Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-07

profile Of II, showing the amount Of ex-
cavation AID embankment upon maxi
mum grades Of /. per 100 the curvature
required upon any other thai an air
line, pTecludlng the use OF the IL grade.
Il will be seen upon q comparison OF this
profile with that of the airline, for an
equal distance from their point OF di-
vergence. that the amount OF excava-
ton and borrowed embsnkment on the
Pigeon Roost exceeds that on the air
line by 147 600 cubic yards the borrowed
embankment being computed in both
cases upon an extreme haul OF 100 feet.
The black figures IN the profile show the
cubic yards of excavation or embenk-
ment in each cut or fill, and the red fig
ures show the cubic yards Of embank-
ment to be borrowed without the limit
OF extreme haul. The accompanying
nap shows the relative position of the
tive lines,
While the air line is very favorable
and presents many advantages, il Is
probable that one equally az cheap may
be- found passing in the vicinity Of Olive
Branch and Byhalis, and thence across
to and rp Rsdbank creek to the vicinity
of Redbank store, where you strike the
crest separating it from Cold Water. The
people along this route seem very much
alive to it, and doubtless would subscribe
literally and since the amount Of sub
seription must, in connection with the
cost, determine the location, o thorough
Instrumental examination Of this route
should be made before the line is def
nitely located. The same causes may
operate a change in the line north of
Nouconnah, n determine you TO enter
Memphis by q line on the south side of
Elmwood Cemetery, passing neal the
Female College. Both lines are worthy
q careful examination.
The vital Importance to Memphis of
constructing this road to Selma the im-
menss advantages to be derived from q
connection With the cotton and grain
regions of Eastern Mississippi, the iron
and coal regions OF Alabama and the At
Isntlc seaboard and gulf It Savannah,
Pensacola and Mobile, have been too
well shown by others to require enforce
ment here; but Of the local Inducements
for the construction of that portion from
Memphis to Holly Springs, l will say g
word. Nowhere within q radius OF forty
miles of Memphis is there a country
more lovely or more inviting to the
thrifty emigtant who desires q small
farm with all the comforts of 3 nice
home.
The climate Is unsurpassed 10 the Uni
ted States; the country healthy beyond
comparison; high, u~ndnlstiIg, possess
ing al abundance Of good water snd tim
Der for all farm purposes, and a genial
soil, capable Of producing well almost
everything in the range of agriculture
and horticulture it is the very country
through which to build q road, and cut
up into thousands Of small farms to be
owned by industrious, enterprisiDg, Ia
boring men and women, who will I'LL 1t
with orchards and vineyards and gar
dens, and farms well stocked with horses,
cows, sheep, pigs, fowls, and everything
to sustain life in comfort. Such 3 road,
with trains run to suit the convenience
of the inhsbitants, with Moderate fares,
would be q paying institution If never
extended beyond Holly Springs.
In conclusion 1 desire TO acknowledge
the effective servica rendered by CSpt.
II. N. Paarr aud Capt. Ike Hood, Ia the
prosecution Of the survey, and to thank
the other gentlemen of the party for the
eh~eerfulness and alscrity with which
each did his part.
Very respectfully, yours,
MINOR AERIWETHER-