The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-16
THE RAILROADS..
Newsy Signals From Along the
Great Lines.
The Mistaken Zeal of Attorney,
General Hogg Proves to
be a Wicked Boom
erang.

The desire for peace among the railway
com panies seems to be growing. May it
never become less.
By reductions in rates the railways of
New England are presenting their patrons
with thousands of dollars ann ually.
1t is reported that part of the Cana
dian Pacific's policy of invasion is to
build line from the $780," which it now
controls, to Omaha.
1t is announced that the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe has lost its independent
existence, and is row completely merged
in the Atchison system.
The roads of the south have enjoyed
more harmonious relations than have the
roads of the north, and tie consequence
is that they have better relative showings
of net earnings.
The Mexican National Railroad com
pany will build large car snd machine
shops at Laredo, Tex. to cost about $780,
600, and is negotiating for 100000 brick.
One hundred houses are reported to be
erected for the employees.
If reports are to be believed the state
of Arkansas is recovering from the anti
railroad fever with which it was at one
time so grievously afflicted.
The roads of the west will shortly be
compelled to stop their chickering's with
each other and devote their time to de.
visiug ways and means for handling the
enormous traffic that is beginning to pour
in upon them.
The Houston Car Wheel company yes
terday shipped two carloads of wheels to
the Southern acific company. One car
load of these wheels are to be used in the
shops at New Orleans, and the other in
the shops in this city. Houston takes the
lead in the manufacture of car wheels as
in almost everything else. Houston is no
hippodrome town.-Houston Post.
Livestock rates between Missouri river
points ard Chicago are still unsettled.
The proportion received by roads in this
territory on cattle billed through from
Texas is $33.75 per car, while the regular
rate from Kansas City to Chicago is $50
per car. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Is accused of taking Kansas City
shipments at $45.
Low rates on lumber by the new Texas
line have induced Denver dealers to over
stock, and one dealer is said to have laid
in a trihe of 1877 carloads more than he
can find room for. Perhaps this 5000
tons of lumber can be taken as one of
the straws showing the cause of the
downfall of the Denver demurrage bureau.
As the railroad system grows in Mexico
the question of government regulation
comes up there as we'll as elsewhere. the
department of public works has been for
some time studying the. subject of rates,
and 1t is rumored that the government
will take steps to compel the roads to
carry domestic freight for rates as low as
or lower than those made for foreign
freight. The object of course is the
same as that which the lower legislators
and commissioners have tried to &C
complish-the protection of local in
interests against outside competition.
Mr.. G. W. Angle, of San Antonio, Tex,
agent for the syndicate that proposes to
secure deep water at the mouth of the
Brazos, was in the city yesterday, but left
last night for New York. In that city a
consultation with the New York and
Boston capitalists interested in this
project will be held, and they will then
proceed to Chicago, where meeting will
be had on the goth prox. At tais meet
ing organization will be effected, and
arrangements for commencing work in the
fall will be made. The syndicate will, how
ever, build railroad from the mouth of
the Brazos to this city, and work on this
will be commenced as soon as a charter lie
obtained. The railroad will be built first
from the 3razos to connect with the
Columbia Tap, but it will ultimately be
continued to this city.-Houston Post.
The mistaken zeal of the attorney
general of the state of Texas has been in
directly responsible for the dissolution of
the Texas Traffic association, that orga-
nization choosing to dissolve and reorga-
nize in another state rather than to cub
NIT to protracted litigation. Now We
would be glad to be informed what benefit
the state of Texas has derived from this
proceeding. We fail to discern the good
that the encouragement has bestowed
upon his constituents. He may have
| played the part of the anti-railroader so
well as to win favor with prejudice, aud
thus, perhaps, make certain amount of
political capital. But that certainly is
the sum of the achievement.