The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17
Correspondence of the Clarion.
Your Correspondent on the RGmpdge-Tbe
Central Railroad Hafer Falle, Mississippi,
Grenada, VdideR Canton, DC

CANToN, Feb. 5, 1867.
NessTs. Editors Your correspondent has 1
been on the rampage along the Central /
Railroad and indites this to give you brief +
account Of his observations His trip from .
Kosciusko extended to Water Valley. the +
Railroad Headquarters of the Mississippi T.
Central Railroad Company That company
having overcome its most pressing engage 4
Inents is now rapidly developing its resour-
ees it is in a very satisfactory condition
As exhibited by IT'S last annual report.
Under the able administration Of Gen. a. NJ.
West, Superintendent Z. D. Frost and Sec
rotary A J. McConnico, one Of the finest
business men in the State, it is in a fair way
of recovering from the disasters Of the war
and promises one Of the best railroads in
the South. 1t is certainly Dlost admirably
conducted, and with the extensive arrange
meuts in progress at Water Valley viii soon
be selfsustainiug. The company have a
splendid office at Water Valley, a large ma
chine shop, working over $40 hands, aud
other shops in progress, The town. too,
Is looking mp rapidly. The Water Valley
Manufacturing Company have inst laid off
in town lots the addition to the town which
they recently bought and are making prepa-
rations TO 90 right ahead in their operations
They expect TO realize considerable capital
from the sale Of lots laid of from the grounds
purchased by them.
Grenada is recovering from the destructive
fire which visited it not long since. The
merchants who were burnt out are prepar-
ing to rebuild. There is a good deal OF talk
about the Grenada and Meridian Railroad.
Much is expected from it, the building of the
road is looked upon as perfectly feasible and
its success only question of time,
Winona is growing at a tremendous
rapid pace. 1t is the main depot for
Choctaw and Calhoun counties a. well
as a very large portion of Carroll
county; its merchants are liberal energetic
and enterprising, aud they have made it
/ what it is. l find here a very healthy state
Of trade, a good Hotel and more substantial
improvements than you find at other towns
ON this railroad. Among these may be men
toned the elegant store houses of Messrs
Norm, Wellington, Murrell, Edwards and
HuntIcy, and the elegant brick dwelling Of
Capt Edwards, now in progress. Winona is
a fast place.
Between Canton and Winona are many
fourshng business points, all having their
peculiar recommendations, as for example,
Walden West Station, Durant and Good
man. Every one of these villages is now
doing a good busin sss, a prominent feature
of which is the feed aud provision trade,
corn and meat trade The quantities of
these articles sold day is PERFECTLY surpris-
ing, and the merchants at all these points say
that they cannot get their supplies as fast
as they can sell This is a powerful er.-
dorsemout of what l said, in my last letter,
: of the restitution of the counties trading
at these stations, and l hope viii have its
influence in directing the charities of the
State and private individuals toward the
people of those counties.
Canton is tlourishing 1t is an enterpris-
ing place They build fine houses there
the have money to do it wi5h The mer-
chants here are go-a-head set of men and
don't care for eXpenses-they bore with a
big augcr OF don't bore at all. Even the sa-
looms here-Falvey's and Lord's-are as fine
+ as silk, and as to the principal Hotel, the
Pearce House, it could not be better;they give
you everything good that is going-the best
of roast turkey, venison steaks, fine pastry
coffee fresh eggs, sweet butter, milk, &c
am bound to speak vel of such fare as
mine host, Lee Pearce sets before you, for ]
am a strong believer in the comforts of the
"ipner man" and whenever they come up
all right-it meets my unqualified sanction
as it is sure to meet that of any connoisseur
of good things. May Pearce's shadow
never grow less, and his gentlemanly clerk,
Mr.. Summers, live a thousand years. -%'The
removal of the Capital is talked of a good
deal in Canton, the people there would like
to have it, though they don't hesitate to ac-
knowledge that Koscusko by its more cen
trail location, is clearly entitled to it. By the
way, speaking OF the removal of the Capital
/ | had forgotten a good joke connected with
/ which occurred in 1852. There was a
/ good deal of talk then of moving the Capital,
and a NeshOba wagner who was in Jack
son with his wagon, hearing the talk, took
a good look at the Capitol building and with
an impertubable sang froid said it was as
tonishing to him that the Legislature were
such d-n fools as to talk of moving the
Capitol-aU the oTeR IN the State could not NOR,
the state House to hoSciUsko
find the Clarion eagerly sought for at al
the stations along the Central Railroad. L
is the medium for all late telegraphic news
State news, proceedings of the Legislature
&c Everybody thinks well of the Clarion
AS progress along down 1 shall give yol
Of I
= OBADIAH.