Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-16
OUR RAILROADS
Speech of Major W. !. Sykes--New Rail-.
road Lines In Mississippi.

Last Tuesday evening Major w. ]
Sykes, of this city, made a speech before
the Chamber of Commerce, of Vicksbur1
He stated that the shortest route betweer
the Atlantic and Pacific is on the line al
the thirty-second parallel of latitude.
From New York TO San Francisco. bv the
Union Pacific Railroad, it is 1853 miles
by the thirty-second parallel route.
through Meridian and Vicksburg. the
distance from New York to San Diego Is
2S5O miles-more than four hundred miles
less than by the Union Pacific route.
From San Diego to Brunswick, Ga. the
South Atlantic, the distance through
Vieksburg is 2l50 miles, or
more than 1900 miles shorter
than that from New York to San Fran
cisco by the Union Pacific route. The
distance from New. York to San Diego. bv
Chattanooga, Memphis and Little Rock.
is about the same that it is by Chatta-
nooga Meridian and Vicksburg: but can
dor compelled Major s.. to admit that the
advantage in gradients is in favor of the
V~icksburg route, the highest grade be-
tween V~icksburg and Chattanooga being
only 50 feet to the mile. The shortest route
from Chattanooga, Charleston, Savan-
nah, Brunswick, Pensacola and Mobile
to San Diego is through Vicksburg. From
Western New York and PENNSYLVANIA.
Ohio and Kentucky the shortest route
is through Memphis and Little Rock.
From New York and Norfolk the two
routes-that through Yicksburg and that
through Memphis-are about the same
length. At no distant day a railway will
be built through Memphis, Little Rock
and Fort Smith, on the thirty-ffth paral-
lei, and by this line Memphis will out
rival any other Mississippi river city.
It is important to build a road from this
place to Grenada up the Yazoo valley,
thus making it only 206 miles from
Vicksburg to Memphis. Memphis is
on the shortest line from st. Louis,
Kansas City, and the whole North
west, to New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola
aud Brunswick. The building of the
Memphis and Selma and the Grenada and
Meridian roads will give her these advan-
tages. She is surrounded by a country as
well adapted to the growth of the cereals
and grasses, and the raising of live stock,
as St. LOUIS, it our people would only
turn their attention to those things; and
when her system of railroads is COM
pleted, she will in the future be equal to
any city on the Mississippi river, sur
rounded as she is&y the finest agricuItu-
raj country on the globe.
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B. LowENsTEIN & Bros. will offer to-
morrow an immense lot of remnants of
Prints, Domestics, Tickings, Bingham,
White Goods, Linens, Dress Goods,
Lawns, Cassimeres, Tweeds, etc, etc; all
those who can make use of Remnants
should be sure to call at B. Lowenstein &
Bros, Tomorrow.
On Friday, the 18th inst, we will mark
down our entire stock of Lace Collars,
Lace Rufus, Illusion Rutfs, Lace and Hem
stitched Handkerchief, Val. Laces, Cash's
Rulings, Magic Rulings and Pique But
stock of Trimmings will be closed out
below cost. A. SEESSEL 4 SON.
BANKRUPT SALE, SOUTHERN PALACE,
No. 1872 Main Street. Dry Goods, Boots
and Shoes.
GOLD and Silver Stars, Braids, Fringes,
Tassels, SpangIes, etc. A complete stock
Of these goods now received.
T. W. JOHNSTON & co.
IHAvE used DR.. Simmons Liver Regu-
lator in my family for dyspepsia and sick
headache, and regard it as an Invaluable
remedy in these attacks. 1t has not failed
to give relief in any instance.
REV. W. F. EASTERLING,
Florida Conference.
No. 1 Gravel Roofing done by Barthol-
omew & Allen, No. 5 West Court street.
CHILDREN's dresses, a new line, just re-
by MENKEN BROS.
2FMEMRER TuE GREAT SAFE