Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-01
= NEW RAILROADS.
Kansas City.

Another important road now approaching
ompletion is the Kansas City road, which
will very likely be an established fact within
the year. The road begins at Kansas City, a
vigorous and rapidly expanding place,
destined probably to rival st. LOUIS eyentu-
ally. 1T then penetrates Southwestern Mis-
souri, by way of Springfield to the line of
Northeastern Arkansas, and thence reaching
Memphis. This road is sixty miles shorter
to Memphis Than by way of st. Louis. Con-
corning the country through which the road
passes Mr.. Calvin +. Vance. in his recent
address, says:
Kansas City is the commercial metropolis of
Western Kansas, Southern Iowa, Southern
Nebraska ana Western Missouri-the most
productive cereal country in America Sta
tistical tables show that Kansas goes beyond
all her sister States in the production of
wheat, and falls below very few in the guam
tity of corn and oats she raises. And of the
same character of country is Southern he
braska, Southern Iowa and Western Mis-
souri,.
'"In Southwestern Missouri the ro7d PEN
etrates a region teeming with rich depos-
its of coal and iron; and that portion OF Ar
kansas through which ii runs has a soil the
richest OF the rich and congenial TO cotton
and corr, and covered with wilderness Of
the most precious timber-poplar, walnut
and oak.
al ansas City is likewise great pork and
cattle market. Thousands OF Texas and
Colorado cattle are brought here on foot, for
slaughter and shipment, every year And
We may expect that the beeyes and hogs in
tended for Inc consumption of the midwest
will come to or pass through your city. And
in hog packing she is only secord 10 Chics-
go, outstripping Cincinnati.
kansas City has the rlost intimate com
mercial relations with Chicago, the melropo-
lis OF The Northwest, and, through her, with
Boston capitalists, who are constructing this
line of railway. The spirit of rivalry which
subsists between Chicago and St. Louis has
stimulated the former city to divert her
trade, intended for the Southwest, from St.
Louis to Kansas City. Having direct rail-
road connection With Kansas City, which
leaves s.. Louis 10 the south and east Chi
cago pours an immense stream of commercial
commodities, such as bacon, flour, and all
kinds OF manufactures, into the bosom of
Kansas City,"
The Kansas City 4osd, tits estimated, will
bring good deal of the trade now held by
Kansas City TO Memphis. When one con-
slde:s the immense amount of grain, pork,
-four, beeyes and lumbsr to be distributed by
this road, i. ia possible TO form an estimate
of its value TO Memphis. The road will be
another spoke in the distributing wheel of
the Bluff City. When the read reaches Ar
kaDSdS IL su4kes an almost lmpene-
trable wilderness, sparsely settled. As
timber country it is probably
uneIcelled in this country. In addi-
ton to being a fine timber region, it con-
tains a number of quarries which will be
worked TO profit. 1t crosses the Iron Noun
tain road at Knobel Station, where it enters
very fine cotton country; 1T also penetrates
long stretches OF timer and fine grass land.
1t will open up the second bottom land for
$50 miles il Arkansas, and il will nj axe Men,
phis acquainted with part OF the country
unknown to trade and general intercourse
villa the outside world. In connection with
large barge lines and elevators, it will en-
hance greatly the value of Memphis rs q
distributing point for hogs, grain and meats.
Being 4Sl miles from Mem phis by this road
to Kansas City, the Memphis merchants will
be eusbIed to engage in enterprises such ss
milling lumber and meat, to an eI-
tent ynkDasn before. 1t will probably
supply a larger want longer felt
than any other road entering the
city. 1t is more than likely that the Z ansas
City will be continued With the Selma road
and then run on to Brunswick. will be
the shortest and quickest route from Kansas
City for meat and grain TO the Southern Sea.
coast through the Carolinas. The WORK on
the road is progressing new st the rate Of
mile and half day. Soon, by additional
Sorknen, the rate will be increased
to four miles a day. The work ia
now tending from Springfield SOUTH
ward. BY the. middle of September track
laying viii be begun at Walnut Ridge,
at the intersection OF the Iron Mountain
road. Work will proceed from that point in
Two directions, one being to Memphis and
the other to Springfield, Probably by The