The true Democrat., 1855-07-17
From the Cincinnati Railroad Record Cairo and Fulton Railroad-A Arkau. sas Division.

We have received and read with attention, the proceedings of the second annual meeting ot the stockholders Of this company, held at Little Rock, Arkansas, May Eth, 1855. We look upon this road as one of great interest and importance. Arkansas itself considered as a State, embraces some interesting features. Its population at various censusses was as follows: Date of Census Population. In. per ct,
 In l63O......-........... 30 ,3S6. ........... -
 h. l840 40................... 91.574. 22l
 In JQ...................2 209 ,SS1 lO5
 h 1854 State Census ).... 307 ,09l ........ 46
 Its agricultural products for the year 1854. were valued at S24,8l3,611.
 Arkansas is not as rapidly filling up as many of the newer States But this will not be a matter Of surprise when we consider the little facilities that its precarious river navigation affords for market communication, and the little that is known of it's mineral wealth. Railroads are the only means of developing these resour- ces, and af1ording that communication which is absolutely necessary to agricultural prosperity.
 The report of the directors reviews the pre- sent position of the road, and shows the means proposed to be employed in its constructions The report says:
 "On the 12th of October last, in obedience to resolution of the board of directors. the report of the engineer and its accompanying papers were transmitted to the executive of the State, for his information and that of the General Assembly, and by him transmitted to that body, as accompanying documents to his biennial message This was done by the board of directors in the confident belief that such disposition would be made of them, and such legislation had, respecting the fixing of the line of the road, designated in the act of Congress of February 9th, 1853, granting alternate sec tions of the public lands to the State, to aid in the construction of this road, as would make them available, to either this or some other con- pany, for that object.
 "The session was drawing to close with out any definite action having been had towards accepting this survey and fixing the route of the road; and the time, mentioned in the act of Congress making the grant, for the trans mission to certain land offices of the United States, of copy of the survey of the route of the road, being then about to expire; and with the view to avoid all questions, as to forfeit ure of the lands granted by Congress- and re- serve to the State the advantages thereby con- tempated this company, through its executive committee. on the 22d of December last, passed an order, and herewith caused to be transmit ted copies of the survey of the route of the road to the Governor; and also, upon his appli- cation, list of the stockholders of the com pany, to be disposed of as he might deem best to protect the interests of the State, and the rights of the company, therein agreeing and binding the company, upon being reimbursed oy the State for all their expenditures, incurred m making the survey of the road, to surrender to the State it's franchises.
 on the 23d of December, 1854, these copie: ol the survey were forwarded by the Governor