Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-05

, The construction OF q narrow-guag
railroad under the above title, is now az
itating the people Of Jackson, Bolivar anC
SomerviIle, and the indications are thai
The press Is urgent for ii. The Somer
vile Falcon, Of Friday, says;
soMKRvILLK
is destined to become a railroad center o.
great Importance. While we are not 90
ambitious, like jackson, as o think that
We can ever rival Memphis, or any othel
great city situated on q nRvigable stream,
we are now hstteTing ourselves that the
different roads that sre to intersect ct
this point, will give us such ready access
to manufacturers and merchants north,
south, esst and west, thst We will speed
lily become one of the most important in
terror towns in the State. The Memphis
and Knoxville sir-line originated years
ago in the mind Of Commodore Maury,
one Of the most profound thinkers and
! distinguished men of the continent.
He believed that It would some day be
built, and regarded it as one of the most
important schemes that cOuld gain the at
| tention OF the South and West, Let the
road succeed and we OF Somerville will be
plsced upon great highway leading from
ocean to ocsan. The vsstness of the pro-
ieet has been comprehended by but few
minds, and will be appreciated IS 1t
should, only when it is fully completed
and in active and grand operation. This
route will be to the South and Southwest
what the great Northern Pscific lie to the
North and Northwest, and will be of in
! 1nitely grester success on account of the
great advantage we possess in climate.
Other routes may claim our attention,
and doubtless present many advantages,
but this is the route that is to build us,
and one third Of the Union into greatness
nd ha haH fn
Nashville via Jackson, will some day be
built, snd will give Us invaluable connec-
tiOn with New York and other Northern
cities, but Ii will be q wide divergence
from the great Atlantic and Pacific route
snd viii never be more than An important
tributary branch to the main trunk. The
carrying cut of this great scheme hiss thus
far met with the unqualified approval of
tie most influential portion of the Ten
nessee press.
FIGURES FOR MEMPHIS.
Last Saturday, says the Bolivar Bulle-
tin, the citizsns of Macon and vicinity
subscribed S5O,O to the Memphis and
ROCKVILLE narrow gauge railroad, and the
commissioners in Fsyette informed gen.
tlemsn Of this place that the sum would
be increased 70 $50, 600 or 500, 900 in three
or four days from that time. Thirty-five
or forty thousand dollsrs has been sub
along the line of the proposed road sub |
stautiAl aid is pouring in st such rate as |
to warrant the belief that the cars will be |
running froupMemphis TO Savannah long |
bsf0re the 25th Of December, 1872. While |
in Memphis last Monday we cOnveIsed 1
with many gentlemen Of means and influ-
ence Uron the subject OF our road, and /
they all unhesitatingly assured US Uf the /
fact that the city and the county Of Shell
by would not fail TO extend aid and q
hearty cooperation in the work. How
ever, there are men in the city Of Men,
phis who Ere disposed 70 give US the cold
shoulder, and for their special benefit we
produce the following figures, taken from
the books of the agent Of the Mississippi
Central railroad st this place, from which
il will be seen that the Charleston road is
not carrying Es much cotton into Mem
phis from this region of country as
might be supposed. Memphis has had
almost the exclusive handling of Hsrds-
man cotton, and We want her 70 regain
what she hss lost:
STATEMENT OF COTTON SHIPPED FROM BOLI-