The daily union., 1856-10-11
SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
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STATE or MISSISSIPPI, Cry or VIcKspuRG,
Office Of the Soulhern Railroad C0mpan,

STATE or MISSISSIPPI Cry or vlcKspuRG,
Office Of the southern Railroad Company.
n HE southern Railroad Company proposals from
for clearing graduation, uesting and bridging ne
'ss the sSes's o their
Also furnishing the ties and for the uackayns with
And for all work. Platforms depo, se rsquired
in as aS"son Of excavation
Gs5,oOo cubic yards Of snbankment.
The bridging % 70 600 feet ou,,.1, n oo0 naval,
Proposals. endorsed and directed TO the undsrsgned viii
the Isl OF November next and will be- ut the OPP
lion bidders, either for
The entire cork Of construction completing the road ready for
H. The work Of construction, exclusive of cosses and track
iis IIf For each work, entire and separate
Nv For the grading Of either ora specified number secuons
For The cross ties TO be furnished specified
ready OF either OF the
divisions hereinafter named Of said road -, =
near e owa Of Brandon road
miles, win divided into three the first of 2
In each form Of proposal pees and
% @ Sa @ and e
for much cubic yard upon the largest em
The parties making proposals make them in four
work progresses reseving twenty
onehaf cash, payable in lhe same way and 10 ns
way in the stock Of the company and onethiId 70 ,e
cent payable annually Payable entirely in The stock Of ,he
Tn. propoals 10 be considered must accompanied
tory credentials and the company reserve The night OF
Maps pro1es and specifications may this Office and
any further information VIII be furnished upon application TO The
Southern railroad Jackson the capital Of the
finished far the town Of Brandon and In good
running well equipped TO that point Ii extends from
Brandon line almost directly east eighty two and hail miles 70
Maon Laudedale county, passes through the
rolling county, well waisrsd umbered point heah
fne economical living Se equal the most favored o.
miles generally light and upon The most Of the sections he srss
N
OF the affords abundance Of timber suit
e fae for construction, greater Inducements TO contract
especially those nsing negro labor. =,
s,oekSoSsrs asou, 900, which VIII doubtless paid
recent grant of lands made by Congress they along
line believed be the OF nearly 100000 OF
The road connects with Of the viekburg
Ver 4. vIeksSurri opposite ciy Louisiana
vckba shreveport and TEXAS raroaS now under conrae
ter.cc ,e New Jackson Great Northern railway
a s,a, hs IRON OF which now being laid to Holly springs
with ths Mobile and Ohio railroad as already stated
eastern railroad in Alabama and through that
IL Il also an Ind.pensabe link railways
Charleston and Savannah through Msooms ycksbv,g
Length parallel latitude win these places is hu,
in ths country IL Is thoroughly national
and New Orleans and the Atlantic and the Mis-
especially asd southern enterprise for when
SS% TS @ h" SUS SsSS Su @ m Rs
those gent southern cotton growing states ma
ASss AZ ] IL. Ss3 sgasS sSa s00 Carolina and 0n'
These facts stated call attention % this line Of road and TO
induce capitalists and embark literally In w consc-
hon The heen miles Of completed railroad, with is equipments
the sts Of Mhssspp The public by Con
Esss and T. Rshaps not greatly over estimating hs present m
which may such BY direct
viii 6g. Ss sesn tha, his road presents peculiar to
men Of means TO engage in its cOn'ussSn' s,,rrrs
Sept lq-dt3laoct President Of the Southern Railroad.