Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-26
Railroad MISCELLANY.

Tickets from Saratoga to san Fran
cisco via Pacific Railroad, Sl75.
The Indications are that there will
lie q heavy freightage business in grain for
the Louisville. Cincinnati and lexington
Railroad this season.
In Arkansas arrangements have
been made to place a line of daily coaches
between Helena and Fort Scott as soon as
the railroad is finished to the LATTER PLACE,
and thence to Ra4tef spriggs .
Ihe Atlanta Constitution of the Goth
saws: 1--WE learn that Foster Blodgett
viii, this morning, become Treasurer Of
the Western and Atlantic Railroad, vice
". W. Clayton, removed. Judge Clayton
is a man whose unblemlshed reputation
and spOtless honor is known of ali men."
Col. c. G. Hammond, who was ap-
pointed General Superintendent of the
Union Pacific Railroad, has accepted the
position on condition that the differences
with the Central Pacific Railroad are COM
promised, so as to admit Of fair tates, FAe
Companies nav agfeed 10 carry freight to
New York at five cents per pound, green
backs; also to furnish emigrant trains at
S50per passenger from New York, aud S3S
from Chicago.
On last Friday the stockholders of
the above road held their annual meeting
at Manchester for the purpQse 81 GieGtiag
q Bpard " Directors. The ola board,
y it'll Qne exception, was elected, and is as
follows; p. II. MarhnrY, w, T. White,
Geo, NJ. Smart, W, II, Smart, w. T.
aickersOn, Chas, Hickerson, VIM. Moore,
II. Il. Harrison, j. p. Thompson, Asa
Faulkner, $. G. Smart, Sam Henderson,
l.. d. HickersOn, l. 4. Rhodes, r.. t. Las
ater. Nearly all the Directors being pres
ent, they held a meeting immediately,
and elected the following officers: P. II.
MarburY, President sam Henderson,
Secretary; Asa Faulkner, Treasurer.
The Nashville Banner of Friday
SAYS: The stockholders of the Nashville
and Northwestern Railroad met at the
Circuit Court room yesterday morning, to
elect a Board of Directors for the eTsTi-S
Vsa.. ar. donn a. Gardner, Of Weakley
county, was called to the Chair, and Mr..
John \. Moore, of Davidson county, APP
pointed Secretary. The following ticket
was elected without opposition: NJ.
Burns, W. +. Cooper, A. II. Hicks, Il. c.
McNairy, w. j.. Carter, f. D.. Hicks, w.
I. Rapg, Davidson county Alyi9 AaE
kins. ~fiarroli county; John 4. Gardner,
WeakIev COUNTY y. 5, Auen. Carroll
county; Alfred Gardner, Weakley county;
John f. Vincent, Weakley county; a. D..
Kingman, Fulton county, ky.i !. =.
HQddS, Fulton county, Ky; Thos. z.
Gleason. Fulton county, Ky. The total
vote cast for each candidate was $40. Mr..
John NJ. LauSderdale received q compll-
mentarY Fatei
The railroads In operation In the
United States during the year 1868, are
returned as having the length of 1920
miles. The statistics of the several States
which have over 1000 miles of railroad are
as follows: Pennsylvania AGO miles, IL
linois $3.50, Ohio 2400, New York 3400, In
diana 200, Georgia 1850, Iowa 1850, Viz.
ginia 1850, Massachusetts l45J, tennessee
i44A. Missouri 1900, Wisconsin l50, Mich
igan 1900, North Carolina 100, and South
Carolina 1890. The capital invested in
railroads in the United States is placed at
$3.50. 600, 0O0, against 1888, 900, 600 INVESTED
in 1870 banks, Distributed a. fpilaNs,
$50, go, 900 Invested IN 1880 National
banks, and SGT 600, zoo invested in $40
State banks. The earnings of the railroads
during 1868 are placed at 800, 0OO, zoo. or
$3.50, 900, 600 from freight and Sl20, 200, 000
from passengers. The earnings of the
banks are placed at from fifty to sixty
millions Of dollars per annum, or from
ten to twelve per cent. on the capital, The
value Of the property transported oyer
the railroads is not accurately known, but
in New York, In 1867, the railroads and
canals carried over seventeen hundred
million dollars worth ofmerchandise, the
railroads transporting 81 AS, 600, 600 worth,
and the canals S270.0 Q0, 200,