The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-24
TEXAS TRAFFIC.
Report NJ lho state Englneer on the
nhilunys
which Traverse tho Lone Star STATE
- Their Condition
Explained - The Report In Fol


Explained - The Report Ia Full
10 Ne kIoe lcney. John Ireland, Governor a
TcNssi
Bm-l have the honor 10 submit this, m'
d.. annual report ON the physical oonoi'
iou Of The rallSnys Ia the t'ala OF Texas
with few 1reptisng. the condition al n,
road has Certainly been very much iW
prsgeI IN the las twelve morthp, more ~
p,oiply tho m'in frank ilal irayersiul
tie state. The complsiuis Rlod Ia thi,
ula,o haya been comparatively iew. n,
must serious complaints have beSu against
,Ae Missouri Pacific railway, Lessee Of thC
Texas Pacific railway nnd branches, later
urtionsl & Great EorthCrn rail
way aud branches, aud the Mo
the Missouri, Kansas 6 Texas railway and
br,rcncs. The complaints are Tor delay IN
tssnsporintion OF iroish. aud tho irrsgu-
lAnty With which they operate ihe.r pas
-gugef rains After u thorough IuvrstigR'
ton, dad shat the trouble aIlses from de-
Accent equipment, moro especially mo,lYa
/ 4 ID
mi, tn 'cllowint letters from Chief ExeCu
tive Hpys and General Manager yslmase.:
! Missouri pauihI Railway, FIX 1nu've once, 81
Louis NO December L. lacj-Io Hon J. IL,
EfltaU tate IN lLstt Auslu, texas
nEAR NIR--l Rg- n receipt ~ your iuynr
~ tlN 70 u ult,, q closing copy OF your
communication II SAINT dstG to Air. 4, a.
| ralMav1, general transportation manager
roistivr GO complaint OF delay in lrsUspor.
teton ri ireights upon our Texas iines. |
AM sW.Tf that some cause tor complain
has eXis.pd aud have already inGu.urated
measures which ~ 10 expected Will I'll ri
errly relief Contracts tor 900 additional
ifelsht cars for the system have been made
Tor yGrly delivery, and thirteen nsW loco
motives arf beins placed upon the Texas
r0Ei8 nj tur present time. and have besides
added twcnty.seY'n large inoguis since the
spring. rne very esrly mo7emsnt OF the
cote on crop he present year has taxed the
carrying capacity OF the roads u great.
extent inan in srev!ousye,rs Gt tho sessur
ana IT. volume has oxcsoied the c&os'
zion formed ~ reEsrd TO IL. IL is iwpU
bio NJ this season 20 c1nply with thu rlo...
%: every shipper, which wOuj require tl'
NOV ement Ot all the crop rs ;DIs. tI' san.
time, and We would hsgo G. move the O."
~ ~ e first week; hsuUs gpre cGTup g.g
rra unEgn'd.se uust, 'HrT.. turJu H
..a .0p'r CT aud prHp1fa air .ly Elu
n . d " r.
tmaaHs, go. O. nave iu, .'-.f. 1!la'lph CO
luur..i B.. ..r satisfaction of fle state, Oui
natrnus ard tho nuhl'C Yours trElv
rs. HtYEs.
Miss uri Paidc Railway. ollac of q, ne, a.
arsgsPor att. M aEssf New Orleans, De
cembir 81 1882. 30 Colonel J. IL. Bri.ton
STATE Engineer Austin. rsxas: -,
BGAR JIG:- Ogcs OF tns 26ih inst, is re
C,ivrG. 1 ara aware OF the TACT that there
b IS oseu Dis ay "a some portions OF oui
| '"r. m '"ACs ~ tue movements vi IielRu u, y
p+fes"'hy ~ oc'o'er "l" ioIe.pafe VI No'
WI'!, o"ih', III gIe.s eA.ent, " oui
L4VlnS Oteh S""ib Vi ihot'Ve power, aiso ~
"a" ist' ma cotV'H iuatuleu earl'er ,usn
Il NH', a-H "e%''y Ill slAti1hs shV" lhcress'
r. teCl.r '' az 'otip,'g" T.su as' yes
., co'rshp"hu,nE period We hsSs, uurinR
TIE mohth on Hoe' tlH iiIc' uu'ns nrei
week Ia DHcen atf, .tc.iye' Ecu au9itloua'
,cpm. VS. ~ l. " s.so received sever.
~ ,.r al' IA - - .nN hsNs IcaH=h 10 l. "
= ss"!. ~ N ~ - ent'I"es' 50 ,un'
L.JA' us UNIV az CAH -s' u'd GA La Hsar
~ ~, IL noI aii'"' ne oNs'nebs handled ny
our INES VIII % h"Auie,1 promptly:
iours tfuiy,
n. lALmASh.
| teuersi transportation mshasef'
! ihHss uelays FAYE ssr,pusls "4pis .sS i. 'na
petfot'S vi tud roN"s' sio'e especlAhy u
thts trae % 'ue isro'ins Gon,.'uniCy, vs.
lsuutS " ''iNPvtS tnv.. riouu ,, h az
prices, interest on advances, and Insurance.
on the property WnlIe waidng shipment.
Inc tShas % heS,I'o auo ~ na..oas'
G'eet Northern anyways, OF this ~ stem, dc
very isrgs unAosr business; In TACT. 1t Is
| the princps, industry OF number OIL
counties traTersod Oy these roads. Several
complaints hsys been made BY the manu-
fsctuJers ct 'um 1er GA these lines on &C
count OF being nHRo'e to procure cars to.
sap Their iumh'F. ms delay compels she