Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-04

OF u merchants and citizens,
it has lessened costs of freights
and caused alarm among river men.
THE LOUISVILLE ROAD
brought 39,O64 bales of cotton to this
city against 1854 last year-an in
crease of 5759 bales. There was eX-
ported by the same road from Mem
phis Is, 100 bales of cotton, and from
Humboldt 22,S93; a total of $500
bales, 32,3S1 more than last year. The
receipts and exports of cotton by
this road were Ia ,S95 bales. In adj
ditiOn an immense quantity of goods
are received for transmission TO points
this city In every direc-
ton, while our own merchants
have the chance of three
through freight lines competing for
business in the transmission OF cotton
and other products and the impOrta-
ton of merchandise. Bills Of lading
are also given for freights directly
through to Europe. Thus our mer-
chants, manufacturers and cotton
dealers enjoy improved facilities for
the transmission of goods at low rates,
and with proper eXeTtiOn in the eX-
of their trade by means OF
travelling agents, the sureness which
has marked the progress of rival cities
will serve TO enrich them. If we at
tract to our market the cotton bales of
Eastern Mississippi and other loeali-
ties to the same extent that has been
done by the Ohio road, our prosperity
will soon augment, and IL mer-
chants NAV distribute their goods to
points now trading with other cities.
THE MEMPHIS AkD CHARLESTON
ROAD.
This road still maintains a success
ful competition with other lines OF
traffic and travel connecting Memphis
and Eastern cities, BY wise manage
ment and the employment of through
trains. the route through East Tennes-
see and Virginia has attained In
creased popularity and conveys i'm
mense quantities of freight. By this
road there was received in this city
during the past year 63,072 bales OF
cotton, and large quantities Of freight
from Baltimore, New York and Eu-
rope via Norfolk. The exports Of cot
ton were 32,679 bsles, against 1868
bales the previous year, an increase OF
more than $4,000 bales-thus proving
the route increasing in favor with
shippers, and a worthy competitor OF
other lines by land or water.
The stock OF this company has stead
i!y advanced in market value. The
road repairs and rebuilds KS own cars
in their factories here, and employs
over two hundred mechanics, 0WhOm
are paid large sums each week, IN
turn distributed by them among the
merchants and property owners o
the city. y number OF new ears have
been built during the year, and two
magnificent sleeping coaches have
Just been completed, every particle o.
its work having been performed here
The cars will compare f~ayorably with
any in the country, both tor comfort
and finish and appearance, and theil
value is fully $4,000.
THE SELMA RAILROAD.
The projected road TO Selma is pro
crossing and successfully. At thC
other end of the line, and from the
Memphis and Selma road, it has now
become the Selma and Memphis road
This great public work should have
commenced at this end OF the route
and thus given employment to Mem
phis mechanics and laborers and bust,
ness to Memphis merchants. The cost
of its completion is already secured
across Alabama to Columbus, Miss,
and President Forrest has the means
Ut his command. The county this
side Of LOwndes, in which Columbus
is situated, has refused to aid the
work. and many believe that the road
will not extend in this direction be
YOnd Columbus. If this be tf4c, the
road will become a feeder to our worst
enemy. the Mobile and Ohio Road.
To thWart this evil il will benecessary
for this city and the people along the
route to undertake the complexion d
the route 10 Holly Springs as speedily
as possible.
ii, during the year, we furnish $780,.
900 the Company will agree to iron,
equip ard put the road in operation,
our trade during the neXt-cOmmercial
year will be greatly increased, and the
augmented traffic Of the new line
would soon refund the expenditure,
while our taxable wealth would be in
creased at least twenty per cent. In the
completion df the Charleston road,
the amount expended by this city was
returned more than a hundred fold by
the advance in real estate, and the
increase Of our commercial wealth,
These facts should II once induce &C.
ton on the part of our citizens, ouI
Chamber of Commerce and our mu.
nicipal authorities. OF the
MISSISSIPPI RIVER RAILROAD
the APPEAL has teemed with infor
nation, almost daily. The line $ sur-
yeyed and approved and contractor:
will go to work on the sections nearest
Memphis. The first thirty-siS
miles will be speedily completed
The depreciation of our State bond,
may retard the work ior a time. but
its resources beyond this are abun.
dant and convertible. The road viii
surely be finished inside of the mex
eighteen months, and one OF the rich
est regions Of country on the cont.
nent viii empty its wealth into oul
treasury.
THE LITTLE ROCK ROAR
penetrates a country which so far fur
nisbes little aid to the enterprise
Marhsyswampsan and stream;
intervene to retard the eompletior
Of the work. The events of war ruined
the enterprise. Work performed ten
years ago was nearly all in vain; time
and money were wasted; the re
sources of the company was scattered
and the war had almost destroyed