Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07


Proceedings % the Meeting q
the st0ekhstdgFs Of the vinku
burg and Meridian nlllEoad.
At the annual meeting Of tn
stockholders Ofthe Vicksburg an,
Meridian Railroad Company, helC
at the office of the company in thI
city Of Yicksburg, on Monday
May ID, 1870, the Pre- sident laiC
before the meeting the annual re
port Of the Board of Managers, il
which they say: The prospect !;
now very encouraging for the
opening of the line between Vicks.
burg and Montgomery, Ala, in
time for the approaching fall
business, atIording IN all rail route
from Vicksburg to Savannah,
Charleston and Brunswick" Col.
Pollard, the President of the
Montgomery and Selma Railroad
Company, says in a late letter, II
hope, without unprecedented high
waters through the summer, to
give you Il connection with the
Atlantic by the lst Of September"
The success Of the company
in enlarging its business and
revenues, principally depends
upon completing the extension
Orits roads directly to the bank of
the Mississippi river, and there to
have suitable structures with hoist
ing apparatus, DC, so that the
Railroad cars may be brought into
close contiguity with steamboats,,
and loaded without delay, confu-
sion or loss for all points in the
interior. With these inducements,
Vicksburg would become the
lavorite route for the transporta-
tion of Western produce to many
important points East of Meridian.
The expenses and difficulties Of
the old system, the complaints on
account Of detention of freight,
its unsatisfactory delivery, the in.
jury and loss to which it Is liable,
leaves the Company no alternative
but to secure the most advan.
tagcous river connection and mode
of transfer that Is attainable. We
desire this connection that we may
be able to give better satisfaction
to the merchants of all the cities
and towns on the liue of our road,
and that by such an improvement,
we may also secure our fair proper.
ton Of cOnsignments of Western
produce for many important cities
and towns in Alabama. The pub
lie interests, no less than the inter.
est of the company, demand such
an improved transfer at Vicksburg
as we propose making, and SO TAR
from its iniuring Vickshurg, we
believe it will improve its trade
and increase ITS population. Be
tween the Railroad Company and
its patrons. especially within the
State, there are mutual and rccip-
rocal relations and interests. aud
any clog used to prevent the Com.
pany from the discharge Of its oh.
legations to the public in its efforts
to remove the cmbarrassmcnts
and lessen the expense of the OK
isting transfer arrangements at
Vicksburg, should be regarded as
Il great wrong, alike unjust to the
public AID to the Railroad Com
pany
The river connection is Of spec.
ial importance to n full develop.
mcnt of our lumber business.
That is an article which will not
bear the expense Ofmuch handling
and duyage. With our contcm-
plated river connection, when the
lumber can be transferred from
the cars 10 the bank Of the river,
and thence directly 10 the steam
boats, new impulse will be the
result.
At the same meeting, the follow.
ing resolutions were unanimously
adopted;
Resolved, That the stockhold-
ers Of this Company consider the
extension of the Nirkshurg and
Meridian Railroad 10 the Missis-
sippi river by grades suitable Tor
locomotive use essential to the
prosperity of the Company and the
country along the route Of the
road and the city of Vicksburg.
Resolved, That We consider the
present location of the depot in
the city Of Vicksburg, as 4 per
Inanent one, and well situated for
the passenger and City freight
business, that the Company has
no intention nor thoughts what
ever of removing it to the river,
or any other point,
Resolved, That the precise route
to the river is not essential, so
that good grades and q route ofrea-
sonable cost, and sufficient ac-
commodutions can be secured.
Resolved, That the President
and Managers be instructed tn
confer with the proper authorities
orthe city Of Vicksburg, and any
representatives of the merchants
and other citizens on the subject
of the extension of the road to the
river bank, with n view to salts