The New York herald., 1846-05-14

Compared with last year horo mas Deem very 8reeS
falling Of in the shipments Of both arclss but compared
with the previous season. here has bsen very great In
crease The demand for these staples from the interior
has this season been larger than usual and the shmsn
up being included In this abas tie aStuai
movement Is not exhibited.
The citizens Of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and.
South Carolina making great efforts complse the
great Southern Raroad to the Of tho A.
iantc with those Of the Missssppi river and there
very little doubt but that their efforts will ultimately bs
successful The road 10 intended to connect Jackson
Mississippi with Montgomery, Alabama direct distance
Of los miles in Mississippi and l24 miles in Alabama
about 24o miles probable location Of the rosd From
Jackson. connects with the Mississippi river vicks
burg by means Of the railroad in Eventually,
it will probably have branch to Nstchex and sxsnxons
westward from the Mississipp river towards Texas. At
Montgomery it connects with the Montgomery and West
Point Railroad Of which about foryvs miles are
plsted and the remainder fory-Ave miles, prnct
psly graded and the work in active progress. It - ex
pected TO be completed to West Point next year. From
this point to the Macon and Western Railroad Il die
Of fifty three miles The ghtto construct ali these
connexions has been granted This road binds together
the Charleston and Savannah lines and s within few
months Of entire completion lol miles, from Macan to
Alabama For all practical purposes, therefore, the
Southern Railroad 10 the only wanting link In the chain
bind the Mssisspp river 10 the Atlantic Ocean both
at Charleston and Savannah.
Tho rosd Is estimated to cost - 100000 Towards this
amount the company has that part Of ths two per cent
fund Of Alabama $So0ooo sst apart for this route and
loaned to the Montgomery and West Point rairosd com.
pany with the two per cent fund Of MisGsspp amount
ing to nearly $soooo mors, gin, to encourage sub
scpon Of stock In addition to these amounts the 81
nate bill will doubt pass both Houses Of Congress,
granting alternate sections Of the public land along The
proposed road The subscription Of the whole smsunt
will require but $4,000 in cash-a Ike amount De.
cembsr. and February, and April following, being $780,
600 within the year.
win bs seen that The people Of the South NOT
slumbsring In relation to these important and valuable
works Of internal improvement They do not lay out
many roads paper get many charters through
their Legslsturss the people Of the Noh but those
they take hold Of are completed There win b.. BE-
fore the lapse Of many years. any number Of oempstor
for the Western and South Western trade and those who
in the field first win secure the prize Years must
elapse before we complete the lines in contsmpla-
ton for connecting the Atlantic with the great Iakes
and even after they completed labor under disad
vantages in regard to climate. which must give the
Southern routes very superior position in commanding
the Western trade The North enjoys, now, greater n
cilites for carrying business compared with the
South, than II can expect TO maintain