The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-19
THE RAILROADS.
Sparks From the Locomotive on
the Great Highways.
Movements in Texas Railway
Building, and Other Notes
of Interest.

NO WIN VI uOuuibtiy locating ms
Arkansas Pass road to Austin has begun.
The Arapsas Pass railroad bridge at this
plsce will be entirely of SIT ell and iron
piers.
The railroads should all be required to
give at least fifteen days notice of any
proposed change in rates.
Fast time and vestibule trains are in de-
naud upon the principal railways of the
south.
The rates on linseed oil, bones, hides
and freight coming under that class, are
now just 80 per cent below tariff rates.
With steel cross ties, it is said that a
road bed may be made to last from third
to half a century-a wonderful saving
in the item of maiatenance.
Parts of Siberia are undoubtedly very
cold, but there is no climatic reason why
Russia should not extend a railway from
the Ural mountains to the Pacific ocean
TIE contract to build the Cumberland
Valley branch of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, from Pineville to Cumber-
land Gap, Tenn, has been awarded to
Serpell & Morris, of Louisville, Ky.
The trunk line rate war is said to have
been begun by the stronger lines for the
purpose of eliminating differentials. Net
| earnings are also being eliminated as
rapidly as possible.
Over 200 men are now engaged at work
on the grading of the Wheeling and Lake
Erie extension, east of Bowerston. The
work is said to be progressing as favora'
bly, as could be desired.
| If the railroads do not prosper for the
next six months they will have only them
selves to blame.
Southern railways seem to be more in
clined to peace than do those of the north
This amicable spirit is to be commended
w. A. Kite is making the preliminary
surveys for the Atlantic, Tennessee anC
Western railroad, to be built from Eliza
bethton to Carter's Furnace, by TeegardeI
81 Fnnty, of Elizabethton, Tenn.
q. A. Marian, for five years pas
superintendent of the Mexican Nationa
railway, northern division, with head
quarters at Laredo, has resigned his posi-
tiOn to accept the office of general man
ager OF the Arkansas Pass railway.
The almost certain building of the Den
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of the Indian Territory is beginning to b,
felt in real estate circles. It is believes
that Denison is on the eve of boom sucl
as never enjoyed before. Already futures
on property are talked of. The building
of the Denison and Washita means sea-
son of unprecedented prosperity to Deni'
son.
A well-attended meeting of citizen
was held at LlanO last Wednesday. Al
executive railroad committee was at onc'
appointed TO consider Mr.. Lofts PROPOSE
tion for an extension of the Arkansas Pes
railroad via fredericksburg TO this point
This committee was fully authorized an
empowered to do everything necessary il
the premises, and, SO far as the action o
this place is concerned, they are ready 70
the survey to be made. San Saba report
that the merchants Of that place are highl
pleased with the proposed railroad extern
sion to Llano.
Another surveying party is in the fielt
N. L. Higdop, engineer of the Austin an
Northwestern, with party of twelve me
commenced Monday to run line fror
Burnett TO Llano.-Purnet Bulletin.
Ex-senator John Young Gooch, for
number of years the attorney for the In
ternational railroad, with headquarters q
Palestine has resigned his position, an
Judge j. Il. Burnett, of Galveston, take
his place. Judge Burnett will buy prop
erty and remove his family to this city
and Will represent the company in tn
courts at all points of this division Of tn
road Since the removal of the roa
headquarters to this place industries ant
building have been revived, aud the larg
brick general Office building is crampe
for room to contain the headquarters en-
ploYes.
Texas must have an adequate harbo
upon its coast, if it desires to enjoy th
full MEASURE of prosperous growth
which the state, under favorable con
ditiors, is capable. The resolution
adopted by the deep water convention
which has been in session this week a
Fort Worth, state the conditions fairly
and propose appropriate action. There ha
come into The discussion, however, an ele
ment of the most intense rivalry betweel
the representatives of Galveston an
those of Arkansas Pass. But this ca
scarcely be looked upon as misfortune
since it will probably lead to the selectio
of the most available location in the enc
and beget liberality and enthusiasm in tn
meantime. If the national government
TO render assistance, government en-
giDeers will examine the rival localitie
aud choose between them.-St Loui