El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-15

The earnings of the Sonora railroad
for six months of last year were $751;
6S1.2O, and the expenditures were
$71S, 243 50, making total gain OF
ST 10, 1925 There were 512 men en-
ployed during this time earning salar-
les from 81 day to $500 month.
fixed bv the new Union Pacific man
agement. 1t is known that the rule
is now in operation as far as the shops
o. thu company are concerned, but as
to whether it will be enforced in other
departments is at prese Mt bothering
some 1O.OOO MN throughout the lines
of the company in the west.
w. C. Bradbury & Co., Of Denver,
are with the Nassau Constructor COM
pauy of New York Citv in closing the
contract for the construction OF 125
miles of railroad from chihuahua TO
Guerrero, Mex, at q cost of So. 500 900
The road will be built by a syndicate
including Col PAYNE, ex-Secretary of
Schley of Now Yo~k. The object is to
reach the rich mining districts in the
vicinity of Guerrero.
All division superintendent of the
Santa Fe.have been called TO Topeka bv
over the new work planned for their
respective territories during the pres
ent wear. The question of a new time
card is a. so being discussed, but as the
spring time card will not go into effect
until some time next month. no definite
plans are being made. The uniform
Interpretation of the schedule rules in
regard to the ira nme is another lat
ter that is being discussed.
At recent freight wreck in Ken
tnckv, two of the cars rolled down a
2O-foot emhar kment. Ore Of the cars
WAS loaded with mo'asses It crashe d
into frame cottage near by. Destroy
ing the building, splitting omen the
car and startino several of the mOlas-
SEES barrels. The farmers busted them
selves in saving the molasses in jars.
mans and jugs, supplying themselves
for the next six months. The 9th err
car that rolled over the emh ankm emf
land in a mud puddle, and it's CARGO
of sugar was ruined.
The governor of the state of Coahni-
Ia has granted a concession TO j. Fl.
Taylor. of ST. Louis. TO build and equip
a standard euage railroad from Salt'-
| 10, the capital of he STATE to the west
| ern border. distance of about two
hundred and fifty miles. This road
VIII OD-u up tIlc TlCutSG HllUiuS duO
agricultural land in the state. There
will also be built at Saltillo a large
| smelter to take care of the ore and will
he ready for business as soon as the
| first sixtv miles of the road are COM
pleted thus assuring revenue to the
road from the start.
Twenty miles Of railroad tracks in
Chicago will be elevated this summer
| a cost in the neigh borhood of So
000. 900, and will give employment to
| %, 600 men. Bv the elevation of the
tracks some of the most dangerous
grade crossings in the city will be
| done away with The railroads raising
the tracks are: Pennsylvania Central
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific: Chica.
90. Milwaukee & St. Paul; Chicago &
| Northwestern; ST. Charles Air Line
! illinois CentraD and TIE Chicago
| Burlington & Quincy.
| The work of constructing the new
railroad from Pachucs to Tampico will
be resumed Immediately. Col. Richard
| Honey is at the bead of the project
and he has just secured modification
of the concession for the proposed road
under the terms of which the company
mu7t have fiftv kilometers of track laid
before November 20, 1899, in addition
to the twenty kilOmeters already com.
pleted, and in each Two years there
after at least fifty kilometers must be
built, the entire line to be finished
October II, 1905. The line is to rur
from Pachucs to Tampico with the
right to build two branches, one a.
Zacualtipan, the other to the mining
district of La Trinidad. The road il
to be standard gauge, and it carries {
subvention of Sc, 800 per kilometer.