Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-08-12
ST. Louis AND MEMPHIS RAIL
Road.

ST. LGLfS AND MEMPHIS RAIL
ROAD.
The proposition 10 construct q railway from
Memphis to S. Louis, thus connecting the lat
te- city By an airline road with New Orleans,
is now fully and fairly before our people. It's
discussion has usurped the place Of politics,
and men everywhere upon our streets arsheard
expressing their opinions as to the P~seuniary,
rather than political interests OF Memphis.
The people have. a. the balot-box istidsd for
the present, he political and pa-tizan states Of
Tennessee, and We cheerfaIly assent TO their
discrimination, and now We are prepared to
bow to their fla. in fixing the future destiny Of
this CITY
There is no necessity more palpahle than
that some measure must be adopted not 20 in
Iure the roads running North and South, and
lying ffty miles east Of Us, which, whether De-
signed for the purpose or not, are having the
effect to draw of from this city a large share
o. the trade, traRc and travel 70 VIII b il is
legitimatsly entitled, and which we intend %
stt-ac. BY our large investments in a northern
and southem, and an eastern road, but to csun-
teract their effects upon Us is a duty and IN
deniable necessity
The road 70 Louisville viii be finished, and
terminating as il does east Of The point al
which the Alabama and Mississippi lines Of
road converge, Il viii bring to Us ourful share
Of The tad and travel descending the valley
Ct the Ohio from the east Under existing
Circumstances the trade and travel from the
upper waters o. the Mississippi, and from the
vast system o. roads concentrated ats Louis,
with al that which originates in the nsxam
pied prosperity and commerce Of that city now
find southern outlet over the Illinois Central,
the Mobile and Ohio and the Mississippi Cen
trsI roads, reaching the CT BY a means Of
traBsit fifty miles east Of IBIS city. We would
change this sspec; Of our present and future
fortunes, and this great saiSsratum can only
Be attained by building a road TO ST. Louis.
S. Lolis is a. deeply Interested in this
movement as Memphis, and we have been not
q little surprised that the press Of that CITY has
not gwen SON expression Of popular sentiment
IL regard 70 L.
sone two years ego the discussion Of this
project was oomnslcsd here, but until aoWi
The absolute want q direct connection viii
that city had not been fslt BY eur frsisslel.
nor had the effects Of the roads east Of us been
seen and appreciated. s.. Lou e wants on
trade, she would sell as everything which W
now buy IN Cincinnati and Louisville, besides
increasing her shipments Of hour, bacon, bag
eing, and ROPE, and iron to this city TO an ID
oalculabls extent The people q s. Lo1i'
might well reject thai Memphis is a point in
an airline from ths- city % New Orleans, Tia.
Memphis ls AZ the head Of perennial naviga-
ton on tie Mississippi, and that million dol
lars expended in reaching this point Instead Of
haf q million paid % connect with the Mobile
& Ohio road at Columbus, Kentucky, would b.
judiciousIy invested. Our southern road dirsci
70 New Orleans viii be finished within a feE
months, and the citizens Of St Louis should
with ours begin TO take setiTs measures in the
prosecution o. the proposed work
Memphis should and must be the crossing
point on the Mississippi for an the traveIfrom
East 70 West which originates south Of The
Ohio and between savannah on the south ana
Baltimore on the north. To secure this we
have only TO extend as rapidly as possible cur
Arkansas Roadto Texas, and thea, BY placing
ourselves, By means OF the s.. Louis Road, on
the line Of the great highway Of travel from
Missouri, Kansas and the northwest to New
Orleans and the south, and we viii make Mem
phis the great metropolitan city Of the valley
Of the Mississippi
We believe that these ends viii be attained.
We have an abiding faith in the fsr-seeing,
enlightened enterprise, energy and lberality Of
our people. We believe that these lines OF
travel. tfahc and viii BE- speedily
opened, and that the dreams Of the widest en-
thusisst who has pTedicsed the future greatness
and prosperity Of our city, viii be fully realized
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