Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-22
southw estern Notes.

New Mexico and Arizona Exchanges.
TIE artesian we'll of the Santa Fe Com
pany at Thatcher Station has been eunk to
the depth OF almost 1000 feet, with no sigma
of water. The contract calls for 1000 feet.
The Santa Fe Company has supplied its
brakemen with sticks to be used IN coupling
cars. THIS system has been introduced with
q view OF preventing The numerous accidents
caused in coupling.
AN order has been Issued by the genera
baggage department of The Santa Fe Rail-
road Company, compelling the agents TO
charge on all baggage remaining uncalled
for over "a hour, at the rate oil 10 cents per
day or fraction thereof.
The through business of the Atchisou, To-
pekS and Santa Fe road is increasing at
rapid rate, especially from California points
The emigrant business, which has been fall
ing of for year, is now picking up and Ia
becoming q feature of the company's bust
meas The general ticket agent reports that
on November 10Th the road carried 80 emf
grants West, on November Goth, 60 more, on
November 2Ist, so, and on the 22d, 49, and
about the same proportions for 10 days past.
Ga one day there were so foreigners, who
came direct from New York City, and were
bound for San Francisco. The emigration
business in Kansas is also OF a very crafty
ing character.
The close of 1882 will show a material
increase in the railway mileage OF Mexico.
The number of miles Of railway actually
finished in Mexico September, /, 1882. was
officially reported as 1926. Of this mileage
the largest is that of the Mexican Central,
being 1876 miles, while the English road
from the City of Mexico to Vera Cruz comes
second, with some $50 miles. The Mexican
National, at the time OF writing, has prob
ably exceeded this figure, as it has COM
I'll "a IL 10
terey and from The City of Mexico east to
Toluca. The Sonora railway Is rapidly APP
preaching a connections with the Southern
Pacific giving a new seaboard connection a.
Guaymas.
YESTERDAY morning President Glider
sleeve, of the Texas, Santa Fe and Northern
railroad, and Col. Charles Fl. Irwin, chief en-
gineer, set out for r trip over the line of the
road between here and Espanola, secompa-
MED by Justo Amijo and several other gem
tlemen from Bsrnalillo county. The OH -ct
of the trip is to show the Bernalillo gentle
men lust what has been done on the line in
order that they may be more Opposed TO
lend the support promised the company
months ago. The Texas, Santa Re and
Northern managers expect very beneficial re-
sults from the trip, il cannot fail TO re-
move the unfavorsble Impressions which
enemies of Santa Fe have instilled into the
minds of capitalists OF the South, by ciTcu-
I.tiug reports that no work had been done
ON the road and making other injurious
assertions. The fact is that the road Is IN
spleudid condition-the grading being nm
ished with the exception of mile or two,
and the work being admirably done. No
man can go over the line without being con,
WINGED that the railroad company has acted
in good faith and done i'm
menss amount OF work. The grade
~ there to show for itself; the ties and tim.
Der are to be seen along the road in proof oil
the faithiul performance of contracts, and
the road l. so lear finished as TO preclude the
idea Of any,olher result than It's early COM
pletion. The Berualillo men came up here be.
iieving that nothing had been doue-a beiiei
which no amounfsof assurance would shake
and they will go\ back convinced that al
ready road with as, bright prospects as any
road in the Southwest is on the point OF com
pletion between Espznola and Santa re. ne
ppiers of the Texas. Santa Fs and Northern
railroad bcidgs over the Rio Grsnde river
will be in position viihir six days: