El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-29


railway for the week ending pril l1tt
$14. 462 90, an increase of S12, &c
over the corresponding week il
1896.
1t is probable that at the next annua
meeting of the stocs holders of the Chi
= ca o, Rock Island q Pacific railway the
2 directo' VIII submit proposition tc
2 eXttnd the Texas line from F'oct Worth
t to Galveston, Tex, distance of about
] 400 miles. =
The statement of the earnings of
the Union Pacili railway syst-m for
February shows some good sized iu-
creases Gro 5 earnings increased
$1S4, 4S4, and net earnings SlO2, $50.
From Jan l. to FEB. %, gross earnings
increased 1921 AZ, and net S26S, $50.
The Santa Fe company is very busy
these days making improvements along
the road. S de tracks nave been built
at Ell Mora, Tympas and Dorsey, new
steel bridge GRO 'sing the P.cketwire
this side OF Trinidad, and they have
| just completed the big 6am t Thatcher
at a cOss of S6S,OO
| the Santa Fee recently ran a special
| train, consisting Of one baggage car
and one coach, rom Kansas City to
| Hutchinson, Kansas, in the markably
fast time of four hours and fifty min
utes. The distance of 230 miles. and
this is probably the fas est time ever
made for q long distaace on any Kansas
road. Train No. II, the Santa Fe fast
mail and express from Chicago, due in
Kansaa City at , O'clock in the after
noon, did not arrive until o:30 o'clock,
missing correction with the California
express leaving at 2:25 o'clock. After
the arrival of No. Il, it was decided 70
make run t. cat b the express train,
which was dom a5 Hutch son. Il die |
lance of for y-uve mile-. wa made in |
exactly lOtty-Eive minute5.-Headiight |
The proposition for railroad from
Ell Paso to Waite Oaks, n. NJ. seems |
to be "a Il fair way to cOnSummatiou
A party of eastern capita ISIS com ed |
principally of wealthy co l miners from
Penusy wanna, have been examiuing
the resources along the proposed route
of this line accompanied by Mr.. c. B.
Eddy. and they have expressed them
selves as coz fide1t that such road |
would pay from the start They are
en- huslastic OYER the coal possibilities
of the rpg on 10 be traversed, and the
trip has been prolific of surprises for
the ess,erners in many respects. They
will go home favOrtbly i'm pre- ssed with
the country at all events, and without
doubt the impression gathered on this
trip will be the means of mas ,ening the
OF this line which Will |
mean a great deal for the develop |
nent IF southern New Mexico New
Mexican /
The state railroad commission has
sSned circular in approva' of APP
application No. IS of the Tex
Is and Pacific Railway company:
md ii is ordered that commodity tariff =
No. 20, issued by this commission to
apply on salt in carloads transported
~ railroads between points in Texas,
ID BY adding thereto the following {
PROVISION; Shipments OF salt from
Colorado, which would under ordinary
conditions be routed through Grand
saline, may be stopped at Grand Saline
o finish loading at that point a. ,
harge OF So per car in add on to the q
ate of freight from Colorado to des-
nation. This order shall take effect
april 2S, 1897. 1t is hereby ordered by
he railroad comm Isl IN of Texas that
he following sex, eptions'' to western
Justification be adopted to govern in
he transportation by railroads be-
ween points within the state OF Texas y
t the articles named: "
l. Common chairs with wood, cane. I
pliut, leather or rawhide seats, set up,
led in bundles, second class.
2. Common wheelbarrows. knocked o
own Hat and compact, third class. W
This order shall take effect Nav Il,
S91. =