The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-18
THE BUSINESS BUDGET.
STOCK TRADING TOUCHING ZERO
The Fost Worth ~ Denver Rushine Its
Extension and Preparing for Cattle
Business Freight Pools Dis
ioiDted- Failures, Etc.
Railroad Sewa.
A NEW supERINrENDENr

As
CINCINNATI, March l7.--Dawd Lee has
been appointed superintendent of the
main branch OF the Baltimore A Ohio
railroad, Vice William NJ Clements re-
signed, To TAX q effect on April |.
THE FORT WORTH Il DENVER.
WICHITA FALLS, March l1.-!Special.l
TRACK laying on the Fort Worth a
Denver, which has beer DELAYED the
past I'D days on account of the strike
keeping back material, was resumed To-.
day and VIII progress at the rate of a
mile day. Gen. G. NJ. Dodge, who
went to Fort Worth yesterday, will
return in few days and no
out to the proposed Terminus
on an inspecting tour The
tanks for the stock yards at Harold are
being made, the plans for the wards ara
completed and the materiSl ordered To
De ready as soon as the track is laid To
the site. The old Griffin and Dodge
trail Will he followed by the cattle ship.
PED to Harold TO point near the Kan
sas me, where the herds for Colorado
anu wyoming will go by the
way or the neutral STRIP north
OF the Panhandle of Texas
and then north into Colorado. Others
Will go TO Caldwell, Hanneweu and the
terminus of the st. Louis, Fort Scott &
wichita road, on the Kansas line, where
lhey are offered a cheap rate To ALI
northern points. This arranpaIr ami
settles tho outlet for this years drive
and Will save the stock interests of
rexas from being seriously crippled.
THE PENNsYLvANIA's POSITION ON
FOOLS.
PHILADELPHIA, March l7,-An on.
cial of the Pennsylvania railrond said
to day that there Is practically no nh.
servance of pool rates on freight, either
east or westbOund. lle declares Thar
vi liHeS are already acting indepon.
uehtlyi ouJ that there has bcon no CON
siderable cutting Of rates, for most of
INES nave nearly as much business as
lhey can conveniently handla, Ue
| further stated that the Peunsvlvania
| huiiroad company will take a deter-
lnlnal stand against entering any new
| pool. "0"
THE SAN ANTONIO q ARKANSAS PASS
Project.
SAN ANTONIO, March Spo,iall D..
me directors OF the Arausas Pass mn.
| way met to-day aud formulated an nd.
/ dress to tho Stockholders, calling for
subscriptions. IL WAS decided also To
puma the road from here 10 tredericks.
| DHrg. Work on tho Arausas Pass di-
/ ''''f'AA - w ANiAANlNiliN AIflIlltLlNfNIV. \
surveying party ~ 10 leave ia the morn
! ing. The east side OF the San Antonio
! river to tho gulf is tho route favored
| hut the residents on the west side ufT1r
the most money. The road, the rapid
| completion OF which Is assured, will de.
ilect a largo trade from 81. Louis and
New Orleans. THO Fredericksburg end
will severely cripple Austin.
PASSENGER AGENTS MEET
NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-THE Ma
tlnnat Associ lion of General ppssen-
ger and Ticket Agents met In annual
session IN This city to-day. Applications
tor reduced rates were referred to tho
district associations. The following OH
Gers were elected Tor the ensuing year:
Prosideut-C. A. Taylor.
Nlce-President-John +. Abbott, gem
eral passenger agent OF the Nav York.
Lake Eric Il Western.
secretary-A. j. Smith, OF Vlcksburg.