Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-07

The New Orleans Pcdyune says tEat the
design OF the bill now before Congres>. TO
which reference was made In the Fic1yunS
short time ago, 10 permit consolidation from
ocean to ocean, is understood to be to allow
all the roads which form the new Southern
iranscontinental route to unite under one
charter and to be operated under single
management. These lines are the Southern
Pacific, of California; the Southern Pacific,
of Arizona; the Southern Pacific, of New
Mexico; the Galveston, Houston and San
Antonio, the Texas and New Orleans, the
Louisiana Western, the Vermillionville and
Baton Rouge, the New Orleans and Missis-
sippi Valley, the New Orleans, Baton Rouge
and Memphis, the Vicksburg and Ship
Island, the Memphis and Vicksburg, the
Tennessee Southern, the Chesapeake, Ohio
and Southwestern, the Kentucky Central,
and the Chesapeake and Ohio. Some OF
these roads are already compounded OF sew
eral former organizations; but the consolida-
ton will extend from San Francisco ria New
Orleans to Fortress Monroe under one name
and management, if Congress passes the act.
The primary purpose is no doubt simplicity
of operation and administration; but there
may be some Interior design TO escape from
State legislation so far as that can be accom-
plished by Federal charter. The gaps
north and west of Baton Rouge will be COM
pleted this year, if no drawback prevents.
Eastward from New Orleans the extension
Of the new connection between Pensacola and
Florida, by short line to point on the
Brunswick road, not far from Albany, will
| open a new route between the gulf coast
cities and Savannah and Charleston. 1t is
understood that the Erlanger syndicate con-
| templates the connection of its Brunswick
| road with Its main system by extension from
Albany to Selms, which will give us another
| route eastward, over the Northwestern. Inc
same company will also build 10 Memphis
from (probably) Akron, where its Selma line
| Joins the main line between New Orleans
| of the Kansas City, Fort Scott aud Cuffs
| Springfield extension to Memphis will give
| the changers an outlet into the Kansas
wheat fields from the South Atlantic coast,
and chance to try 10 establish grain route
| 10 Europe.
The Boston men will this year complete
| their Atlantic and Pacific lin which they
have succeeded in holding control) to the
| Colorado river, between California and Ari-
zons, where they will connect with the
Southern Pacific extension from Mohave
| junction. They will also make great effort
TO close the gap (between Lagos and Chi
huahua) in their main llue to the city of
Mexico, but we presume that the task will
run over into 1884.
The Piedyunes special Geographic dis.
patch from Chihuahua shows that an ingeni-
GUS use is being made by the Mexicans of
the incomplete American roads now pene-
trating their country from the Rio Grande.
They have established a circuitous route
from Monterey, uia Laredo, San Antonio,
Fort Worth, Ell Psso, to chihuahua, which
may be said TO be equivalent TO railroading
around three sides of a square rather than
l al l.
gate distance is 1866 miles, and the use of
it illustrates both the superiority of rail-
roads to wagon ways and the special need of
railroads in a country like Mexico.
Among the loads whose completion we an
ticipate this year are the National 10 Mex
leo, the Paramore across Arkansas 1.-THE gap
is less than forty miles), the Toledo narrow
gauge to Cairo, and the Denver and RioGrande
to Salt Lake. All these are narrow gauge
and Bremond's Houston road will ALEC, per-
haps, connect with them by the way OF
Shreveport. The Northern Pacific will also
be flushed this year between St. Paul and
Portland, Ore, which will make four trans
continental lines.
The Erlasger's preliminary surveys in
Texas are completed. The branch from
Shreveport strikes the Brszos river near
Courtney. The line from Alexandria passes
through Brennan, Lagrange and Gonzales
and strikes the Rio Grande at Preside (noi
Preside del Norte, but place below Eagle
Pass). The line between Alexandria and
Preside is about as nesr an AIRLINE as could
be we'll constructed with reference to easy
grades, and as the English syndicate il
wealthy We hope 10 see some progress thii
year in construction. Certainly the compile
ton of the read from Meridian to New Or
leans and from Vicksburg TO Shreveport i,
not as much work as should be accomplished
within the next twelve months.
The rumored Intention OF Jay Gould Il
build new road between Cincinnati ant
New Orleans, by way OF the Mobile and Ohit
read, passing near Aberdeen or Columbus
Miss, may be barely mentioned without any
| guarantee.