The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-01
SOUTHERN RAILROAD.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Cry or VIcKsBuRa,
Office eI the southern RairOad Compan,

Office OF The southern Railroad Company.
II HE Southern Company invite proposals from
clearing gaduaion uesing and bridging,
esa 70 e complete ptpaa9'n m or roa e OF the
Also The ties and Ior the uackayng, viii.
all other work stations platforms depots Sc required
% Of TO- suo s o and
O05.oOO cubic yards Of eu.bankment
4hs Ths s,ss'!"s Sr,ss"s 70 70 60 sS'S feet, ss'
Tnr masonry for eulvsr,s amounts to 10000 perch
Poo,a sealed endosed and directed to the undsrssned will
ton o bidders, either for
The entire Of construction completing ready
H. eonsuuction exclusive of and track
II For each item Of work entire and separate =,
~ For the grading Of either, or specified number Of sections
For The cosses TO be furnished the number specified
vi For the entire construction ready for the ron Of either the
three divisions hereinafter named of said road.
s d sa%aos to iSe road
m me. %esa @ s @ ae he % @ m 'e
In each form proposal prices
excavation embankmen difference
@ essS @ Of e Or a 80 masn cubic yard upon the largest en
ne Pes making arc ssssS n make sc them in four Ss
progresses for dna settlement 9
ek q the company One ird IN cash. payable in The same
way IN the stock Of ne company and third IN the
payable annually Payable entirely in the stock of the
proposals considered se accompanied by ,asac
references Credentials and the company reserve the right Of
Maps po6les and may be seen at this ONCE aEe
any ianef information WI" 'e 'ufniSnea upon ~
The Southern Jackson, capital of the
and well equipped to that point II extends from
Bnd1n a directly half mites,
Mobile and OHIO ioad few miles below
Marion in Laude,d county ano passes through the
Newton. The line high
country well wattred and mbered and in Of health
un.ss equal the favored portions Of
Caronas and Georgia The grading except tot the h twenty
VuGon and sasask@sai anss mvosSy The exceptions being
10 the two heaviest The character easily
growth Of the county affords abundance Of timber suit
aee for constueon greater Inducements TO contract
ors especially those nang negro g lasos % ~ -, =,
s3oOoo which will doubtless be paid the
board ol managers may cali il is also recipient
recent Ernn Of by Congress- they
which believed to bc tho case Of nearly 200 acres OF
The road connects and Of the Vckburg
oad completed and IN fun operation % the Mi..srP
vburg shreveport and Teras raroad under
es % wGe s Sw osans and Jackson Great Soen railway
Jkson and through that at Canton connects with the nissppi
Mobile and Ohio railroad already stated,
ard It's point Of intersection meets with The North
eastern and railroad In Alabama, and through
with the roads 10 VIRGINIA Tennessee and North Carolina
Savannah throush Montgomery vcksbprr,
Shreveport and u Psso, with he Pacific ceean running ~ entire
Of the important unfinished
enterprises The counI u thoroughly national 70 its character
uspp ipdsoueie bonds But whilst thus NATIONAL u appeals
ompetUd with tho intermediate s Alabama viii, with It's
bu and bg built night through the heart Of
Eeat growing States Louisiana msss.pp
Alabama Georgia soah Carolina, and unte the great inland
W the broad ocean.
capitalists and conaetor 70 embark literally n it,
uo1 The an.sn miles Of completed railroad win We squpmenn
State Of Msspp The public land has been donated by Con
oe1y Of ts rad 10 put al OF near ono million of dollars
become such BY direct
Gs Be presents peculiar inducements
men Of means TO engage in Its conSuss,on. = s,,vnvs
Sept I2-d3stoet President Of tho southern Railroad