Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-27
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,


OF the projected 1927 miles of Mexican
railroads, but 400 have as yet been COM
pleted.
In Texas over 10000 men and 100, 900
horses and mules are employed in railroad
building
II is said that the Baltimore and Ohio is
cutting rates on meat and grain to the south
east coast aud interior points.
large force OF colored laborers passed
through the city yesterday to work on rail-
way construction in Mississippi.
As basis for advertising the agricultural
advantages of the State of Texas, an expert
mental wheat farm OF 100 acres has been
started by the Texas and Pacific Railway
Company.
A correspondent, who has lived in the
peighb1rhood Of BANDS Landing for thirty
years, writes that he is confident the main
channel of the Mississippi river is now
through chute No. 40, owing to the constant
caving on the main shore and ISLAND 3"
The hunting car, recently added to the
equipment Of the Pennsylvania railroad by
the Pullman Palace Car Company, is fitted
with sleeping apartments, cooking and other
comforts for the handlers. The kennels set
apart for the dogs are in tiers around the
sides of the car.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to
persons inigred on the road while drunk, has
issued the following order: "All ticket
agents must refuse to sell tickets to persons
who are intoxicated, and gatemen must pass
one under the influence of liquor"
The Louisville aud Nashville Railroad
Company,recently issued an order com polling
all train msn TO purchase four regulation
uniforms per year. This has provoked con-
siderable CONSERVATION among the employees,
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afford. The company, however, is firm in
enforcing she order, and have given the men
TO understand that they can obey or quit.
By some this is pronounced petty tyranny.
How best to handle and transport the
large peach crop Of Georgia and other
Southern States, which is now fast ripening,
furnishes fruitful theme for discussion in
the Southern papers. The Atlanta Con,titu-
tioa of late date, after long editorial
disquisition on the subject, thus concludes:
"The situation is simple one. There are
1000 carloads of peaches 10 Georgia that
will ripen in a month, aud then await cheap
and swift shipment. There are hundreds OF
cars hanle1 back to the West empty every
week. The great cities of the North and
West want the peaches, the railroads want
freight cargoes, the orchard men want a
market. Surely there ought to be accommo-
datIon that will suit the three classes, and
h-NSlOp Ouc vi ttld RItAllrEl luOSt pTOut-
able industries OF the State"
The Texas and New Orleans Railroad
Company have filed an amendment to their
charter, providing for the locating, con-
structing and operating of branch line
from the town OF Beaumont to point on the
main line in jefferson county, southerly to
Sabine Pass, and northerly through the
counties of Jefferson, Hardin and Tyler to
Woodyille, thence to Marshall, in Harrison
county, through the counties of Argentine,
San Augustine, Nacog doches, Shelby, Pamela
and Harrison, with a branch from the line
in Naeogdoehes county to point on the
Sabine river opposite the town of Logans
port; also a branch from point in Nacog- |
doehes county through Rusk county TO the
town OF Troupe. The aoove company have
declared their intention 10 erect quaran-
tine warehouse at Orange, Tex, and have
submitted the matter TO the governor and
State Board of Health.