The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-24

THIS ioni maln line aud hfinohfs,
generally IN iaif condition. hrw Ties ~
iron nfa nteied in several plsc.H on III
mnin line, especially, httveen D1nls0n ~
Whiitab1fp. large iifes hsye brH1 en-
plnyed during tho summon snd fall, hh
hsunE aud sniiaoing the ifArk Tho alViu
meni N not adequste 90 tho tfaillo. Seyerf
, complaints have pegn made ustO thH C.uFo
81 condition nj the passenger trains on o.
, main line. The Gainesville Branch IL p0
operated 10 the convenience and @ olmmc
datiOH offs patrons; only ons lfril On th
fOGi, and this Is a fCGlUd-1lasi train, az,
the time Of arrival aud departure 10 20 M
most incpnyenituJ hour, rhe citizens o
Uiuesyilla donated insra ly tu tuv Goa
suuciun oftnlar ad, Hud arc certainly en-
liilrt % better accommodations than lhey
are receiving.
TgEAs y ST. LOUIS RAILWAY,
Three t.et gauge, Inspected s-piepbel
lido. lSSl;-ihii road runs RON TTX.t-
ssUa, IN Bowie county, o. Gatcsyilis, IN
C0Eyel cOuaty, 31i - miles, Tho road
from fsXaTkant tu waco 10 not IN good
conililpn-needl great many new tie.
aud some new iron, Between Big Sandy
aud Tyler the iron is worn and ia eGti,tiy
too light Tor the equipment; the equipment
Is htA,Clas9, Dap9ta ana wgitingrOom'
tor "a, sengers, with few exceptions are
good, Only oHe complaint has been died
Ia this onioe against this Company, and
| this vas Temedied ~ soon a. the attention
o Ina masAseT WAS called 10 IL.
INTERNATIONAL s GREAT No RrHEEs RAIL
WAY,
Leased 10 Missouri Pacific. Inspected
| October 1927, lSS3;-rhls road consists OF
main line from Palestine, In Anderson
county, 10 Laredo, In Webb county, 4l5
mi O.; rom Lpngyiew Ia Gregg county, 70
| the city nj Galveston, 2S2 miles.
rhe Miuooln branch. IRON Mlneo'a, in
Wood county, TO froupc, In Smi'h coua'y
| A 1 miles.
Fhs Henderson branch, from oysrton, in
Rl.E county, q Henderson ~ SAM county,
I 10 miles,
rhe trinity aui Sabine branch, from
| rrnily. in Trinity cOuGty, 10 Ogden, ia ~
Ter county, CO. miles.
| Ths Columbia bra Oh, from the city OF
| Houston t. Columbia, in BaZoria counly, 80
miiCs.
The Georgetown branch, from Round
Rock, Ia Williamson county, TO George
tOwn, IN same county, 10 sniies.
Tho fun' svills branch, from Phelps, In
| Waller county, to Huntsville, in same
cnuuty s miles
I E9nipnen, wholly inadequate to traffic
dsn2nds. Dspot accommodations for pas
uyara, Sifl . Il v exceptions, very poor.
".H gaiHlipts Oitbis road are In good con-
....H .n- bf..CAss, with the exception OF
T.s -IJla branch, are Ia fair condition.
.U- JOiumbia brauCh needs new ties new
iron rpT bridges, new depo,s aud new
.Hl ImonLs. In fact, with tho exception OF
... .-ids, the road needs to bs repullt gu.
'raly. IL is badly opsrgted-a third-class
.r-'l ttrse times week 10 and from the
'arnina, stations. The road and equip
ue srs in such q condition that IL would
Pm 's0gernus 10 operate were it not for the
'l,F psed at which the ira ms are moved.
I a Georgetown branch needs heavier iron
and many. new ties. Tn: Henderson
branch needs new iron and tes. The Co.
lum ,ia branch of this road was formerly
tce HoGSCou Tap Il Brazlria Railroad, and
was Sold Ia 1871 by the state under an act
OF the legislature, tor a debt due the school
fund. 10 was bought by NJ lses Taylor aud
associates, who executed a bond tor $780,
OlO binding themselves to keep The road in
good re, air and operate the same. This
boni cannot be found.
HOUSTON & TEXAS CEHrRAL RAILWAY.
Inspected Octootr 20 20 November 4,
1885 The mai llne from the city OF Hous-
ton to Dsnison, in Grayson county 1888
miles.
Austin branch, from Hampstead, in
Waller county to the city o. Astin, lis
miies,
Waco branch, from BremSnd, in Robert
son county, 10 Albany, Shackleford county
2305 miles.
Wsrahachie branch, from WaIahschie
in Eiris county, to Roberts, in Esnt county,
"a miles.
The main line of this road is IA good con.
dition, having ht en- relsid with steel rails
except abous twenty five miles.
The Austin branch, from BRENNAN to
Austin, needs new iron. IL is out justice
to this company, however, to state that
len, ho,y n, OH al in tran al n iu
part OF the branch.
Ga the Waco branch, between Waco and
Ross, new iron and ties are needed With
thes So exceptions, the road is in good con-
ditiun. The equipment OF this road is very
good and adequate for all traffic demands.
Only two complaints have been filed
against this company, and, UPON investiga-
ton, they were discovered to have no
foundation in fact. rhs dtpots and wait
iug.rooms for passengers on this road are
very bad, with u { wrxceptiona.
TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY.
Leased to the Missouri Pacific railway.
Inspected November l2-l9, 1SS}:-Main
line from Tex kama IL Bowie county, to
Sierra BIauco, 81 Pn'o conn y 777.4 miles.
Trans.CDntiGgat-' branch { ON Tvxar-
kama Junction, in B1Hiacnuntv, 30 Whl'es-
boro, in Graysou ny, l6S miles.
Branch from Marshsii, IT. Harrison cour-
~. to Louisiana STAT lie, ia same county,
20 mics.
Main line fran Texarkaua t. Arlington
has been relaid with st=,l, and IS in fair
condition; from Arng1n 10 Bald is IN
bad conditIou-irun b.d!t worn aGd many
new tics required
condition from Sherman 20 Piris-uew iron
aud new ties needed; from Pr!s to Texdr.
kama JUNCTION il Is better, bus needs some
new lrou and ties; rom Ma hall to Louis.
| lana state line, about SIX miles of the dis
lance ha. been reIsid 7th s eel and IS i,
good condition, the remainder OF the dis.
lance needs new iron aud ties.
From Baird 10 Sterro Bianco on main
line, the road is ID good C ,ndili n. The
equipment of this road i pad and wholly
inadequate to the amnn # traiii:.
GALVESTON, HARRISBURG & SAN ANTONIO
RAILWAY.
| Inspected November 1910, lSS3:--Aain
| lire, IRON El Paso 10 SABINE, Ia Orange
| county. 9S2 9 miles.
Sapine & East Texas branch rom Sabine
Pass. in jefferson conuty, 10 RJckiand, in
Tyler county, 103 miI-s,
The HARRISBURG bianca, from Pierce
junction, in Harris county To Harrisburg,
Y in same county, mites.
| The La Grange branch from Columbus,
in COLORADO county, 90 La Grange, in Fay
ettc cOuEty, 81 miles.
The Gonz.es branch, from Harwood, in
Gonzales CouAty, to Gonzales, Ia same
county, II miIeg.
| The Eag,e Pass branch, from Spofford
Junction, IN K nney c9nnty, % Eagle Pass,
in Maverick county, 81 mites
The main ine OF inIs road Is ~ excellant
condition, witch excett,o" Of about fifty
miles which is laid vita iron tnat is some
what worn, bat ~ being repiacsd with
steel.
The Harrisburg branch nee1s new iron
al d new ties. There is no trltlic on this
brar Gu, except the trausports ion Of ma
teriai for the oompauy's Car shop ~ Har-