New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-07
Vicksburg, Pensacola and Ship Island
Railroad.
From the Vlcksburg Times.

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Our admiration has recently been at
tracted by the quiet, earnest zeal with
| which the incorporatOrs of the Vicksburp.
Pensacola and Ship Island Railroad Com.
pany are fulfilling the terms of their char
ter. They have made little noise, few prom
ises; in fact, have scarcely appeared in
print, yet we learn corps or so of en-
gineers, an advance guard of skilled men.
with all the necessary outfit, are actually
en- route to begin the work, while arrange
ments are being perfected to give them a
favorable start. And more than this, an
important contract has been agreed on to
complete the work. Such quiet determin-
alton, energy and zeal deserve tue highest
commentator.
Attracted thus to the contract, the cor
porators, and the beginning of the work.
for it can now be said to be a work. and
one, in fact, begun, our attention is neces
sarily directed to the line of the road. to
the proposed value of the work, its results
upon the future of the counties through
which it will pass, and lastly, though not
by any means least, its results upon the
prosperity and welfare OF Vickshurg.
The air line of the rOad-its Mississippi
City line-is nearly due southeast, and
passes through the lower end of Warren.
into Kinds, Copiah, Lawrence, down the
Pearl to the head waters of Wolf river, and
to Mississippi City. By one glance at the
map it will be seen that Cayuga, Utica,
Rocky Springs, and the fine country in that
section, are brought within a few hours of
Vicksburg. Cotton and agricultural pro-
ducts, which now seek outlet by way of
long roads to the river, at once would come
TO this port. Provisions, dry goods, sup
plies, and the hundred and one things
needed, instead of being supplied by other
places, would be furnished by the merchants
OF Vicksburg. The benefits, however, would
not be all on one side. The fine lands of
Kinds, Copiah and Claiborne-and there
are none better than the sections of these
counties rendered tributary to this road
would be brought into demand, would at
once become of the value and prices they
ought to bear, and be filled with labor.
The productions and value of these lands
would be more than doubled at the stirring
sound of the busy car wheels.
The road, however, goes beyond; Crystal
Spring and Monticello are neighbors, and
will become valuable neighbors at that
The county of Lawrence has no outlet and
must depend upon the road wagon and the
little Pearl for market and for the neces-
sary demands of the table, the house and
the field. The people throughout this sec
ton are a refined, industrious, energetic
people, with a society unsurpassed by any
other portion of the State; they are travel
ing people besides, and we can truly say,
people, and they know how to ap-
preciate first class railroad. The people
become tributary to this road and this road
ends at Vicksburg. Further ON the road
penetrates the pine regions of Harrison.
under railroad influences to pay more than |
cotton, more than almost any other article, |
for the pine of this region is now become |
staple article of commerce and trade, not |
alone domestic, but even foreign trade. To |
those who have become familiar on this in |
teresting subject, it is well known that the |
pine lumber trade of the Florida, Alabama |
and Mississippi coast, has become of the |
hrst Importance. 1t is further known this |
trade, for want Of railroad facilities, is linn |
tied to the direction of New Orleans.
The Vicksburg, Pensacola and Ship Island |
road brings the trade to the Mississippi, and |
carries back in returning cars the supplies
winch the West is now furnishing this coast |
by way of New Orleans.
we nave not the least desire to lessen the |
prosperity OF other cities. Railroad build
ing is generous and noble rivalry. We |
hope to encourage all good enterprises of |
the sort; and when we sneak of secnrino
the coast trade, we are Jealous in the inter.
est of the road, not because it NAV lessen
the trade of other places, but because it will
the trade of Vicksburg.
The valuable suggestions of this subject
are too numerous for a newspaper article.
A good sized volume might be written, and |
the subject still remain unexhausted, almost
untouched. 1t will be proud day for
Vicksburg when this work is even half done,
and ii is certainly matter of cOngratula-
ton that it has now begun. Whether it
may need assistance or not we are unable |
to say; whether the aid of the |
city will yet be asked we are not ad-
vised; but this we will say-Vicksburg |
owes it to Vicksburg to see that the enter
prise is promoted and encouraged. At some
time we hope to be able to ad-
wise our readers of the progress of the road.
| he engineer corps, ETC., are expected in
lew days, and their coming will be hailed
with pleasure. Our railroad has actually
Deen begun, and the thought affords con-
graduation.
New Lisbon, Ohio, has the Periodical girl
hat swallows pins and needles, and has
hem taken out of her heel She has WELDED