The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-07
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Calf and Ship Island Railroad.

The following report was submitted TO tht
Stockholders at their meeting at Williamsburg
on the Goth February, by the President o
the Board Of Directors:
The Gulfand Ship Island Railroad Company
was organized at this place Williamsburg
Coyington county, on the 18th day Of Febru-
ary, 1859, when Canton was adopted as the
northern terminus Of the Road; since which
time we have not been idle in prosecuting the
measures tending to the accomplishment OF
that work; on the 10th of April last the Direc-
tory met at Brandon, and elected Chief
Engineer, Mr.. Benz. Ii. Greene, who, early in
May, with very competent corps Of Engineers
and party commenced the survey Of the route
from Pichagrue Springs, in Harrison county,
to Canton, in Madison county; that survey
was accomplished By the 1st Of August and
reported to the Directory, who met at Missis-
sippi City, on the first Monday of that month.
when at his suggestion, he reviewed that line
and reported again to meeting Of the Direc-
tors at 1ackson, on the 18th Of November,
when the line then surveyed was adopted, and
Mississippi City was adopted as the Southern
terminus. Mr.. Greene was then directed to
make a survey from that point to connect
with the line adopted at the best point-that
survey has been made, and will be for the ap-
proval or disapproval Of the company, at this
meeting.
The amount of stock subscribed at the or
ganizatiOn Of the company, was but little over
the amount. required for that purpose, there
being 100000 subscribed, since which time
but little effort haSbeen made to procure sub
At the recent casionof the Legislature, the
sssocis q tic ssii1gn % zcconnt of the
internal Improvement fund in the N. OF. q
G. N. Railroad, the Mississippi Central, and
the Mobile and Ohio Railroads has been trans
Cerred the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad;
with power to sell or hypothecate the same.
The amount of 100000 reliable stock has been
to the capital stock Of our road and
100000 of that amount paid in that Of the
Central Railroad 100000, and of the Mobile
md Ohio Railroad 100000 to be transferred
upon the Gulf and Ship Island
iairoad, complying with the above terms
nd that Of the n. 0. j. & G. n. Railroad
;426,0OO is to be transferred on the LIST of
Nay, 1852, provided these same terms arc
omplied with then.
This bill was passed through the Legislature
lmost unanimously, and through the Senate
ntirely So which shows growing interest
y the State in this enterprise, commensurate
Iith its great importance to the whole State,
nd the Southwest and is an unequivocal
violence that if those along the line Of the
'ad will do their duty to themselves, the
,st Of the State will.not be lacking in doing
S duty.
Another matter which hope will result
realty to our benefit was passed by the Leg
laturc, with nearly the same unanimity-
hich was memorial to Congress for an ad-
tional grant of land the terms OF which
ay be seen from the Memorial as passed
o steps have been taken to secure the grant
land made by act Of Congress, on the llth
Auguest 1856, because our surveys were
OF completed, but if the company adopt the
cent link surveyed by Mr.. Greene, that can
; accomplished in very short time, by the
'mpany filing in the Registers Office, at
ickson and Augusta, Maps, &c, showing the
ccise sections, and parts Of sections, through
hich the line of the road is to run, and having
change in the act of Congress permitting US
go to Canton instead Of Brandon.
The first step, and the most important one
xt TO be tken is to procure the balance of
c 100000 reliable stock, required by the
cent act of the Legislature, various plans may
resorted to effect this and will be laid be-
&c the stockholders that they may approve
ID suggest amendments or new plans, but
fail at this stage for the want of $4,000
100000 worth Of stock will be disgrace
hich East Mississippi ought not 10 surIiye,----
Z 10 aec,5rny lisi,e.l it hartaory must neces-
any es ist among the friencs 1.-THE enterprise,
Id whoever attempts TO produce discord
ust be put down as an enemy, and his or
cir influence rendered nugatory, by those
ho are in no ways interested in the personal
pccuniary squabble of those who may
axe such attempts. What is it to us, what
ay lie the private interest of one man, ora
of men, compared with the great interests
the State, and the South in this road
lcse things, | say, must be kept out Of our
eetings, and whoever attempts to obtruds his
vate interests must be rebuked, or the en-
prise will be crushed what we want, what
C State wants, and what the South West
ants, is Railroad connecting Ship Island
lrbOr with the Railroad system as it exists,
is in progress throughout the country, and
to those connections, the demands Of Com
cree and navigation will hereafter right any
tie errors we may make. With this sum-
ary review, and these remarks. gentlemen,
all close C. McLAURIN, President,