Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-23

| 0NNNNAf bOcsch ANAOlNs
In Perfect working order.
Mr.. winks-"what has become Of DR..
Blank?n
DR.. Minks-"He is in the Underground
railroad now.n
''Eh?n
"He is at Hishtown and receives pa
tients sent HIM from the city,
eyes,
"Aitcr time he sends them to DR..
Lank at Hlgheryille.
nYes.n
"Dr. Lauk forwards them in few
months to DR.. Plank at Breesybure, and
so they go, the Gordon OF doctors extend
Ing like railroad clear across the coun-
try
"certainiy, but why is it called under
ground?n
''ohi that's the terminus OF the line .
Il Omaha Globe
The promoters OF the Canfranc tunnel
through the Pyraauees appear TO be again
confronted with difficulties which threaten
the successful completion of the under
taking. 1t will be remembered that in
the summer ofI684 the Spanish and French
governments agreed, after long negotla-
tons, TO authorize the construction OF
two lines across the Pyrenees. One was
prolongetion OF the Madrid SAragossa
railway by Huesca and Canfranc, and the
other line from Lerida by the valleys Of
Noguera and Pallaresa. The Caniranc
route was strongly recommended by The
Spanish commissioners, through opposed
by the military authorities Of both coun-
tries. The opposition OF the French gov
ernment, however, was overcome by con-
cessions on the part Of Spain as regards
the Noguera-Pallaresa route, which
greatly shortens the distance from Paris
to Algeria via Cartsgena. According
to a Saragossa paper the advocates
OF the RoDcal valley route are now throw.
ing obstacles In the way OF the Caniranc
scheme, and 1t Is stated that they have
strong support from two members Of the
ministry who are believed TO have induced
Senior Sagasta TO regard the project
cody; while France, though not openly
antagonistic, Is not at all disposed TO
move diplomatically In favor Of scheme
that she never liked.
A few industrial facis:--The locomo-
tive works Of Herr Borsig, Of Berlin, are
saidt 10 be the oldest on the Continent |
They have been established forty-eight
years, and are about 10 be closed In CON
sequence Of the prevailing low prices en-
falling constant loss Locomotive engine,
carriage ard wagon building In Australia
Is in feeble way. Manufacturers, who
are reducing the number OF workmen,
have been asking for government orders
to enable them TO keep their best men to.
gether for q short time longer. The
Scandal Engineering works, near Randers,
In Jutland, Will close as soon as the pres
emit contract for carriages for the Danish
State railway Is completed.
A correspondent thus describes this rail-
way ride from Bergen 10 Vosseyangen,
The line follows the coast OF
The Soriord for many milee, and may be
said almost literally 70 be cut out Of the
lace Of the cliffs which rise out Of the sea
II Is a wonderful piece Of engineering.
When the line cannot make It's way round
the projecting rocks, 1t dashes through
them. II Is, therefore, remarkable above
most railways for It's tunnels. The line
is oixty-ive miles long, and there are
seventy tunnels on II, several OF them over
half mile In length.
Tarsus, the birthplace OF the apostle Paul /
has been connected BY railway 70 Mersi- I
IA, now the principal seaport on the
Southern coast Of Asia MinoF--a distance /
II seventeen miles The line win be
pushed forward 10 Adana, twenty I
i've miles further. Adana Is
i large and hourishlng city on the right (
bank Of the Sarus, where the river ~ !
,panped By the brIdge-stlll intact
built BY JusiiniaD