Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-13
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
nv Rail FROM New York 10 san
FraoC iscO. ."..
Some Account OF the COnstTuc-
ti0n in Utah.
General Rejoicing ThrOUghOut
the Country.
Ceremonies atPrOmOnfOry Sum-
NIT, Chicago and Omaha.
From the st. Louis Republican,

AT PEOMONIDh4 Ft1N1s
PRoaoNToR1 SUMMIT, UTAH, May 10.
The long and sDXiCusly looked-for
evept Of the connection by rail- OF tne
Atlantic seabesrd to the golden shores of
the Pacific wss finally accomplished al
noon to-day.
Toe sveT-memorable ceremony was
Witnessed bv the principal officers OF both
eompssies. end about two hundred iuvl-
tp6 ruests. Among these were Generals
Con1or and Ibrie, II. c. Nottingham,
SuperinterdeBt Of the Cleveland and
Erte rCsd. and Gov. s afford, OF Arizona.
The entire number OF employees and
guests would probably not exceed one
thousand.
Aftpr exehshgisge geongTStuistious.Wh while
the Irish lsborers Of the Union Pselnc
spd the Cinnamon OF the Central were
euuDloved IN arranging the trscss Tor tne
last rail. Before preceding with the
ceremony, the Rev. DR.. Todd otiereS up
a prayer, asking that the favor OF heaven
be sent down upcn this enterprise
This was followed By a short speech,
delivered by DR.. HaFkBess, Of California,
who presented Gov. stanford with the
spiKe OF gold. This Was replied 20 Oy
Gov. Stanford in q few appropriate re-
marks.
Gov. gtsffsrd, Of AJiz 0ns, then pre-.
sented g similar SPIKE 70 the ci1lceTs o.
the Union Pacific C0mpsBg. Inis called
forth a response from Gen. Dodge.
Then ths two last rails were laid opPo-
site each other. Telegtspbie wires we're
40 arranged that the City Hall bell et
Esa Fraucisco was struck at every sLFoke
OF the hammer; ard ct the last stEoBe
the electricity discharged = cannon e
San Frsncisco, which was cOhnecteu
with the circuit. Inc hnes t@ss "eIo
also placed in connection TO report every
stroke in Omaha. Cbicsgo, New Hork
and Boston.
About u c'elcck meridian. the work OF
driving the last spike oH1mSnced amld
the desfeniDg shouts OF the meiuiauei
and ia less than two minutes tne great
national Highway from ocean TO ocean
was an accomplished iSct.
Itis The general opinion expressed oy
geotleueu who have eOlae here rom
California to witness the c0Eaplsuon oI
the road that the trsck laid BY the Gen
trsI COMPANY is naHch superior and SAFER
than that-so fer as they bsve exam
ined-put down by the Union Compah
IL is believed that the Central CON Psny
Vould have nsde the WhOte Ss t6eh
road 3 perfect, 6Est-clSss Ioads Ss thsy
have that part Of if Whi&p ne OeSE ssn
were driven into hssty measures oy- tne
scspdajoUs effort Of the Union Company
90 get west Of Salt Lake. Wnen the
Central Company discovered thRb II was
of little use TO compete honestly with the
Union Company, it at once pUsot1 lts
own rosaSregRE6iess Of flash. But h
was then too late TO make up lest time.
The Union Company began their su-
psrfeisl method IN the hills vest Of Che-
veuDe. Whenever they cane 70 8 tua-
nel OF heavy piece Of WORK, they iaI9
what they termed = temporary 1acA
round, or over, or anywhere, SO as 70 gel
on with the construction train, lesgitB
the heavy work to be completed ~ Ieis
ure. Miles upon miles OF thls Po
ysFv work - have been "examtned oy
1he Government Commissioners, and &C
eeuted and paid for as first-clsss, com
nIsted road. Il Is probable that tne
TInio,, Company, by means OF the cteaHt
T,obJJiar and other lodges (no pun III
tandedl has 90 absorbed the Govern ment
gahsidx and CHER resources OF the Io@u
that money 70 complete the track IS a
ought to be IL not TO be haO, eAcePO
though the future earnings OF the ICau'
Rnf h ia ia the WahsStch MoanJalns,
in Echo and Weber csnOnz, aod Wese-
ward. that the superlative phaRe OF tn4a
vUorEz ia seen, 1t Is safe to assert that tne
last HUNDRED and thirty miles lald oy the
Uuiou Company will nearly aii hs's 70
be Telsid. Trains can pass over Il Oily
with the utmost pTecsutio1, 81 speSu "
from thres to ten miles per hour, aad IN.
der favorable circumstances. the s.e@I
tunnel is not hnishei, aud Wiz ,,il 70. 1s Is
ready for use for some time. llS4- me SiaoH
= bsy,ond o1astiou worse laid than any
l. - - ros.d aIsavybere ia the world.
~. "a wooden rosd from Three Rivers
\, e SUNG, ,-iOr to it. .--
Tha Tosb from Ogden to Promontory
- ~ th, Central r laj, althoDgb
:. buiiG y by the Gaion Company. Inc
,,t5icars ~ lie Central DO not hesitate 20
ssv That tbev SilI use it ODly uotli tney
csu build z respectable To@1--iCi 49, 49,
tbev have the grade already nnlsAee.
Thsv offered this grade iTee TO the Onl0D
-omnauv: bus that corporation pefsisIe1
=, ~ King It's own inferior gra1e al TIE
49, - - =, PSarnoptOTy. This can only be
osITs5 obstinsoy Ior they do not get
GoIIor lore on 3 mile more Of road than
tbsv vonld have received II tney had
accented me grade OF the Cehlt1i.
The feeling hsse does not sppesr 20 oe
On - ,isiaetoYy ss would be shtci PA1el.
There "a abundance Of Oao piooS ieaoy ssl,S
=, hresk ct. The ofhci2is oi InS W. W.
roads sceuse each other OF W unis1 - =
snd dishonesty; AID the laD9lels His To- rsos
indispOsed to take Up TIE 9a1i l.l 80 =. 80
irish employees Of the o3ion oL,,'a-o ,-,crk
f,dfgnant because the Cpthess so-A
-reh low wagep, and kseP
DON fhe price Of labor, But tae
,aSIar.s continually put forth VIII proDs-
- ,.-avant any serious difficulty. =
sr.fars a. 3 great rush Of uDeDploy eo