Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-23
rEMpH1s AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD.
THE LITTLE ROCK ROAD-GREENLAW,
AND MICOMR.

THE LITTLE ROCK ROAD-GREENLAW,
BEAUMONT INCOME.
The construction of the bridge and
trestIe-WOrk across White river swamp
has been attended with difficulties, which
could only haYe been surmOunted by the
t~irsless energy, skill and s-uperhumsn
eysrtiOns Of Mr.. GreeulaW and his em-
ployees, Colonel Beaumont and others.
The courts of Arkansas have iuteTposed
obstacles which ave been met, and thus
far obviated. Happily, the people Of Ar
kansas are as thoroughly and deeply IN
terested in Mr.. GresnlsW's success Is the
people Of this city. There il, in public
necessity, a demand for the immediate
completion of the roads, in comparison
with which the necessities, and ever rights,
of individuals sink into insignihcance.
The commercial prosperity and public
convenience Of the whole people Of two
States and their commercial CenteTs are
consulted by those who aid Mr. GreenlaW
in the contamination Of the great task he
has undertaken. None are wrOngsd and
the rights Of all are made finally and GER
tainly secure by that success which will
soon and surely crown Mr.. Greenlaw's
l8bors.
THE D
The great heavy timber used in the com
pleti0n of the su-psrstructure of White
river bridge was cut from the pine forests
OF Southern Mississippi and brought
hithsr over the Mississippi and Tennessee
road on a train Of cars belonging to the
Memphis and Charleston company. Such
is the demand tor rOlling-sJ0Ck on all
these roads that Err. GreenlaW could with
d mculty obtain cars and a locomotive
even from President WiCks, whose inter
tsts are deeply involved in the speedy
completion OF the Little Rock road,
MrCOMB.
The Mississippi Central road is over
crowed with business. Every train and
locomotive is in constant use, fr6igh5ed
with cotton for New Orleans or New
York, and with return cargOes Of supplies
for the country and interior towns. The
local managers OF the road found il inn
possible to surrender to Mr.. Gresnlsw's
enormous train the use Of the roadway.
He found that several days would thus
be lost, and the process Of completing
White river bridge retarded. Mr.. Green
law te~legraphed McComb a fun statement
Of the facts, and the answer came.
The Superintendent Of the Mississippi
Central road was instructed by McComb
to "stOp every train on his road if 10 were
necessary to facilitate the ends sought to
be attained by Mr.. Gr6enlsw." 1t thus
results, that whatever people have had Oc-
casiOn to say in condemnation Of Ne
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Central road, so ruinous to the commerce
of this city it seems that heis only consult
ing his own interest and is not disposed
to avoid doing a service to this people.
would not iBiure Memphis, but only
enrich the corporation he represents. His
kindness to Mr.. Grsenlaw surely entities
him to this recognition of q real service
done Memphis. The mighty timbars, cut
from the pine forests of Southern Missis-
are now here, and go with the iron
work Of the bridge up White river.
PROGRESS OF TIE WORK.
The work on the bridge, and pile-driv-
ing through the swamps Of White river,
progresses with eve greater rspidity
than wss anticipated by Mr.. GreenlaW.
There is astrOng rivalry developed among /
the several contractors on different sec
of the work in the swamp. Con-
tractors are professional men. II they
win character for rapidity OF action, and
for gTeEt energy and skill, they are always
preferred by railroad builders, and secure /
better prices for their work. Such is the
zeal of Mr.. Greenlsw's employees that
heir labOrs are never suspended because
Of bad weather. Through ice and snow,
always in the water, their engines are
lever still, and the Little Rock road will
iocn be an accomplished fact.