The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-08-10
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.

EDITOR OF THE MIssIssIPPIAN Knowing
the interest you and your readers take in the
great scheme of the Gulf and Ship Island Rail-
road, and thinking that some information in
regard to the action Of the. Board at their last
meeting would be acceptable to you, I viii
briefly state thst the Board met pursuant to
ateMississippi City, on the. LIST
Monday of the present month i; the following
Directors being present
Messrs Saml White, of Hancock Danl.
McLaurin, of Covington P. j. Myers, ofPer-
ry; L. G. Saffold, of Harrison; La. Walk
er, of Smith Jos Pool, of Jones R. W.
Huey, of Smith /; Isaac Newton, of Lawrence;
Jos. McAfee, of Rankin.
Gen. C. McLaurin, President of the Board,
being absent, Mr.-Samuel White, was appoint
ed President, pro. tenn.
The survey of the proposed route lately
made by Mr.. B. H. Green, Chief Engineer of
the Company. was submitted to the Board for
their examination.
Further surveys being absolutely necessary
in the opinion of the Board, ere the location of
the Road can be made, as also the location of
the Southern terminus on the Gulf of Mexi-
co !. that body after holding some four meet
ings in which their time was occupied with
business of interest to the road, passed the
following resolution, to-wit
Resolued, That this meeting now adjourn
to meet again at Jackson, on the Second Mon
day of November next. L. JULIENNE.
Sec'y of the Board
The following account of the speaking and
festivities! attendant on the meeting of the
Board, is copied from the Sea Coast Democrat
The Ship Island Railroad Barbecue on yes.
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harmonious assemblages of the people it hal
ever been our good fortune to witness, and th'
attendance Of large numbers from the sur
rounding and from distant counties amply at
test the deep. and growing interest taken in al
matters relating to this important project
Long before the hour appointed for speaking
| to commence, might be seen groups of sub
stantial and intelligent farmers and PAINTER
engaged in discussing the merits and prospect
Of the Gulfand Ship Island Railroad, and in
terchanging their views and sentiments in re
| gard to it, with much earnestness and candoT
Many expressed their disappointment andre
| gret at the absence of our distinguished Sena
tors, our Representatives in Congress and 9th
er eminent men who had been invited.
| At twelve O'Clock, William A. Champlir
| Esq came forward and, after few brief bu
very appropriate remarks, read number G
letters received by the committee ofinvitatio
| from gentlemen who had been invited to at
tend and address them on the occasion a
expressed an intense earnestness for the com
mencement Of the work, and all were unani
nous in declaring that no project ever befor
presented to thepeople of Mississippi hadsucl
claims upon them.
After the reading of the letters, Col d. c
Glenn briefly addressed the audience, and il
| eloquent terms introduced to them, Hon A
NJ. West, of Lawrence CO., who in a speec
replete with facts and logical arguments
brought home to the understanding Of ever
one present that Mississippi has but to bull
up a railroad from the interior to her ow
harbOr- on the Gulf coast, and she will assum
that rank among the nations of the cart
which her position her productions, and he
resources entitle her to.
Gen. w. W. W. Wood, of Natchez, havin
been called for, responded in short speech
| He alluded to the Ship Island Railroad as
project in which he felt warmly interested
and condemned the policy Of the State in cor
tributing so literally to roads calculated t
confer benefit on other States, to the detri
ment Of Mississippi, in place of having first as
sisted to construct railroad to her own match
less and unrivalled harbor. The gallant Ger
erals speech spanked with wit and genii
good humor. In brilliant terms he compl
mented the ladies, and concluded amid tn
hearty and prolonged applause of the aud
| ence.
Col Stewart, of New Orleans was then il
troduced, and spoke at considerable length an
with much earnestness on the supineness
the State Of Mississippi in neglecting to tax
advantage of those endowments which natuI
had lavished upon her. He alluded to th
project of a Ship Canal from the Mississippi
river to the Gulf as the intimately connecte
with the Ship Island Railroad project, an
demonstrated that by cutting Ship Canal
three miles from the Mississippi river to til
Gulf, and building Railroad from the interio
to the Coast Ship Island Harbor would as
sumo an importance almost incalculable.
b. ". Saunders, Esq, Of Jackson, was the
called for and. - eassef'if F'i1eeol
spoke Of the great results expected from tn
project of connecting the Interior with the hal
Dor of Ship Island. He concluded by payin
an eloquent tribute to the ladies for the intel
est they manifested in everything which tent
ed to promote the honor and welfare of the
country.
Mr.. Saunders was really an admirabl
speech, graceful, eloquent and appropriate.
Dinner was then announced, and all retire
to partake of the good things bountifully PR
vided