Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-02-05
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The report made TO the city council BY the
engineer, Mr.. MoRIEY, employed on the part Of
the city Of Memphis to survey a railroad route
from The opposite shore Of the river 70 The
Missouri State line, for The purpose OF putting
Memphis into direct railway communicative
with s. Louis, msrits the p~rofoundest atten-
tion of cur merchants and citizens. We know
there is one truth respecting cur railway
system, which very many are 10th to receive,
but which nsverthsIsss must Be adopted, or The
prosperity Of Memphis must suffer, and that
is that Memphis must vet exert further ener-
gies and spend still more money in extending
Der railroad system. We kaoE there is a stronE
disposition 70 look with a compialcent eve upon.
the Charleston, Mississippi and Tennessee.
The Memphis AID Ohio, an5-tbough with less
smplsiesnes-ths Memphis and Little Rock
railroads; to put the hands in he pockets
ard say; Memphis has done enouzh.n IF
Memphis has done enough 70 secure 70 herself
the position Of which she is smbitious-.hato Of
" Commercial metropolis Of the country lying
between the range Of s. Louis and New Or
leans if what she has secured BY railroad is
safe, and no other road built or Likely 70 be
bulk can take from her, or materially diminish.
the advantages her railroads have secured 10
Der, then her capitalists, merchants and eifi-
zsns are justified in lying down a. their ease,
and proclaiuing. 9Msmpbis has done enough,
II, Or the contrary, further advantages nay be
secured by yet further pushing out the iron
srras or II new enterprise IL Necessary 10 make
safe and permanent the Advantages We have
STAINED, then, s~nrhaH-aIly, Memphis has zof
done enough.
We undertake 10 show that HfempSis has
40. done enough. that the railroad advantages
she has obtained By her labors and sacrifices
are now being taken from her, and that further
advantages rot now possessed nav, BY addi-
tioasl s~xsrtior, Be- s55ed 10 the facilities she
stprsssnt Possesses. Before doing s., however.
Il may Be worth while to ssk-xith a portion
Of those when we have heard discussing this
qusstion-is il worth while for rs to trouble
ourselves further, or 10 snend more moneT
upon railroads have We not 70. all from then
we are ever likely 70 do and may we not be Al
rest on The question, leaving TO private enter
Prise the construction Of such roads as nav
Be thought likely to pay a good return
o. the Investment made2 OF these persons
We would ask-was It ever worth while FOR
AsmPhs to engsgs in railroad eHterprfseg /
that suisrpriss brought a rich return Of
prosperity, dignity, and wealth. II It Ia,
done so-if it has transformed a village into
The busting city we now see tiff IL has 1
aaos the lsborsr an employer, the s.o keep
sr q merehan5 and the merchant a man ori
position, and infusncs-unIsss We
are tired Of prosperity and sstistsi with
let US 90 o. as we have begun. and let
enterprise that has dous 70 much for "a b
pursued until an that can Be obtained from
extension has been obtained, thsb-
nd not tn thea-we may fold our arms Ion
.onfortably at our store doors and say.
2 Memphis has done enough We must 20 on
nd on, until cur city becomes the esntsr OF q
istEork Of railroads, OF the strides Of Meu-
toward a loHy future xiii be storps5
{ the very outsstot her promising career.
We have undertaken 70 show that. in refs--
nee 70 railroad building, much as Mem1his
.as done, she has no ye. done ,noag5. and NE
bah have shown this II we prove tat she
a., By suPinensss, aided the schemes Of eon-
.eting and rival Lies, End failed to avail her ,
Of advantages clearly and easily 70 BE- :
blained. Last week the Mississippi p Central
abroad was completed, and passengers can,
step m the ears Of that roadast New o.
ans and pass on to Columbus, Kentucky. from 2
isncs 70 Cairo where the gates Of TIE East q
I'd North stand open before them. bistskss
large amount Of travel that used 70 be ours e
lst Of us, and keeps It quite away from orr o
ty- This is, Of eosrse, fair eompstibor 2
N which no sensible person would !
ult +; The fault is that Memphis was not pre- Z
lrsd for The change a. she ought 70 have 4
en- the means IN herhsnl TO soften the blow
ere not used TIE Mississippi and Tennes-
e road runs from this city to Grsnsds. where
connects with the Mississippi Central TINS 81
ing opportunity for an passengers on tbst :
I'D torsach Memphis By a line lhatfs almost p
part Of The route they are running on-he e.
'ntraL This road, however, though lon- p
ousa in hand, aad though ibs position was 3
ace known 70 our city council and ofbsrs %
ss and is ish ineonpiste. Had that road d
en- ready for use blythe tine the C-sutrslwss
" oPeued-Ehieh l. easily nirht haze bss, e
passengers bT hs latter road would have :.
derstood, from The very hrst, the fseiit.. "
re were for travelling By way Of Memrbis b
ths natter now stands, WheB the Mississippi .
Z Tennessee road connection with the Cen 4
] iE made, travellers will have become secp.- 70
ned to travelling on to Columbus, giving r
the go-hy. The completion Of this
ID, 50 a. to Be in readiness for the openine b,
he Central, was = mere matter Of tine. and
title eEerti0n IN Memphis would have in -
ed its completion a. the right time. Herr II
! palnsbie advantage lost BY the lst-slone m
icy Of those whose ey h Memphis has y
y ENOUGH ~
undertook to show that advantage no "a
p possessed By this city nay b. secured By
per sction,ald thess advantages are az i'm A..
tan and as great a. asy we have already IN
ned We nov aIln9s 70 building OF a co
from the opposite shore o. The river. ~
e % make a cirect conneetion with the NJ
: Of s. L0uis, and to place Memphis on of
1nain fruHk line Of travel between The cities Be-
New Orleans, 81. Louis and Chicago. Al 1y
cent a PASSENGER iezving New Orleans -
s. Louis, Or Chicago. OF adjacent com nj
VII get on 4 car At New Orleans, Be con re-
81 70 Columbus and Cairo, sndfron thence -
the Illinois Central, to s.. Louis OF 10 IL
i Memphis puts On Der old rail-
7 energy, and builds = road 10 connect with
Pilot Knob railway, and thus with St.
Is the passenger leaving New Orleans =
Above, Would-ss The shortest rouis-bs
reYed on tbe Mississippi Central to Gran
Mississippi where be would get on he -
s'ssi7Pi and Tennessee read, which would
z hin 70 Memphis, whsrs be would cross !.
nFer and proceed By Tie Iron Mountain an
. 81 L9us, sn1 fron thence to Chicago
ne Eass O. elsewhere. BY this means, II a Z