The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-05
THE BUSINESS BUDGET.
FREIGHT MEETING IN ST. LOUIS.
Shares on the Stock Market Continue 10
Boom-Barb Wire Moonshiner, in
Couneil-The Failure Record
and Kindred Topics.

SORT or HIGH PRESSURE AND CoNTI-

SORT OF HIGH PRESSURE AND CoNTI-
MENTAL POOL.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4.-The city contains
more railway officials to-day than has
been in town at once in year. The
general classification committee are to
have meeting this afternoon, for the
nurpose of harmonious discussion.
Probably the following meetings will be
neid during the remainder of the week {:
me Transcontinental association, the
northwestern Traffic, the Southwestern
lralllc, the Southwestern Railway asso-
cation, the Central Iowa pool, the
Utah Traffic association, the Colorado
irafiic association, the General Freight
Agents association and other minor
meetings. 1t is pretty generally under
sIoou that Z. w. Smith is TO succeed
george w. Ristine as commissioner of
the Transcontinental association. 1t is
sald nothing ola discordant character is
liable to occur.
MARSHALL AFTERTHE rENAs &PACIFIC.
MARSHALL, Feb. L. Special A
memorial has been prepared, and is be.
ING numerously signed by our citizens
o. Doth city and county, addressed TO
the legislature now i'm session, setting
lorth in forciblo terms their grievances
with reference to the treatment thew
| nave received at the hands of the Texas
a. Pacific railroad company. They
ailege, among other things, that
m consideration Of donation by
the city of a bonus Of 100000 and depot
grounds, that the Texas d Pacific road
agreed to locate and maiutain for all
vIiuo Ihelr principal workshops
and general offices in this
CITY The company accepted the propo-
silioh, and Tor time carried out, in
GOOD ialth, the terms Of the contract.
When the road passed into the hands Of
Cue Hould combination q system of
removal was iuaugutated; first
one and then another of
the heads Of the various
departments was transferred TO other
points until now they are gone and
hought remains bat The vacant build
lngs, ,Wllle the forces at work in the
SHOPS nave been reduced 10 mere pit
lance of their f rmrr greatness. Thev
Iurther aleSe that the company dis
eliminates IN the matter OF freights,
against this city greatly to the
uelfltnenL ana injury of our
merchants and citiZeuS generally.
ana tnat The company has, in utter dis.
regard OF all moral ana legal oblira-
tlons, violated their obligat ons with us
ana they pray our state government to
take such action IN .he premises as will
compel the company TO comply with
lhelr part Of the contract. Wien a sui.
nclent number have signed the memo.
RAJ, II Will b. priAied aud laid before
our members OF the legislature and Wig
orously prosecuted to the end
AUSTIN ~ NORTHWESTERN EXrEN-
SION.
BuENEr, Feb. Especial. Capt.
Smith, chief engineer, and w. A. Burt
Jones, assistant, OF the Austin & North
western railway, arrived here to-day
ana lmmodla ely went to work exca-
Naling the road from this place IT, tho
granite quarres. The tap will be six
Teen miles in length, and is estimated TO
cost $4,000 per mile. Citizens are wild
oyer the good and glorious news, Prop
erty holders are already asking an ad- |
vance for building lots near the quar- !
RI ;. When the road is completed it will |
. the distributing point for Fredricks-
9nnrg, Round Mountain and a portion of
Blanco county.
SAN ANTONIO ~ ARKANSAS PASS.
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. Al Special.l-A |
meeting of directors Of the San An
IONA ~ Arkansas Pass railroad was held |
to-day TO receive proposition from "A |
Well-RnoWn capitalist To build the road |
Immediately, IN case he can come 10
terms with the directors. Another
meeting will be held tomorrow, when, !
1t is believed, satisfactory ARRANGEMENTS
Will be made. Any amount OF funds
can be commanded and the road can be
pushed through in one year.
DtsMISSING CLERKS.
Houston, Foo. i.-ISpecial. There Is
some reduction among railroad clerk
forces here to-day.
&C., FAST FREIGHT PROJECT.
OMAHA, Feb. 4.-@The Union Pacific
and the Central Pacific have
co-operated to establish fast
freight system between Chicago
and San Francisco, via Omaha. one
thousand air-brake cars have been
ordered to be running by March /.
Through transportation has been re-
duced to eight days.