Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-02
The Memphis and Hsrthwestern Eail.

other would cross Black river near the mouth
ofthe straw6erry, ana Iono% me Ns6ey ba
natural gateway between the Ozark and the
Boston mounta ms, the line would traverse
Missouri in Boston, Newton
and Jasper counties, fer a distance Of seventy
nine miles. The general course OF the line Is
very direct, and It's length viii De 35 miles;
The company Is formed by a consolidation OF
| companies organized in accordance with the
laws Of the several States OF Arkansas mis-
| souri, and Kansas. The local trahnc OF TINS
road will be made up from an unusual va
riety Of agricultural and mineral products, as
surfing its prof ectors a prohta'le Duslness
development OF local trade arising ehieny
| from the product of the cotton lands OF east
ern Arkansas, as well as to secure ProGecIlon
from the overflow waters OF the Mississippi
river, this company has also become consoll-
dated with that of the Memphis and 81. Louis
railroad, and arrangements nave Deen maze
| by which ii is thought the work Of construct
| ing both roads can be commenced slmultane-
ously, and pressed with vigor. By this plan
some three millions of acres Of cotton lands OF
acknowledged superiority will be made 10
contribute 10 the of Memphis. The
construction OF the road through the rich
mineral district of western Arkansas will also
be the means of adding largely TO the adVan-
tages now enjoyed by various branches OF
trade and INDUSTRY OF this city. Along the
| line of the road in eastern Arkansas are vast
| forests of cypress and the hard woods in great
variety. In the western part of the state
| a large area of the mineral lands above alluded
TO is covered with pine and cedar timbers,
growing 20 great size and valuable for build
1 LuE PURPOSES DA AAaG hill VI hAAA tA9
/ Indian territory, now supplied from Wiscon-
/ sin and Minnesota. An estimate based upon
observation and careful inquiry PIECES me
area OF the former within easy reach OF the
line at fifteen hundred, and of the latter one
hundred square miles. Should the demand
require the sale and removal OF TINS body OF
| timber-the pine aud cedar timber only-it
! would tax the capacity of a stngle-tracR line
TO transport 1t in thirty years, at the expira-
/ ton of which time 1t would be replaced by a
new growth. The local traffic Of the road in
Missouri would be chiefly conhned 10 the ship
----e - $500 -Ia hnHan nA tho mn
duet of the lead MINIS Of that region. In Kan
sas, near the west line of Missouri, the road
Will pass through the ~well-known coal-helds
| Of Cherokee county, where the deposits of
| co varying from four TO seven feet in thick
ness, are OF remarkable purity and valuable
for manufacturing purposes. Throughout
| Kansas theroad trsverses a rich prairie coun-
try, which, under the encouragement afforded
by the Homestead act, is being brought into
| cultivation with great rapidly.
Diverging from the line occupied in common
| by il and the Memphis and st. Louis railroad,
the various intersectiOg lines of Arkansas,
Missouri and Kansas, extending 10 ali lmpOT-
tant points west and northwest CT Memphls,
would be reached in the following order:
Cairo and Fulton Tailroad-nOW building
nlnety-hve miles from Memphis; Atlantic and
Pacific railroad-in operation from st. Louis
into the Indian Territory-in Newton county,
Missouri, three hundred and one miles from
st. Louis and three hundred and nYe miles
| from Memphis; Missouri river, Fort Scott and
Gulf railroad, at columbus, kansas-com-
| pleted to the Indian TerritOFy-thrse hundred
aud sixty-hve miles from Memphis and one
hundred and fOrty-eight miles from Kansas
City; Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad, at
Parsons, Labette county, Kansas, three hun
dred and ninety miles from Memphis. This
road has three divisions divergtng at Parsons,
Tunningto Sedalia, Missouri, one hundred and
| 6fty-nine miles; to Junction City, Kansas-On
the Kansas Pacific railrOad-one hundred and
hfty-six miles; to Fort Gibson, one hundred
and ten miles. The L~eavenworth, Lawrence
and Galveston railroad, at Thayer, NeOshO
county, Kansas, four hundred and i've
miles from Memphis, at a point one hundred
and thirty four miles from Kansas City aud
one hundred and eight miles from Lawrence.
This road extends TO LeayenwOrth, and is
| completed south to the indian Territory.
| Fort Scott, New Chicago aud FredOnla railroad
now %buildingl, four hundred aud fifteen miles
from Memphis; Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad, one hundred and thirty-stx miles
OF which is now in operation, and the remain
der in process OF construction to santa Fe.
This long line Of railroad, 1ntersectlng the
above roads now in operation, all of which
with one exception are being extended in va
rious directions will open many avenues for
the shipment of supplies ana manufactures in
exchange for the vast quantities Of produce
which must by the same means roll TOWARD
the city Of Memphis.
Memphis Railroad Interests.
Up to the late war it was claimed that, for
her ability, Savannah had done more in the
railroad way than any city in the United
States. VI 10 the present time 1t may be said,
perhaps, that Memphis has done more than
any other. We have the following completed
roads, 10 which the city, or the city and cOun-
ty have invested or become liable as below:
lA6 htllpLA5 II AudAACsLOnf City -sss NulUfuNI
The Memphis and Ohio, city, ~SlS5,OOO;
county, 90 4s5,pV
The Mississippi and Tennessee, city. 10000
The Memphis and Selma, c~ounty-..... 10000
The Mississippi lPaducah) River, city,
100000; county $500 OOO-....-..--.....-... 10000
The Memphi and Little Rock, city,
The Memphis and Raleigh, condi-
5000
Total s~3,OS5,O0O
OF these roads, the first, second, third and
sixth are completed and in operation, and the
fourth and fifth are in cOu'se Of construction,
that is to say, the fourth is, and the fifth has
been and now again soon wall be. We also
have projected, and some OF II constructed,
the Memphis and st. Louis, intended TO con-
meet the cities named by the shortest possible
line, as also to "Onnect- Memphis and Chicago |
and indianapolis, and TO be built on a levee
that Will reclaim from overflow this Egypt of
fertile lands on the opposite side of the river,
and protect in the most economical (if not the
the only eligtble) way, against overiows, the !
other roads crossing or 70 cross the dot
tom :" the Memphis and Kansas to
Springfield, Missouri, and thence n~orthwardly
to Kansas City; and the Memphis and North
western, pretty much an airline, passing |
through Northern Arkansas, the southwest |
corner of Missouri to the southeast corner of
Kansas, and thence straight on to the center
Of that State to Ellsworth on the great Kansas /
and Pacific, and forming a pretty direct line /
10 the Pacific ocean, which road for its own /
protection against OVerhOwS, and as part of |
Its own track, undertakes the construction of
the Memphis and st. Louis Qevee) road. No
~ Los DNSA -AIA "a Wis NAg Vi tOAAANN " /
either of these important roads last named
roads as important for Memphis or more so
than any Of Ter roads. /
1t may be added that the Shreveport, or JEFF
IersOn road, connecting Memphis with those
cities, so much discussed recently, will con-
meet, west Of the river. with the Memphis and i
Little Rock. Large aid from this city or county, /
or both, IL is said, VIII shortly be claimed for
this enterprise. There is also the Memphis
and Nlcksburg road, intended to run in rela-
ton 10 the river south of us, as does the Mis-
sissippi road north of US.
such is a Statement of our railroad system.
What are our interests in this system? The
roads completed before the war contributed
largely TO build up Memphis, aud have been
worth TO her many times her subscription TO
them OF money or credit, and that completed
stnce,t the Memphis and Little Rock, is now
pouring wealth into her lap. All of
to her. But those on the east side of the river,
especially, cannot be compelled, hereafter, to
contribute pro~portionately so much to her as
heretofore. The Memphis and Ohio becomes
q part OF the Nashville and Louisville, and
the Memphis and Charleston will be a link in
a line Of roads centering in and around the
great southern cities. AS heretofore arranged
ntnety-siXp per cent. of tue cotton shipped on
the former road has come to Memphis, and
only four per cent gone north. This COMING
10 Memphis oftentlmes goes back over the
same road the nexs day, northward bound.
phis from beyond Grand junction and Co
rfnth, and goes north forthwith, necessarily a
considerable distance out OF its way. Hereto
lore New orleans was our cotton destination
and IL were our interest, commercially, to be
so again; now New York IS its destination
it came here from the country along
each road on Its way to New Orleans. Now
II comes here, out of its way, gOi1g to New
York. II is true, a fine market is and has
been offered here, and a home market, and
the cotton is pressed here for more con-
venient shipment. But need this continue
so, locally, in the nature OF things or of trade,
in any f%orclUle, superior or material degree
Presses are being put up, as sufi-
cient as ours, along these roads and tn cross.
roads from the south of then; buyers will
into all the principal cotton localities
along all these roads,, with all the advantages
of Information, ETC., so as TO pay as much as
because cheapest) route to Its des-
tination. Extraordinary freighting provisions
may be gradually, and the Interests in the
north that m the roads and line of
roads Will draw the cotton directly TO Louis
Vile and New York, that Is, by the shortest
The connections west of Us, so far as
Texas, being t5r ~ owned north, will bring
the cotton 10 Mem phis only to pass through.
1t win be pressed where shipped, and, being
bought with noIthern money, will hurry on
past las toits owners there, or in Europe, the
ultimate market of most of IL. say all this
will be seen and realized, and we need build
very high castles on other or different con-
Then, you ask me, are our roads to
be a failure to us? Not at all. But buying ar
selling cotton is not to be our business, Wealth
and power are awaiting us, but not from that
These ROADS will all be just to our
hand, but not for that use to US. 1 viii ex-
PROGRESS.
B6-John johnson is the man for
Mayor. He pays the police, the fire.
men and the street force in money;
never has issued any scrip; has paid
S433, 900 Of debt, and funded S218,O0 O |
Of scrip. He is the man for the poor
Iaboring man and the rich taxpayer.
Vote for him.
PER5oNAL. I