Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-24
RALROADBUILDING
Work Being Pushed on the Memphis;
Yicksburg aud New Orleans Road
at Very Rapid Rate.
What is Being Done Along the Line In
Mississippi-Trouble Between the
Contractors aRd Their Hands.

A trip dowa the lias Of the Memphis,
Vick.burg and New Orleans railway was
enjoyed by a representative of the APPEAL
Tuesday evening, and il was a surprise to zee
what advances toward completion of the
grading have been made BY the contractors
and especially considering the difficulties
with which they are contending. The Sec
ton entering the city is one continuous cut
through the highest point Of land in this
vicinity, and said 10 be the longest and deep
est cut on the entire length of the road. 1t
has been tedious Job, and the industry and
enterprise OF the contractors lie manifest In
the systematic manner in which the work
has been thus far wrought TO completion.
The following from the RerieW of the 18th,
published at Rolling Fork, will be read with
interest:
Our town was favored this week by a visit from
Capt. Grant, chief engineer, and Mr. Elliott, as
sistan: engineer of the Memphis and VIcksburg
from the city of Greenville by way of Lake Wash
ington, viewing the country through which, as We
are informed, II is proposed to run branch road
to GIeenville from this place or some point near
here From gentlemen who conversed with them
We learn that they were delighted with the coun-
Lake washin m eoegtl P and thai the peope
| along the proposed line of road will readily give
be- The people interested are wide awake TO their
interests, and appreciate the great benefits that
would result from the building OF this line We
have reason to believe that the company will start
| if our citizens here interested in the
| matter Will meet them with the liberal
and generous spirit manifested by our Washing
ton county friends. II is but short distance from
| Rolling FORK 10 the Washington county line,
where the road would enter the latter county and
we may safely say in advance that every citizen OF
| our county, over whose land the land would run,
would cheerfully give the right OF way. 1t is use
less for to speak OF the benefit that would result
to this place, and to he property owners interest
ed. from this enterprise. Let us be wide awake 10
the golden opportunity now presented OF building
| up our town and improving the country adjacent
and tributary to it. 10 this connection we cannot
refrain from expressing our regret AZ the contro-
/ versies which, we understand, have arisen on
| upper Deer creek in Washington county, between
the company and pro terty owners there in regard
called to condemn land for the right of way, have
in some instances placed the most extravagaRt and
| unreasonable estimates on land; and that there
| extrSvsgant demands are having the effect 10 ere
ate the impression that the people do not desire
| jegted up Deer creek. We only speak of the re-
| ports that reach US from That section of country
| and not know the facts Nor is II our business
| to lecture our Washington county friends OF the
| creek to their duty in regard to great public
| enterprise that so deeply interests the whole o.
1 the Deer creek country But we must be permit
ted to say that il would be most unfortunate FOL
that rich and beautiful section of country, If thu
| obstacles thrown in the way OF the grand trunk
line as first projected should cause the abandon
| ment of that line and the adoption OF the La X,
| Washington and Greenville route i'll its stead
| In the history of railroad building things ia
more impro bable than this have occurred. Ii
| fact it is now stated by some persons whit
| claim to be informed on the subject, that the
| Lake Washington and Greenville line Will b'
| adopted Instead Of the upper Deer creek route
On this subject we do not claim to know the secre
| pu poses of the company; but 1t is signitcan
| TACT that Capt. Grant and Mr.. Elliott have jus
| made a tour Of inspection from Greenyille to thi
| point and that they left here on Tuesday mornini
of this week TO MAKE 4 tour from some point II
| Coahoma or Bolivar county down TO Greenville
| What the purpose is, remains to be seen. On be
half of the railroad company we Will say, that IL
| Sharkey county, in the few instances where tn
| right OF way was not given and the company wa
| required to pay for it, there was always liberia
| ana generous disposition shown by the company y
| We nave been informed by good authori
| ty that the company intended its agents to puI
sue the same pacific, liberal course in Washington
| county, by paying for the right OF way its full
| value, where property owners were not disposet
to give it. We sincerely trust that all obstacles
| the progress of this grand undertaking may b
| speedily removed by an enlightened public spirit
| and that within few months we may be unltet
by iron ties with both the city OF Greeny1lle ant
| our friends in Washington county, on upper Dee
| creek