The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-03
RAILROADS
AND WHAT WAS LEARNED ABOUT
THEM YESTERDAY FROM
RELIABLE SOURCES.
The Austin and Northwestern Mar
rOw-Gauge to be Connected
With Texas & Pacific.

other Railroad Dots in Regard to
the World on Wheels AT
fectIng Austin.
From a gentleman who desired his
name be not mentioned, it was learned
that all arrangements are about |
for the extension of the |
Austin Narrow-Gauge to make
with the Cotton Belt" |
route. The Austin q Northwestern
it is said will also be built to the
coast. Under this new arrangement
It is said the Texas 81 st. Louis Will
build from Cairo to st. Louis, and
before the fall tiatfic begins a trunk
line from the coast in Texas to st.
Louis will be in operation. This will
be of great advantage to Austin as it
will give her another trunk line. Some
singular railroad litigation is re-
ported.
FROM MARSHALL.
In the case OF the Marshall and
Northwestern railway company VS..
Stroud, to enforce the payment of bis
subscription in the justices court, the
jury brought in a verdict for the de
PENDANT, and Stroud has subscribed to
to pay So on the completion of each
mile graded. All the subscriptions
were upon like terms. A sufficient
number were paid to enable the com
pany to grade after fashion about
ten miles of the road, when the thing
collapsed and further payments were
refused. This is a test case,
and virtually settles the whole
matter. These suits have been
watched with considerable interest by
railroad men in this city, as well as
elsewhere, as large number of SINH
lar suits on the subscription of the
Austin and Northwestern suhscrip-
ton were brought before Justice Won
Rosenberg, some, if not all, of which,
have been appealed to the higher
court. Of course the decision Of
justice of the peace in Marshal is no
precedent binding other courts. An
other important matter connected
with railroads is the
MEXICAN MAIL
The completion of the Mexican
Central railroad into the City of Mex
(Which event took place this month,
makes it necessary for the United
States government to make new ar
rangements for the carrying the mails
between this country and the capital
of the Montezumas. Mail from east
ern points to the City Of Mexico now
occupies between twenty and thirty
days in transmission, gong by New
Orleans and thence by steamer,
and similarly through New York.
In this way the mails are
delayed for long periods OF time. The
postmaster-g and the Mexican
postal authorities are now making ar
engagements by which the mails will
hereafter be sent by the railroad in
stead Of by steamers and the time
will be about six days between east
ern points and the city of Mexico. AS
closely connected by business ties rs
are the United States and Mexico, this
saving in the time of mail TRANSMITS
ion, will be one of incalculable benefit
to the trade of both countries.
The time between this city and
the city of Mexico will be
shortened over six days. The Austin
poStOf1ice has not yet been notified
just when the new regulation will go
into effect. 1t will be of interest to
the many
EXCURSIONISTS
who visit northern points to know that
an important contract was entered
into between the Illinois Central Rail
road Company and the Pullman Pal
acc car Company. For some time
past each of the above companies have
| been running sleeping cars over
the Illinois Centrars New Orleans line,
the cars of the two COM
panies alternating, each COM
pany retaining its sleeping car
earnings. Pullman cars were run on
the St. Louis line. while the cars of
the Illinois Central make run on the
Sioux City line. The contracts be-
tween the two companies will expire
next Tuesday, April 1. Yesterday
arrangements were perfected whereby
the cars OF the Pullman company
will run over all lines of the Illinois
Central road, beginning next Tuesday.
The sleeping cars of the Illinois Cen
| trail company will be taken by the
| Pullman company, and completely
painted and renovated so as to CORES
pond with the colorS of the Pullman
cars. The oil contract was dated
April l, 1879. The readers of
THE STATESMAN will remember that
the telegraph page has from time to
time informed them of the progress of
the first through train of Pullman
sIeepers from the City of Mexico to
Chicago. The train has reached that
city over the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railway to Chicago by the
| Burlington route. A Santa Fe special
train, carrying J. F. Goddard, traffic
manager; G. B. Harris, assistant gen.
eral manager; w. f. White, general
passenger agent, met the train. From
Fort Worth the news comes that Col.
Easton, of Chicago, has been in con-
sultation with Mayor Smith, bankers
and other capitalists, and it is
said by parties who ought to
know that the Fort Worth 81 Rio
Grande IS now fact, and that it will
be built at once. This road will be
extended northWard via Grapevine
and Paris TO a connection at Kansas
City with the roads in which Col
Easton is interested. These new rail
road maneuVers have caused real
estate to advance at Fort Worth.
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC
gains decided victory in the follow
ing decision, which 1t is claimed Will
be a precedent on several similar
points pending in this state. In the
case of j. McGIerty and others VS.. the
Missouri Pacific Railway company,
the Kansas State Board Of Railway
commissioners rendered the following
decision:
"The petitioners in this case, who
are quite numerous, ask the board
| to recommend the establishment of a
station and station facilities at En-
NETT, in Brown county. The COM
missioners went to the point where
the station is asked to be established
and inspected the locality. 1t appears
from what the commissioners were
able to learn from parties represent
ing both the petitioners and Others
opposing the granting of the petition,
that at the time the Missouri Pacific,
Omaha extension, was being built
through the locality concerned. two
points were contestants for the station
ID that vicinity, viz: Emmett and
Baker. A post office had previously
been established at Emmett, which