Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-17


r rapidly approaching completion.
FOR over three years work are now on
+ nd upward Of 100 mechanics have
gagged, is what Manager Brossins re-
+ Argls: "While other localities all
land are offering free right OF way,
rounds, subscriptions of bonds, ETC.,
\ railroads to them, Cairo has too
/ hd wants 10 get rid of some of hers,
from the action of her representa-
the City Council toward the narrow
burg C0mmereiaI: "From Mr.. G. A.
road-master of the Vicksburg,
port and Pacific railroad, who was in
to-day, we learn that the water is
the rate OF inches in "a hours
more than probable that the train
kning to Tallulah will be compelled
unning in the next two or three days"
fennsylvania Railroad Company has
i all its employees of passes. At its
b the Hackensack Meadows are sew
|ndred workmen, all oil whom live in
lily or Newark. To accommodate
/ ben the company runs two special
every night and morning from the
me Of them to Newark and the other
N City. The men are now obliged to
int a mile.
tock OF the Westinghouse Air-brake
+ y is a good thing to hold. During
bnths of last year it received divi-
Egregatiug 100 per cent. This profit
way patent is enough TO craze the
inventive genius and encourage the
/ OF thousands OF castles in Spain,"
pre- mere air structures, sure to be
BY contact with the hard realities of
Experience, for it is only a very small
| of these patents that come to any
poration has been formed by a num-
prominent gentlemen to build a
yer the Ohio river at Psducah. The
/ lis Democrat, OF last week, saws of the
ion: "On Monday last Mr.. j. r.
fled for record with Circuit Clerk
Of this county, articles of incor-
Of the Paducah and Illinois Bridge
N. The incorporators are c. S. Mar
K. Puryear, J. NJ. Bigger, q. w.
| Oscar Turner and J. &. Gilbert, of
! y, and John X. Thomas and Green
of Illinois. The object is to build
ID, wagon and street-car bridge from
Kentucky, to any point in Illinois
operators may see fit to anchor the
{nent. In the charter given by the
! legislature the capital stock is
! $1,000, 600"
/.rI-abIo .ta.or,o,,t ,c,,,.o,.,,;,o, ,,il
Ikruptcies has been made, showing
! ing the past year no fewer than 30
presenting $l27, 922, 500 Indebtedness
md and another, have been sold out
/ outstanding obligations. All sec
he country are represented in these
bs. In view of this exhibit, the
Rdiiicay Age remarks: "An exami-
4 these figures ough to induce legis-
/ fair-minded men generally to adj
be Just treatment OF railways. 1t |
fever be forgotten that, while the |
i these properties have suffered enor-
he country has all the time had the |
bit arising from the existence and |
] of the roads, and many of these |
BE been kept in operation at the ex-
the creditors when they were not
( ng their expenses
ear that the trunk-line rate war will
fnitely settled by the verdict of the
bn, unless that verdict is in favor OF
FIX and against differential rates.
h York Times, which reflects the
the Board of Trade and Transpor-
iIys: whether authorized repre-
of the several trunk lines have
3 accept the decision, whatever it
nd abide by it, is not clear. But
hey have or not will make no per-
difference. 1t is a question over
present trunk-line presidents and
dents are likely to lose their con-
siness considerations and not arbi-
dement's are sure TO prevail in the
Ii will be in the power of any
! Independent line to make it simply
e Tor the Central and Erie TO carry
4 greement for differential rates with
4 sylvsnia and the Baltimore and