The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-10-15
Mississippi. In view therefore of
these great benefits

tHSSc SIcdI DeileulS--
: Itesoired, That in the opinion of
, this meeting Railroad from
, Memphis to New Orleans, by the
way OF the city of jackson, Hiss.
is highly practicable and desirable,
and is within the ability OF the
people who inhabit the eastern
valley OF the lower Mississippi
that 1t would prove very prof
table investment of capital-.would
be OF immense importance to each
OF the cities at its tcrmiai, and if it
! did not increase would not iniure
any by the way-would be in
valuable to the whole intermediate
country, and that those cities and
the whole country, throughout
the line, should engage as soon as
practicable in its construction.
Resolred, That we rejoice that
the first and important step to-
wards this great enterprise has al
ready been taken by our Legisla-
ture IN granting a charter at its
last session to a company to con-
struct q Railroad from Jackson,
Miss, to n. Orleans. We con-
graduate our fellow-citizens of
Central and south Mississippi on
the suspicious event, and would
say to them go on in the noble
cause IN which you are engaged,
and may the most happy success
crown your efforts.
Resokred, That in order to call
public attention to said project we
would respectfully request the
several editors of public journals
IN the cities Of Memphis, Jackson, |
and n. Orleans, and elsewhere, |
who may concur III these views,
to speak out on the suhject-to |
agltate and discuss the matters, |
show its feasibility and bring it to
the favorable consideration Of all |
interested. And particularly would |
we invite Professor De Bow, the |
able and talented Edi.or of the |
Commercial Review, should he
agree with us, TO write an article
on the subject, and spread it ON
the pages OF his invaluable Jour
nal, and thereafter to keep some
thing on the subject continually |
before the public eye.
Resolred, That we would re-
spectfully invite the attention of
the people of Shelby county, Ten
neSSee, and of DeSoto, Pamela,
1allabusha, TalIahatchie, Carol,
Holmes, Yazoo, Madison, Copiah,
Lawrence and Pike counties. in
Miss, aud the adjoining parishes
IN Louisiana, to this interesting
subject, rs onein which theY from
location are particularly concern
ed. We would ask them at their
own good time to call meetings
and discuss the matter--coHtct ard
lmpart information, exchange
views, interest and excite public
mind and feeling on Ibis great aud
vital project and thus perhaps
give birth to a work worthy of
this wonderful age, and which will
tell in future ages.
The meeting was addressed bv
Col. j. Monroe Wallace, in short
but pertinent speech in which the
practicabiiity and Importance of
the project was enforced and
statistical data produced, showing
the entire ability of the country
afongrts'e line of the proposed Rail
road 10 construct it even in short
time. He also dwelt on the great
improvements which have been
made in few years past in rail
road building, diminution of cost, I
increase of speed of engine which
was likely to be attained, &C. and ,
read some interesting matter on t
that subject from De Bows Com I
Review.
Maj. d. S. White, then added a !
few words in which he insisted,
that not only would the travel be a
diverted from the Mississippi river =
to the road, but it would also take !,
, great deal of freight-even heavy d
.reight-and read reliable statisti- o
al statements from De Bows a
Review in regard tn the Albany q
md RncAon md thu {