The Panola Miss. lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1846-1846, 1846-04-18

In making calculations OF this sort,
/ the truth and CORRECTNESS Of the result
depends upon the truth Of the info: ma
ton upon which we form our opinions,
and he had taken special pains, to OBJ
tain information from gentlemen who
knew by experience the amount oil
r4Oney, which every part Of such work
as was un der discussion would. He
had also The report recently made, by
a committee Of gentlemen selected by
the states Of Alabama and Mississippi,
10 investigate the subject Of railroads,
especially, TO ascertain the cost OF such
work in our own section of The Union.
Tie r,ast be safe the relore in his infor-
nation, and the calculations based upon
it, were entitled to confidence.
He had no idea Of giving up every
plan for communication, between North
| Miss, and the "inIand sea-" He was
prepared tc demonstrate that '7ehdr-
coal roadn would not only he Prefera-
bic for public convenience, 10 a rail-
road, but practicable and profitable 10
Stockholders. (IIere Mr.. @. went into
a calculation based upon data, which he
had taken great care to have correct
and assuming that the quantity Of cot
ton passing over the road 10 be thirty
five thousand bags and that the amount
ot toll from other travel, would be one
third that is received from cotton trans
! portatlon, showed dividend Of about
seven per cent The first year, The
| quantity of cotton to be carried over
this thorough fare, would increase at
the rate of five thousand bags per an
mum, and the dividend of coarse in
crease in proportion. The road could
/ be built for less than four thousand
dollars per mile, bridges and toIl-gates
and houses inelud I'd when it was once
made mo repairing was necessary the
| longer it should be used, the better it
becomes-never throws off dust in dry
weather and was always smooth and
clear of mud in wet wearhcrAa cement
was ia short time formed from the
action OF the weather, upon the top.
and the body Of The charcoal remain
ing light and buoyant gives it an elias
'icity, which keeps the motion of any
| vehicle steady and agreeable 10 The pas
senger-it was no monopoly--unlke
ll-ross, il could be Travelled with any
sort of conveyance at any time by any
body--the convenience of access afford
ed by IL TO any point in lis vicinity ;,
would induce emigration to the country,
through which it might pass. No man
who owned land at either termini of the
road or any where Gpon its route should
fail to take stock, and be IN earnest in
having the work accomplished. 1t was
40 blind and urcertaiR experiment, The
| plan had already been tried and ex-
periencc had shown the results, such as
he had stated. 1t had been tried in
Michlgan-a charcoal road Of fifty
miles was in operation there, mostly
across swamp, and it was profitable
beyond he sanguine hopes Of the stock
holders. The experiment had also been
Il I
Here was something that commend
ed itselfto the private interest as we'll
as The public spirit of every man, and
why not take hold and have the thing
done? We needed Shipping point,
4or cur portion ofthe state, within our
own limits. Cotton shipped from Mem
phis had the Tennessee tafht upon it
What good reason exists why Tennes-
see should have the money which she
makes upon the thousands Of bags oil
cotton. which North Miss. carries there
} What principle Of benevolence requires
Mississippi to confer favor upon Ten.
, nessee, when the former stands IN far
more need Of it than the latter! Every
( consideration of propriety, self-respec
: and even self-inte rest. urges US to move
3 in this matter and move with energy
r and determination. A harvest is wait
ing TO be gathered. A great and inesti
mable public advantage is waiting II
e be realized.
> The sentiments expressed by Mr.
Overton seemed TO carry conviction
with them, and the community nov
think charcoal road preferable 10
!, rail road. and are enthusiastic for it
s. A move all together now, and we ca
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