Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-03
1910.
HOW THE sNOw-~rBE BEAUTIFUL
sNORs-BUTLDs A PACIFIC Road.

ENoEr-BUFLDs A PACIFIC Road.
The New York NelOs says that ''the
commercial embarrassments which
have resulted from the late snow
blockade on the Pacific railroad,
should revive the plan which was
some time since proposed, Dug never
carried into execution, for the con-
structiOn OF 8 railway communication
between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, through q latitude where snow
storms are unknown, and where block.
ades from that Cause would never oc-
rur 10 interrupt the transportation OF
merchandise"
While Eastern merchants have only
the present means Of land cOmmuni-
cation to depend on, they can have
no security against snow blockades
occurring ia winter to interfere with
the transmission of goods to Calitor-
MIA, and the consequent failure OF
their California customers 10 meet their
thirty day notes, for the liquidation Of
which the Istter look to the proceeds
OF the sale Of their blOckaded mer-
ehandIse 70 furnish them. the requi-
site means.
The commercial and financial dis
tress which has resulted this winter
from the difficulties Of transportation
along the Pacific railroad line has
bsen very marked both in San Fran
cisco and New York, and will, no
doubt, end In the failure OF several
firms on the Pacific slope to meet
their engagements with the Eastern
merchants. 1t is, therefore, to the
interest of New York to encourage
the construction Of Southern Pacific
road, which will not be sublecte1 to
the impediments to travel which
must necessarily occur on 8 road ira
versing q more northern latitude.
These facts are so Palpable that we
cannot doubt the concession by east
ern capitalists OF all material aid re-
quired by gentlemen, Of whom we
presented personal sketches yes,
terday, in accomplishing their purpose
of extending the Memphis, Little
Rock and Fort Smith road to its point
Of intersection with the Atlantic and
Pacific line, directed to 81 Paso and
San Francisco from ST. Louis. There
are portions Of this route which may
be subjected to interruptions during
winter, and therefore the infinite val
ue of the more southern Pacific road,
Of which Tom Scott Is president. An
Eastern capitalist, interested In the
California trade, need only place one
end of his walking stick on the spot |
known on a map OF the United States
as Wall street, the other end resting /
on Marshall, Texas, and the line thus
described will pass through Memphis
where the Mississippi is never block
aded by ice. Palpably enough, it be-
comes a necessity imposed upon New
York to furnish the money required
30 complete, not only the Memphis,
Little Rock and Pacific road, whose
bond /, at an early day,
will be put upon the market, but to
assure the speedy completion Of the
and Shreveport road. 1t is
only necessary for this city and for
and towns and land owners
Of Arkansas to furnish a basis of credit,
and New York will be impelled sim.
ply by selfish commercial considers
lions to furnish the money required
10 effect the purposes OF Messrs. Tate,
5reenlsw and others engaged In this
task Of making Memphis the chleiest
Interior city OF the continent.