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

rus ioat main lime ant branches, h
tltTallY % l.u @ nat i'u, NeN lies hrN
ruu ATE needed lu several pincfs uu mo
n.iu UUo, especially, httNrrn p.u.s1. -u'
n uiitsl0rn, A lars force nave nrrn IA /
loved dutiug iha summer Huu TALL hal /
as ms Aui ear .acluE the rack the rlllp. +
uruf be- not adequate 90 toe tfArIc several /
. uplsiLts have been made asio m" c,HNl' /
d condition nj the pHssr grr lru.s on me
ntin line. Toe OHWtsyie hfAHch o. uoi
operated 'U thr convenience ari afclWm.-
II SON offs patrons. Oub one train nu The
lal. aII Ih.sis q second .'a.a tfslN, hlu
To- done ui arrIy D srd departure Or at tht
most inrluyUuisui hIur-, TIE Ctgrua u'
L. .inesy.lie dnrtttd NORA III tH iur con
s auction uftHis Or ad, aud HI" certainly .nu'
.. Doc tu nt.ttr accom- ui isiinHa 'AaN they
900 f,.t'yInF
rr1n 81. LOUIS RAILWAY.
Tnrfr Co.,. EtuEe. Inspected 0rp.cNbvF
II..H Is, - This road tuna rom lrftf-
l4U., d. auNi" C1lu'N, ,n 6a'rsv Iet in
C.ry,I rUulty, 80 10 mIlH7, the road
fnm lrTsIkaua 90 waco 10 nos in good
dili1I--ureis r gra' many new ir'
nUd slWr urW iron. Between Big sandy
aIu Tyler Che iron a. worn and Or t.'irr'y
tli liri for Ihr lgI.llir.i iHr ~ lmeui
IH urstc'a.s Nrpuis amt wsiilg.ru
Ior nns.,ugars. with o. irW cy options, are
euot Ouy one compliant has ptru hitl
iu 'Hif office hrHiu.. fhs WranV, aud
thI. was ryutdIci HH soon o. ihe attention
u. me manager was called tl l'.
rr.EgSATI 90 g. o4FAr $50 sgdkEN Rhih'
WAY
easri IN Missouri Pacific Inspected
a. lbtr l5..t, iss3.-- This rutI consists .'
main lut from lHlrst.Ir, IN Andersen
county. to Laredo, lu M"uh county, Na
r.i.rs. from LUugyirg Boo Gregg county, 10
.urc,ty 0i Galveston, 80 miles.
Ire MiutOla branch, IRON Miueo'a. IA
WnHi county, 10 Troupe, 10 ami county
me Henderson branch, from Ovorton, In
3usg county, O. Henderson iu same county,
Tho Trinity aud Sabine branch, from
Trinity. iu Trinity county, 90 Ogden, ia Iy-
Ter county Gf.2 milcs.
Tue Columbia bra Oh, from the city Of
Houston o Colunlbia, in D4zIriS county, ~
ga les.
TINS Gsorretown branch, from Round
R1ck 10 williamson county, TO George
tlsu, .n same county, 10 miles.
IN. Huntsville branch, from Pheipq, In
Walker county, 90 Huntsville, In same
couuir 3 miles.
Eluipmen. wholly inadequate to Traffic
demands. Depot accommodations for pas
seng--s, with Il exceptions,yery poor,
The main lines OF this road are IN good con.
dition. The branches, with the exception OF
the Columbia branch, ARE In iait condition.
Tha Columbia branch needs new ties new
irnu new bridges, new depjis aud new
ecu i1ments. In fact, with the exception OF
the Grade, the road need, I'D be rebuilt en-
tirply. H. Is badly operAted-a third-clEs,
train three times u week 10 aud from the
terminal siatilut. The road and equip
meut are In such = condition that IL Won d
o. dangerous 10 operate were u not for The
a'lv speed At which the ira ns ara moved.
pns GEORGETOWN branch needs heavier iron
And many new ties. The Henderson
branch nee q new iron and ties. Toe &c.
'urtnia branch uI thIs road Was formerly
tho Houston Tap d Brsz ria Railroad, snd
was s,ld IN 1871 10y Q De- STATE under an aci
of the legisla IRE, . tor Cebt due the school
,aud. Ii was bpugut oy N ses Taylor aud
associate, Who executed bond for $lOO,-
O1o binding themselves 10 keep the roai IA
good retsir and operate the same. Thi1
bond cannot be found.
HOUSTON & TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY.
Inspected OcioDer - 10 November
1898: rne mai line, from che city of hons-
ton to DonisOu, Ia Graysou county 33'
Austin brancA. from Hampstead, in
Waller county, TO the city OF Astin, llo
miles.
Waco branch, from Bremsnd, ia Robert
son county, TO Albany, Shackleiord county,
1908 miles.
Waxahaohie branch, IRON WsIahaohie
in Ellis county, TO Roberts, in Hunt county
"a miles.
rhe main liue of this road is in good con-
dition, having be Ell rslsid with steel rails
except nbnu twanty five miles.
TIE Au TIN branch, from Brenhsm 10
Austin, needs new iron. IL is bat justice
10 this company, however, to state that
Rev have the steel in transit to relay this
mart of the branch.
GA the Waco branch, between Waco and
Z lss new iron and ties are needed. With
these exceptions, tue road is in good con
dition. The equipment OF this road 10 very
good and adequate Tor all traffic demands,
Only two complaints have been filed
again { this com pany, and, upon investiga.
lion, they were discovered to have no
foundation in fact tbs deputs and wait
| ing.rooms for passengers on this road are
very bad, with a { exceptions.
TFxAs AND PACIFIC RAILWAY.
| Leased to the Missouri Pacific railway.
| Inspected November l2-l9, lSSE-Main
| line from Texdfkina, IN b Igis equity, 20
| sierra Blanc1, Il, PtsO county IVA miles
Tfans.C Intinentsi branch, ON Trxar-
kama Junction, ia Is awe cnuntv,,o VIII es.
boro, in Grayson iun'y, lGS miles.
Ranch from Marsl.ii, III Harrison coun-
". 10 Louisiana ats II 'e, In same county
20 3 mites.
has been reaid with steel, and IS in tail
condition, from Ariag On 10 Bard is IN
| pad conditIou--iron badly worn and many
new ties required.
Transcontinen'al division in very bad
condition from sherman TO Paris-new iron
and new ties needed; from Paris to Tex ar
kama Junction IL Is better, but needs sOtls
new irou aud ties; from Marshali to Louis
lana state line, about six miles OF the dis
lance has been relaid with s'eel and is
| good condition, the remainder OF the dis
| lance needs new iron and ties.
From Baird TO Sierro anco, on main
| line. the road Is In good cInditi n. The
equipment of this road l. bad and wholly
| INADEQUATE to toe ampnnt OF traffic.
| GALyr TON HARRI-BURG d SAN ANTONIO
RAILWAY.
Inspected November z0.30, lSS3;-Aair
/ lire. from III Paso 10 Sabiue, IN Orange
/ county. 952 6 miles.
Sapine a. East Texas branch from SABINE
Pass, in jefferson county, to RJckiand, II
| Tyler county, lO3 miles
The Harrisburg bra CHI, from Pierce
JUNCTION, in II irris county, 10 Harrisburg
\ in same county, Smiles.
The La Grange branch from Colum nus
| in Colorado county, 10 La Grange, In ray
| et,e county, 81 miles.
The Gonz,les branch, from Harwood, 10
Gonzales coustv, to Gonzales, III same
county, ~ miles.
The Eagle Pass branch, from Spon,rd
Junction, IN K nney county, 10 Eagle Pass
in Maverick county, "a miles.
The main line Of tnis road Is in exceiisn'
condition, with execution OF about NIFTY
miles which is laid win iron that is some
wha, xorn, but . being replaced with
steel.
rhe Harrisburg branch needs new iron
m d new ties. There is no traffic on THU
branch, except the transportation OF ma
terisl for the company's car shop, NJ Har-
risburg.
The Gonzales branch. when l made the
inspection, was IN very pad conui lou, ou.
the MANAGEMENT promised 10 improve I,
Immediately, and have oeeu informed oy
citIzsns that il has been very much I'm