Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-04
RAILROADS
Projected That Connecting With Those
from Memphis VIII Largely In
crease Our Facilities
For Handling Freights of All Kinds
The Memphis and Nashville Road
Great Enterprise.
jackson, Somerville, Bolivar, Browns.
vile and Other Progressive Towns
Very Much Interested.


The l.. and NJ. land ant. Immigration
scheme.
The Pulaski (Tennl Citizen says a land
and passenger agent of the Louisville and
Nashville sworking up among New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio men Who are
thinking OF buying lands in the South. a
big excursion to leave Salamanca, n. Y,
May 18th, for Pulaski. 1t viii arrive at
Nashville Just in time for the great Agri-
cultural, Dairy and Live Stock Conven-
ton, May 18th, 18th and 10th,
ScmeryiIIe and the ,-emsShis and Nash
Vile Railroad.
Somerville Rsporter and Fdlcan 1.-THE
canvass for the new Nashville and Mem
phis railway continues with unabated
viaor. Everywhere else save in this
county the people seem alive to the
necessity of drawing this great highway
through their borders. Even Bolivar, far
out OF the line, is urging the benefits Of e
route TIA that town. They offer an old
graded roa ai-bed which extends for many
miles east of them. Brownsville has had
an enthusiastic meeting, appointed
some Of their ablest financiers to
confer with the authorities and get
official terms from them rs to what would
be required to get The railroad TO pass
through their town. They have even gone
20 fat as to represent that the route ria
brownsville is by far the best and cheapest
that SomerYille is out Of the question of
practicable route from Memphis to Nash
vile, SO fsr as Brownsville is to he consid-
cred. Their committee is to urge this mat
ter upon the managers of the road. Shall
tayette county do nothing to counteract
the effect of thess statements, for we all
know that the Somerville route is by all
odds the most direct and can be con-
strGcted as cheap If not cheaper? All
these facts must be properly presented to
the consideration of the railroad authori-
ties-aad must be done Quickly, as they
have begun their preparations for a sur
vey."
Brownsville to Neusern.
Brownsville letter to the Jackson Trib-
st,le: There 10 q roSd graded from
Brownsville nearly to Newbern, directly
north OF us, on the Chesapeake, Ohio and
Southwestern railroad. This road-bed and
the rights acpertaining to same has been
bought by the Huntington interest. The
rails will undoubtedly be laid down on this
bed, whenever it is deemed profitable to
that company to tap this section"
The Illinois Central Mast Come 20 Mem
phts.
Brownsville letter to the Jackson Trib-
une: "The possibilities OF West Tennessee
in the way of railroads are great 1t is
thought that the Illinois Central can no
longer afford to keep out of Memphis, and
that 1t must go in either by way OF Jack
son or Bolivar. Then, again, there is a
charter for a road from jackson to Browns
vile held by some capitalists of Memphis,
who may conclude, with the help of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, to build
the same as branch of their road. 1t
would undoubtedly prove a paying prop
erty. The towns of Jackson and Browns
vile must surely grow in the near future.
This is a section of the State to which cap
ital and immigration are already being di-
rected, and when its resources become
fully known will make rapid advance
ment."
The Memphis and Nashville Railroad.
Brownsville letter to the Jackson Trib-
Une: "a study of the map of Tennessee
will show that it is about the same dis
tance from Nashville to Memphis, u I
Jackson, Brownsville and Coyington,
thence by the Chesapeake, Ohio and
Southwestern railroad, as it is by Jackson
and Somerville and thence by the Mem
phis and Charleston railroad. The dis
tance either way is about 240 miles. The
advantages of the Brownsville route arc
manifest, however. In the first place, this
route would tap q much richer agricul-
tural field, In the second place, three or
four bridges would have to be built be-
tween Jackson and Somervllle over the
streams tributary to Hatchie river besides
the bridge over Forked Deer creek at Jack
son and e drawbridge over Hatchie; while
If If should be run tia Brownsville and
Henning, only the bridge ct Jackson
would be necessary. There is at present
partially graded road from Brownsville
20 Henning, extending about ten miles
west of Brownsville, which work was done
at large cost by the city OF Brownsville
about twelve years ago. The right o.
way, the franchises and the grade hss
reverted to its original owners. The rev
road could secure these rights at g small
cost. Il might prove very profitable to
the company to extend the road from
Henning TO Euiton, on the Mississippi
river, or from Covington to Randolph"
New shops as Pine Bluff.
Pine Eluf letter to the Arkansas City
Journal: "The Texas and st. Louis Rail-
way Company is about to commence the
erection of their car and machine shops at
this place. The citizens of fine Bluff pur-
chased snd presented to the corporation
beautiful and valuable grounds adjoining
the city on the east on which to locate
these shops, and the corporation would
have commenced the building Of these
shops a year ago, but for the calamities and
and nisfortunes which have come to the
road by reason of high water"
The Nashville, jackson and Memphis
Railroad.
Franklin Eec;s,y and JcIrnCl: "The
meeting of the citizens of Franklin in the
interest of the new railroad on last Friday
evening April 25th, was very largely at
tended, number OF ladies being present.
Jos ]. Farkes was made chairman and
Thos. E. Haynes, secretary. Speeches in
explanation of the project were made by
VIM. House, Col. N. n. Cox and the
Hon. II. p. Fowlkes, and an interesting
talk was made by DR.. Todd. The audi
ence manifested much interest in the
enterprise, and the general determination
was that no stone must be left unturned
that would assist in making the enter
prise a success. After discussion of the
best means 20 raise subscriptions for the
enterprise, a committee was appointed to
canvass the town and vicinity and solicit
the samo, and to report the results of their
efforts to a subsequent public meeting 10
be held at the courthouse On Friday
night, May 9th. The following are the
committee: Jos. I. Parkes, chairman; r,
T. Haynes, John Atwood, II. P. Fowlkes
G. NJ. Neely, J. r. McEwen, Ed I. Wells
J. c. Smith, w. w. Smith and c. S. Moss. y
The Canton and Vicksburg Railroad
Bonds
A special from Canton, Miss, says par.
ties in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago
and st. Louis, holders of the bonds of Mad
ison county issued ten years ago in aid OF
the railroad from Canton to Vickburg, 8
road never built, have instituted suit to
recover on the bonds. The Board of Super
visors of Madison county claim that the
bonds were illegally issued, and have
retained counsel 10 resist their payment.
Branch 10 Murray. ky., Wanted.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad
has been petitioned by citizens to busld {
branch road from Paris TO Murray, Ky.
but what action that corporation will take
in the matter we are unable to say.
The Nashville and Green River Rail
road.
Nashville American "A splendid start il
this enterprise has been ccomplished. The
continued, persistent effort on the part o
the friends of the movement will certainl,
secure it. 1t will be great day for Nash
vile when the first spade of earth is turned
in the commencement OF the work. II
will open up to our local trade new coun.
ties in Tennessee and Kentucky; it viii
also opsn mp rev territory south ard wes
of Us, for il must be apparent that Mr..
Huntington and his associates are goinl
through Tennessee and will not stop with
| in its borders"
The Hamburg Railroad.
Corinth Sub Soiler and Democrat: ''Sincs
| our last issue, Mr.. J. A. Porter, and Mr
Charles Buck, of Jackson, Miss, hsveseer
in our city, in the interest of the Hamburg
and Ship Island railroads, In company
with Mr.. Henry Reed,lthey took a rid,
along the proposed line from this city tC
| Hamburg, Tenn, for the purpose of salts
/ fying themselves whether or not the sur
| vev Has the hest that cnnld he made OF