The true Democrat., 1854-04-25
Citizens of Prairie and Pulaski.

The president and directors of the Arkansas Midland Railroad instruct me to address you again on the subject of that enterprise.
 Since my former address as agent of this com pany, our feld-party has been amongst you; and having on the completion of elaborate surveys for bridge and depot at this city, struck back into the woods, are now pressing eastwardly from White river to the close of their labours Apprehending indifference on your part to the overtures made in my former address, the direc- tors of the Midlaud Railroad, in their determi- nation to secure connection with the Arkan- sas river, had instructed me professionally to as- certain the facts affecting such connection at another point than Little Rock. The enroll ment, since then, amongst the stockholders of the road, of several of your prominent citizens has superseded the necessity of following up this purpose; and it gives me pleasure to find that in addition to this encouraging evidence of acorksng fellowship between yourselves and the stockholders east of White river, the voluntary resignation of most prominent member of the original board has been followed by the unanimous election to the directory of one of your most distinguished fellow-citizens
 The directors will in five weeks from this date determine finally upon the location of this road: this they consider necessary for the pur- pose of allaying the excitement of conflicting interest; and furnishing FIXED basis for the im- provement and entire of the lands along the route, in order to the earliest possible de- velopment of local traffic. In the location of this road your interests are involved; and as under the circumstances of the case its location will take the form of a compact, the people of Monroe and Phillips, while compelled under any event to go steadily forward with their work, are deeply anxious that you q,aHty your- selves immediately as stockholders to obtain full representation in the directory. True, the di- rectory is at present full; but the men consti tuting 1t, looking forward outside az personal considerations to the interest of the road will be most happy to make way by resignation for your full pro rato equivalent of representation In this spirit they invite you to become stock holders in the road
 By the end of next May the Midland Rail- road will be placed under construction for at least the hrst ten miles of the eastern divi- slon: the stockholders east of White river in- vite you to place like portion of the acesterp oiVislon under contract; and instruct me to pledge them to the effect that be your progress ever so rapid, they aoiU build their diuision naie tor male a0sth yours. They throw out this chal- lenge to you in the spirit of generous rivalry: and Will rejoice with cordial satisfaction to see you take itup manfully.
 Wnlle other cities flourish in the recuperative energles of healthy life, the fire of last year, of last month, that burned square, block, a stable, remains black spot on the aspect of your fair capitol. While lands of inferior production sell elsewhere for forty dollars an acre your lands sell, when at all saleable, for four. For the necessares of life you have paid during the past year, over and aboue tue cost ot those necessasses os the Mississippi, at least ten dollars per head, white and black, man woman and child A cosh article on the Mississippi, your cotton has remained for four months on your hands mere drug; even now it awaits a chance shipment ou the river bank, while the boat that perhaps might have brought it to mar ket lies at Richland aground. Since the crop was baled the price has tluctuated two cents per pound; and by your inability to sell at the lhagh price you have on this head alone, lost for