Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-21

TmRoUGH TO FmE RGvER.
Nm EDrToR.
/ Sm; As much has been said
and more written on a railroad
connection with the river, II may
seem egotistical in me 10 attempt
a further elucidation Of the sub
ject, nor would /, but that / have
been credited with some Of the
communications that have adj
vanced theories not entertained
by me. The importance, nay alb
sOlute necessity OF a river Jermi-
nus OF the Yicksburg and Meridian
railroad, no citizen Of Vicksburg
will gainsay; further that & very
large majority, probably nineteen
Itwentieths are in favor Of such
terminus, within the present city
(nay down Mulberry street, ali
candid minds are prepared TO ad.
nit. II il be true then, that be
who conveys and encourages false
impressions is as guilty Of a per
version Of truth as he who boldly
asserts it. What must he thought
Of those who have endeGyored to
fix the impression on the commu-
nifty at large, and particularly the
Legislature, that the citizens of
Vicksburg are opposed to such
terminus. And here let me say 10
the parties interested in running
the southern route below the city
to the river. Have care my
friends that your interest and 81
lence, (lf indeed you have been
silent) in this matter does not
point the finger Of suspicion at
you as the authors Of this most
unjust imputation. Remember
the injured mind is sharpened aud
jumps to conclusions sometimes
very correctly.
I'd. say, therefore, have q care
lest your license in this matter
does not at least, suggest you as
the authors ofthis most foul asper-
sion on your fellow-citizens, and
you thus provoke and suffer their
anathamies. And now leaving
out Of view all diverging routes
suggested east Of the present de.
pot, let us consider the one down
Mulberry street, and the action
had thereupOn. This / think / can
demonstrate to be the most prac-
ticable, the least expensive, the
most convenient, and the most ad-
vantageous to the whole city and
to the Railroad Company. The
most direct, least curve and least
grading, hence the cheapest, to the
Railroad, and most rapii of com
pletion; most convenient because
most direct and shortest without
q stationary engine; for instance,
diverging from the main tract
about the centre Of the brick depot
and striking Mulberry street where
Its eastern line intersects the north
line Of South Madison street, thus
far a slight curve, thence to
terminus on air lines. Let Null
berry street be brought to a regu-
lar grade from the point of inter
section to the old terminus (centre
Of the square fronting the river
between Grove and Jackson
streets at point eight or ten feet
above high water mark; the whole
distance from intersection to ter.
minus abouttwenty- hundred
feet, little over half mile, and /
think the whole incline will not
exceed seventy feet.
But, says Mr. Morris, we con
not run u grade Of more than 100
feet to the mile, land he is an
honorable man. But your con.
tributor-Citizen-in your issue
of the 9th says that he has no
doubt but that the railroad com
pany (and they are all honorable
men) commenced, in good faith, to
lay the track down Mulberry
street to the river, under the d.
rection Of their able and efficient
engineer, land he surely is an
honorable man. Nov, if the
railroad company did, in good
faith, commence the track to the
river through Mulberry street,
these facts presents themselves for
the consideration Of the citizens
Of Vicksburg: lst. That the com
pany, through their regular, en-
gineer, Mr., Vosburg, (for l under
stand he was the gentleman in
charge, attempted a track to the
river, they knew they could not
run, or that their acting engineer
was incompetent and undertook a
work he could not perform, or
that some powerful inducement
has been held out to some parties
that has raised this impossible
grade. Mr. Morris says they can
not run over 100 feet grade to the
mile, and yet many in this city
have seen the locomotives run
ming up and down this very grade
and to and from the ex-
treme points named. Now, sir,
I believe Mr.. Vosburga a capable
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