The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-28
HALLWAY ITEMS,

The Southern Railway and Steamship
Association met again on the Goth Inst.
The difficulty originating Of the previous
meeting was satisfactorily adjusted. Al .
continuance Of the sssocia t1on 10 considered
Of great importance It's u,anbers resolved
that the agreement OF October "a, 1888, be
pnt into effect for 1884. with the understand
ing that the executive committee will have
power on June I, next, to continue II until
January 1, 1885, Dy . unanimous agreement;
but II unable to agree upon 30 doing, then
a meeting of the association on or before
July shall be held TO consider the question
Of lie continuance. Adjourned;
recovering rapidly from the damaging eff.
fects ~ the flood, now the water is receding.
No broken tresiles are reported Ut any point,
DO trains can run through just % soon as
the tracks are clear OF water. The Cincin.
natl Short Line LETT from the First.street de-
pot yesterday afternoon, and ran through
70 the. Cincinnati depot without Interrupt
The traffio OF all the roads into Chicago
Was about 600, 900 tons greater last year than
In 1889. Tho Burlington had twice the ton.
mage OF any other road, the northwestern
coming second, the Rock Island third and
the st. Paul fourth. The 81. Paul brought
into Chicago l,62l ,215 barrels Of four. lead
Ing oil othersin this commodity., The Bur
the Rock Island l0,6l3 900. the Northwest
srn about 5000. 900 and the st. Paul $780,
The storm Tuesday night did but little
local damage to the railroads. A number
Of trees were blown down on the tracks OF
the various lines. but nothing more serious
than ibis s rspo.s:d; OF the sIS ls;
Elisabethtown Tuesday afternoon, was un-
able 70 make . transfer BY boat between
Paducah and Bonds, on the Memphis line,
and pssvengeYs had TO remain In the COACH
e. eli night. Dispatches to General Echols
from Paduosh report twc-thirds OF the
town under water. The freight depot at
that point ha, foot OF water on its accr.
Chesapeake, Ohio d Southwestern ut West
Point will be clear BY tomorrow morning,
and freight will be received for Paducah and
points this side for immediate shipment.
The Memphis division OF the Louisville
d Nashville reports water on the track ct
Tennessee river sufneiant 70 stop traIne
Passengers snd,freisht for points south Of
Va Nashville sad the Nashville, Chatts.
nooea 4 st. Louis lios.
Harry Tlanders has been appointed mos
Tar OF transportation Of the Texas d 81.
Louis railroad, for The lines between gainss.
vile and Tyler. . distance Of 800 miles.
The noo0 noD oven OiKSo 70 Ucoom = 70
bald new union depot et Cincinnati In
the upper portion Of the city. whore Il Will
81 out Of reooh Of anything short Of Moah
ipundatiou. u % proposed 70 utilise The
old canal bed for track space.
The Dsst Tennessee. Virginia . Georgia
road have givsn . contract 10 N Atlanta
arm 70 creed new doubls-track iron bridge
et that city whsrs that road CROSSES the
0sorsis Central line. The bridge will be
about % fsst Icing and will COST $1,000.
The management Of the Union Pacific
road has docidsd TO erect new headquar-
tan building ct Omahs, the plans for which
have already been prepared. The building
viii be an imposing one and will be situated
within . very abort distance Of the present
sficss. There will Be four stories and .
About I5o men are employed In the OhIo
4 Mississippi shops ~ VIncennes. They
Are nov ali working on half lime-that 10,
half the number work In the fore part OF
the day, and the remainder In the after
psrt. There was plenty OF work for this
iorcs befors The floeds, end Il 10 thought tnst
whom tbs rood reoovsy nom IT. dslues The
10 VII roeuEn - fall ti0os