Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-07
RAILROAD NEWS.

1t Is RuNoRED sgsin that Tom Scott is
nego, isting with Governor Lindsay for
the purchase of AlRbams's interest-the
first mortgsge-in Stsnton's Chattanooga
and Meridian road. There is another ring
bidding against Scott,
TIE SHREVEPORT AND KANSAS CITY
railroad enterprises are making hesdwsy.
Tho gentlemen in charge Of them are
working energetiesIly, and are sangulne
Of success, because every day reveals more
plainly the unanimity Of tho people, not
only Of Memphis, but of those along the
line.
THE ST. LOUIS Democrat says: SIT was
reported on Change yesterday that the
managers of the North Missouri railroad
had completed arrangements with the Des
Moines Valley railroad which would prove
very satisfactory to the business men Of
St. Louis. This arrangement will prob
ably induce a msterisl increase IN the
exchanges between this city and the
richest portion of Iowa, and is an earnest
Of the energy and enterprise with which
the business OF the North Missouri road
is to be managed"
THE Hickman (Ky.) Courier says: "a
dispatch has been received from Colonel
Cole, president of the Nashville and Chst-
tsnooga railroad company, who is now in
New York, announcing that he was then
in negotiation for q steam elevator for the
Hickman wharf. Mr.. Hellner, the engi-
neer in charge, is here, looking to the get
ting out Of timbers, for the purpose OF pill
ing the river front. The work will be
prosecuted immediately, as it is the idea
Of the railroad company to complete as
much of the work as possible before the
river rises"
A MEETING wss recently held in San
dusky, Ohio, in the interests Of the pro-
jected Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
A committee was appointed to secure sig
natures to petition to the legislature for
q special sct authorizing the city Of San
dusky and Portland township to issue
$500 900 in bonds in aid of the project, II
being stipulated that the amount so sub
scribed shall not be paid to the company
until satisfactory assurances are given
that the road will be built, and that the
money shall be expended at the northern
terminus Of the road, commencing st San
dusky City.
THE SALT LAKE Tribune says: sis Is
the purpose of the Utah Northern Rail-
way company 70 connect the Union Pacific
and Northern PsciAc by lail, extending
from Ogden through Utah and Montana
TO the line of the Northern road. The
road is now in process of construction
between Ogden and Soda Springs. The
track will be completed to Logan by the
lst OF December, and next year Will De
pushed through to Soda Springs. From
that point, in connection with q branch of
the Union Pacific from Evanston, the road
will be carried through Montana to form
junction with the Northern Pacific"
OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND WEST
KRN railroad the Chicago Railroad Gszstte
spesks IS follows: "This railroad has had
a section 20 miles long, from West Quincy,
Missouri, up the west bank of the Missis-
sippi to Canton, in operation since
the first of March. The whole line
Of the river division, from Canton
to Keokuk, is now ready for the
iron, which, it is believed, will be laid by
the lst of Decsmber. An arrangement
hss been made with the Quincy, Alton
and st. Louis company, by which this
company's trains run over its road, cross
ing the Mississippi At Quincy. The
Quincy, Alton and st. Louis road is 70 be
completed to 8 connection with the Rood
house branch of tbs Chicago and Alton In
few weeks, and it is proposed after that
time to run trains through between Keo-
kuk snd st. Louis, using the Mississippi
Valley and Western from keokuk to
Quincy, the Quincy, Alton and st. Louis
from Quincy 70 Louisiana. the ROodhouse
branch of the Chicago and Alton from
Louisisns to Roodhouse az miles due
esstl, the Jacksonville division Of the
Chicago and Alton from RoodhouSe TO
Monticello, and the msin line of the same
road from Monticello to East st. Louis.
The line is about 100 miles long,"