The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-20

To n,tIcsl,ncy, John Ireland, Governor Of
TeKu'
sn-Ihav, fas honor Go 'ut mit this, cas-
h,t annual report o1 ODE physical eoua.-
zion ofthe r..l .gsIH tn. stals oI IrEH.
W.tAAfv tf.t.. .." tHs condition oi hr
roads hss s.Hu.Y tf.g very mu.t ..i'
moved iu il. ..t. tet.Nr months, up.e as'
pee.al'y the w.i1 u.rf lue7 r'f..''.r
The state. l.Ip.t .H.s filed .u iN
Office hay. Dee. r..p .r.Iv,I irw' iIi
mosr s.r.uu. e. up ,I..r lrys bs,u 49, .H''
tlsNss,ur r,Dtc railway lessee U' 'h'
T,rsr PaC.u.... vay a.u ugsntHcsI Inter
pntiora e. G.e4t Araeru rai'
vny and branches. aud the Nis-
ueN.s,,ur.. ksrsas6 TeXas railway and
branches. In, o,npIsints ere Tor delay Doc
trsn.porauo. hugnt and the iregu-
larry wi'H au.-b tucy operate their pa.
serFp. rr...r 't.r thorough iuFtrilEt
t.,. rH. ..H, iGs tr unle arises ium dc
to,rn, to.ip..r. I. n'rr especially NO IVr
poNer. ttlIs connection I urfrN.lu uuh.
mil the follow. |. letters NJ iu thl-l lk-cu
NV. HsNsaut Grr'fa' Manager lalmasr..
Ai,sour. ra1't1 Rtlssy, Ett a. - snge. ~
Ious No o"rtmurr D lsF-lu Hlu j. II.
hntun SAT tu i.s,r Aus boo. T,rat
utAH ~'t-l a.. Iu receipt ~ your iaTor
oil TIE - u ulf., q. closing copy OF your
commuuicsI ion 4 sine dats 20 hr. A, -.
Iaimsxo. gtntrN 'rausroriaiun manager,
reIslvr 40 comV..iut ui delay 900 iraLspor,
tnti,usof -r,-g.ts upon our reId- lines. J
am sw.f.. La SINE cause Tor complaint
hnsoxi-t.d. and have already iEsusufsiec
meAsurts when 10 ~ rEprcisd VIII IN Ird
early relief GlutrsC.s 'nr ,OJ' Addiuunal
ire ght car, fort the sytirm have u-ea made
Tor early delivery, A.d thirteen he' loco
motives are ngirs placed upon tno Teas
roed.st tir present .im-. aui have otedet
adisd ~. ty.-Dvtu l.TSs m 'gu since tho
spring Tue very early movement ol the
cotton crop fle present year uEa taxed the
carrvits capacif of the roads 10 grsates
e1tent nan ~ -gey.uls yc trs a. ne season,
and it.v.lguf ms 'Ecesied the -hseclA'
ton formed BOO regard 10 a.. 10 - lmpnsi-
he's this season To comply with the wishes
OF every shIup,r, which would require The
moyeni zoo 3D.. all he crop ~ about tue same
lime sud Ne would nave ~ move the crop
In tnr ii 80 week, hence some Complaints
ar. tuavo.itbir ! rust, however, through
the coutrac. add preparation already made
md In progress. 60 meet a % reasonable de
msuF., .t. .,.aa,t fhH transportation CON
ductrd o. f.. ''u OF tue state, oci
patrons end he public Your truly,
X. : HAYn.
Me. mi Psddc Railway. once OF G-n.' Al
Tfau. por alton VI agrt New Orleans, --
cemb rgi lsS. 90 Col auelJ II BFltisn.
sats Eng uee-, An tin. 4 Ias:
DEAk -iG.-iIurs ut the ~ inst, 10 re-
ceiyed. / ana aware o' The iuC, that there
has been dc ay .u some portOuB a. our
lines in Texas BOO the movements OF iftiRh =.
particularly iu October aud 'ore-Dart OIL I-
vrmbrr, owing, DO Lrest extent, 20 our
having neeu snorJ o. motive power, also o
the fact thar cotton matured earlier than
u.Hel, and nearly I'll stations show iacreas-
Ell receip'a ag cFU,rrrn' 9TH last ytAT
at corresponding period. We have, dunrg
the month OF November and includ ng tfst
week in Dscem Der, rtcrIvrt ten aidiupual
Locomotives tor T. r = also received sever
nj Tor NJ. X A. %, ana have loaned to |. d
q n SON. NJ. X q +. engines; 80 that
from TINS time on lean s-ure Jou tina, nsar.
ly MI. IL not all, 1t the Business handled by
our lines will be handled PROMPTLY.
Yours truly,
A. \ TALHLsB.
General Transportation Manager.
These delays have seriDus damaged the
patrons of the roads. More especially 10
tnis true OF the farming community, a. u
failure To transport their produce has
caused losses 10 them from decline in
prices interest an advances, and Insurance
on the properly while waiting shipment
The Tex ,s q Pacific aud International d
Gtest Northrrn always, OF THIS system, do
n very l,rge lumber business; in TACT, IL II
the principal i1dus.ry OF a number ri
counties traversed by these roads Several
complaints nave been made by the mana
facturers # lumber on these lines on nc
count OF being q able % procure cars TO
ship their lumber. This delay compels the
mill owners to 10 10 the eGpenee OF ineurlng
their lum Der, at high rate of premium, or
of taking the extrs-hazardous risk them
selves. and also OF losing the sale OF their
lumber on account Of SAID delay In ship
ment. There are two causes for their par-
senper trains being SO very frequently be-
hind their =. published sche /
ule time: First deieo' I'VE motive
power; second. waiting Tor their north
erp connections a. Deuison and reTarkana.
The frst cause is very easily remedied by
putttur or their various roads an equip
mpnt ADEQUATE 10 their business, the second
by stating Their trans promptly on uaie
srOm their northern termini. rms would
prob .b,y cause delay OF "a few hours to an
ayera 20 ui not over TWEEN y.hve through
Messengers: while It would prevent hun
drets a ~ -sengers waiting indetiui ely at
th. diGsrCnt stations ia Texas. Another
serious cause Of ,mplaint aganst this com
many IS the long delay IN adjusting and
payins claims. TINS does not reler 10
claims In II / cation. but To claims for los OF
freight, nv.r6narsts ETC., etc. These claim
are All referred 10 the'genera offices in st.
Louis (.aid office, should, under the law,
ha In Texas and there remain linden nitc y
he ore ueing audited and ordered paid Tns
above grievances can only be rrmedied by
legislative euactment7.
BRIDGES
BY reference TO tue ac ,mpanying table
YOU will perceive that there are about
Ia mi es OF wooden bridges on
,ha rail Tays Ia Texas These bridges are
closely watched by the superintendent OF
bridges and track ioremen, but they are
very Temporary structures. In many in
stance long tresile and pile bridges are
ersc.rd where q small culv,rt Is all that is
peces ,,rv 10 carry off the water. When the
roads we're building, In many instances
atom cOui1 not be procured, and in the
"nurry" 10 clnplete the road tres,le- wor
was resorted 20, iasts-d 81 embankment;
but nov, since the rosds have been com
Melted, mere are none IN the state that are
not accessible To either brick or stone, and |
would suggest that the state engineer be
emnos.red to have such tenn porary Open
inys "a he may decide upon rep aced with
permauant iruotGres, butt OF stove, iron
o. steel. rhi- could Oe gradually accom-
plished without working avery great hafd-
ship onapy ui me roads
PASSENGER DKPors.
with very lev exceptions, the roads
are insult n-ntiy provided with waiting
rooms an aacDm'nod atoms Tor passengers
~ tnetr "a IONS and in IN p-' instances they
are rot only inadequa'e 10 sir-, pat are nov
k,p, neat ana ca.n The jIint depot at
6b'.rm an 81 IN. Missouri Pac fic and Hons
ton and r,xas Central R,ilssy., the joint
demo At Austin of the same roads, the de-
moi at II .Isten OF the Houston and TsTn
C.nirs RA wy, and the d'p't at Beau
mo-, IN Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Ant,uin Railway, are disgrace 10 me
ro.d. erf ar uutrsge upon The travelling
nnblic end spoud be aoated as nuisance
nv ,,,.. M oip,l al'hsrites OF the rsspec-
,ive cifi. were located.
r,sT KrH md DENVER CITY RAILWAY.
Irs .i Apeu-t IL lssS:-rhis ROAD
RVS frar n 'dg.. IN fsrran, o,nnty, 10