The Vicksburg weekly herald. [volume] (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1864-1867, 1866-07-21

An connection with eur ediioria
Of the lsih, In relSdsu 70 DR..
Emanuel's Railroad Reaort, We arc
satisfied that Viskaburg ! be made
the recipient Of a vast train Of BEN
eiicial results from the eohtempIa-
ted iuter-commhnicaaon, BY river
and railway, between St Louis and
olher Western cities, with the in
terror Of the great cotton States Of
Mississippi, N Alabama, and Georgia.
our merchants win not be merely
lOrwardiHgand receiving merchants
but will have an opportunity Of
successful competition With New
Orleans, for Wesforn products for
that region of the South.
Large wholesale houses win very
soon be established here, that ought
to undersell New .orieaas add BE.
bile, TO the extent Of the differences
of cpst Of transportation ip favor
OF Yicks burg. takes about four.
teen days TO make . wound tripgbGs
tween New osieans and 81. Louis,
and ouly ten, between yisksbaw
and st. Louis II follows. that the
cost of trsnspOrati6n shodId be
less to Yicksblg than to New Or.
leans; then, with the same profits
charged as at New Orleans, Yicl,s-
burg ought TO be the cheapest a a
best market--intelf0r transpOr A.
lion being shortened, But IT, -e
arc other and moreimportant III r
ests'y yet TO be developed, and nh 's
our people are contented TO W rk
in 4 stone quarry, in preference to
a gold mine for their own ben, it,
the prosperity md growth ofYiC ;s-
burg will as surely follow the prep
er exertionr, made for that purr use |
in the right direction, ms that ay |
follows night. p H mTr
Suppose Vicksburg to be the CEN
tire Of an area Of one hundred n lies |
North. South. East and West. VIII |
any one dispute that within those
limits are embraced the finest cot
ton lands in the world, both in SUI
periority Of quality and abundance
of yield? Thus nature has placed |
il, for some wise purpose, in the |
very heart Of the cotton zone, and |
with that great attribute is oombi-
ned, the advantages Of having UNI
interrupted transportation North |
and South Of the Mississippi river,
with railway transportation already
established East, with branches
leading or in every direction, and
having the certain prospect of an
early completion Of the railroad |
West between vicksburg and |
Shreveport, leading into the heart
Of Texas. Enjoying the possession.
- 4h--. @-r
advantages, It may be- trutllfuhy T
asserted, that 40 place on the ,mcr-
lean continent is better calculated !
for the establishment of cotton |
factory than Nicksburg. T. only |
needs acknowledgements iuaugu-
rgtc it, and make :, a perfect sue |
rcss. When fairly started. other
maUUf frturiug establishments win |
rapidly follow, and there will be |
ln increase Of thousands every year |
to our population, adding to the
prosperity as well as the growth Of /
our city. Why should not our own
pGGplc IL once launch into this en-
'ciprisr! TIC sddden change in
uHr systcin Of labor, compels
.'nluge'ol investments. Then let Us
.u,r.t IN IN muiactoiios, instead of
tring negroes 10 make more Gotten
10 be sent TO New England factori
10 be manufactured at preseIt
profit Of from 20 to 80 per cent. on
every bale they manufacture. We
can with proper management, man
ulacturc the raw material at lower
rates than the Northern manufac-
turcr, MS We viii save the cost Of
transportation Of both the raw and
manufactured article, and consc-
quently our profits OHght TO be
larger than theirs. Let all our plan
ters and other citizens who have
spare funds, combine, aud make a
joint stock company for the cstRb-
lishmont Of cotton factory at
vicksburg. We hayeall the facili-
ties Of transportation that can be
desired. The only waylto restore
our lost prosperitgis by the estab-
lishment 9f Southern manufaetO-
ries. II We unite our means and
energies. in that work, tho South
may braVely and reasonably hope
10 once agHi" nossess That power
full and controlling influence over
the commeree Of the world which
we once so ominehtly enjoyed, but
which, Slas, is now hidden by tie
dark clouds Of adversely. But il
may turn out to be Paradise lost
aud Paradise regained. More anon
TENNESSEE DELEGATES The fOi-
t.,;l,, ora tha dple0atns 10 fhn