Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04

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A bill to incorporate a company
for the construction of this road,
has passed the Senate, and Is now
before the lower House where it
will no doubt soon be passed.
This is one Of the most important
enterprises now attracting public
attention. 1t is proposed to
plunge a line Of rail way through
a central portion Of the State from
Mississippi City to the Tennessee
line in Tippah county, passing
through the counties Of Harrison,
Perry, Jones, Jasper, Newton,
Neshoba, Winston, Choctaw,
Chickasaw, P~ontotoc and Tippah,
with branch lines to pass through
Brandon in Rankin county, and
terminate at Canton in Madison,
and another to terminate at NE.
ridian in .Lauderdale county. 1t
is not definitely settled Mt what
point these branch lines are TO
leave the main, consequently, it
cannot be said with certainty what
counties will be passed through.
The counties, however, cnumera-
ted, are now almost cut off from
market. There are no navigable
streams penetrating the district
through which this line is designed
to pass, and consequently, it in
transportation costs almost the full
value to secure q market for the
products Of that isolated section,
and in proportion dwarf its pro.
auctions. A portion of this dis
trict is the finest lumber district
in the South, which can only be
opened up and developed by 4
railroad. Myriads of the finest
pine trees in immense forests
cover the country, which if mark
ct could be reached, could soon be
converted into lumber from which
an immense revenue could be do
rived. North of the Vicksburg
and Meridian Railroad the lands
are much better adapted to agri-
cultural production than those
South, yet they are as equally iso-
lated from the commercial world.
A portion of the country designed
to be pierced Is of that peculiar
prairie character Of soil which
yields cereals with such profusion
and another section is peculiarly
adapted to production,of cotton,t the
value Of which is seriously impair
ed by the inaccessibility to mark
ct. The cereals can not bear
wagon transportation such as the
situation of the district demands,
and hence that attention is not
given to it which the importance
and value of the production de.
mands. Wcare assured that worl
will be commenced almost as soOI
as the charter is procured. 1t il
certain to be n paying road and
will be one in which capitalists
will eagerly seek investment. The
capital stock of the company is
limited to ten millions OF dollars
and is divided into one hundred
dollar shares. The company vii
+ enter into permanent organization
as soon as three hundred Thousand
dollars have been subscribed.
The construction Of this road
will give an impetus to the growth
, wealth and prosperity Of the Stat
4 scarcely appreciable. 1t viii
! bring into close connection Will
! the markets Of the world Il vas
b area of country, rich in lnmbe
| and agricultural production, bu
which has heretofore remained al
most unnoticed and undeveloped
: Mississippi, by this road can a
most command and control tn
. lumber trade of the South, for tn
road will pass through an inez
n haustible lumber district.
y W. hope the Legislature vi
s realize the importance Of early al
: ton upon all such bills and wi
v force them through as rapidly q
j. possible, that companies may b.
D gin operations.