Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-25

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the managers of the Nicksburg
and Meridian railroad to locate
the terminus Of that road at the
point originally designed by them.
We regret this exceedingly, in as
much as it causes 10 90 for naught
all the labor and expense given by
the city of Yicksburg and its cit
liens to prevent this result. But
we believe it will result to the ben
eft Of the city in another manner.
Had the report Of the commit.
tee been discussed and rejected,
then the proposition would have
been open to further considera-
ton and if the compromise re.
commended by the committee not
being acceptable to the people,
other compromises could have
been suggested and SO progressed
from one point TO another until 4
satisfactory basis could have been
agreed upon. As it is now such
action is barred. The c0ntending
parties here come to Il dead lock
and in themselves can do nothing
and thus the settlement Of the
matter will deyolve upon the Leg
stature. The action of this body
can be surmiscd The rcprcsen.
tatives Of the railroad will
go before it and represent
that the people OF Vicks.
burg ere practically endeavoring
to prevent them from reaching
the river at all that they en-.
deayor 10 force the company to a
point which u committee of
among the best and most compe.
tent citizens selected at a citizens
meeting have unanimously re.
ported impracticable; that when
this committee and the MANAGERS
OF the road IN view of these facts
have agreed upon . tomPro
mise in which concessions were
exac,cl from both contestants
the people refuse to consider
these suggestions aid a.,p fail
70 suggest any pan o, adjust.
ment and leave the matter u q
total confusion. The managers
of the railroad, bac&gl by the
ciamors from the interior will rep.
resent that this subject is one OF.
two grave importance to he longer
delayed. Il will be strange indeed
il, with these statements before
it, the Legislature should refuse to
grant the charter prayed for.
What influence which IN be
brought 10 bear upon the Leg
~islature to prevent this anticipa
ted action We cannot conjecture.
There may, however, be some mr.
gmncnt held in reserve which will
accomplish the purposes of the
citizens. What that is, if it should
exist, VT can only know when ii
is developed. At all events, in
our judgment, the subject has now
reached 4 point Of carly solution.
There can now be no longer cause
for delay in calling the charter
from before the Legislative com.
mitec, and thus it will cithc.
soon pass or be rejected, and The
matter settled. We much fear /,
will not be, however, as we have
desired.
We have said that We thought
good to the city would
grow on. ofthis result. 1t is this
1t will Corcibly impress the people
with the necessity OF building
roads which must have dcpots %.
Gated in the other end Of the city.
mere are three roads which, with
proper assistance and encourage
mcnt, can soon be bulls. Tie one,
the Deer Creek route, another The
lazoo Valley and he other, he
Canton. There is also q strong
probability tina; a road will soon
be chartered, 20 connect Memphis
with this city. There cannot be TOO
many roads. The interests Of
trade require hat they shall all
be constructed, but rs an evil
deAcc Of our interest in the mat.
ter, one route should At once be
selected, and centering upon this,
push it through to completion at
an early day. the one which
offers the greatest advantages in