The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-04
SHANNON, Mss,
AND THE KANSAS, MEMPHIS AND
BIRNINGHAM COMPANY.
singular Provisions Of Competing
Charters Chances for the Ruin
ola Very Thriving village.
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IooRRKsPoHDEsoE OF THK APPEAL.I
SHANNON, MISS, July 2-In our lit
tie town there is nov a complete sur
veying patty. IL belongs to the Kan
sas City road. The party has organ
lied for practical woik, both east ard
W st from this point. This gives new
interest to the general que ton OF
constr ucting a road or roads from
Memphis TO the coal feds and iIon
beds ia Alabama. From what is actu-
ally going on, one would be justified
in concluding that there are to be two
Iosds-the Memphis and Birmingham
and the Kansas CITY. (Tneee de sigma
tions we'll answer al practical pur-
posee.)
The charter granted by the Missis-
sippi Legislature 10 the Kansas City
road cintains promite that is OF very
great interest to the people in this
part Of mississippi. The promise de-
scribes an air line, aud prohibits the
Kansas City Company from building
or Operating its road nearer than
twelve miles to it. The said air line is
from Holly Springs to New Albany,
from there to Tupelo and thence TO
Fulton. The Memphis and Birming'
ham Company are not required to
build their road ON that air line. No
provision ia made to have the
air line establ shed. Indeed, the
charter of the Memphis and Biz
mingbam road does not require the
10 d TO run by New Albany, Tupelo or
Fulton. A supp ement to the charter
wa, enacted provi, ing that upon GER
tain con lions aud with the consent
| OF the com, any the road should run
by thes9 towns. By the way, there is
curious ph,aseology in one OF the
sections Of this supp emental act. IT
states distinctly and uuqualifiedly that
no road shall be blu II within twelve
| milf of the designated air line. The
language employed ia that section
would prohibit the Memphis and Biz.
minRhsm road, as much a, 1t would
the Kansas City. But let that pass.
In he Kansas City charter there is a
prov sion that it must keep twelve
miles away from the aforesaid air line.
At New Albany this line, running
to Tupelo, would vary slightly from
the line % it extends from Holly
Springs to New Albany. From New
Albany to Tupelo the line would run
southeast. A line ranging through
Tupe' aud extending due east would
run south OF Fulton, lit 10 ovet q
mile. Folton Is twenty miles from
1upelo. Hence line from Tupelo To
Futon would run northeast al
nearly O rec'anele with the
line from Tupelo TO New Albany
Shannon Is due south of Tupelo
The Kansas City road is run south o.
; the Memphis and Birminsham. Now
let an air line be drawn parallel witt
: that from New Albany to Tupelo, ant
twelve miles from IL; then let The
line extend parallel with that Ton
Tupslo to Fulton. There would b.
two angles, the vertex OF one beini
at Tupelo and the vertex OF the othe
: little south Of Shannon. Here, a
, Sh ,nnon, is a favorable place TO
, crossing the Mobile and Ohio road
. The surface is level east and west
: This Is the general character OF th
country for more than sixty miles
8 Our town would like to have th
: Kansas City road pass close by II
9 Advantages can easily be pointed GU
Z in support OF this wish. One mil
!. south OF us is Chiwspps C eek.
4 the road should run south OF tina
!. creek, it would have to lun mile o
J. more bslow it, and IT would not &
:; m my miles east OF the Mobile an
d Ohio rofd before 1t would strike som
= very unfavorable country for railroa
l. building; whereas, by running mort
8 of the creek there would be a levt
d surface all the way, with plenty
. timber.
i Just here we encounter the restrlt
. ton Of the twelve miles built. hav
before me section map o. the Stat
" OF Mississippi, made from official SUI
o vey. From the courthouse in Tupel
d to the point on the Mobile aud Obi
u road here, where topography and u
B. wishes OF our people would cause IN
+ Kansas City to cross, the distance Is
y littls shade over even miles. Shout
* the road come BY here the line ea'
Ia and the one exte ding v est would NJ
u, be parallel with these terminating
r Tupelo, as described above. The lin
T. would be nearly straight. As the roa
l. wouid @ east it would get fuIthI
g. flo the "air line" from Tupelo
" Futon, and going west 1t would &
% soma further ( ON the Tupelo an
10 New Albany line. Therefore in pes
n ing here, there would be hut fe
10 mi ca If the road within the lively
q, mics bull, and for that short distOn'
'u IL would he 81 near to the outwal
X verge OF that built that there won
le be 10 practical infringement upon Il
" n st friction,
u In view Of all this our people a
% taking formal steps in an effort to .
~ cure an amicable understanding vii
o the Memphis and Birmingham Cor
" pany rs q preliminary to their etior
or with the Kansas City Company
n have them build the road by. heI
ly Should the road cross the Mob lie al
81 Ohio south OF Chiwappa creek Il
10 D, OBJ bility is that The Mobile al
~ Ohio depot would be moved to q
lh c o,sny, and 60 Shannon would
no completely left. The annihiIa'ion
ng a village may he cons dersd as OF j
10 consequences in CONNIE ion with
re great railroad ent rprise. But It
TO- quite important to those who ha
las their all located here. Hence the
as fort to secure the crossing at Il
ny place. Our people ora entirely trieI
~, " to both roads. II We sccompli
10 what we desire not the elightest
y Jury will CONS 20 either road. d
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