The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-25
SOUTHERN RAILROAD.



fo the clearing graduation, masonry treating and bridging
roadway U Of the eastern division Of their road
the Ties, and for the track laying, with
o.hs work stations platforms dspots &c. required
The yards excavation
The uesilns 10 LOCO feet.
The bridging COO feet
sealed directed undersigned
be received November will op
l. The Of construction, completing the road ready fer
the iron; -. = - = !, .,
III. For each item ofwors, entire and separate.
For % 'ne Sfadns o. s'ne OF speene' ho"oe o.
" For ,he crosstes 10 be furnished number specified
ready the OF either OF the
d visions hereinafter named Of said road
near The town Of Brandon extends road M
miles the second ofaS miles, Of 30. miles.
Of poeoa the bidder viii state his item prices and
for 80
excavation AMI emhankmen,
@ s nc Of o. e" %asn saId upon Ae
The parties making proposals arc desired to make them in four
work progresses resevng twenty final 3
us % the be Company s s. one hd i" payable in The
in ne stock Of the company and IN he
payable annually a. Payable entirely in the stock Of the
proposals to be considered accompanied by
tory credentials and the the right Of
Maps prOde specifications may be this oe; and
The Southern railroad commences at Jackson the capital
State aud BRANDON and in good
running and well equipped to that point extends ro.
the neeelOu few miles below
Of Marion in Lsuedaie county ano passes through hs
rolling county, well wstered and numbered and point OF hra'
n living &C. equal the most favored psIons o
generally light and the most Of The section. The
ia ne two heaviest cuts The material character
moved growth Of county affords abundance Of timber
able for bdgug and is beleved that work Of
m In eiies fo construction greater
especially those u,ing negro sbor, ,,-,,
oetboders about $3.50 6Oo, will doubtless paid
board ~ saa made by can be had aon
line believed 10 be the Of nearly acres
The road connects Of the Vicksbug
Jackson railroad completed and in fu operation 70 The Ms.pp
ycksbu shreveport and Texas raroad now under conrc
snscts The New Orleans Northern railway
through that at Canton connects win hs mississippi
nlersec with Ohio railroad. already stated
Marion. and point Of intersection meets with the Noh
eastern railroad Alabama, and through ths
with roads in YirSns Tennessee and North carons
also indispensable link the line OF railways that
unite Charleston Savannah Montgomery vicksbps
shreveport III Paso with the pnchc running ts enr
obvious that this line important
enterprise. IL hs eoua y hoIoasey national m ar,
sipp BY ndissousIe bonds Bat whi thus NATIONAL appea
competed with The iaermedae gap In Alabama will
bu and 6fng butt run ght through me heart
growing States Louisiana hssssppi
Aa Georgia and south Carolina, and unes the great INLAND
These facts are stated 70 call attention to this line road
induce capitalists and embark heeray IN rs eonslruc
aOS ,y ainsss vss msnX ~ hem meehsnies sona So@
tho State Of Nj sspp public land has been donated BY Con
on o m 1as y o,, III q o. near one million of Solars
stockholders become such ~ direct sub
scrpuon money work, will be equally interested
will thus be tina, h road presents peculiar inducements
men of means TO engage in It's eonsuss,iSa s,,rnrs
Sept I0-dt1sOct President Of the ssothefn Railroad.