Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-23
RAILROAD NEWS.

A meeting Of the commissioner Of the Mem
phis and Knoxville airline railroad VIII be
held al Grand Junction on the 18th instant.
COahoma county, Mississippi, has voted
SS50,OQ subscription 10 the Mobile and North
western railroad, terminating near Frtar's
Point. The vote was almost unanimous.
Shreveport railroad. II is the most popular
enterprise ever set on foot in this section Of
country, and when completed viii prove the
most remunerRtivs.
The Huntington paper says: "The Nashville
and Northwestern railroad Is In better rum
ming order than ever before. II is now, in
truth, a nrst-class road, and can boast Of rs
many oonysniences and comforts, including
gentlemRnly conductors, as any road in the
1 south. So much for tbs present management"
It Is thought that the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad company will take control Of
the Nashville and Decatur railroad early In
the spring or at least several months prior 70
the time July u agreed upon in the contract.
FreightS have greatly increased during the
been brought into rsQuisidOn.
A freigh; train on the Memphis and Ohio
railroad was wrecked near Milan day before
yesterday, OccasiOning a delay Of the trains
on that road The day before yesterdays G
pm. train and yesterdays 10 am. train had
not reached Mckenzie when the Northwest
ern train for Nashville left. The extent Of the
damage zone has not been ascertained.
We are reliably informed that work on the
Memphis and Raleigh narrow gauge railroad
Will begin next wetk k, and be pushed forward
- NAkgAgAaAN - men IN AAR4Ng ~ @aES 49,
The contract calls for tbs completion Of the
road by April Of lS7l Tn prospects Of the
ancient capital Of Shelby are Frightening. II
Is destined 70 be our fayOrlte suburb and the
greatresou OF our people In summer time.
Mr.. Dublingsr, q citizen OF Moscow, assures
Us that the peopleiu his DeighborhoOd are all
anxious and DESTROYS Of railroad connection
with Memphis, ana will willingly subscribe 10
the construction Of the Memphis and Knox
VILE airline railroad lnarrOw-gaugel. In a
few days they viii have an opportunity Of
doing so. The subscription Of Shelby county
depends altogether upon what they do.
A company hss been organized 70 build a
railroad from Knoxville, Kentucky, 10 Jack
sOn, Tennessee. VIM Davie, Of the former
place, Is president. It's completion gives the
Mississippi Contra the shortest route east,
and becomes the most important through line
south. Tom Scott, OF the Pennsylvania Cen
trail, backs II with a. much money as Is need |
ed after the counties along the line have done
what they can.
The Kentucky New Era ofthe 18th publishes |
the resolutions OF q meeting held AZ Cadiz on
Monday, the 18th Instant, in the Interest Of b
Louisville, Memphis ana New Orlesns railroad.
Hon. I. {. Dabney was chosen chairman, and |
J. B. Garrett, secretary. Hon Lyttleton Cooke, |
president Of the road, was present, and made
q speech three-Quarters OF an hour long, in
which he gave q very cheering account Of the |
prospects FOR the construction Of the road.
The West Tennessee Democrat suggests a.
follows; while our jackson friends are
working 10 build . railroad from jackson 70
derson county, Would IL net be well ior the
Itenon Of the enterprise 70 JOIN Us n our
enorts 70 build a road rom IkuA 70 this
ha'f for our entsl prise. This Will Interest
the people in all parts o. toe county; al
The east snd west have gotten their ROAD, |
hey viii not help the perth and south The |
latter know this and will not help the for. |
for herself while We are at IL A Q nom |
inka to Padu ssh opens ali Of Henderson |
county 70 all the world" |