Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-26

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This being 4 subject 81 mach ia-
teFsst beth 10 The vieksbuTg aha
Meridian Railroad Company aha
ths public, sud au s mattsf of deep
concern to tie Interests Of our eily
aHdths railroad cOmpsnys wetFans.
fer 10 our columns an extract taken
from the lastFspOFt of John Sore
ven, Esqs lhs President of The A.
lAntlc and Gulf Rallread Company,
on the necessity og close cOnnec-
tion between railroads and wharves
at Savannah
In previous reports Of this Board
urgent allusion has been made TO
th6 importance Of extending The
road from ita present depot 1t Sa-
yannah TO q cOnxenient point In OF
near the city. r s''T' 'i' ps.i
g The necessity Of carrying out
this object has become more appa-
rent with the increasing commerce
Of this port, the maintenance and
further development Of which can
be best secured by overcoming the
discOnnection now existing be-
tween the land and water carriage.
The cost Of transportation across
the city between the vessels and
the railroad depots has become .
tax on through shipments greatly
Objectionable 70 the interior, while
the loss Of time In iranshipment,
and the double handling Of fFelghts
afford additional reasons Of COM
plant. The Atlantic ports which
compete with Savannah have al
ready or are about 10 extend
their railroads to the water, and
therefore for the preservation Of
her present through trade and for
its future enlargement, q similar
step cannot be too soon adopted by
the railroads terminating at So
vannah. Active measures have
been already taken by the Central
railroad and this company 70 form,
If possible, q common point Of
junction at the river, SO as TO afford
10 both lines equal accommodation
at the wharf.
The surveys for this purpose are
now being carried on under the di'
recti0n Of a competent engineer. il
the selection Of q location, every
precautiOn will be observed tC
avoid, as far as possible, any dam
age to existing investments, while
II is still believed that such an ex
tension by improving the facilities
of trade and removing all existing
-embRrrassments to cheap and rap
i'd transbipment, will prove q pow
erful auxiliary TO increase the busi
ness Of the city Of Savannah, an'
promote the value Of property 0
J all kinds within is limits. II moi
Il is the only means of permanent
lily securing q commerce which !
nov endangered by rival cities o.
the Atlantic coast. AZ y y 3p
To the "a tlantic and Gulf frailroal
I the establishment OE . eonneetio
| with the river is peculiarly peceI
saEy TO enable Il to preserve and Il
crease the valuable lumber tram
which 1t now commands. Th
lumber brought over the road I
: Savannah during the past year VIZ
2 ~, 500 Q000 feet showing en- increaS
Of 40 per cent. over the amour
transported dugIng 1858. The Nj
.. con and Brunswick railroad havin
been extended TO the waters edg
,, at BrunswicR, and to the close
l contingency to shipping, the cost
handling, to one dollar and Afl
cents per thousand feet, is ct 0n'
divested. This difference aloT
, win be quite sufficient to decide q
? preference Of the shipper, WI
! will naturally seek the cheapeI
port.
We close this report cordial
4 congratulating the stockholders b
the improved condition and pro
Q pects Of their enterprise. DuriI
j. the past twelve months many I
I vOraDle changes have been wrong
Q and its affairs resting on q firm,
Z foundation, are marked by . mo-
: cheerful promise Of apprOachiI
3 success. john SCREvRN.
n President.