Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30

siderable amount Of land, over
which he road Would ran when
turned down the river toward Dali
"a. At present, I know Of bat Two.
objections which have been ID
vanced against the Mulberry route.
One that st would ruin property
along that street. was made BY .
few who owned stores and lots
thereon, but strange 70 say that oil
principal ObjectOrs seemed TO own
largely on the lower route, and o.
course their houses on Mulberry
were bound 70 be ruined, and the
other made by the Doctor when he
says "thus cut OF from the north,
our only alternative is to 60 south"
Now II the whole matter was In
vOlved In these two objections
without disguise, l think that there
would be no room to complain.
But l would like 10 ask If those
who opposed the Mulberry project
most bitterly were honest in their
objections, then the cry was, oh,
my property will all be ruinedl or
did they have an interest to Guilt
vate by leading the road over
other grounds? In this connection
| would like to PROFOUND a few
friendly questions to the Doctor,
which l trust he will find not
inconsistent with his duty to
answer and in doing SO l as
sure that gentleman that l have
no unkind or unfriendly spirit to
crafty, but simply that the good
people of Vicksburg may see that q
few enterprisiDg citizens can bid
for the favor Of the railroad in lie
extension, that the multitude will
not sleep upon their rights; and be
willing when understood, to meet
the emergency.
list question Did, or did not the
company receive written proposals
from some of the strongest OppOs-
ers Of the Mulberry route, when the
work was progressing and before
or about the time the injunction
was sued out, offering to loan
money, granting the right Of way
over their lands, and even to give
lands, on condition that the com.
pany would run the track down the
river and consequently abandon
Mulberry street?
Second question : Had you not
several propositions OF the same
kind, and al from OppOsers Of the
practICabIlity Ofthe Mulberry street
road, and who were owners Of land
on the lower rOute9 And have you
not propositions from the opposorG
TO the line down Mulberry street
even at this time and also from par.
ties through whose lands the road
will run II taken SOuthI .
ask these questions that We
may be advised, and also In Justice
to the opposers Of the road down
Mulberry, for some of them are my
personal friends and have been for
many years, for 1t has been said
that the objection on the score o.
injury to property on Mulberry
street was q mere pretense used Il
force the road the other way. Nov
II no proposition to the company t
take the road down the river die
exist, will the Doctor inform u
aud the parties {? and even the Doc,
tor himself will DO fully acquitted
of all knowledge in regard TO any
such supposed arrangement. | an
unwilling to think, or to havC
others believe, that the strong OPP
position as expressed By them u
tho Mulberry street road, wa
founded upon the fond expecta
ton OF making half q million o
dollars al cost TO the citizens o
Vicksburg Of about S6,000,00O sim
ply by causing the road TO run th,
other way, but would rather be
lieVe that their objections were Elm
cere with no speculation in view
There is now q bill before the Leg
i%slature proposing TO amend tn
charter Of the Vicksburg and Me
ridian railroad, 80 that their line o
road may be extended 10 the river
l believe there is no one but feel
DESTROYS for the railroad to have
river terminus, therefore | sugges
that a meeting Of the citizens be hat
preparatory to a satisfactory ar
rngement with the company, so a
to preserve the city intact, and se
cure the Company q river termi
nus at some point NEST advanta
geous to the largest number, and II
! the mean time II lie to BIO hoped thu
the representatives from this Coun
ty In the Legislature will postpone
at all hazard, any action upon th
bill to amend the charter, or an.
charter or law so destructive an
paralyzing to the interests and pro
! gress Of Vicksburg.
} Ibid intend TO notice some Of tn
! indifference Of Spectator, but m
communication has already con
sumed more space than | intended
; Very respectfully, etc,
: HARPER p. Hunt.
: Vicksburg, April Is, 1870.