Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-01

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euly Nashsiiies st. Louis. Memphis. Vieksburg,
Natchsz, Shreveport, Alexandra. Marshall and nu-
nerous other towns will al receive fresh impetus
when this great trunk rail~ay shsl have been COM
pleted Some Of them viii feel its effects le4g be-
fore tnat period. The great advantage Of enlist
iug the interest and good feeling of so large por-
ton OF the country in favor of this work il, that
the means that will thus be brought to bear uponit
Will push the work that il will be completed na
PERIOD OF Time shorter probably than most of Us an
tlcipate, and shorter than would be possible if
alone were concerned in It, Practical operations,
our readers will be pleased to know are still going
on with increasing spirit Contracts have recently
been made with MessFs. j. T. Grant Co., Georgia
contractors OF much experience and eminent abili-
ties, for building seventy miles Of the road which
they promise to construct expeditiOusly than
any other equal extent of railway was ever made in
the United Statesl The iron for twenty ven miles
OF the road IS already on the ground, and loco
motive has already been shipped from New York,
or soon VIII be, to its proper point of destination
This certainly Is cheering and fully justes all we
have sald In favor OF the earnestness good will and
ability OF the present Southern Pacific Railroad
Company in carrying the project into practical ex-
ecutlon within the earle st possible period
There 10 another point worthy of notice as show
ing how causes are at work to the speedy and
certain completion of the road. Our readers are
doubtless aware that in 1856, the Legislature of
Texis granted charter to the Memphis, FL Paso
and Ptcihc Railroad Company. THIS road was to
start from Fulton, on Red river, and run through
Northern Tex 10 Ell Psso. The route, as con-
tempated across Texas, is about sixty miles north
of our Southern Pscl6c which it vonld meet If both
should be constructed, at FL Paso. and thence be-
come one road ultimately through to the Pacific
1t seems however, that the Legislature of Texas in
granting the SAID charter expected that the road
would be united to the Southern Pacific a long way
this side of the Pass and that it would in fact be
merged in the latter road the whole distance, for
clause provides:
'That the provisions of this Act shall not be so
construed as to nterfed with the provisions of any
Railroad charter heretofore granted by this State
or the location of the Mississippi and Pacific Rail-
road If located on or near the latitude OF 80 "
The papers in the Northeast of Texas, OBJ
serve, are warmly advocating the merging of the
Memphis and FL Psso in the Southern Pacific Road;
and the Memphis papers admit that
"The charter of the Memphis, FL Paso and Pa
and Pacific Railroad Company requires more than
they by any possibility perform, but by COL
nection of the two roads the Trinity river, they
will receive sufficient aid through the Southern Pa.
cifc to complete it.
Col King who has recently been on the ground
has submitted propositions for the union of the two
roads at Trinity river, and think that there il
little doubt that it will be eff cted. Every thing
therefore seems to combine TO the early and
sure accomplishment of the great enterprise in
which We have so large a stake.-N. o. Bulletin