Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-30
lCAN RAILWAYl

anu AlS TUspectA
for Improvement.
F WORKS Oh Engineering Made In
;sing Mountains and Pene-
trating Swamps.
representative OF the APPEAL, meet
IA apt I'D w. Crowell recently re-
'<- from Mexico, where he has spent
bast three years in the service of
Mexican Central railway, learned
him great deal of interest, hither-
Deublished, concerning railway pro-
n that country. Capt. Crowelps
eEn Integrity, as well as his capac-
|elligknt observation, are assur-
- Ageliability Of the Statements
- pong other things Cant
Vea'that the time is RAPIDLY
whom the grand consumma-
atan enterprise and capital
~ oi the main line Of H., |
central railroad, will give a
~ ran connection ria FL Paso Tex
City Of Mexico and many 81 ,i,5 |
hnt cities and State capitals of The
+. t|'hG' Inc credit OF so successful and |
edy termination of this great work
wrL'E HUNDRED MILES OF RoAn
*. o almost any in the United Sto,os
~ 70 kIa2lph- EEiiHlsxA-t5 iasx. -t5 !
i. IA 10,ScTtive ability and
tfgv and skill, unfailingly sup
{7 Sciay, by President Eicker
R. Yshrewd, iar-seeing Boston CAP
Ihayc made 50 great Success
9,iison, Topeka and Santa Fe
< > atcai task was confded only
j "a D. Il. Robinson has, for
kge years, had the management
s,udiOu and operating of the
IisiOn, and will, on January
f9arge, at the City of Mexico. rs
manager of the entire line, Mr..
1dng rendered his resignation. By
fbe new year, the work will be
6H C'rs TO "MoNTEzUMA's HALLS"
pc thrOnged with American sight
~ md business men, The same com
VI 6s also building line from Tampico,
~ tle gull coast, r,d san Luis Potosi, one
most important and promising cities
eXico, to junction with their main
y the beautiful little city of Aguas
+ les. The engineering and construc-
ri bis division was entrusted to Mai
Harrington, well known in this
formerly general manager Of the
Phis and Little Rock railroad, and
not have been placed in ADLER
II. 4. The
Many OBSTACLES TO DE OVERCOME,
.:. g TO the difficulties attending
ytering over the bar, the swampy
iracter of the route for considerable
Bstance from the coast, the trying eli
Pate the great scarcity of laborers, the
1tire lack of transportation facilities, or
tge1of roads, made the task far greater
NNaiy that on the main line. Maj. Har
Ington, after creating an efficient organi-
LAtion, building 100 kilometers Of road and
beating the larger part of the line, was
- by General Manager Fink TO the
"A ib, 'ition Of superintendent Of
mt, at the city of Mexico
n ago. The Tampico division,
arge Of j.. II. Wharf, for
A. as general superintend-
present not mt all promis-
ishcd condition, is destined
letiOn to exercise Il most
snce in the development
II 'RNL TADLE-LAND OF MEXICO,
as lis Potosi is now, and will
ltinue 10 be, the distribut-
lSiuess center. IL is here
gauge road, also an Amer
Known as the Mexican
ier-Suilivan" line, is to
ud sends out 4 branch,
structed, TO Zacatecas
wing had neither the
or the solid financial
tfnl, has come to a
ttimc in its career,
Afed entirely. leaving an
200 miles, irains being
4 f.Ir, - ic.>., uutUugn Mon
- o, the capital of the State of
ON the northern end, and on
lend, from the City of Mexico,
j. 10 Celaya, in the State of
1| here the main line OF the
crosses the narrow-gaugc
lderstood that the Jay
i intington Southern Paci-
Il re making
II STRUGGLE
of the valuable fran
of the Mexican Ma
~. II is possible that one
$hpanies will finally CON
s. The Huntington company
81 = ftsome 200 miles of track
= ern Pacific line in Texas
irande at Piedras Negras,
ing TO Monclova, in the
f. e Of Coahuila. The Jay
AYn MS the international
- Adically worked on a
= F + Il kscted through the
~ ii States, by Il short
~ ity 0iAeNico. The
and toncessions OF
'nlnahy, would be Of
]l< Is tr OF these powerful
naturally result in
of their present pro
IS, and perhaps in alter
4 correspond with their
t.racks. The New York,
y san Company, known as
. u N lTELFENER' LINE,
I Victoria Tex. and proposed
|S b 9 on through Brownsville,
+ ,Giande to Matamoras, and
y n the coast, with branch
Iaconncction from TuNpan
4 Mexico, begins to show
ing animation. The line
1nited States rs the Grant
-, <ican Southern, TO he built
4 I G MbNico southwark, still
on pqper rs applicability of the
e Tehuahtepec railroad, on the
3 reverted TO the Mexican gov
sldar.. the terms OF the con
r. hmeriean company projecting
cd. after spending some So
II rlmaius nj Il stand-still
Il hus olher railroad scheme.
f E IN 1robablv sleep for som,
r "
+. I e s -. ...u,,,,.,,..
T. p,NN roii''.N' ,,..
NIsnessTS MsHicsn rau reDnbijc, e,,r Cen
81 Mo went out OF power nom
. f = Nj after inaugurating all tn
~ for imnroyement sine
I will undoubtedly be re
-. al NToxico viii take no steu