New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-01
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view Orleans and jackson Railroad.
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We find In our latest Mississippi exchanges strong
and able address from Governor Neville to the
people residing on or near the line Of the New Or
leans, jackson and Great Northern Railroad, above
Canton, appealing TO them 10 come forward and sub
scribe literally TO the stock Of the road in order that
Its construction may te pushed forward as rapidly as
practicable.
Our readers win remember that at the late meeting
OF the Board OF Directors in this city resolution
was passed constituting the Mississippi Directors
committee to open books Of subscription iD that State
and to solicit the aid Of the people in behalf Of the
enterprise. Those Directors have held meeting,
We gather from the address, and appointed the Gov
ernor to prepare for publication statement Of the
facts OF the case-the reasons why those most inter
esed should come literally to the succor OF the road
secure the success of mighty work Of internal i'm
proyement beyond peradventure, and contrbute TO
their own convenience and augment their own re-
sources at the same time. This duty Gov Melville
has most acceptaby performed; and II his appeal
proves barren Of results or even comparatively bar
ren the people addressed have very little conception
Of what Is best for their pecuniary interests and
no more lberality than the stingiest skinAint who
ever took delight in shaving bis neishboTs.
The Governors exposition Of the value Of railroads
is unsnswerable. He demonstrates that railroads
have ever proved advantageous to landed property
more than to any other description of property and
he enters upon calculation showing that the in.
crease in the worth OF the lands above Canton which
would follow the completion OF the railroad would
infinitely exceed the amount he calls upon the people
to subscribe OF this there is not scintia Of rea-
sonabe doubt He cites the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad to give bis remarks practical illustration
That road is two hundred and forty miles long
about the length Of the road north Of Canton
cost 81 600 000 The effect Of its construction upon
the value Of the real esase Of the country through
which it passes has been no more remarkable than
viii be that Of the jackson Railroad upon the lands
of the North-Eastsrn Mississippi counties. In 1850
the lands or the section penetrated by the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad, valued at SIS 942 647
and in 1856 the same lands were assessed at $50.
OF, ,229- making increase In six years. of nearly
s25 00O00O-and every particle Of 1t owing to the
railroad which enabled the products Of fruitful re-
gon TO reach the markets Of the country cheapy and
expeditiousy. From this the Governor very Justly
argues that as ike causes must produce like effects
the same result would follow the completion OF the
New Orleans and jackson Railroad to the Tennes-
see line and thence onward to its original destina
ton, and that the real estate Of that portion Of Mis-
sisspp to be benefited by the road would appreciate
in like ratio.
The Governor then takes another tack and shows
positively to those interested that the amount asked
for-$ 900 000-would be almost Immediately re-
turned to the subscribers in the essening OF the cost
OF transporting cotton and other produce to mar
ket The expense Of getting bale Of cotton from
Choctaw county to New Orleans is set down at So.
With the railroad it could not be more than a. in
cluding charges Of every description. Here is an
enormous item on the expense account of cotton
plantation at once saved.
Then Governor Melville proceeds to say that with
100000 additional stock taken, or even an ap-
Proclamation to that amount, the road viii be built !;
that act Of the Legislature OF Louisiana requires
our Governor to make State subscription Of one
fifth which, with Missssippis private subscription
of 81 100000, would render Louisana's State sub
scripton 100000, and so on in proportion. There
are some unappropriated means in the Treasury with
which to commence the good work at early day,
provided the people addressed respond properly to
the appeal made to them, Of which the Governor
seems to entertain little doubt and il bis anticipa
tons realized amounts will be raised sufficient
or nearly so to grade and timber the road to Aber
deem.
We have now given the leading points Of Governor
McWilie's excellent address, and most earnestly
hope it viii be productive OF consequences of the
most beneficial character II the people addressed
will only themselves there is great reason to
believe that all will turn out auspiciousy.