Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-11
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Glorious aLd cheering News from cur Ex.
ehaages-Memphis the Great Rail-
Road Center.
The Memphis, HoIIsy Springs aad Selma
Road-The Memphis, SOmsrViIie and
Jackson Road-Remphis and Little Rock
Road-Ihs Mississippi River Railroad
The Memphis and Kansas City Railroad
Memphis and St. Louis RaiIroad-Ths
Memphis and San Diego ROad-The Mem.
pills and Raleigh Railroad.
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If we take the map and mark of on It
the various lines of rail road which are
now being surveyed, laid OF, in actual
process of construction, and already built,
which have Memphis as their common
point of conveyance, we Will md that
thew are no less than ten in number, ex-
GLIDING the Memphis and San Diego, and
the Memphis and Nickspurg roads, both
of which are, we believe, chartered, but.
not likely soon to be built. These lines
stretch their arms to every point of the
compass, and will bring to us the pro-
ducts Of the richest country on the globe.
In addition to these, our city is in she
most favored location of all that sit upon
The banks OF the Father of Waters, being
at the head of perpetual navigation for the
largest steamers, above the reach of the
highest freshets, and below the region of
ice. With a delightful climate, and a
beautiful country surrounding us, what
is to hinder, nay, what can hinder Mem
phis from possessing a population of a
half million souls in ten years from to-
day? We have a glorious future in store
for US if we are only true to ourselves.
For every dollar that We pay out in rail
road tax we shall receive u hundred in
return.
In order that our people may see how
these various enterprises, to which they
have already subscribed. or will be asked
to subscribe, are prospecting, we have col
lated from our exchanges and other
sources the following information in re-
gard to them:
MEMPHIS, HOLLY SPRINGS AND SELMA
The Holly Springs Reporter of Satur-
day, says: THE Memphis, Holly Springs,
OkOlOna and Selma Railroad is progress
ing finely. The track is already laid from
Columbus to Luxpalila, a large stream 81
miles from Columbus, and the bridge over
that stream will soon be completed.
South of Luxpalila, the road is graded
seven or eight miles, and will be cOmplet-
ed in a few weeks, to PickensviIle, Ala, a
distance of % miles below Columbus. On
the Selma end of the road, the work is
being rushed through with equal rspidity,
and If the people of Marshall county will
be liberal with their subscriptions, we
NAV soon expect to see hands working on
the road in this county. The road must
come through this county" The same
paper urges upon people of Marshall
County the subscription Of $3.50, 000, asked
for BY G~eneraTForrest, in a well consid-
cred editorial, from which we make the
following extract: SIT is a well estab-
lished fact, that the building of railroads
through a country increases the value of
both real and personal estate more rapid
" than IN other policy that can be
adopted, and we can not, for the life of us,
see why people are found so lost to their
interests, as TO oppose the whole system
of railroads. The Memphis, Holly Springs,
OkOlOna and Selma Railroad must pass
through Marshall, as it is the most FEAST
ble, direct and cheapest route from Selma
to Memphis"
MEMPHIS, soMERvmLE AND JACK
SON RAILROAD.
The West Tennessee Wing, published at
Jackson, of Saturday, says; Our Fay
cite friends seem in earnest about this
from Jackson TO Memphis, by
way of Denmark, SOmerviIe and Macon, |
and a large and enthusiastic meeting was
held at Somerville on Monday last, at
which were delegates from Madison,
Fayette and Shelby. Sterling
speeches were made by Messrs.Sneed and
Mosby, of Somerville, John Miller, of
and DR.. Newbern and Mr..
Snipes, OF Denmark, and the letter from
which we gather this says that the rail-
road spirit was BeYer stronger, ever in
unte BeNunl times. We can assure our
Somervilie friends that Madison county
VIII not be behind them in this enter
prise, and we feel hat we may also speak
Carroll. From Layenia, in Carroll
county, ALI the way on the line of this
proposed road, passing through Jackson,
Denmark, C~entreville, Somervflle, Ma
son, Collinrville and Germantown is the
richest cotton belt in West Tennessee,
ludi il is idle TO doubt the ability of the
TO build this railroad. We need
competition brings down
and his is what this whole coun-
~ needs. We never heard of a people
who had too many roads. Let us set
lbOut this in earnest. What say our
in Denmark and Layenia to some
meeting-sOme o~ld-fashioned
abroad barbecue this suEmer2 We hope
o hear rom them soOn."
HE MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK RAIL
TOAD.
The Little Rock Gdzete reporter inter
Superintendent Williams, of the
little Rock r. R., a day or W. ago, and
We make the following extract from the
-eplies of that gentleman TO the reporters
Iuestions: Between the 18th and Goth
II the present month, he says the cars will
,e running to Brinkley, on the military
fifteen miles from DeyalIs Blun, and
same distance from Clarendon. When
hat is accomplished a line of stages viii
,e put on to run between Clarendon and
3rinkiey, and a trip to Memphis can be
made from Little Rock in daylight. He
links tina the trestle-work through
swamp win be completed by lst of
september, and says there is no doubt but
entire road will be completed by the
ST January next, including the White
bridge. About three hundred men
re at work on the road, and track laying
5 progressing at the rate of three-quar-
ers of q mile per day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER ROAD.
As we reported yesterday morning, the
fairs of this road, which were becoming
omewhat complicated, are now all
frightened, a new directory elected and
be road put into the hands of men who
'ilI shove it forward with all the rapidly
hat capital and industry can achieve.
he following is the e directory: VIM. I
Greenlaw, John OVertOn, IT.. s. p. Ber-
ard, ID. NJ. Henning, Elk. Norton, J. L.
II. S. McComb, J. L. King and
!. B. Alexander. The McComb party l
lumber i've, and of course are the con- :
element. Track-laying on the
raded portion of the road viii commence {
)rthwiIh, and not an hour will be lost in /
the balance of the road. F,
THE MEMPHIS AND KANSAS CRY. !
Work on this road is being vigorously y
and subscriptions to the stock =
Re being made rapidly. Colonel Eidridge,
le Secretary of the road, reports to us /.
rat the prospects Of an early inception 4
I'd rapid completion are glorious. We {
i'll have further information, OF a more c
5inite character, in a few days, as to its 9
-ogress. The whole route has, as our
are aware, been surveyed and To- Z
ted. =
MEMPHIS n ST. LOUIS RAILROAD. '
Tracklsying is progressing rapidly on 9
rs road. We lave no later news in a
gard TO it than what we published a 9
" days ago. 4
IE PACIFIC (MEMPHIs Ell PAssO AND n
SAN Diego RAILROAD.
Senator Kellogg, Of Louisiana, writes
a friend that the bill for a Southern
railroad via Memphis and Ell Psso
San Diego, as proposed by him will
pass Congress. This is good
sws and may b0 relied on. :
THE RALEIGH NARROW GAUGE ROAD.
And last but moi, least we come to our
tile home pet, the narrow gauge raul u
'ad connecting Memphis and Raleigh,
seven miles through as beauti-
woOded as healthy and sg fprti1a :.