Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-02-22
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MEssEs. CHAPMAN q SMTTH-Gen :: The .
approaching, if it has not already arrived, as..
people of this and other sections Of the coup,-,
ested in the completion Of the Mobile and Oh,
Road, should bestir themselves, calculate tbe;
and importance 70 them Of this great enierpr..
act accordingly. What is proposed bv this r..l
what is to be gained by its construction tlIrours
region of country The answer to these an..
must be apparent to all who will examine tho a..
carefully, and capable of properly apprecatisgs
convenience and true peeunary interests
This road proposes to connect the Gulf Of Me-.
at Mobile, with the valley of the great North IVES
various navigable streams, and magnificent .rf,.,
internal improvement At the mouth of the o.
river it will connect. when completed, with the Jg
Central Rail Road, whose northern terminus Is On =
Lakes. By this road will be enabled to get ali ..
supplies of western produce and manufactures slo,.
the line of the road as cheap as the same articles g.
be laid down in New Orleans. All other con nodt;s
which we now obtain by the way of Mobile and as
Bigby river for few months only in the wear. couBb
brought to by the Rail Road at all times wbs,
wanted. We could ship whatever produce we had Fl,
sale by the road at any time. With branch roa9,
Columbus we could build up commercial town ba.s
worthy of our position wealth and intelligence tb,,
would vie with any other town in the State. On,
merchants instead of having to haul as now. everv
year, large portion of their goods $50 or 30 miles
heavy expense and loss of time which OF course Is
added to the cost and taxed upon the consumer womb
receive their supplies by the rail road at all seasons
the year, at moderate freights and with expedition
Such also would be the with our own citizens q,
oil 4I,o
suited their business convenience the year round
1t Is admitted by all that lands along the route of the
road and for many miles either side will be incres
ed in value, estimated by many at an amount suceu,
to build the road-bed. As an offset to this last ar
nent in favor of the road, it is said bv some that il,
construction would not increase the production Of the
lands without improved cultivation true but soope,
Or later all the lands may be sold either to paw debts
'r for division amongst legatees when the increased
aue of lands if not before, will tell favorably The
versty OF crops and other advantages arising from the
completion OF this road viii tell favorablv. long befop
he period arrives for sale distribution. Our lands
you'd be in demand and If owners desired n sell b,r
ear the rail road sales could he readily effected which
not the case now.
In view Of the foregoing facts and many Others which
Ill readily suggest themselves to every reaectirr
md cannot the people of Lowndes be ina-sea = 10
lake "one long pul-a strong pull-and pull-all
'gether by way of private subscription and taxation
II stock IN this road and thereby hasten its compile
on. There are in this county about 1900 negroes
ID lands sufficient to employ them mostly ON the west
dc OF the Bigby, belonging 10 non-residents from the
Fners Of which, aid by subscriptions for stock cannot
reasonably expected but will by way of taxes CON-
loute their pro rata share The same thinq NAV no
10 OF large amount of Merchandise sold annuallv
tins county by either non-resdents or those who do
Vt feel sufficiently identified with US to make perma-
III investment in stock in this road but world sps.
III TAX as temporary expedient to assist in buId.
TINS road and branch road to Columbus In con-
islon' II the people of Lowndes wish this road buit
y must assist with their means in building # Tbev
ght not to expect Mobile, who is only mutually in.
ested, to build the road. If any are holdinq hail
IN the hope or expectation that Mobile will raise tho
cessary means without aid from the copntr- thor
Il be disappointed. Mobile is doing her share let
country interested do the same and the work will
N be accomplished
February Goth, 1851 '-i-D