Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-09
PERSONAL ANo GENERAL,

~. VANDERBILT YVES chosen president
VI the Nickel Plate Company, and not Dew
ereaux, as first stated.
IT Is said the Gould earnings will show an
enormous increase for the year 1882, as com.
pared with the previous year.
HE Galveston and Houston railway will
next month be operated as part OF the Gould
system, furnishing an outlet TO the Gulf.
The new railroad from Trinity through
the long-lesf pine regions Of Texas is COM
Pieted 80 miles TO the town of Ogden,
whence ii pushes on TO Alexandria, La.
Two thousand men are reported 10 be at
work on the Denver and Rio Grande and all
the grading between Salt Lake and Denver
will be completed by the 10th OF this month.
BONDS Cancelled during the year by the
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway Com
pany from the proceeds of sales OF land,
$4,000. Total amount cancelled TO date,
S25S,50o.
The Illinois Central line from Chicago
by way Of Gilman TO Springfield, ILL.,, is to
De extended TO connection with the st.
Louis, Alton and Terre Hauie at Litcbfsd,
which, with the latter road, will make a
line to ST. Louis.
A NEW railroad company just organized in
Florlds, TO build a road about "a miles long,
from Fort Meade to Weohyakapa, has
probably the longest name Of any in the
country, namely: Fort Meade, Keystone and
Wslk-in-the-W Water.
THE construction on the upper end of the
New Orleans aud Mississippi Valley road
has been delayed to some extent, owing to
the non-arrival of several barge loads of
rails shipped from Pittsburg. The barges
could not be fioated down 10 Vicksburg ow-
ing to the low stsge OF water in the OHIO
river.
THERE were los engineers and irsmen in
service on the Indianapolis division of the
PIttsburs, Cincinnati and ST. Louis road in
the month Of December. The pay Of en-
gineers averaged SIPS; some 20 earned over
Si4O, a.hd six earned from SI55 to $3.50.
rlrgmen receive half az much pay IS do the
engineers.
1T Is proposed TO extend the Fort Scott and
Gulf railroad to point on the Springfield
and Memphis, about SO miles southeast OF
Springfield, and surveys are now being made
in Kansas. This will make a shorter road
TO Kansas City from Memphis by some 60
miles, and when completed will be used as
the main line.
- NEws has been received of the accidental
with Of w. +. Morley, chief engineer of the
sdexican Central railroad, at a point south
OF Chihuahua, 10 Old Mexico. Mr.. Morley
was Tor many years assistant engineer Of the
AtehisoD, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad,
and had charge OF the building of the great
transcontinental line through New Mexico
and Arizona, and especially Of the Sonora
branch 10 the Gull of California. Since
1882 Mr.. Morley had been connected with
the Mexican Central road, and had charge
OF the construction Of the line toward the
City Of Mexico from El Psso. He was one
of the bes, known engineers in the United
States, and has friends throughout the entire
country.
EVERY "a hours 115 passenger trains and
about 100 freight trains pass through New
ARK, n. j., on the Pennsylvania railroad.
The freight trains are made up on an average
of "a carr, 30 that in a day ovet 1000 cars
go over the line. The total number of pas
Aenger cars run in the same time is 750
With 4 view 10 giving better protection 10
life at the 20 street crossings along is route
in Newark, the company recently detailed
men TO count the wagons aud pedestrians
that should cross The tracks in "a hours.
The returns for the hours from 6 O'Clock am.
to 10 pm. gives AZ 1913 pedestrians and 652S
wagons, and from 10 o'clock pm. to 6 am.
1904 pedestrians and 254 wagons The total
for "a hours are 50,5S2 pedestrians and 6777
wagons.