Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-07
The Atlantic, Ml.sissiPPI and ohio
R0ad

The Atlantic, MiHsissiPPi and Ohio
R0ad.
The Louisville Ledger says: 1--WE learn
that arrangements have been about COM
plsted bstWeen the Louisville and Nash
Vile, and the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio railroads. whereby the Louisville
and Nashville road will assume, in part,
ths building Of the gap in the Atlantic,
Mississippi and hi0 road between Bris-
tol, Virginia, and Livingston, Kentucky,
a distance of l66 miles. Our information
Is TO the eject that the work will be put
under contract inamedistely, and pushed
forward with all possible energy to q
speedy completion. The frst work to be
put under contract viii be the tunnel at
Cumberland Gap, 400 feet In length, 5000
feet OF which are In Kentucky, and will be
built nv the Louisville and Nashville
-oa5 while the S@iRncs Of The tunnel, and
he iosd thence to Bristol, WI WI hs built
by the Virginia company. This road Is
known Ss the Norfolk route, or the
trans-conineRtRl railroad, ana already
four hundred and eight miles Of it, from
Norfolk to Bristol, Rre completed and
bsing operated. Ths completed portion Of
the road Is divided into the Norfolk and
Petersburg division, the South Side di-
vision, and the Virginia and Tennessee
division, and the road is almost an air
Eg
and is sn AIRLINE as near as possible from
Bristol to Louisville. The city Of Louis
VILE subscribed one million of dollars to
this road, one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars OF which have already been drawn.
The company will ask the issue to it by
the city Of the balance Of the subscription,
eight hundred snd fifty thousand dollars,
which Is now due, and will doubtless be
paid over in compliance With the pro-
ztagora of the CrdiHauaa unakfTc the an h
scription.
Read an Process Of CSnssrHOtsOH IN
MtssissiDPi.
From the Jackson lMississippi) Clarion
we copy the following List OF railroads
now under construction In Mississ ppit
First-The Memphis and Selma road
work Is progressing on this road on both
ends OF ths line. 1t IL being pushed rap
idly forward 70 Holly Springs from Mem
Second-The Mobile and Northwestern
road; the contracts for this road have
been let cut, and the work is now pro-
| gressing on the Mobile end, and will soon
| be begun on the Helena end.
Third-The Yicksburg sud Memphis
read This road, which will tend so much
to develop the Miasissippi valley and open
Il to the world, bids fair to be success
Contracts for the frst twenty miles have
l Ieon LOB Oubs
1 FoC-th-The Grenada, Houston and
okolona road 1s being pushed rapidly toE'
ward, and win In all probability os COLL
pleted In Twelve or eighteen months.
Fifth-Th extension Of the New Ys
ieanA, Jackson and Great Northern rosa
The work is progressing on this exsensloI
between Canton and Kosciusco, and IN
survey Is being made beyond the l4ttsl
point.
SIxth-The Natchez and Jackson road
This road, which Is destined TO re- connee
Matches, once the largest and most beau
tiful city IN our State, with the OUTSIDE
world, will doubtless soon be under pro
gress of reconstruction. The hrst tel
miles of the work ms been contracted Tor
Seventh-The Ripley road. This !
purely 3 local road, shout twenty mile
In length, and Will connect Ripley, Tip
psh county, With the Memphis sn'
Charleston railroad. The contracts hEvl
been given out.
There are many other roads of impoE
tance protected and ebertersd anon
/ which we viii name the Meridian an
New Orleans, the Ship Island, tbs Merl
: dian and Grensda which wiz be an exteu
! Hion Of the MisAisaippl and Tennsssss, Ii