The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-21
RAILROADS In THE SOUTH.

RAILROADS in THE SOUTH.
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Progress Of New Lnes-How Practical Re.
construction Is Going On in the South.
We publish below few extracts from our South
ern exchanges showing the extent and progress
making in various Southern lines OF railroads. or
course large number OF important lines, already in
operation, are not embraced in these statements:--
MISSISSIPPI RIVER RAILROAD.
from the Memphis Avalanche, Dec. 10.l
meeting or the directors OF the Mississippi River
Railroad was held on Thursday, 10th instant, the
| quorum--to w.t. A. S. Mitchell, President: A. 4
Lacy and Dr. A. II. Herr, OF shelby county; Colone
John 4 Douglass, OF Upton county, and DR.. A. Har-
ris OF Dyer county, Alter full explanations by the
President and by Major Cochran OF the surveys and
stock subscriptions recently made under their direc
| ton In oblon county, the following orders were
| tered
Ordered Tha. the President and Chief Engineer be in
ing the readbed the Mississippi Railroad between
Padacah junction and the town Of Troy and that cali Of
| made to meet the cost of the work.
dent Vice President H. Kerr Harris
j. T. Douslass be instructed wait the County Commits
The stock o. the Mississippi River railroad; and Also
on Of citizens Memphis they may be able to OBJ
that Se sa OF The oaa ay DC
menced forthwith al Memphis and be conducted energecay
The following resolution was submitted by the
| President ana unanimously adopted by the Board
Rcsovcd That the Mississippi River Railroad Company
with ali energy relying on the aid Of the city of Memphis and
s San ne s1 w S s sa 0sa Of e
support and they thereby distinctly invite cooperation
this valuable ns Of railroad in the southwest '' '''
| NEW ORLEANS, MOBILE AND CHATTANOOGA RAIL
New Orleans correspondence OF the ST. Louis Re-
/ publican.l
At lest the long talked OF enterprise the corstruc
| ton OF railroad from New Orleans. along the Gulf
shore, to Mobile. and thence northeastery to Chata-
nooga, Tenn, commences to assume tangible form.
Two years ago the CITY Council passed an ordinance
granting this corporation certain privileges, making
the condition, however, that by November, 1863,
| complete. Since that time the legislatures OF
| Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama have con-
ferred valuable privileges and yet spite OF
these, people have been lett 10 wonder why Inc i'm
| portant work was not begun. The company has,
| meanwhile, had It's headquarters on the Cult shore
| az Pass Christian, Miss and has also, part OF the
| time, had an ONCE In this city. Its corps OF en-
| gineers and surveyors have long since completed
their work in laying out the line OF the road, which,
running across the swamp or salt meadows north
east OF the city, VIII cross the Rigoets near the
mouth of Pearl river ana thence skirt the coast
far as Pascagoua, whence, turning northeast again.
| IL reaches Mobile at distance OF about thirty
distance say 100 piles there Will be three important
bridges-one, with a draw OF 100 feet At the Rigo.
| let's, and two OF about mile in length EACH and
with fifty feet OF drawbridge at the crossings OF Bay
ST. Louis and the Bay of Biloxi These bridges rem
der the construction OF the road an undertaking OF
no common magnitude, for the Rigolets, through
winch the waters OF the AInte river and OF Lake
Ponchartrain, augmented by those OF the Pearl, now
10 the Gu forty or fifty feet in depth, strong
rapid current, bounded by swampy banks infested
| by mosquitoes and aigatots.
From the CLARK County Miss. Democrat.l
The Surveying party OF the above railroad COM
pany reached this place on last Monday. The route
| looked out follows the valley Of Rabbit Creek for
miles reaching tue nigh ground some ave
jackson road, or running near It, TO Grove Hil The
road 1t - quite certain WI pass through ths place
party has returned 10 Jackson. their next work being
The location OF the route from that place TO Mobile
The country 81 q general thing, being level aud
| favorable for the construction OF railroad, much
| time VIII not be required in making the survey be-
| tween those places.
ThE MEMPHIS AND SELMA RAILROAD.
from the Columbus (aiiss) Indey.l
The great trouble in the way OF building railroads
as N ali other human enterprises. Is the want Of
! funds. This difficulty does not seem TO embarTas5
| the directors OF the Memphis and selma Railroad.
| When the gentlemen VINO have this great project IN
hand bern to reduce their calculations to practi-
cal they will ind that the cheapest route is the
only feasible one, and that the object OF the enter
prise IL not 80 much grand railroad incorporation
| rs TO make Memphis the eutrepot OF the commerce
| between the East and the West to give 10 direct
| communication with the growing port OF Savannah
! and 10 open up To the wealth ana prosperous re-
glons OF Mississippi and Alabama her advantageous
| markets
are tic instruments employed-whetner the Mobile
ard ONO railroad, and otner established roads are
made available or new roads built entre-except In
THIS, that all interested, VINO are 70 he taxed or to
subscribe stock, VIII insist That the cheapest and
l
common sense route, undoubtedly, Is 20 build
| q direct road from Memphis to OkoOla or
some other available point on the liooie and
| ONO Railroad, making nee or that road TO
| Columbus, Miss. and thence continuing the
connection on 20 selma. This plan ayails tue bud-
ing, at least Tor the present, either OF far the most
costly portion OF the road. through hills and over
streams. ana In section where the donations the
ROAD can bear no proportonate value to the cost or
| construction or the absurdity OF running O road
| nearly parallel TO the Mobile and Ohio Railroad ia
tersectng it &C Okolona and Columbus, and procur.
| would
| not be reached through the Mobile and Ohio
| Railroad. No section would be sighted or no
| interest injured by this plan. Monroe county,
| Mss, will build branch road TO. the Mobile and
Ohio, which WIZ DC much OF Job as the citizens
OF that county VIII care to pay for mt one times here
after great road running into the IRON regions OF
Alabama wiz satisfy and give 70 Aberdeen The i'm
favor oil this route, the rapidly with which can be
constructed, its advantages to the ncorporators OF
the regions UNEMPLOYED by the locomotive that 1t viii
should commend 1t 10 the favor OF all who are int
| rested la this important project.
| THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY RAILROAD.
From the Jackson (Miss.) Caron.l
The building OF this road, which would have been
completed ere this but for our late trouble with the
general government, and which awakened so much
interest in our city IN 1880. is again being agtaed
Nicksburg aud iazoo City are now contendng Tor
the terminus In 1860 the principal rivals were Jack.
son and Canton. BY resolution Of the Board Of
100000 OF STOCK. and bid fair thereby
Mississippi was entirely agricultural state, Is 1t
not more worthy OF an attempt 70 gain tins key 10
the richest portion OF state when we are upon
the dawning as we hope, OF the day when our State
will also be manufacturing one OF the import
ance OF this measure II is unnecessary for US TO
speak ANY one will see OF what advantage 10 Will
be TO the place at which It may terminate when IL is
| known that IL will run from Memphis through the
| valley OF Mississippi To the people who
| side In the valley Its completion Is an end
devoutiy TO be wished. Mississippi needs this rail-
road Her people have felt the need OF u ever since
| the advantages OF railroads nave been fully under
| stood and appreciated. IL will open that part Of
| our state to the outside world and invite mmigra-
| ton. IL IL approved by both Memphis and Misss-
| sippi and It's building Will be the achievement OF
l great purpose. ycksburg sees this. Yazo0 City
sees it Would II not be well for Jackson TO revive
her energies, which have been for some time dor
mant and again enter the contest for the terminus
OF this road which Is destined to be one of the most
| valuable In the Slater Who viii set the ball IN
i mQtionY