Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-21

Your western supplies of corn,
loor, &C., Would make an
saving OF not loss than 100000
moro per Sunum, making an aggro
gate OF S25+,OOO paid to the NJ, \
q. r. r. for the great kjndnOsses
she Offers 10 tho people Of Noxubee
alone.
ARC not these facts worthy Of the
consideration Of ~ prudent and eco
nomical people,
Farther, so far as tho people Of
Noxubee + concornod-
The county of Winston lios immc-
diately west OF this county, In
consequence of the discrimination
in favor oftroig' tage from Meridian,
and UXhorbitant ratios from Macon
or ShuquAIak or Brooksvillo, (the
three Dopots in NoXubee,) on the
NJ. & 0. H.. r., cotton is hauled to
Meridian when Macon and those
points are the natural markets for
it. Arc our people at Macon and
,tao county willing to continue to
help to build up other places, at
their own expense, rather than put
forth their energies and save them
selves from eventual %obscurity and
ruin
Thus, much may DO said in refer
onco to that branch of the subject.
This Road, if built from Macon TO
Tuscaloosa, will pass through about
20 miles Of tho most fertile part OIL
this county.
1t Is said by n of the most OK.
porionced Railroad men in the
Southern States that he has never
known a Road built through a set.
tied, good agricultural country thai
it did not increase the value Of the
lands from at least two to three dol,
lars per acre on each side of the
Road, for 8 miles on zach side. Al
the Road contemplated will pas:
through tho most fertile part Of thi'
county fArmed for its richness il
soil, we will take tho excess value
as assumed by his experience. Thi'
Road will therefore directly etTec
three sections Of land on each side
and being 20 miles in length through
this county, sums up 1870 sections OIL
$500 acres which, at So per acre
makes S230,SO0 Of permanent wealth
added to this county.
70 sum it up then, the county o
Noxubeo will make an annual saving
on cotton frsights, .""."."." Sl54,OO
On import treights,. 10000
In permanent wealth,"""""."". 23O,4O
These facts aro too significant no
to meet the attention OF the people
, Ibis includes all wo have to So,
) in reference to Noxuboc.
t Being unfamiliar with the neccs
\ sary statistics Of Pickons, we can
not speak intcIIigcntly regardm,
} that county. 1t will reap the sam,
t advantage in reference to tho in
creased valuo Of her lands, and will
DO tapped by two Roads almost a
right,angIes-tho Selma, Marion (
Memphis and this. They will aifor,
her choice of markets and almost i
any direction.
, Tuscaloosa county and the city Q
: TuscaIooss can speak for thomseIyes
| We want her coal and hor iron. w
want her proud aud prosperous lit
tie city, made already important b,
the Ala. 4 Chattanooga L. r., tn
= terminus of this. Will she not fuI
~ cooperate with US?
: Lethcrand Pickons speak throug
, their papers and to their Represent
ativeS at Montgomery. Letue but
this Road Whom alone it will b
an additional shortening of n cor
nection with tho Southern Pacific
= and become q most valuable link i
the main channels of travel.
Q Believing the people all alon
this line will second our enterpris,
wo publish these facts for their cor
+ s~ideration, s. Y. ID. HILL,
]. w. PATTY,