Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Parlor cars have been placed on the Gin
Cinnati Southern, between Chattanooga and
Cincinnati.
Jack Mellon, foreman of construction on
the Paramore road, died last week at Cam
den, Arkansas.
A company has been organized at Dallas,
Texas, for the purpo-e of manufacturing all
kinds of railway cars and agricultural i'm
plemeBts, the Hon. John b. Simpson presi-
dent Capital stock, 100000.
The past was a great railroad year for
the country. The cost OF those which have
been added 10 the system has hardly been
less than 500, 100000, according to the es,i-
mate OF a contemporary. Building opera
tons have also taken another form around
the great cities in almost equal proportion.
Fifty thousand buildings have been started
in Chicago. New York has added $4,000
900 worth within the year. Cities have
sprung into being from nothing, and come to
the front with mayer and corporation.
The State of Missouri, which has never
shown too much liberality toward railways,
is nov threatening to advertise for sale the
only railway company which has never de-
iaulted in its interest due to the State for
loans-the Hannibal and st. Joseph. The
governor admits that the company paid the
principal of its bonds, $4,000, 000, some years
ago, but claims that it made no provision
for paying the coupons which have yet sew
eral years TO run; but the company claims
that it paid both principal and interest, and
that the State has no claim upon it whatever.
The company has been Obliged to appeal to
the court to prevent its own State from az
tempting its injury.
The Fayetteville (Ark9 Sentinel of last
week says that the switchback on the
Frisco road is 10 be finished ready for the
rails by the first of next month, as soon as
IL L.. !
tauce Of three miles from Winslow south
there are 10 be three iron viaducts; the fir-t
$50 feet long and lis feet high, the second
400 feet long and ITO feet high, and the third
450 feet long and 80 feet high. At the first
two work is preparing at the foundation.
The Delaware Bridge Company, OF New York,
have the contract for the iron work for the
structures. Mr.. d. l.. Henry, of st. Louis,
Inspector at the tunnel, was taken suddenly
i'll few days since and went home in charge
of DR.. KeltoD, but he died the evening after
his arrival in ST. Louis.
The Pine Bluff Press took stroll out to
the rosd-bed Of the Paramore route Sunday
evening" and saw thus: "As far as the eve
can reach, and much further, the grading has
been finished and the track is in readiness
for the ties. We understand that squads are
working at various points all along the route,
and that the different links will all be joiut d
before the lapse of many days. Nearly 90
900 ties are now piled up on either side of
the track near Broadway street, and are
informed that the rails will be here within
week or ten days, when the work of laying
them will begin. The ties are all Of cypress,
and are cut from Mr.. Joe Wrights property,
at fuckers lake. A lar-e number of our
citizens are interested in getting them out
and delivering them along the track, and we
trust their contracts will tie source of great
profit to them"
The Gould Southwestern system H. says
the R1ii,ruy Age, N xt to the Pennsylvania,
the largest combination in the country.
During the year it has added about 1850
miles Of new road by construction and much
more by consolidation, and the system now
comprises BIOS miles constructed, 475 milrs
under construction, and as much more pro-
jected, making grand total of 5655 miles |
of which Mr.. Jay Gould is the head. The
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Pdgl comes |
next, having now Ais miles in operaii IN,
besides some 500 miles ironed but not in OPP
Grafton, and 672 miles contracted for to ne |
completed next year. When these nss are
completed it will form a system OF over 300 |
miles. The Chicago and Northwestern Com
pany has also made wonderful strides, having |
grown in about twenty years from 242 mile 5
TO its present proportions of about 5000 miles |
in operation, of which 500 miles were con-
structed during the last year, while several |
hundred miles more are under construction |
or projected. The Union Pacific, Chicago, |
Burlington and Quincy, Wabash, St Louis |
and Pacific. Louisville and Nashville, f ,st |
Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia, Richmond |
and Danvill", Erlanger system, ETC., are other !
illustrations of the growth of great systems |
during the year.