antonio, and thence
to Cisco, where 1t will cross the Texas Pa
citic, thence the route lies north to Wichita
Falls, near the southern line of the terrific
~. Passing across the Indian Territory
east of Forts Sill and Reno, the route lies
through Caldwell, Kansas aud thence into
Kansas City"
How will you get through the terrific
W"
by an act of congress giving US right. OF
way"
HAS survey of the route been made
YETI"
mo. 1t was expected that surveying
| - L.. al laof Gan,
Iember. but this step could not be taken
then. The survey will p4obably be begun,
however, in the near future. The proposed
road will connect with three separate lines
Leading into Old Mexico, which will give
Kansas City additional means OF communi-
cation with that country, whose develop
ment has only fairly begun. We want q
line to Kansas City by which we may send
our beeYes to your marke; and young cat
tie to the ranges of the west and northwest.
This line will give Kansas City an outlet
by way of the guilt of Mexico and open up a
new territory that will prove of immense
value to the young metropolis"
BALTIMORE, Nov, 26.-The annual meet.
ing of the stock holders of the Baltimore d
| Ohio railroad company, was held to-day.
The fifty-seventh annual report September
Both, 1883, shows the earnings, $40 1879 COZ;
expenses show. $ll,03i eco; working
an Increase compared to 1882,
of .3J5 .962 profit and loss account shows
| an increase in the past fiscal year of 81,
S55, S2l; surplus fund which represents in
inested capital derived from net earnings
and when is not represented by either
stock or bonds, now amounts to $40, 1t3, 419.
To meet the losses which. were
nection with the reorganization
of the Marietta & Cincinnati company,
now known as the Cincinnati, Wash.
ington & Baltimore railway COM
pany. and which realized it is estimated,
| So 0O6, 1852 and those incurred in aiding the
rec rgaDization and effective working OF the
| important line is believed to be justified, as
great as they have been, by the results
| which will be realized in promoting
and Washington and Cincinnati and the
southwest. Within a biief period an sddi-
tional line from Columbus to Clinton val
lev on the Cincinnati, Wabash d Baltimore
road, will be open to DE operated in con-
nection with the Central Ohio and the Ohio
Il Baltimore shoIt line. and
the Pittsburg Southern road, max
ing direct and excellent route Ior
passengers and freights, between Piltsburg
aud Conceivable end Cincinnati snd the
Southwest. Payments for investments on
the sinking fund for redemption OF sterling
loans, due 1895, 1902, 1929, during the year
amounts 10 1929, 395. All tracks on
the main stem and nearly all branches east
of the Ohio river are now laid with steel
rails and upon completion Of the Philadel-
Dhia branch of the Boston, Baltimore d
Ohio road, and Baltimore d. Philadelphia
road, the difficulties which are now caused
by delays and unsati1fsctory connections,
will be removed and the Boston, Baltimore
az Ohio company will then be
restored both to its southern and
western business and to position which
will enable them much more successfully
to compete for all northern and southern
and western traffic, expected on opening
the Philadelphia branch OF the Baltimore q
Ohio railway, and the Baltimore d Phila-
delphia railHay, that the time between
Baltimore and Philadelphia be re.
duced to two hours, between WASH
ington and Philadelphia three hours,
between Baltimore ana New York to four
York TO five hours. The Baltimore Ohio
Railway company, under resolutions
adopted unanimously by the stockholders,
il building the Philadelphia branch from
the point of connection with its union stem
to the northern boundary OF Cecil county.
Maryland, where IL connects with the road
which the Baltimore & Philadel-
phia railway lie constructing through
Delaware by way Of Wilmington into Phil
sdelphia. The following directors were
elected: W. +. Burns, Robert Garrett.
John Spear Nicholas, John Gregg, W. W.
TAYLOR, James Carey Cole, @. A. Vsndling-
or, Decatur II. Miller, Joshua @. Harvey,
g. W. Dobbin, Henry Q. Smith, Aubrey
Psarre.
Joseph jefferson Speeches..