Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-09
PARAMORE'S ROAD.
A Noteworthy Event in the History OF
ArkaBsas-The Wonderful Effect
Of Railroad Development
Upon the Trade and Commerce OF the
State-The st. LOuis and Iron
Mountain road.
Regular CORES oondence of III Appeal

HELESA, August The driving of the
silver spike on Rob Roy bridge, over the Ar
kansas river, last Saturday, signaling the
completion of the s.. Louis and Texas mar
row.gauge, better known az the Paramore
railroad, from Cairo to forty miles beyond
the Brazos, was an event in the history OF
Arkansas, and naturally gives rise 10 a good
deal OF speculation as TO the effect these arte-
ries OF trade and 60 rapidly find
ing their way through the State, are to have
upon the immediate vicinsges through which
they pass, aud those now remote localities
that have iust put forth branches with the
hope of connecting with aud becoming a
part OF the main line. The advantage to
be derived from the completion OF this line
to the State of Arkansas in general are, as
yet, coniingent-materially benz filing now
oulv the Narrow strip OF territory through
which the road passes; assuming its one ou'-
let, Cairo, 10 possess radiatiug lines sufficient
TO operate bene6cently at all. Those fortu-
nate few living along the line of the Para
more will be put in direct communi-
cation with the Mnutsznnas-ea-tAe
one hand, and the happy deniz, ns OF
Cairo on the other-the best that can be ex-
pected from either extreme being to gods
you-please, when you get there. An i'm
mense amount OF enthusiasm has been
aroused by the completion Of the route cul-
mIuhtiDS III tnc uIlfluS VI d bINcE eplht
within our borders on Saturday, and much
smoothly prepared sentiment gushed forth
on that same occasion. But no orator was
moved 10 snow wherein We of Arkansas vsrs
to be made either happy or rich by the event
they were assembled to celebrate. The Ar
kansas Midland (bsgun by S. w. Dorsey, of
Star-route fame, and called the Arkansas
CentraI), started for Little Rock s1me ten
years since, but upon reaching Clarendon,
The metropolis of Monroe couuty, on White
river, forty-eight miles distant from this
polnI, stopped there and changed hands.
This line has been going to Lite Rock
ever since, but for numerous reasous-prom-
inent among which ia the ct that il still
terminates at Clarendon-it has never gotten
there. Some len months since the gauge of
This narrow gauge wss wldened to
6t the gauge (also narrow of the
ParsmorF, and then traits were run through
10 Brinkiey, and we confidently expecttd to
catch MIR. Parsmore there, or near there,
and go on with him. But alas, This sixteen
miles Ct extended hope was doomed TO be
Topped IF, and We are now back at Ciareu-
don again-ihe original jun ping off pl ace.
True, the courts held some huad reds of
thousands Of dollars OF the Midland's [Ceu-
tral's when they were issued) bonds 10 be
valid, and maintained that the road must be
good for them as far as it went; change Of
hands and name fiiliog to relieve it Of the
membranes which it's knavish protector
had put upon it. Thus it il that the Para
more 70 I'D is minus one If The most valuable
connections possible to i 8 main line, and
this place ripped If the advantages 10 be
derived from the distribution ofIhe immeuse
freishts that road must OF necessity handle.
Situated at the head of low water
navigation, Hel,na wo1ld naturally BE- The
most direct sutlei for it 10 the seaboard, aud
with her present direct rail connection with
the North, ,st and Wesf, would have af-
forded facilities un'qualsd for the general
distribution of the Paramore business. BIT
no; Mr.. Paramore would have noue of 1t.
Regsrdir 9 the Midland, because of lis bond.
ed obligaiIonS, rs q weak brother, he CO billy
passed it by, and has gone or, passing through
the Lone Star S a'e, snd Is pow krockipg
al the portals of { e Mexican republic for
admission to the halls of Mont yuma, prom
ising 10 introduce therein the fsir-skinned
! sors OF Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, TO
The edi6cation, and possible corruption, OF
the dark eyed s~enoritas of our South
neighbor.
By the way, the LION Mountain and South
ern has not defined its intentions toward US
yet; and it is still an open question whether
| 1t is here for good or evil. The benz ficeot
act OF dispo's sssing Col. VIM. Tor WOODY
Bailey OF this branch of its present system.
| (tormerly the Iron Mountain and Helena)
wac SO pleasing to the people OF this section
that no questions were asked as to whittier
Gould came or where he proposed going.
Beyond sel7ctiug a location for a depot, we
are in the dark as to his future movements.
Some highty, and per cous; quence unreliable
individuals predicted machine shops, a colo
ny OF mechanic, graaaTies and a barge line
to New Orleans, az a probable sequence 10
the clubbing of this branch OF The In siu line
OF the "Iron Mountain and Southern" /. is
Significant portendipg good or evil, as one
may take it-that the officials say nothiug
whatever about what they are going to do.
1t is consoling TO know, however, that be
their 'intents wicked or charitable" the
worst they can do for US is simply TO leave
us where they found us.
The rich mari bed, located near Forrest
City, and purchased some twelve months
since by a Memphis drummer, with a view
of organ zing Company TO develop il, is
about TO be Involved in litigation. This Is a
| properly the value of which can scarcely be
estimated, and it is to be regretted that it
should become involved in the claws delay"
and hampered by stress Of legal arbitfa alton
that may leave it an ucdsveloped mine tf
wealth for years to come. The crude mari,
| by careful estimates, can be mined and put
hto &hCWPuAn aSSo y 4 tOus WIEN CRUSHED
it finds ready fale at $50 per tor. Thu, il
will be seen that so valusble a property will
be vigorously fought for, if war is once wsged.
One of the great needs of Helena ard sur.
rounding country now is a wide-awake, fear
ls.s newspsper-one that will euergetically
advocate the interests Of our people and fair
ly represent them abroad. The sale of Mem.
phis and st. Louis papers, which arrive here
at 2:30 o'clock p.m.-the former on same
day Of publication is very large, the AP-
PEAL leading two 10 one the S.. Louis %silies,
aud three to one any other Memphis daily.
AT every station along the different lines OF
railway within our bord, re- one sees the AP-
PEAL in the hands of every read, r. Without
any possible exaggeration, the APPEALS cir
culatioa IN this county and adjoining couu-
ties in Mississippi will exceed by at leas,
one-third that of any of our home papers,
With our present facilities for receiving city
| dailies -gatting them each almost from the
press-it is scarcely 10 be expected thst a
frst-olsss Gaily would pay here. Bu: an
sbly-conducted journal published here would
lnquestionably do more TO give Us character
abroad than all other agencies combined,
and this, at present, we don'l possess. The
character and tone of its Newspaper is the
gauge By which nineteenth century intelli-
g=nce measures a community. Hence 1t b
hooves every individual in a community 10
| see TO it thai his paper fairly represents him,
| and, second, that he literally contributes to
its support.
NJ. F. L. Mitchell, for several years past
successful broker in this city, has removed to
Memphis, seeking a wider field for his la.
bors. Mr.. Mitchell is q gentleman o! re-
markable business tact, ~unconquerabls ener.
gy, un1oubted integrity, and Is an aequisi-
sition to the business circle of any city. In
him Helena lcses a valuable citizen, while
Memphis gains one.
The past three days have been remarkable
for Angus. Heavy, lowering clouds, wind
from the north and chilling with a minimum
thermometer Of So. Generous rains every
where, except in the neigbborhood OF Mar
anna, Lee county, where crops are still 10 9
suffering and blighted condition. The gen
ersl crop prospec', however, is favorable fol-
an almost two-thirds yield. BARNABY.
NAMES ME EVT