The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-29
Change of Gauge.

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way which has ever TRANSFERRED in the
South, The change to standard gauge,
beg ms to-day. All roads leading into
Memphis, except the Louisville, New
Orleans aud Texas and the Chesa-
peake, Ohio and Southwestern, will
change. The Memphis and Little
Rock will perform that difficult
operation to day. The Louisville and
Nashville begins at 1880 tomorrow
morning, all preliminary preparations
hayiog Teen made go that four men to
the mile can move the rails. The
Memphis and Charleston will make
the change Sunday and Monday, when
all regular freight trains will be aban-
doned. Cars must be on side tracks
at Memphis or Huntsville at or before
8 a m. Monday.
The following will be the organiza-
ton of the m 4n on the basis OF ght
miles to a section, but this may be
varied by special Instructions if the
section is longer or shorter. Twenty
six men must be provided for an
eight-mile section, distributed as fol-
lows:
Six men with claw bars to draw in
side spikes; one man with spike maui
TO drive down stubs; five men for
throwing the rail; three men, inside
spikers; eight men, outside spikers;
three extra men for showing car, carry
ing water, etc, making twenty.six
men besides the foreman.
A construction train will be started
as soon as the work Of changing gauge
commences at Huntsville, and 60 ga t
to Steve nsop, following up the force
changing gauge. A construction train
will also start from Tuscumbia and
20 east to Huntsville, allowing up the
changing force. Another construction
train will start west at Tuscumbia as
soon as the work of changing COM
mences, and will follow up the chang
ing force until 1t meets the Construc-
ton train which will start from Mem
phis and 90 east, following up the
forcs changing Pauge
The gauge of the Lou sville an
Nashville railroad for distance OF 8ll
mi es, end the gauge OF other South
ern reads will be changed Sunday
next to the standard gauge of four feet
eight and one-half inches. Four men
will be employed to the mile, at
which rate on the Louisville snd
Nashville alone force OF 324i
men will be required. General
Manager HarahsD, of the Lo iii :
Vile and Nashville, expects to have
the change on that road completed by
5 o'clock next Sunday afternoon, but
no trains will be moved over the road
till Monday morning, after thorough
inspection by the Division Superin-
tendents. In addition to the change
OF gauge nearly 5000 freight cars, 25C
passenger coaches, 40sleepers and 257
euVines will be changed.
Wholesale merchants we're this week
notified that after Thursday no goods
would be received for shipment tC
local points, as all freight business
except through cars, would be tenn
porarily suspended until the 1st
pending the change Of gauge of the
various roads entering the city,
OF q consequence the wholesale
men have been kept very busy the
past few days getting off goods to I'll
pressing orders. The effect on thC
retail business will not be perceptible
ample provision having been made fol
the temporary suspension OF trans
porta'ion. The great change win b
made without effeCtipga ripple on tn
City's business, MN