Washington telegraph., 1852-03-24


railroad from Memphis to Red river IN
preference to the route to Gaines Landing
md il astonished at the reasons we have
given for that preference. We regret lli''
We cannot view the matter in the same light
with our Camden eotemporary' We WIEN
NH could agree upon some particular route
and TINT the united energies and efforts OF
the Whole people of the State could be
ceniered upon it 1t is not to be eS'
peeted however that all conflicting Interests
could he reoonoiled by the building Of any
one road. and as there must be a point of
beginning, five would accomplish anything
in the way of Internal Improvement car
local preferences must yield to the public
veal. That We are unable at this time
with the means at our command, to build
more than one road, is evident, and that
We would act wisely to sanction the adop-
ton Of that route which would command
most capital from our own citizens as well
AS citizens of the other States, and afford
tbe preatn.i ampnnt Of facilities to the ,sae.
pie oi the Whole State, regardless Of our
own private Interests is equally clear
Without .hc exerrtse Of this spirit our State,
will, for years yet to eume, be plodding
along in no better condition than il is at
present. Wearc satisfied that more capital
eau be concentrated upon the Memphis
route, than upon any other route proposed,
and believing as We do. that il We cannot
build this road, We can build none, We
chcerfully give it the preference The
doctrine advocated by our contemporary,
that We should use our influence aud exert
our whole energies, aud contribute cur
money and labor 10 build that road which
would be mos profitable 10 ns. Ne fear
would destroy the prospects Of all. 0nrc
arouse sectional feeling on tins subject and
nothing will be accomplished. Each ee1.
graphical division of the State. and iudeed
every neighborhood. will be found alyoeat.
lug IFS immediate Interests, aud there Is an
end to the concentration Of our means.
without which, neither Of the proposed
roads can lie constructed. Il would be
suicidal policy to attempt to build moro than
one mad at this Time, and to be able even
10 do that, We mua select that route that
viii command most iorcien aid.
We admit that the eos Of the proposed
Memphis mad, will rrcally exceed the COS,
Of rad to Gaines Landing, aud We firmly
believe that the former will MT only l.
more advantageous to the whole people Of
the State, even To South Arkansas, but that
the amount necessary to construct it can BE-
more radily and with more certainty Oh.
tanned, than the amount necessary to build
the latter
The Traveller uppo,cs that il onr
cotton could he transported to Memphis as
cheap a, to Gaines Landing. 1t would cost
- cent. per bale mrc from that point to
New Orleans, than it would from Gaines
Landing, which, estimating the crop Of ,hc
Red river country, above the raft. ai 800.
600 bales, would bc saving Of Sl2j,0OO
annually 10 our planters. In the frst place
this estimate is about 100000 bales mere
than is produced in the upper Red river
valley, and fully 100000 moro than tho
cror Of the whole State, consequently his
estimate Of the amount annually saved to
our planters, might safely be reduced a
figure or two-bui admitting that il would
cost % cents a hale more transportation to
New Orleans, it Is not likely that all the
cotton carried to Memphis would find it,
way 10 New Orleans; some would GO 10
Charleston, New York aud other markets
The choice Of markets that would be opened
10 the planter from Memphis would more
than compensate for the additional iranspor.
taiion, oven il it cost 80 cents bale more
to Memphis than 10 Gaines Landing,
We do not expect Little Rock capital or
influence to build the Memphis and Red
river ruad, any more than We should expect
Camden capital aud influence TO build the
road to Gaines Landing. Tho combined
Npiial and influence Of both places, in.
,luding our own, would be insufficient 10
build a rail road to the Mississippi from
,ither Of the points, II will require all
he capital and influence we can raise at
home, and all We are likely to get from
lbroad, to build either Of the roads proposed
and for one. we are not only willing lint