Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-08
ARKANSAS.
The Helena ana st. Louis Railroad
ITS influence Upon Arkansas and
Memphis-LfberaIft Of Sentiment.
HELENA. July 4. 1859

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! Eig 1gs aW HELENA. July A. 1869.
EDITORS LEDGER: tits conceded fact
that railroads are to modern civilization
/ an aidand auxiliary. unsurpassed by per
haps any one other invention of modern
times. The history of railroads illus
trates their cosmopolitan utility. Giving
renewed strength and rspidity of transit
ton to the daily tidal wave Of trade and
commerce, of social and community in.
tercourse, the building of a new road
must necessarily fortunately influence
the well-being of the whole country.
1t is simply impossible for railroad Of
any magnitude to be purely local in itG
usefulness nor can its construction by
possibility injure "in the long rum" as
the phrase goes, any particular locality,
rural or municipal. Being in the gene
| raj interest of society, new railroad,
though constructed in the immediate Vi
cinity Of other roads, must in the end re-
dound to the general good of all. It'll
80, M .oau '.S'ps ~ '.a :.a ~ oe som
' sN,I",..- ~. " n" !. - - So. '-'' -. - =
pure nsonopolyof the trade and travel Of
the country through which it passes, may,
asJar as The prieate interests of it's i'm
n'oo'"'o ''oe"''os.e' :. "',' = . w. 70 % !:
'ne 0ons',uo''o' - = n." 'oA. = "
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,.s 1,s.o. D''v.' W @ '.e - !
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'no s'A'e'
z = no r. ~ ''pi.'a''on ''' " Aii.o~u'
'nen 'ne Sounoes' ineanS VI na' .oA" =,
veiopnen.' oi nunicipa, l'iii anu rurai "eA''D'
-. na'uy pfo'ao'e 'n"' Guy
VIII ever nave TOO many rai'roauS' -
Eog'and ana upon 'pe continent -
nurope' where 'ne iace q 'ne ooanNy -
re'icu'a'ed WIN ra''roaas' ~ 'o''o na'
yes peen neard complaining Q. sur,ei'
OF tnese royai highways Oh 1raae anu ~
'ne more dense'y popu'a.eo' n'sn,y cu,'
vated States OF tne nortnern nan Oh 'ne
onioa, where al the cniel cilies ana
towps are interhnked oy 'nese iron
grooved parallels OF commerce new com.
p9aies are almost daily Deing organizeu
10 the construction OF e'ner anu sun
0 ther railroads. II woa'o DC es'ee"eu
there, as II VIII ere long oe eS'eeneu nere'
shallow and snort-Signted poiicy 70 uis,
courage the building OF new raiiro1u
because, forsooth' the particular en'ef
prise did not commence OF terminate o.
the city or town whence the disceur-
sgement arose. A wider and more cath
lL aorrdor and better-
o"' :. e
commercial poiicy IS tne result Oh tne
experience of railroad building. Let
,s have more Of them. lby all means. /"
~ Al. I.suu. &c al &C ma hofore
VIII oe .ne ,ansaaso " .,L;,
long. VIII not stop 10 consiuer WY ~
is net the language ofall OF us now. That
wonld ;nvoIve n wider discussion than the
se -. .olrn. onld odr;.
courtesy Oh your co'us "or
Still, 1t may be asked II the building Oh
q railroad from Helena, Arkansas, to
pill, Knob M;ssourig eounectine the
80. I'll @, Ton;, world ;n;r,o
FORMER Guy WIFE OF Eos,'' "vu
the trade OF the city OF memphis lne
illustrated deductions of the experience
&c o,ha- oor, munitis. in this behalf. stated
I, ~ a.,;on i ,ba roo.
aooVe' answef 'no aue'oI - ".
tive. Would such a road peneht mem
pbis? The same illustrations say en-
uYasp' St;Il there are ;our-
nais IN mempnls, oraw'fs Ee per
cent. OF thelr patronage LOm hlAauooef