Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-01

west banks OF the river as rapidly as posi-
! bic, IN order to get the work dol
before there Is any chance of a
other rise. In other words, TO tai
, advantage OF the low water. They will
gin laying out these inclines as soon as the
get the necessary soundings. The work Q
the opposite side 1t the river, where most
the cars and engines viii be kept, viii I
necessarily Of very heavy character, as
large area of ground will be placed above e,
treme high water, requiring an embankmel
from five TO ten feet high in order to mai
the necessary track and yard-room.. On d
Memphis bank OF the river the grading
about completed 10 junction OF the Missl
sippi and Tennessee through Fifth an
Broadway streets. The grading for the dept
grounds and side-tracks, and a connectio
with the river front line near Vance sfree
will be done later in the season, perhaps i
October or Move mber., II il understood III
the company have met with immense diff
ctlliies, caused by the late high waller, nece
stating, therefore, a raise of grade line {
| place II above the same, thus adding largel
to the cost. Perhaps from $500, 900 to $500
O0J extra expense was incurred from thi
cause. They have had great deal of sicknes
among the laborers and mechanics employe,
I'm grading and building of bidges ETC.; bu
s sns ; II 81, By fine display OF plue
Y
/ hfar the welcome sound of the locomotiy
/ over this great highway that is 10 tie us will
the sturdy growing Northwest. The presi
! dent OF the road is General George H. Net
/ tleton; Comptroller. J. s. Ford; assistan
/ chief engineer, q. w. Horton; division epgi
neer for Memphis. q. w. Garvey, and atior
1 ney Tor shsroad. Newqzn Erb, OF Memphia
The following extract from an intervies
via Mr.. Erb, inkshe Little Rock Gdzrfte, vii
plished, and VIII form hitting conclusion &
the sketch of this important road.
Mr.. Newman Erb, who has charge of the
Arkansas and Tennessee law business for the
Kansas City and Memphis railroad, is spend.
Jog few days at his home Ia this city. Sew
eral days since the Gazette reporter received
information that the road with which Mr.
Erb Is connected contemplated the construc-
ton OF branch to this city. With view
OF ascertaining the correctness of this report
and to pick up such facts relating TO the 70 al
as was possible, the reporter called upon Mr.
Erb at hisoffice yesterday.
1es," said the attorney, "your iuforms-
ton Is correct. Oar company has positively
decided to build line 10 Little Rock. and
the business men OF The city may make their
plans and build accordingly, for it is a GER
tainty. No. / cannot tell you from what
point on the main line We shall start. /
know. of course, but We are not vet ready for
the public and other corporations to be adj
vised of our intentions"
"Will the branch come in from the north
east or northwest?' asked the reporter.
II cannot let you know, for that is exactly
what we are concealing."
as work to commence on the branch i'm
mediately"
mo; we expected TO commence soon, but
the contractors are all behind with their
work. Mr.. Nettletop, the president of the
company, came down the line TO look after
the work and 10 see about the branch, and
remained at Walnut Ridge all last week"
But If the contractors pick up, you will
commence the branch?"
without doubt. We are only anxious
10 complete the main line. Next comes the
branch"
do you honestly believe you will be run
ming trains into Little Rock in two years?"
SIN two years? Oh, yes; am more than
positive our trains from Kansas City will be
here before the end of next year. We shall,
at the latest, commence its construction next
spring"
"What is your object in building to Little
Rock?"
do the wheat-carrying and lumber business,
and also to make new line with the PARA
more connection TO st. Louis"
what will be the distance to Kansas
City?"
"From Little Rock, about 40 miles,"
"Have you made contract with the Iron
Mountain by which they are to use por-
ton of your road for the Memphis branch?"
''Yes, We have compact with them by
which they are to run on our track from
Nettleton 10 Memphis"
"You are probably aware that the Iron
Mountain has filed papers for a branch to
Fort Smith,"
ayes, but doubt il they build it. They
may, however, build from Beebe across 20
Conway, as that would be big saving in
travel" ---.. go,
In conclusion Mr.. Erb said: sour entire
track is to be steel rails, our bridges iron.
The distance from Kansas City to Memphis
is 4Sl miles, and we shall get to Memphis by
the LIST of March next.n
Chesapeake and Ohio.
The country through which the Chesa-
peske, Ohio and Southwestern runs is. per-
haps, surpassed by none in the world. Iu
the fist place, il begins at Newport News,
which ia one of the finest harbcrs in the
world. Thence it runs to Richmond, cutting
a sandy, dead country, through land where
Geuber peas and fine tobacco are raised.
Charlottesville and Stanton are then taken
in. Here stand fine educational in
situations, surrounded by some of
the most beautiful mountain scenery
in the world. The road then skirts the
Greenbriar and White Sulphur Springs,
where one again beholds magnificent noun
tsins and valleys. Kanawha valley is then
reached. Huntington on the Ohio comes
next, the road running through good iron
and coal section of Kentucky, on through
Big Sandy to Lexington, the center of the
blue grass region, sacred to beautiful women
and line horses, and productive of hemp
and good for fine cattle. Thence the
road runs to Frankfort, the cap
ital of Kentucky, and 10 Louisville,
the metropolis OF the State. Thence it goes
through the Sicilian branch to Elizabeth
town; then down through the iron and coal
regions, about fifty miles south of the Ohio
river, to Newtonville, where it crosses The
Louisville and Nashville syslem. 1T next
penetrates Ene country that produces grain,
corn and tobacco, and contains stone-quarries,
reaching Paducah, KY, on the Ohio river;
thence onward through fine grain and TO-
bacco country to Obion county, Tenn. Here
the road leads through a fine cotton country
to Memphis. There is ne geasonS to be-
Iieve fiat il will stop here. We
have every ground for believing
that Mr.. Wilson's new road will be
its outlet through Mississippi TO New Orleans.
and that ere a great while i. will pass
through Arkansas to Texarkans, SO road
in this country passes through a greater
diversity OF elimate and natural conditions.
When Mr.. Wilson's Southern road is COM
Pleted the system will virtually span the
continent. A fine depot will be built near
the old Gsyoso House. Inasmuch as the
spirit OF progress has awakened interest in
this old building, and it will before long be
transformed into first-class hotel ssa:n,s the
depot in front WILL raost likely b
passenger depot instead OF freizia depot. "a
~ IL
ger deDntt turned into freight. This road
n as done an immense amount of work to-
ward improving The river front. The levee
has in many places come under the trans.
forming hand oil progress, and its appear
ance now IL a great advance upon that OF a
year ago. To accomplish all this it has been
necessary 10 spend money. Il is calculated
that he road will altogether spend
$4,000 in; improvements and build
Ipg.. The Chesapeake, Ohio and South
western is an active competing line
with the others entering Memphis, and
its importance in the way of reducing
freighls cannot be overestimated. In a short
time 1t will be Issuing through bills of lading
from here to liverpool, as a line of ships
will run IN conjunction with it. 1t is proba-
bly, the only trunk line in the country cross
ing all the great central lines, and thus en-
abling a man TO go anywhere, When it
doubtless will, it will connect with Mr.. Hunt
ington'a Texas system, thus giving Mem
phis ready access 10 that fast develop
ing country. This is the system conceived
by G. P. Huntington. twenty-five years ago
such conception would have been regarded
as chimerical in the extreme, but progress
makes possible the Impossible almost, and an
extraordinary genius like that OF Hunting
toms is co-extensive with the boundaries OF
the country. The Importance OF this road
to Memphis cannot be overstated. The road
has already become a favorite with Mem
phians. 1t opened s. country adjacent
but hitherto inaccessible. This land
has in its timber perfect bonanza of wealth.
The people are availing themselves of the
advantages Of the road. Traffic has already
assumed steady and permanent tone, and
during the fall and winter it is reasonably
anticipated that there will be q regular
boom.
Memphis SeIa. and Brunswick.
The Memphis, Selma and Brunswick road,
of which Mr.. Fred Wolfe is president and
Major J. ]. Busby, of this city, vice-presi-
e. OhzH