Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-22
PERSONAL AND GrNreA

Immense quantities of track iron are be
ing unloaded at the Mississippi and Teunes
see depot for the new railways in course 0
construction from Memphis out.
CAPT. Ed THOMAS, formerly a populs
clerk in our local river trade, but now agen
for one of the Eastern railway transporta
ton lines, returned home yesterday from
visit up the country.
ST. LOUIS Republican, Wednesday: 9Th,
Missouri Temp!ars on their California ex.
cursion will introduce a novelty in railroad
travelling. They are now having fitted up al
the Missouri Pacific chops in this city one OF
the finest passenger coaches 10 go with their
special train of Pullman sleepers, to be use d
both as diuing-room and ballroom. After
meals the car or room can be emptied in 80
minutes, and will then be devoted TO dane
ing. A fine string land will be taken along
Tor that purpose. Mr.. Aglar, the commander
OF the expedition, ia now having engraved
elegant thine tables, menu cards and guide
books for the excursioDists This il to be no
doubt the most elegant and select parry that
ever crossed the continent"
A NEW railroad, the Ultima Thule, Arka-
delphia and Mississippi, articles of incorpo-
ration for which have been filed with the
Secretary of State at Little Rock, will be
pushed through. The projected road will
commence at some point at or near Fordyce,
on the Texas and ST. Louis Narrew-gauge,
about q miles from Camden, and will run
thence 43 miles northwest through Dallas
county, Via Priuceton, The county seat OF
Dallas, to Arkadelphis. From Ark sdelphia
1t will proceed west through the counties OF
Clark, Pike, Howard and Sewer to Ultim
Thule, which is in SEWER county, and iumc-
diately on the lins between Arkansas and
the Indian Reservation. The Ter 9Th Of the
road will be about 123 milea. The stock al
ready taken amounts to S215,000.
An EnKllsh View or Mexican Roads.
London Truth has the following to say IN
regard to Mexican railways: al am not
surprised that the stock of this company (the
Mexican railway should have gone down,
for 1t was unquestionsbly too high. The
large profits that have lately accrued have 10
considerable extent arisen from the car
riage OF materials for making other railroads.
There is no doubt that a competing railroad
is TO be made between Tampico and the
capital. Ii this be 20, and if Tampico be
converted into good harbor, / should fancy
that this route would be preferred to the
present one, for Vera Cruz is an execrable
harbor-being, in fact, mere rosdstead, i'll
protected by the island OF San Juan d'Ulloa
When 'norte' blows, all the ships in the
roadstead have to put out to sea. The rail-
roads, too, which are to unite the capital
with the United States, will carry away
traffic both from the Vera Cruz and the
Tampico lines. Very few persons will
enter or leave the country. by the ports
on the Gulf of Mexico, for in doing go they
will risk catching the yellow-fever. 10 the
old days of diligences l have seen people
coming down from the capital die of this
complaint in few hours, 20 soon as they
reached the terra catente. Deprived OF the
through passenger traffic by the Northern
railroads, and of a portion of the heavy
goods traffic by the Tampico railroad, il
seems TO me that the Mexican railroad will
hardly be able permanently to maintain div
idends at the rate Of 6 per cent, which is
what is now earned, exclusive of the profits
derived from the carriage Of material for
other railroads. A shareholder in a Mexi-
can railroad ought TO have 6 orr pei cent.
interest on his investment in quiet times, for
he incurs the risk Of getting nothing when
times are troubled; and troubles,to judge by
all past experience, are not OF infrequent
occurrence in the republic"