Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-04
MEMPHIS AND TEXAS.
what Huntington Proposes DOiDg fs
Connect the Chesapealge and
Ohio Road with HIS
Southern and Pacific and the Railroads
Now Being Constructed I'm Mex.
ie0-A GOOD Prospect.
From an Appeal correspondent.l

From an Appeal Correspondent
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, March 29-it has
been a long time since i wrote to you, and
this is written because L desire through your
columns 10 give what is considered here good
cheer for Memphis. 1t has been matter of
surmise as to what were the intentions of the
Huntington railway syndicate as to the west
eru or southern connections with the Mem
phis and Newport News railway at Memphis.
large number of railroad men-some
called "magnates"-come to or pass through
this city, and, although they are generally
''close" as to railroad secrets, occasionally a
valuable piece Of information is obtained by
those who are watchful. Huntington, of the
Southern Pacific railroad, was here last week,
and made trip out west and northwest to
the present termini of his road and the Eagle
Pass branch, now so-called, which are both
being pushed vigorously, the one to meet the
working force of 5000 Chinese coming in this
direction from FL Paso, and the other TO
Eagle Pass, on the Rio Grande, 10 miles
from this city. The Southern Pacific
Railway Company have procured from the
Mexican government concession or a grant
of the right of way through that country
from Piedras Negras, opposite Eagle Pass
on the Rio Grande, TO Topolovampo on the
Gulf of California. Since Huntington and
his party of people left here well authenti-
Gated rumor mas got aflost that the Hunt
ington syndicate and the Erlanger syndicate
have combined for the purpose of operations
west of the Mississippi, and extending to the
Pacific coast, while esch will look TO their
own connections with the Atlantic coast
1t is said that they will jointly construct a
road from Monroe, La, to which point the
Erlangers now have road from Vieksburg
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the Southern Pacific road, which runs from
Houston 10 San Antonio, and will in short
time be completed to Eagle Pass; thence
westward to Topolovampo they will build
Jointly. Huntington will build road
from Memphis to Vicksburg and connect
his Newport News line with the main trunk
line to the Pacific. The Erlangers have
already, or soon will have, a through line
from Vicksburg 10 Brunswick, Ga, on the
Atlantic coast. Brunswick and Newport
News are said to be superior to any other
ports ON the Atlantic, while all admit that
the harbor at Topolovampo is the finest on
the Pacific. When these roads are completed,
Memphis will have two direct connections
with the Pacific ocean, the one to San Fran
cisco, ria the Texas Pacific to FL Paso, thence
ria the Southern Pacific, and thence RIA
Vicksburg and San Antonio to Topoiovampo.
Then the route from Newport News through
Memphis and Topolovampo to China and
Japan will be 1900 miles shorter than from
New Hork to those countries, ria San Fran
cisco. And again: the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad Compan, are rapidly
constructing a road from a point on
their road in New Mexico TO Guav-
mas on the Gulf of California, several
hundred miles north OF Topolovsmpo. This
road is now nearly completed, and will out
strip all the other American roads in its
completion to the Pacific coast When this
ia completed and the road from Memphis To
Kansas City is built, which now seems to be
a near certainty, the Bluff City will then
have another and independent route to the
Pacific at Guaymas. Besides all this, the
Memphis and Selma road will connect Mem
phis with this great system, and thus give
her people so many outlets for trade that il
will be difficult for determinations to be
made against her in passenger and freight
harges Although give you the above in
formation as on dts from railroad magnstes,
it is believed by the knowing" men here
and at Houston that there IS but little doubt
OF its being more than an idle dream or
rumor Some say that il the proposed joint
road does not go to Houston 1t will be an
air line from San Antonio to a point
on the Mississippi river, near the mouth
of Red river, and not sta Nieks-
burg If this Is done Huntington
will build from Melhphis down the
east side of the Mississippi; river to point
on the river opposite the road going east
Everg gthing il in a prosperous condi-
tion in this part of Texas. Sheep aud
cattle men are iubilaut and farmers in good
spirits. The merchants of this place have
largely increased their wholesale trade with
the interior of Mexico, mostly the States OF
Chihuahua aad Coahuile. The weather is