The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-02-12

sures eheapness Of fares and tolls, besides
many other advantages which Gov from
unity Of design and control, and general
simIlihcatiOn Of the entire bua.uas1 m 4.
concerns the public and the Iailrcao1
: 10 these advantages we add That thc
state Of Mississippi, and other states south
Of the junction Of the Ohio and Missiagip-
pi rivers, will be exempt from the evils
Of low water IN the Ohio in summer. and
the winter freezes which smut up the Nile
sissippi aud Ohio above Cairo. This line
Of railway from New Orleans. ut the
mouth of the Mississippi river % Chicago
on lake Michigan. and 10 Dubuque on
the Mississippi river, traversng thirteen
degrees of latitude, thence north TO Che
head Of navigation of the same river, cr0s-
sing the country from north 70 south. pas-
sing through the interiors Of Louisiana,
/ Mississippi Tennessee, Kentucky aud IT.
lInois, is, of itself, an enterprise boz mag
nitude and importance, second only t0
/ the Pacific railroad. Where, on th.a
continent. has cotton, molasses and au-
/ gar, such n mart as New Orleans
and so long as the waters of
the Mississippi river shall continue to
flow, and the production of these wealth
producing articles of trade and commerce
Is continued, this city will remain uurIvt-
ed as a market for the same, and by iho
establishment Of said line Of steamers.
the commerce Of Cuba and other islel
will be added. Nine hundred and FOUR
teen miles north Of this city is Chicago.
Ii has been said that she Is not only the
greatest grain depot la the world, end
the largest pork market ln Ameucir
but that il is one OF the best lumber mar
kets and the principal railroai centre in
the United States. Her railroads now
touch the Mississippi river az ten differ
ent points from Prairie du Gu en-, Wiscon-
sin, to Cairo, Illinois, and your consU.ldH-
ton scheme will soon add three others. lt
is the starting point for san Francisco
on the Pacific
With the East and the Atlantic cities,
its railroad connections are of equal im-
portance; aud besides, vessels
take on cargoes ut the whnrves ofChimgo
and New Orleans, which they discharge
at Liverpool.
This combination will also have direct
railroad connection with ST. Louis, o. city
whose rapid and gigantic strides in cUm-
marce. population and wealth, has but
few PARALLELS. Ii will be seen that vast
railroad tunnel has been formed through
which the productions of the most fertile
portions Of the United States will How, ua
also the commerce % numerous clIrsl
and of foreign countries; aud ns travel iol-
lows trade, It's business an this respect
will be propOrtonate.
CONCLUSION.
Such are the present and prospective re-
,ults of that policy which Influenced YOU
10 lease your road 70 Col III 3. McComb
md his associates. These resi- lts, as you
oresaw and intended them 90 bc, are
more potential 90 guarantee individual
lights and national repose and prosperity
han all the constitutions that could Doe
written; and form monument 20 your
wisdom, which, we are persuaded viii
prove more honorable and durable than
tatues Of marble or tablets of brass.
Il is your duty firmly % stand by and
ustnin Col. McComb and his associates in
heir herculean efforts TO perfect che ac-
OF these objects. The les
ees Of your road also deserve, and will,
We hope, receive, your continued approval
#. and cooperation in thief aithfuI per.or-
nance Of ali other obligations under tHo
eese.
Your Secretary and Treasurer Cen
Z. p. Nicely, and your General ATTORNEY
zen. +. G. Walthall, deserve your uH.
qualified appreciation for fidelity DO tho
discharge Of the duties Of their respective
hices. Respectfully,
A. NJ WEST.
President
p. S.-Regular trains commenced rum
ling from New Orleans 10 Cairo On
DEC. "A, 1873.