The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-23
the roads interests here, has returned to
his headquarters at Louisville.

the roads interests here, has returned ia
his headquartey at Louisville.
Mr.. r. Ii. LACEY, travelling passenger
| agent of the Pennsylvania railroad, passed
through Memphis yesterday en- route from
Birmingham, Ala, to Henderson, Ky.
On August % about twenty-five pas
senger and ticket agents of Louisville,
with as many more prominent citizens oil
that city, will take an excursion to Chat
tanooga and Lookout mountain.
LIVE stock weighing will positively be
| inaugurated about October at st. Louis,
Kansas City, st. Joe, Omaha and Chicago,
50 the general managers OF the western
and southern roads have decided.
1T is said that the Memphis x Charles
ton and the Louisville 4 Nashville Rail-
road companies have made an agreement
to build steel bridge across the Tennes-
see river at Sheffield, to be owned and
used jointly by the two roads.
THE establishment of the cannon ball
limited on the Louisville 4 Nashville, was
fine policy stroke for that road. 1t has
resulted in an increase OF 60 per cent.
in the business OF the road out OF
Louisville, while in the south it is fully 10
per cent larger.
IT has been officially announced that
the Memphis & Little Rock railroad would
have its line extended to Hot Springs and
cars running over it at the end OF twelve
months, and that trains would be running
from there to Denison, Tex, at the end OF
twelve months more.
BEGINNING next Sunday tho Iron Noun
tain railroad will run through trains be-
tween this city and st. Louis by way OF
Wynne, Ark. The first train will leave
here Sunday morning at o'clock, and ar
rive at the union depot, st. Louis, the fol-
lowing day at 1870 o'clock pm.
THE stockholders Of the Sheffield & Biz
mingham railroad will meet at the COM
pany's Office in Sheffield, Ala, next Fri
day, the oath inst, for the purpose of au-
thorizing the issuance of bonds on branch
railroads bought and built by the COM
pany. Other regular business will also be
transacted.
TIE completion OF the Arkansas Valley
extension OF the Missouri Pacific, from
Van Buren, to Fort Gibson has resulted in
q material reduction in freight rates. Both
Memphis and Little Rock have been
placed on the same footing as TO flour,
|
the reduction is 10 cents on flour and
cents on grain.
RuMoRs are again heard that the Pull
man Car company are about TO locate
branch works in Alabama. II is undoubt-
edly true that Mr.. Pullman has for some
time had the matter in contemplation, and
he will in all probability decide favorably,
but what city he will select for his loca.
ton is as yet unknown. But what's the
matter with Memphis as site for hi;
branch2
ACCORDING TO the Iron Age, the Longest
straight reach OF railway in the world il
on the new Argentine Pacific railway
from Buenos Ayres to the foot OF the
Andes. For distance Of 2ll miles tn,
line is laid without curve. The leve
nature Of the country will be evident from
the fact that there is neither cutting moi
an embankment which is deeper or higher
than one yard. The entire absence o
wood on the plain across which the west
ern end Of the road passes has led TO thu
extensive use OF metallic sleepers. Opera
tons have already begun on the mountair
section OF the road which is to cross IN,
Andes and open up communication will
the CHILEAN line.