Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-01
RAILWAY BUILDING
In the West and SOntbWest-Enorm0
Increase and Extension of the
Railroads
Having Their Northern Terminus at st.
LOuis-The Best Evidence of the
COuntry's Prosperity.

Sr. LOUIS, December 3I.-The increase
and extension OF railroads during the past
year in the section of country lying west and
southwest of this city, and having St. Louis
for their eastern and northern terminus and
outlet has been simply wonderful, and is re-
suting in the opening up and very rapid de
velopment Of a great empire, large portion
of which has been heretofore without rail-
road facilities From long article on rail-
road progress, published in the t-DiSpdteh
this afternoon, the following condensed state
ment is made:
THE IRON MOUNTAIN SYSTEM,
embracing the Iron Mountain, the Interna-
tional and Great Southern. and the Texas
Pacific lines added S97 miles of new road
during the year. There are two short
branches on the Iron Mountain OF 46 miles;
the extension OF the Texas Pacific from
Baird to Sierra Blanco is $40 miles ;.Whites-
boro TO Fort Worth, II miles; the compile
ton Of the road from Shreveport,
Louisiana, to New Orleans, 226
miles, and the extension of the International
and Great Northern from New Braunfels to
Laredo on the Rio Grande, "a miles. All
these lines run through rich cotton, sugar
and timber country, and are developing very
fast. In addition to the above line has
been surveyed from Knobel Arkansas on
the Iron Mountain road to Alexandria,
Louisiana, which will be vigorously pushed
next year, aud when completed will form an
important line in a short route from
ST. Louis to New Orleans on the west side oi
the Mississippi river. To operate the in
creased mileage of this system there has been
added to its equipmen. 100 locomotives, sc
passenger and baggage cars and 2846 freight
cars.
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC
or what is known as the northwestern divi-
sion of the southwestern system, has added
$50 miles of new road, as follows: From
Jefferson City to Russellville, Missouri, &c
miles; from Nevada to Carthage, AZ miles;
from Sedalia to Warsaw, Missouri
42 miles; from Logan to Lenora
kansas, on the Central branch road,
25 miles; from Hiawatha to Falls City
Kansas, 50 miles; from Louisville to Union
Pacific junction, Nebraska, miles. On the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas division q
branch from Greenville to Mineola, 90 miles
branch from Whitesboro to Waco, 184 miles;
from Greenville to Jefferson, 122 miles
from Denton to Dallas, 80 miles
The Waco branch is to be extended
to Tyler, "A miles The line from
Falls City north will be pushed rapidly, and
quite p number of branches OF the Centra
branch road will be built during the coming
year. The increased equipment for this sys
TEN, which embraces 1856 miles, is: Loco
motives, 40; passenger coaehe-, 20; baggag'
and mail cars, 10; hotel cars, g.; sleepers, 2
fiat cars, 5000.
THE WABASH SYSTEM
now has 3310 miles of road in operation, al
increase during the year of 792 miles, anC
covers a great extent OF rich territory. III
principal acquisitions during the year are
the Havana, Rantoul and Eastern, 76 miles
Peoris, Pekin and Jacksonville, SO miles
c-I1
Detroit, Butler and st. Louis, IN
/ miles; Dsnville and Southwestern, ia miles
Cairo and Vincennes, 15S miles, and th'
| Ohio and Missouri Pacific division to Tren
| ton, Missouri, 1876 miles. The Desmoine
| and Northwestern is to be built to Spiri
Lake. Thet extension between HumestowI
and Shenandob, Iowa, will be completed a
rapidly as possible, which will open anothe
route between Omaha and the East, an
other lines are ia progress, and will b
! finished next year. The present mileag
of the
TEXAS AND ST. LOUIS MARROW GAUGE RAIL
| ROAD
| in Texas, is 226 miles from Texarkana t
Waco. OF this 1876 miles has been com
pleted during the past year, and about g
| additional miles are graded and ready 70
track laying. The equipment has bee
| increased 10 locomotives, 200 freight car
and parlor cars. The road is being rap
idly pushed forward, and will be extended t
some point on the Rio Grande, where
| viii connect with the Palmer-Sullivan in
terest. 1t also has 40 miles completes
in Missouri, southwest from Cairo, and 10
miles graded ready for track-laying. Thi
part of the road will be vigorously pushed
and it is expected to be finished
from Cairo to Texarkana in tint
| to move the cotton crop of mex
| year. All the rails necessary ar
purchased and 1000 tons of them are deliv
cred. This road, when completed, will adj
largely to the cotton trade of st. Louis, as
runs through the most prolific cotton belt o
Arkansas and Texas, and will bring larg'
amount Of the staple to this city. Th,
number of miles of railroad bull
| in ST. Louis this year is 243 miles, at a cos
of S5,000,000. The number of miles previ
ously in operation is 407; total 1880 milei
The cash value of these roads is placed a
SS5, 100000 The total capital in the sam'
as Represented by stock and debt accounts
| $500, 100000 The gross earnings in 1881 ar
| estimated at S24 000000