Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-01
Railroad Miscellany.

Gen. Forrest Is making rapid pro-
gress with the construction Of the Mem
phis andSelma Railroad.
John Ingle, Jr., President of the
Evansville and Crawf louisville Railroad,
is now en- route for Europe, tOcontract for
iron for the extension OF his road from
Rockville, Indiana, to Danville, III.
: Contracts for the construction of the
Mississippi Rirer Railroad viii Le given
out in a:week OF two. Several very re
sponsible contractors propose to take the
work between Memphis and COYiugtOn
as a lump job. and put it through IN a
hurry
The work on the little Rock Rail-
road is progressing as fast rs the nature OF
the soil, the heat If the Weather, and a
limited HunheF OF taDOrers viii permit.
The oOntractOrs-Sawin * Sickles-are
using their best endeavOrs 10 complete
this Important road by January Of 1870,
and think they will succeed.
In Minnesota the st. l'aul and Ia
sl4C haiiruad, about ninety miles long, is
under contract. There are also roads
through each ofthe lower tier Of counties,
which Will all be interSectcd by the road
from St. Paul 10 Omaha. Thela atg seE2
crai other e~nterHrla 5 5HEse5tsI, atd 1t Is
said thst ave thbhsand men are now EN-
pfdSed III railroad construction In the
State.
The editor of the Concord Patriot
thus describes his ascent of Mount Wash
ington on the new railway; "Eei44e tag
igg 2 se4t NJ the ear We iIad taken a look
attic engine which was to push US up
that steep deoliVity. Ii was aSmall affair,
weighing about a third as much as an or
binary passenger locomotive, and appear
cd unequal to the task before IT,. 1t is IN
odd looking thing, and standing upon a
level track appears to be of the Kangaroo
species, the rear being much higher than
the front end, But when it moved up on
the steep grade it seemed all right, as its
subsequent performance proved it to be.
We cannot describe it, nor its method of
action; but suffice il to say that il was ip-
YeIte4 iDFtAis parti:llaf 1oh, aud proves
tu lie Just the thing.
In Illinois seven new roads are now
building. One extends from St. Louis to
Rock Island; a second from st. Louis to
Paducah; a third from st. Louis, by Van
daIia, to Terre Haute, Ind. to be worked
by the Pennsylvania Central A,aurnad
Company; a i,UEtA; the bdquesne road,
10 extending 10 Cairo, and also from Du-
quesne to Paducah. The officers of the
Duquesne road are stimulated by the de-
sire to connect with new roads in progress
in the Southern States. CG3s,9ss mas au-
thorized a ks;,tye yse. TIE Chic riSer at
radutaA, SO that this inew road viii by
this Connection bring st. Louis within
TR miles by railroad Of New orleans, aud
within 63s Of Mobile, These roads are all
advancing rapidly, and VIII be completed
at an early day.
a special meeting of the Directors
of the East Tennessee and Georgia Pail
road was held on ThvrsIaY lass at KNOX
vile Tt.s,s was S'fdtf attendance, and
the President showed the present condi-
ton Of the road, and that the interest to
tho state had been paid in money. The
building of the LoudOn bridge had cost
about S6S, 000y /and that Of tLG ss0pGd
House about 81 02,s ape following reso-
S,t,se, ORersd 'Ry9C NJ. McJThee, was
Unanimously adopted: That this Rosyd
hereby unanimously Gem t tEeHl5eltes
against the d7aiI AeaA system, aud that
We heartily apprsVe OF The effort which
the officers Af thB road have made to cor
rect it, and urge them to perseYere in the
good work until it is abolished entirely.
This Board takes the ground that All VIA
travel should pay.