Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-29
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

IT Is reported that the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia railway will complete tbe
Selma. This line will. il Is claimed be , mile M
shorter to Cleveland, Tenn, than the New Orleans
ana Northeastern. Only about 80 miles remain
TIE Florida Soulhern-a Boston. owned
roads now finished 70 Brewer. FIa. q miles
beyond ne late terminus AT Gainesville, and
% miles from the St. Johns at r4latka. The
Ocaln DIVISION IS IN operation from te main line
az FRY, 20 miles from Palatka, 10 Ocsla,
ton, ~
They were talking in the smokirg-car
about the way Jay Could had g5bbled up lines Of
railroad, and Oye Of the gentlemen finally said:
tel you, hes the I~iyeliest, keeuest railroad
y don believe II, vas the blunt reply from a
man VINO had bsen smoking a clay pipe aud keep
lug very stiil. 81 live in Wis olsin. / do and
over thee years ago / blzzsd OUT a railroad thfr-
teen miles long from my house to Squar Turner'S
saw-mll, and though I have written 10 Could
three times, offering to sell my claim dog cheap.
Nes:. Nv" ~
The Texas Trunk Railway Company wa.
DIsSnlte1 slsW years ago 70 construct a road from
Dallas 20 the mouth Of sabine. river, and tie road
wac quilt only from Dallas to kaufman when the
b,0perty vas gtlsehed u local parties. The BJs-
talned a foreclosure, and have appointed a con.
E1lttee 70 attend the sale on May 18th. A plan has
Deeh agreed upon TO purchase the road, rsoryanizs
the finances on E new basis, ana extend me road
TO the Gulf of Mexico. After an organization mas
49, IAEgbJAf BDnuk VIII De IHslgf4. 10Th nnnm the
eqmpdeted road aud any extensions, 10 the extent
OIL stooGO per m'lo, and stock to the same amount.
A DISPATCH from Richmond, Va ,gays that
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COMPANY asked
%. the Onited states Circuit Court, in that place,
81 Islnncton restraining the state of Virginia
rom selling the property OF petitioner for taxes,
W ve1deted coupons IN payment, which were
IeiuSeu oy the State uHder the coupon killer
acts The object Is 10 make this a test case and
prlng II again before the Federal Court. Mr.. W.
j.. Royal, who represented the council Of foreign
bondhOlders before the United states Supreme
Court Ia the case recently argued before that
tribunal, has filed n bill before the United States
ONO Company.
The lines of railways in the FIVE divisions
OF tne earth cost in round numbers SIG, 900, 900. 900,
and would reach eight lines Ground the giobe
The first steam railway was opened betWee1 Oar.
llngton and ~-tocktOo, September "a, 1925, and be-
.eeh maneheste' and Liverpool on September Is,
Z Klstence of railways, there was l passenger In
every $4,000 killed. and / out Of every 80, COO
Nyounded' Nhc-oas, between 1885 ana 1878, there
vas but l in j,I7SSgO killed. and l in $50 $50
Nounded' SO that We may infer that the tendency
% accidents ls yearly diminishing. Railway tray.
siihs 10 England Is attended with greater risk than
~ any other country in Europe. A French stats
tician observes that If a person were to live con ,
.iuuhlIy IN a railway ck1tage, and spend all his
tlme IN railTay travelling, the chance OF his dying
rom railway accident would not occur ustil he
YJV years Old.
The Eist Tennessee, Virginia aud G.or. |
ga combination, says the Rdlgdy Register, sis one |
whlch enjoys 2 large local business, aud passes
through sections rich in coal and mineral deposits. |
II hiss the advantages of two fine Atlantic ports,
ana owns a one,third interest in the Old Domin- |
ION Steamship Line, whose vessels ply between !
Richmond, Norfolk and Nav York. Pracfiranv
tHereiOre, the route is complete to the latter city' |
InOugh through cars are now run by way of Ha |
gersto VI, Washington and Baltimore to that center. |
ms steamship connection enables the company
optAln better terms from The Pennsylvania Than
~ otuefWIse could. For both freight and paSsen |
must be influential in securing a snare of through |
ana much OF thzt destined for Texas. Il |
bSSsea tnroush one OF the finest valleys of the |
nlue Ridge range aud its charms Of scenery enR- |
PIE II TO advertise effectively f4s the patronage Of |
and tourists"