Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-08
HnIIroad meetinR.

There win be q railroad mseting at Dsn-
mark, Madison county, Saturday, the 23d.
Everybody from every direction, friendly
/ or otherwise to the Jackson and Missis-
sippi railroad, are invited 70 the meeting,
Distinguished speakers from Memphis
sad Jackson viii address the people, and
steps will be taken to commence work at
once on the road. Jackson has nObly re-
spO1ded TO the call Now let the friends
Of this great enterprise meet her as they
promised. There must be 10 delay.
Prompt and vigorous work must be the
motto. The Jackson silver cornet band
viii probably be in attendance. Let there
b large and rouEing meeting 81 Dem
mark on the I'D
Memphis and Jackson Railroad.
The Nashville Union and American, of
Tuesday, speaks in high terms Of the i'm
p~Ortance OF this road and SAYS: Its most
ssnguine friends do not fully appreciate its
Importance" This is a strong Endorsement
from that Influential journal which will
be highly priced by the friends of the
road. The Union and American however
recommends that il should be Of the stan
dard gauge Of five feet TO connect with
the Nashville road from Huntington, and
also with the Tennessee and Pacific road
from Nashville to Lebanon. The friends
of this road do not agree with the Union
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feel that they cannot raise b means to
build a broad-gauge road, which would
cost thirty thousand dollars per mile.
This is reason enough 70 determine their
choice. Again thRy believe a gauge of
three feet is sufhcfsnt to enable the road to
do as much business as Ia done by any
road In Tennessee, st much lower rates.
They also believe q road Of that gauge
costing only twelve thousand dollars per
mile viii yield twice as great dividends
20 stockholders as One Of the standard
gauge. II b Tennessee and Pacific Is q
fair sample, the fewer broad gauge roads
built the better, since that road has cost
an enormous smount in proportion to the
length Of the road. The object of she men
IN tbe Memphis and Jackson road is to
build a road that win pay dividends to
the stockholders 50 well as to benefit the
country. At Jackson they will connect
with the Huntington road, and It will
only be necessary to change cars once be-
tween this city and Nashville, which is
now done at Mckenzie and also at Dsca-
tur. II the only object was to connect
with the road TO Nashville there might be
some reason for adopting the at present
standard gauge OF i've feet, but they also
hope and expect to continue this road
through Henderson, Decatur Perry and
Hickman counties, to Nashville, OF TO &c
BY the way Of Columbus, MurfreesborO
and Sparta, to Knoxville, They cannot
see the necessity or wisdom Of expanding
$50, 600 q mile on g railroad when a better,
safer and more profitable road can be built
for less than half Of that amount,
II counties were allowed to vote sub5orip-
lions by majority vote to build railroads,
and II state aid were granted to such en-
terprises, we might think Of building rail-
roads ct great expense, a now under
our new constitution, which seems 70
have been framed with 3 view TO prevent
The building of railroads, to talk Of
building them at 3 cost of 5000 a mile
seems out Of place, at least in a State.
We must either have cheap railroads or
40 railroads.
For these and other reasons WI think
he Memphis and Jackson Railroad COM
psny viii adhere 70 thS gauge Of three
Iset.