Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-25
OUR ONLY RAILROAD.
The Memphis and Charleston and the
Great Airline 10 Norfolk, Vir-
ginfa-FOOd for 1hOaghi.
The Coming Election for DireetOrs-1he
Men for President-COnsoIida-
lion Necessary-Ete., Ete.
From an Occasional Correspondent

COURTLAND, ALA, September 22.-
TSere never was time in her history when
Memphis should feel and take more interest
railroad, the Memphis and Charleston, than
on the seventh OF October, 1874, when an an
nual meeting of stockholders, as well as an
election for directors will occur. IL is a con-
ceded fact that the Memphis and Charleston
Is the only railroad, in which the city Of Men,
phls has yet invested, that has "panned cut"
10 her interest IN any degree. There is now
only one method for the rail cad Ie-
demption of Memphis. Let the COM
ing election for directors in the Mem,
phis and Charleston railroad result in
The selection by the stock kholdsrs Of such men
as will assuTedly lend theirlwhole energieS TO
the election of president who, with lhem-
selves, will labor for consolidation OF the
already great "Nirginia aud Tennessee Air
line" from Memphis TO Norfolk, whence there
are always easy, cheap and prompt water
connections with the principal eastern cities
of the United States, as well as those OF the
old world. Another through connection can
be made at a small cost by this most popular
route ria Huntsville, Decherd, Nc Mlnnv1ue
and Sparta TO connect with the Cincinnati
and Chattgnooga railroad, which is now under
col struction. This route by this projected
line from Memphis to Cincinnati Is only four
hundred and fifteen miles, while Utd Louis
Vile il is over i've hundred miles. The
greater portion of this line is already
graded, and nearly a hundred miles of II is in
operation, being now known as the Wlnches-
ter and Alabama and the McM1nnY1lle and
Manchester railroads respectively. The saw
INC In time by the new route would be nearly
five hours, and in money, at present passenger
rates about four dollars and twenty cents
Eighty-seVen miles of this line runs directly
through the richest coal, iron and petroleum
regions of the south; in fact, the only petro-
Iefim wells in the southern States are almost
directly on this line. Your fellOw-townsman,
Colonel Z. w. MuDford, with that far-see!Dg
digpOsition OF his, has already invested
LARGELY in these coal, iron and oil lands,
and is giving his personal supervi-
sion to their development There are
two million acres of such lands lying contlgu-
line of the Memphis and Charleston railroad,
that are lying Idle, awaiting the advent OF an
fndustrious people. These lands are now
quoted at five dollGrs per acre, while 81 milar,
or inferior, lands in New York, pennsylvania
and Ohio are not to be found at thirty dollars
numiiating. Again, most important ad-
iunct TO this section OF country Is the I'M
rnepse and fnexhaustible water-power situR'
uons and mili-sites that are available over
great scope of country, and which do not have
the Disadvantages OF the New England SITES
aud the results OF defective engineering that
spread disaster, loss and suffering Throughout
a thousand otherwise happy homes within
twelvemonth past. have spoken OF this as
q "projected line" but IL Is already partially
completed and IN operation, and only very
few miles OF road are now necessary TO make
it a most important through line 70 the north
and east, by which cars Will go through 90
New York without change. 1t cuts, diago-
nally, every parallel Of pleasant latitude, and
passes through diversity OF climate that
will make IL the most popular summer-resoft :
route, while 1t is directly available for every
mechanical, agricultural and miner
al-and becomes, perfOrce, part
of the Great Trppk line that will be,
Of necessity, established between the north