Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-15
PEE SOMA AND GENERAL.

ANOTHER brakeman wa unlegged at Chat
tanooga Thursday. Hts fault this time
The strike of the freight trakemeu on the
Iron Mountain has turned all freight North over
the Missouri Pacific.
THE ROCKVILLE branch OF the Louisville
aud Nashville road has been completed, and the
road viii be opened fos business by the middle OF
next month.
An agent of the Arohison has bsen look.
ing at the Texas Trunk Line, 10 be sold in May,
with view 10 the purcna. aud extension Of that
line from Panhandle, Tex, 70 Sabine Pass and q
gulf outlet.
GEN. THOMAS, Mr.. Seney, Maj. O'Brien,
and several other prominent railway magnates,
who have been On trip through the South and to
cuba are returning BY river and are expected to
arrive to-day or tO-morr
The financial statement ci the Panama
Railroad Company shows that the total earnings
Of the road during the year ending December 81,
ls52 were s2,45ls SO. and The expenses for the
same time were sl87l,slO. The assets Of tue com
pgny 81 326, 500, AID the liabilities 3512 9S7
General Superintendent H. A Woods report d
that the freight and passenger traffic during the
year 1882 wa, larger than in any previous year :
1850 tons of freight were transported against
1855 tons IL 1881. The track and rOad-b
which were shaken aud thrown out OF line by tle
eeIlnq9.ke OF September las are now reported TO
The Atlanta RairoaI Record. ia speaking
Of what railroads have done for the Sou hern I'm
pire State, says: Twelve years of railroad de-
yelopment, opening routes 70 gOOi markets, to-
gether with sgood growing year, make the follow
ing fine showing for Georgia for 1882 as compared
with 1870: The State shows over 30 per cent. in
crease in corn, GOO per cent. in oats 200 in wheat
rs in rye, leo in Irish potatoes, 500 in and
sorghum, 400 in sweet pOtetoes. and similar in
crease IN the yield Of other farm and garden pro-
ducts. In 1870 Georgia raised 1894 bales Of cot
ton. In 1850 the State raised Sli44l bales nearly
100 per cent increase in 10 years, ranking the
second producing State. In 1857 the cotton pro-
dIction grew 70 925,lI bales, the increase being
accomplished with diminished acreage. The crop
Of 1880 was raised on 3i5 42j acres Horses have
Increased 20 per cent, mules 81 per cent, milk
COWS Sc, other cattle 81 sheep &C. and swine 40 pet
cent In 1870 GeOrgiR had 7OOOO farms; in 1880 she
had $4,000. The estimated value Of farm pro-
ducts Ia 1870 was $1,000 600 In 1850 it swelled to
Sl25, C00O00."
The New Orleans Times Democrat, of the
10Th, says: Maj. b II. Greene, chief engineer OF
the Mississippi and Rio Grande railroad, registered
at the st. Charles Hotel yesterday. In CONVERSE
tion with the reporter he stated that he expcctet
in a short time 10 meet agent of a number o.
English capitalists, who intend to build the Mis-
sisslppl and BIO Grandc railroad from . lreyepor
to Preside, on the Rio GIande river. Maj Green'
says that the road will not be built in hurry, fo
the reason that the English capitalists con
sentative men, and wiz not embark iu an enter
prise before they have firmly established another
The prospect, however, is that before the presen
year is out that work VIII commence on the Mis-
sissippi and Sio Grande road, and that 1t VIII D.
built 10 keep; heavy steel rails. the same that ar
now being used on the New Orleans and North
western road, Will be adopted by the Mlssls
sippi and Rio Grande. This line will be tn
Pacific road, although the chances are that II wa
The cost of building the new Iiae from eh-c9s
DOT 70 fresldlo. on the Rio Grande river is esti
mated al $40 nAn 'non which Z
q very low estimate. Aside from the cheapness II
construction, the country through which the lin'
passes Will yield al immense local traffic. as II
drains some of the portions of the STATE OF Texas
The line, when built, will be distinguished for on
thing, and that is it will.have q tangent OF I3(
miles, which is the longest In the world The roaS
has another tangent OF 100 miles in length"