Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-26
RAILROAD MATTER =

Our friend Signaigp, of the Grenada
Sentinel, is after Col Wicks, President Of
the Memphis and Charleston Rsilro8d,
with sharp stick. What is the matter
The Chesapeake and Ohio Rsilroad,
| extending from NOrfolS, IN Virginia, to
/ the mouth OF the Big Sandy river in Ken
lucky, is being rapidly pushed forward.
--The Ellzsbethtown, Lexington and
! Big Sandy Railroad was organized a dsy
or two ago with Gen. Breckenridge as
! its President, and It will be urged for
wsrd 10 completion with all the ability
possessed by that great man.
/ Col. Sam. B. ThOmss, President OF
/ the Elizsbethtown and Paducah Rail-
rosd, says that by early spring be will
/ have his woTkmen engaged in building
bridges across the Tennessee, Cumber-
! land and Green rivers.
The Henderson (Ky.) Reporter says
! that the track is completed and the cars
running from that town TO within ten
/ miles and half of Msdisonville. The
/ travel and business is increasing, and
/ the receipts are considerably larger than
/ the expenses.
The following arc the gross earnings
/ of the LOuivyille and Nashville Rail
road, and the branches owned by the
company for the month OF January last
aud the corr espOnding month Of 1868:
I January 1868 estimated, S206, sos 81
January 1858, S147, 892 64
Subscriptions to the stock Of the
Galletin and MurfreesbOrO Railroad are
coming IN rapidly. The survey of the
route from Lebanon to MulfreesbOrO
have already been completed, and we
understand that there will be very
little grading to dc.
The resolution introduced Into the
Rouse by ME. Brown, on Friday, In
strUcting the Governor to turn over the
Northwestern Road to ths President Of
the company rs Receiver, was with
drawn OB Saturday, the intTOducsr tn re-
Of having received note from the Pres
ident OF the road requesting 1t.
We have received the report Of J. c.
Maecabe, Esq, Secretary of the Iron
Mountain ana Helena Railroad Compa-
NJ, addressed TO "his Exceliency" God
save the mark !! Powell Clayton. It
embraces short reviews of the immIgra-
ton prospects Of the country along the
proposed road, it's physical character
istics, and the mineral, geological botau-
zeal and other resources. Il IS an able
Mr.. Maccabe. !
The recent developments of the won
derful facilities in the Tennessee Valley
for the manufacture OF iron, made by
General Wilder in R0ane county, Tenn ,
have increased the strength OF the p0pu-
lar demand for increased facilities for
transportation. They are nOR making |
from raw coal and raw ore, something /
hitherto uninterrupted in the South and |
9Eu lRy it dGwn anywhere along the /
river &c prices far below Pitsburg COM
petition. Several more furnaces will be /
opened this coming summer, and in a |
few years many more viii be started.
The Meridian Mercury saws Of the !
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad /
" Ground has been broken at this end OF 4
the road. The bridges across the Bigby /
and Warrior rivers have been let to /
Grsnt & Co., OF Georgia, OLD railroad |
contractors. Il these bridges bs "a ade in .
time, there Is a reasonable expectation
that trains may run far up towards In5-
kaloosa before this time another year.
We have an abiding c0nhGencs thRt this
road will open up a glorious future for
Meridian, and will watch its progress
with interest"
The Bowling Green Democrat Gays
the convention held at Cromwell last
Friday in the interest OF the Bowling
Green, Hartford q Ohio River Railroad"
was eminently successful in every par
ticular. The fact that Davis county wac
not represented seemed TO cast a shadow
over the hopes Of some friends Of the en-
terprise, but after the delegates have ss-
sembled and exhibited guch interest aud
to succeed, all such
shadows we're dispelled and every one
present left the house il the full cOnvic-
ion that the road would be built wheta-
sr Davis county and OweEsbsTO saw III
to sid it or not. By 3 glance 81 the map
Of Kentucky it will be seen that If the
road should be completed TO q point on
the EliZqbethtOwn and PaducRh road at
or near Hartford, it will, IN The nature of
things, be extended to the Ohio river.
Aud if i5should not be, its junction with
the Paducah road will furnish a line OF
second in Importance to
none in the State.
California Railroad News.
The San Francisco EUeniug Bulletin of
January 30th has the following railroad
items, showing how our Great Western
Empire is going ahead
Mr.. Brooks, lately eDgsged in the
survey Of the proposed rail-
road line to Puget Sound, returned to
Portland January 22d with MS party.
He reports the route entirely practicable
and not difficult anywhere.
The Sacramento Record announces
that the Central Pacific Railroad Com
psny have determined 10 reduce the
rates OF freight and fare on their road on
and after the lst day OF July next, Ia
conformity 10 their heretofore expressed
intention to reduce charges on tae COM
pietion OF their road.
-Yest sterdey Mr.. Kiddsr, Engineer of
the 5 Stockton and Tulsre Railroad, and
CORDS OF assistants, commenced the work
OF surveying the road. The point Of be.
ginning wss 3 short distance south Of
Mormon slough. Ii is hoped "naYiesu - |
will soon follow the surveyors, and that
the work will 90 on without interruption
until the iron i5 laid.
The Stockt ton and Tulars Railroad {
Company have pUEChased from Capt.
W eber seven blocks of land on the south /
side of Mormon slough, as q site for q !
depot machine shop. Ia addition TO the ?
amount sold by Capt. Weber, that gen.
5!eman has donated TO the company an
improved and valuable tr8ct-the COM
Dsny being required to pay for the i'm
only.
Several minor railroad lines are now
sither under way or about TO be under