The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-08
THE RAILROADS.
DOINGS IN THE GREAT RAILROl
WORLD


DoINGs IN The GREAT RAILROAD
WORLD.
The Chicago extension of the Wisconsin
Central will be opened for business about
the middle of the month. The understand
ing is that trains will be at once put on
between Chicago and st. Paul.
The monthly earnings of the New York
Central will hereafter be published. This
practice should become general, for no
good, except to manipulators, can come of
Withholding of the accounts.
A Jefferson, Texas, dispatch says; "a
railroad is in contemplation from this
point to Shreveport, about fifty miles.
This will give Jefferson uninterrupted
communication with New Orleans, indie
pendent of all roads, except the short
line that connects with Shreveport.
TRAIN DISPATCHER GOOD RESIGNS.
j. V. Good, train dispatcher of the
Hannibal and Sedalia division of the
Missouri Pacific, has resigned his position,
and has been appointed superintendent
of telegraph of the western division of
the Wabash, with headquarters at Mober-
ly. Dennis Sullivan, of Sedalia, has been
appointed train dispatcher in Mr. Goods
stead.
STOCK TO BE WEIGHED.
The most important business transact
ed at the meeting of the presidents and
railway managers, in Cresson, Pa, on
Tuesday, was an agreement between the
Trunk lines and the Central Traffic asso
citation to hereafter weigh and charge
actual weight on ali shipments of live
stock.
TEXAS & PACIFIC DIsAGREEMENTs.
1t is announced on good authority that
such discussions exist in the Texas u Pa
cific stockholders committee that there is
no prospect of an agreement being reach
ed, that will be generally acceptable, and
that the ma GRITTY of the stockholders will
unite with the Rio Grand division bond
holders committee.
| FILED HIS BOND.
The st. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
company, by its president, Edward F.
Winslow, has filed with the secretary of
the interior its bond in the sum of $780,
600. as required by the act of congress
granting it right of way through the
lands of the Choctaw and Chicasaw ma
tions of Indians in the indian Terri
tory.
THREATENED SOUTHERN RATE WAR.
Since the changing of the gauge of the
southern roads, rumors have been circu'
lated with great persistency that the
Louisville IL Nashville proposed some i'm
portant changes in its trains and that new
connections would be made north in order
to compete with the Chesapeake a. Ohio
1t is pretty well understood that the Lou
isville u Nashville will run through trans
from Nashville to Cincinnati, using thei
old eastern connections and making mucl
, quicker time than heretofore. In orde
to make more perfect northern connec
3 tions, it is stated that the Louisville
Nashville has made an agreement witt
the Pennsylvania company by which the,
will enter the Fourteenth street depot,an(
all of the northern business done will e
over the Jacksonville, Madison d. India
napolis road. The southern business O.
the Jacksonville, Madison d. indianapolis
will be carried over the Louisville a. Nash
vile, and in order to facilitate the move
ment of all trains between the two roads
Fourteenth street is being heavily bal
lasted with granite and double track o.
heavy steel rails has been placed down
The two companies have had heavy cut
made on their business by Mr.. Hunting
ton, and the building of the new unioI
depot is an evidence of enterprise on hi
part that has stimulated to greater exer
tions the other roads. That lively traffic
war will be opened as soon as the tire,
roads are in condition is beyond doubt
and it only remains to be seen which will
win the fight.
THE LAKE SHORE STRIKE.
The Lake Shore management does no
propose to trife with the striking switch
men, but is determined to proceed witt
the business of the road, even though a
an increased cost. The result will be tina
the strikers will find that they have throw
up good situations to no profit.
Strikes are costly, and none ever bene
flied those who took part in them. 1t i
generally the old story of failure, but evel
though one may be temporarily success
full, the cost exceeds the benefit.
One typical strike can be instanced.
year ago the nailmen in the Ohio vale,
} region went on a strike for higher wages
The demand was refused and the men
after year of idleness, have returned Il
WOlh ~ Olic oiu WhBCh' 0uiihB bhO III
time $4,000 have been paid in benefits Il
their families, and the loss in wage
amounts to about $3,000,000.
The Lake Shore strike will end as hav
done the Others of the year, and when
is ended the chances are that the lessol
will have been sufficiently severe to pre-
vent repetition of the trouble for severa
years.-Railway Register, st. Louis.
EXTENDED FOR THREE YEARS.
The government has extended for tire
years the concession of the Texas, Topo
lobampo and Pacific railroad, the com
pany being obliged to build sixty-tw'
miles within the next three years. TIL
Topolobampo colonization contract vii
likely be signed next week.
That lady married or single who ha
become irregular each month, who j
feeble, pale and emaciated, and annoyed
with aches and pains, should use Dr.
Dromgoole's English Female Bitters.
Mr.. Fred Pickering, of Brennan
while wrestling with drummer in Cald
wells saloon, accidentally fell and brok
both bones of his left leg, six or eigh
inches above the ankle.
Last evening at the farm or Senior Ra
fael X. Garcia, near Charcozul, nea
Brownsville, his servant, Pablo Cioneros
was discovered suffering from several Sc
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