The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-17
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The mississippi valley scheme


The Mississippi Valley Scheme. III
Judge Hiram r. Steele is still conti-
dent of the success Of his mississippi
footing any horns or blowing any
trumpets over the enterprise, but he ia
working earnestly aud persistently just
the same. The Judge is a sshust!er."
with no ouch word as fail in his vocab-
ulary, ana those who know him best
have every confidence that he will put
the enterprise through to successful
- Vitzalie, Sentinel.
Coupling piEs.
The first locomotive built in this
country was cbristeDed sBrst Friend"
and Henry q. Raworth, the man who
first run it, is still living. Even the
early friumphs of steam under control
are not very OLD. r.f...s ,E..s.
The United States has more han six
| times as many miles of railroad as
Great Britain, but the cost Of construc-
ton was only twice as much as Great
Britain's. In 1887 the gross earnings
| of the roads Of the United States. with
| six times the length OF road, were
about three times those Of Grea, Brit.
ain.
| Getting Ready to Start to Natchcz.
! Capt. James w. Lambert last eve
ming received telegram from Gen.
John II. Rice, dated at Chicago, Nov.
10, stating that Chief Engineer Win
gate, of the New Orleans, Natchez &
Fort Scott Railroad, with his wife, and
accompanied by assistant engineers,
would leave Chicago on Friday of this
week for NatcheZ, and asking that
preparations for them be made as ad-
viseu. This will be good news, and
give the best assurances that work will
soon be commenced on this most inn
portant enterprise. There is every
reason to believe that ii will not be
long before we will see force of labor
ers at work on the N. o., N. & +. s..
Railroad, and everything progressing
to the greatest satisfaction of all who
feel an interest in it.-Natchez Den,o~
c1at, 11h.
| The Fort Scott Railroad.
1t may be confidently expected that
the work of locating the line Of the N j.
o., N. & F. S. Railroad will be resum-
ed within the next few days and that
the construction Will be begun very
shortly afterwards. The engineer in
charge of the survey is expected to ar
rive in this city early next week and
there will then be no further delay in
the work of location. We therefore
feel safe in congratula,ipg the people of
i Natchez On the early commencement Of
work on this most important euter-
prise. which will probably do more to
swell the business and the population
OF Natchez than anything that has yet
been undertaken in the city.
BY the terms of the contract between
the city, and the railroad company this
road is to be completed to an intersec-
ton with the V. S. g. z. road by. the Is,
of January, 1890, and it is thought that
a far greater proportion Of the road will
be in running order before that time.
The building of This road through
u Northern Louisiana Will Of itself bring
to Natchez large increase of trade
giving US the cotton of Northern Lou
istana land the trade which that amount
of cotton implies. The North Louisi-
ana country is suited not only for cot.
ton growing, but its climate and sol
are adopted to the growth of wheat
and other grain and of all the fruits anC
products of the West. .
| It's SpeeOily AliiHs up Will d w eSt'
ern immigration is certain, and Match
ez will then be centre for flour man
ufacturing and for shipments OF the va
rious Western products to other section:
of the South. Every one will lister
with anxiety for the snort OF the irOL
horse on this important road.-Natche:
Democrat. .-.
An Epidemic of Accidents en- Vicksbur:
Roads Within the Past Few "
Wccks. 9;
There seems to be an epidemic o
railway accidents in This section now
Within the past six weeks there has
been an average of two week on one
road or the other. Between hero ant
Memphis there have been two, Sunday
Nov, 3, there was one at Warrentor
resulting in four deaths and the Grip
ping of another man, and last Sunday
q freight car jumped the track at War
renton without injuripg the rest of thu
train and was dragged over six miles
) on the cross ties before it was discOv.
cred by the train crew. The cars be
forc and behind it held ii steady anC
, the car was rot damaged, but the
track was. If an immense pair q
shears had been welded by giant arms
to clip off the bolts on tho fish plates
il could not have done the work bet
ter. For awhile il WIS said train
would be delayed two hours, but tn;
work of sinking was 50 great aud tn,