Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-05-22


! Charleston road near the State line ferry below
all the distractions Of the navigation OF the rlv'
er will open the river advantages, at all seasons
OF the year, to those places, advantages, not 10
be overlooked or neglected railroad from
! them to the Sale line ferry consider OF vast
! Importance to them, and tho present is the most
I auspcious moment which can ever occur 10 Oh,
4 tain one in the location of the Memphis and
/ Charleston road. Every effort in the power OF
/ both places should, therefore, be made 70 secure
4 it, II would settle at oncc a most unpleasant
controversy between the two States aud leave
/ Holly Springs TO make separate connection
4 with Memphis, or with any road South OF her, at
/ her own option. Remember gentlemen J do
not ask or wish the convention to relinquish the
idea Of a New Orleans road by Aherdeeni il one
can be had to Tuscumbia aud Florence, and
thence through Lawrence or Giles towards
Nashville. am only cndeavorng TO demon.
slrate that both Fuscumhia and Florence owe it
to themselves and that it is their highest inter-
est to locate the Memphis and Charleston road
below all distractions Of the Tennessee River.
| repeat the argument I, gives them lsi, the
full benefit ofthe river at all seasons. 2nd.-
Il givss the full benefit Of connection with
Memphis and half the expense Of crossing the
river ana SIS, 600 per mile to the company for
locating Il in that manner. Sd II gives them
the full benefit Of a connection with Mobile, stu
ated within their own borders on the Gulf of Mex
CO. There is something due to Mobile from
North Alabama aud Tennessee. She was the
first Southern City of the Gulf which started in
this noble work of connecting US with that sea
board. She was the first to reach out the hand
of alliance and fellowship She came four
years ago on this friendly errand-proftahle TO
her as well as to ourselves We accepted her
,ffar and she went to work earnestly and pros-
perousy. The last letter of Capt Childe, her
accomplished engineer, contains the following
Information, under date of March 25th, 1872.
"The board Of Directors have ordered The road
way under contract from Citronell to the South
line Of pontotoc county, as soon as practicable
am now organizing the engineering force ac.
cordingy; and during the Spring and Summer
hone TO have the work all under way We have
20 miles of track laid and the cars running for
passengers I3 miles, which earns at the rate Of
o per cent per annum on the cost. hope to
leave here 10 all the next month (May) for Ton
nessee and Kentucky. The plan Of operations
Is as ssketched out when you were here to wit;
place the work under contract 70 Pontolock coun
~. I'm up the subscriptions Notihward to the
Ohio River during the Spring and Summer, aud
get the whole under way before the lst OF Janu'
AIRY next &c."
Nav what road is in equal forwardness with
this? l3 miles finished, and making 10 per
cent on cost--2O miles with the iron laid down,
and % miles nearly all the stock taken, and
now being actually put under contract These
facts think clearly show that Mobile as she
was the first to tender a connection with us, will
Il. q III, l,r r,aA nd a.,
to us,if we douot reject her proieral the benefits
of magnificent system Of improvements as you
have Justly characterized them BY locating the
Memphis and Charleston road as here Indicated
Florence and Tuscumbia can have the adyanta-
pes ofthis f1rwardness in the Mobile road, with
out lessening in The least degree, the chances Of
having the New Orleans road also by the way
of Aberdeen. The city Of Memphis, too, ought
strongly To favor the location Of thi. road as iai
MS possible within the State. 1t will draw strong
" toward her that trade and travel from the
counties lying Immediately East from her, as
we'll as facilitate that connection between her
and the richest portion Of Middle Tennessee,
which she ought on every account TO desire. The
controversy likely TO arise in relation 10 the ex-
tension Of the Louisville and Cincinnati roads
from Nashville, Columbia, &c.. and thence
whether by the Florence or The Hamburg route,
would lose much offs conyen ence importance.
There is a large portion Of Middle Tennessee,
who would not care much for slight departure
from the more direct course TO the Tennessee
river, by the way Of Florence, when the road
was soon to return into the State, and proceed
on, for they would regard with great disavor the
idea Of its passing over 10 Tuscumbia, thence
through Mississippi, not 10 return within the
State until L reached La Grange.
hope 10 be excused. If these views arc too
much elaborated. aud close, with the assurance
Of my highes, regards,
In haste,
Your obd't Servant,
AARON V. BROWN.
Messrs. IHn. ]. CRAIe. u. II. FosrER, lr.,