The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-17
BUSINESS BUDGET.
REPORTS OF VARIOUS RAILWAYS
The Consolidation of Lines--A New Name
Texas RailwRys-Report of Earn
ings of the A., T. - s. F.
Wan Street Trading.
Railroad News.
FORT WORTH IL DENVER.

FORT WORTH IL DENVER.
WICHITA FALLS, April l6.--[Special.l
The railroad bridge across the Wichita,
on the Fort Worth n Denver extension,
was completed to-day and thoroughly
tested by Chief Engineer A. P. Law and
Contractor a. y. Hayne. They used
three engines and train of cars heavily
loaded with steel rails. IL showed dc. !
Election of less than half an inch. The
false work Will be removed at once
The bridge is second to none in the state
in workmanship and quality, and re.
fleets credit on the ohiet engineer and
contractor.
ArCUlsoN, TOPEKA & SANTA FE,
Boston, April l6. The annual report
Of bio Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe
rallway, for 1854, was made public TO.
day. IL shows gross earning Of SIG ,29l,-
So expenses, $S,55l sos; Taxes, Sl2l, 376;
net earnings, Nb3l500G, being a decrease
IN net earnings OF 9i0,6l7 as compared
with 1883.
coRoRADo CITY AND THE SANTA FE.
COLORADO CITY, April 10. - Speoial.l-
The citizens OF this city are very much
eiated over the latest news from the di.
rectOrs of the Gulf, Colorado ~ Santa
b'e railway. The latest developments
seem to indicate that the road win not
go TO Brownwood, hut that by the CO.
operation Of the delegates from San
Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Tom Green
and Mitchell counties, the road will be
brought through these counties and tap
the Texas Il Pacific at this point.
TOPEKA, April l6.-rhe 80 stockhold-
ers in the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe
Railroad company this morning unani-
mously elected |, II. Burr, b. p Cheney,
9. Il. Goldman. @. X. Holiday, S. x.
Kent, A. w. Nickerson, Il. b. Purcell,
Warren Sawyer, l.. u. Perry, George o.
Shottuc, Alden Spear, W. B. Strong and
w. Il. Wharton directors for the. ensue-
ing year; also authorized the consolida-
ton of the Kansas Southern Railroad
company, tho Kansas City & Emporia
Railroad company, and the Southern
Kansas Railway company into the
Southern Kansas Railway company,
the charter of which has been filed. The
directors elected W.B. Strong, president,
A. A. Robinson, general manager and
chief engineer, Geo. w. McCrary, gem
eral counsel. The Massachusetts direc-
tors were elected an executive commit
tee, with Is. +. Cheny, chairman, and
G. A. Higgins, clerk.
CHARLES CRoCKER's VIEWS.
NEW YORK, April l6.--Vice- President
Charles Croker, ofthe Southern Pacific
company, having been asked the proba
bic reply of the company to a PROPOSE
ton from the Pacific Mail and the Unior
Pacific companies, based on Mr.. Gould's
resolution concerning the withdrawal O.
th9 China line, says that rs the Occi
dental ~ Oriental line of steamers wa,
organized to bring tea to the Pacific
railways, and an acceptance of the Pa
clhc Mail proposition would result II
ths tea going by way of the Isthmus o
Panama, it is not likely the line will b.
withdrawn.
, THE CENTRAL TRAFFIC. ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO, April Is ,--rhe representa-
tives OF tue ca stern and western trunl
lines had general session to-day t,
consider the proposition to form tn
Central Traffic association. The nov
association is to embrace ali the ROAD
cast of the Mississippi auJ north of th,
Ohio river, ending at the western tor
mini of tho New York trunk lines. Tn
pool Will be based on the gross tonnage
with one commissioner, three auditor
and numerous joint settlements are {
be made AZ the end of each month. Th
proposed plan was adopted at the gen
eral meeting today, everything bein,
represented. \ committee was ap
, pointed to confer with the eastern
trunk lines to secure their co operation
Pending tho formation OF the new az
ISOLATION, IL was decided TO order tn,
maintenance OF current rates until Jun
]. y resolution was also adopted re-
questing Mr.. Fink TO maintain his sta
Cistlcal bureau till the new association
could be formed. The arbitrators o
tho new pool have not yet boen named