The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-21
RAILWAY ITEMS.

In employ OF railway corporations In the
United States are 1000 one-legged men and
9 500 men without the regulation number
of arms. These are conductors, sRitchmen,
superinteuden.s and 10 fact hlling 81 rail
way offices, from the highest to the lowest.
One o! the best brakemen in service of Bal
timore e Ohio is one-leRged man. He is
on freight and does not coon the Boxes"
either.
A new line, which will open up valua-
BILE timber and cotton regions IN Missouri
and Arkansas, Is under consideration. 1t
will run from Point Pleasant, New Madiid
county, Missouri, 10 Minturn, Ark, form
ing junction with the Iron Mountain road
The many pieces of railroad between
Newport News and the eastern end of the
Southern Pacific will prob ably be consoli
dated this summer, with Mr.. Huntington
at the head OF the system. After all Gould
and Vanderbilt will pro badly get IN second
on atrauscontinental line.
The South Florida road has been COM
plttsd anu opened. 1t extends from Sau-
ford, on the 81. Johns river, In a eouth-
westerly direction across the state to Tam
pa, at the head of Tampa bay, on the Cult
of Mexico. passing through Orlando, the
county seat of Orange county, Kissimmee
connection between the gulf and the 81.
Johns river srade, and avoid the necessity
for rounding the Florida reefs.
Track laying thus far this year foots up { s
miles against 70 niles at the corresponding
time in 1888, 1872 miles in 1882, ITO III is in
1881, 1856 miles IN 1851 ~ miles In lS'o "a
m,les in 1878 Al miles in 1877, 70 miles in
1876, 90 miles in 1875, 80 miles In 1874 and
2lO miles in 1873. Tho statements lholude
the main track 0uly, no account being tax
en- of second tracks or other additional
tracks or sioiugs. The amount of new rail-
road completed in the esrly weeks OF the
year depends very much on the weather,
and thus far il has been very unfavorable
for track laying, except in the far south.
The Wisconsin Central Railroad Gem
pany has brought SUIT in the Milwaukee
courts TO recover $4,000 acres of timber
land in the western part OF Lincoln county,
Wisconsin,, which was deeded to asyDdi.
cate composed of Messrs, Wilson, Comstock,
Glover and others. The contest involves
tax title to the lands.
Information is received at Little Rock
that the war depaItn. NJ has at length con-
seuted for the Frisco road to build the
bridge across the Arkansas river at the
point designated by the company. The
COT 1 cacts will be let at once, and the build
ing of the bridge and extension OF the line
into the Indiau territory prosecuted as rap
idly as possible. This, ho~ever, is not the
',big thing" RI ferred to. II is well known
To ra road men that the Frisco people are
building branch from Sorine field. Mis-
souri,, in the direction of Yellville, Arkan.
scs, A prominent Off ,ial Of the line stated
recently that this branch line would be ex.
tended to LII tie r ,ck with possible dis
patch, Thus is the import ince OF Little
Rock appreciated. The value Of this adds
tional outlet thus afforded cannot BIZ over
estimat. d, while the country north OF the
Boston mountains, whicn the line will tap,
is very fert le and popul rus. ana has here
toiore bal no outlet for the large product
of grain, cs,tl., irn't etc.