The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-12-09
SOUTHERN RAILROAD.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, CIrY or VIcKsRuR6,
OIIiee Of Tie rnuIflafn Railroad Cnmnan

Once Of lhc southern Railroad Company.
HE Southern Railroad Company invite proposals nom contractors
cessary The complete preparation r the supeuee OF the
Also for furnishing the cross ties and Tor the uaekans with
aid for al other work stations platforms. dspOts Se required
in me thorough completion Of he n road for effective operation
COS 900 cubic yards Of embankmenr
The trestiing TO 1000 feet.
The bridging to GOO feet
& TPs masonry i1s sussr,s % aa amounts to 10000 perch
Proposals. eaed endorsed undersigned
received unuI the Isl of November next and will be- the
The enrs Of construction, completing The ready
H. The work of construction, exclusive of and
~ For each item of work, entire and separate.
~ For the grading Of either specified number Of sections
v furnished, number specified
vi For The entre construction ready or the ron Of eher
The eastern division connecting with the completed road at
miles, ai
mites % The , ss0ns ID @ss s h x q ~ mss
Tor The gadaaon viii make his sa at 20 much per- cubic yard OF
cess, Of Or for - much cubic yard upon the largest ~
The parties making proposals are desired to
l. For the whole amount payable monthly In cash. as the
One haf II cash. payable in The same Way and 10 the
stock OF The company one hd n cash payable an ns same me
bonds of the company payable In ten years. with interest sI per
Ssn Snd payable annually f''A'' entirely IN inc Stock OF '
proposals to be considered must be accompanied by
toy references credentials and the company reserve the right OF
accepting sHy or declining all
any further information will be furnished application the
me souhern railroad commences Jackson capital
stle, finished Brandon; aad In good
SaaSn GIGsa n sa %s se and Sa
Mobile and OHIO railroad, few miles below
Of Rankin, Scott, and Newton The ne Is over high
living se equal the most hyged portions Of
and Georgia The grading except for the hr twenty
yoabyi The exceptions being
heaviest cuts The material q character easily
able or brdgng and erose and u believed that no work o.
~ aees sor construction, inducements 10 contract
oz, especially those using negro lablI.
This company entirely debt and has due to Il by reliable
cshoder about 500 o which viii doubtless be paid a. e
can In It is also recipient under the
line which believed be the case, Of nearly 10000 acres Of
land. ..,-,n,,
Jackson rruad completed operation the Misssspp
veksbuEi opposite which city, In Louisiana, eommsnces
., y Whole ns and I5 ~ o o SasSn q,ay al
railway iron Of which being laid to Holly Springs
ts point Of intersection with the Norh
and Southwestern ralroad ~ habama and through a
indispensable link in the line Of railways that
syroy ana ri Paso viii he Paeihc ocean running its enrs
hngth parallel o. latitude with these places thus
n'erpse the county Il thoroughly national IN s character
p,nS % ah's' ~ nas,as 0s Bgt bt sp Rniioua sepes
gcay aid southern asd southern enterprise for when
ciu6sroas beng built, me
fo.e southern cotton growing States Louisiana Mississippi
Aaaaa, Georgia and South Carolina, and unte The great inland
hsss facts are stated to attention 10 this roa
toe heen miles of completed aipad with ts eguipmen
~ STATE of Misssppi public BY
ess' and h perhaps, no. greatly over estimating the present
property million of dollars, IN
stoekhodsr who may become such ~ direct sub
vii lsa be ssca hat his road presents peculiar Inducements
Of means to engage in its eoHstrse.Sp. s sr,vs
Sept Ia-dE3laoct President q the southern Railroad.