Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-15
PERSONAL AND GENEsAt

The Little Rock, Nississippi River and
Texas railway has almost & oisbed its repsirs
near Arkansas City.
TRAcK-LAYISG on the Kentucky Central
extension between Winchester and Rich
mond has been finished, and the road will be
opened shortly for business.
Col. r. A. WILLIAMS, travelling passenger
agent of the Memphis and Lille Rock rail
way, will pass through this city tomorrow in
charge oil parry OF emigrants en- route 10
Los Angeles, Cal.
D. BIIdEIMER, railway mail clerk on the
Mem rJnis and Little Rock railroad, has been
U %nsferred 10 the Iron Mountain ]. E
Weaver, a substitute, has been promoted to
the place vacated by Mr.. Bilheimer.
The Louisville, New Ofleans and Texas
railroad officials say that by October Ist daily
trains will be running from Memphis TO
Clarksdsle, and that by January connection
will have been male between Memphis and
Vicksburg.
The Mexican Central Railroad Company
has 40 miles Of road complsted, leaving $40
miles to build, which, it is expected, will be
done within year. 1t is stated that no less
than 5000 men are at work on the four d.
Visions OF the line.
The Jackson Branch Company has fled
articles OF Incorporation 10 build railroad
from Allenvile, NO., on the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern road, by way OF
jackson to point the Mississippi oppo-
site Grand Tower. The distance il 80 miles.
As The Memphis and Charleston train was
coming around Lookout, about noon Tues
day, the engineer discovered that the timbsrs
OF the bridge over Chattanooga creek we're
on fire. The train was stopped, buckets
filed and the fire extinguished. Very little
damage done, and the delay to the train
only twenty minutes.
TwENTY-sEvEN school misses leave Co
lumbia this morning, and will arrive here
tomorrow morning on a through sleeper from
Nashville to Little Rock, on the return to
their homes a. various points in Texas. They
will come by way OF Mckenzie, in charge
of Capt. A. Y. Stevens, travelling passenger
agent OF the Nashville and Chattanooga rail
way.
DIAMOND JOE REYNOLDS has lately been
interviewed by Chicago reporter, and the
cam and substance Of his answers we're to
the effect that he had by no means aban.
doned his plan OF building railroad from
Malvern to Arkansas City, thus making con-
nection with the st. louis and Texas rail
way, and forming almost an air line from
certain railroad centers.
AN Eastern financial paper comes out
strongly in fsver of railroad presidents Civ
ing tull statements OF the physical. and fnan-
cial condition oil the roads under their control.
Men who own stocks and bonds now study
railroad matters more, and show an anxiety
to ASCERTAIN what grounds the business men
have Tor their apparent mistrust OF the man
agements of roads in this country Generally,
unfortunately, lesseniDg charges is usually
taken confession of previous extortion,
and the enormous reduction of late years in
our railroad rates has stimulated rather than
allayed public autsgonism. This is wholly
owing to the almost utter neglect of the rail-
road managers TO make and keep the public
advised Q their service and charges and the
relative cost of the service Transportation is
such an instant, constant andyital element in
every question of modern production ssd
consumption, 20 closely and continuously
touches every person at all hours, that com.
plant and distrust swiftly assume formida-
bic proportions unless al once met with ex-
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