Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28
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valley trade from SunfoWer and Deel
Greek. Every one conversant with The
facts knows that the very best trade
that Vicksburg gets comes from Deer
Creek and Sunflower river. This sec,
ton Of the State is the finest cotton
land In the world, and Vicksburg gets
a fair share Of the cotton from It. She
can get it all by little push and ener'
gy now. and she can wait no longer
for others are moving with the deter
minatiOn to wrest II from her, and they
will succeed unless we at once prove
by our acts that we intend to retain It.
Read this article from the last number
Of The Greenville Times:
THE iron and material for this railroad
from GreenVille to Deer Greek is now be.
Ing landed here BY the Anchor Line boats,
the fret lnstalment having been put OF by
the Grand Tower last saturday night. The
cross-ties have, In part, been sawed here,
and we are informed that track. lay ing will
be commenced at once, and that II 10 the
intention Of the company to duish the
first section, TO Deer Greek, in about sixty
days.
"This point reached the construction for
sixty miles down the Greek will be little
more than the cost Of the iron and ties, no
bridges, and the grading trihing. We
have no doubt that the energy OF the con-
structlon company, and the self Interest
OF the country TO DO benefited, will ppeed.
lily complete the road TO Rolling Fork.
"The people In sunHOwer, we learn, are
already stirred up, and watching the rail.
road progress here with utmost interest.
When the road reaches the Creek, the dis
lance TO Indian Bayou, In the heart Of
sunfOwer county, will be only ten miles.
A branch road that distance, to afford an
outlet other than the costly and pTecariOus
one by Vicksburg, for this splendid
country Is easily In the power OF The mor-
chants and planters Of that county; aided
aS they will be by Greenville.
alt is crafty ing to notice the renewed
confidence and spirit already manifested
by our citizens, We would impress upon
them, however, that the entire accDmplis b.
ment OF the scheme which we have sketch.
ed will unquestiOnaGly tax their individ.
ual means, hitherto untaxed. So far the
only fund raised, has been through the
sale OF our municipal bonds, and the prl-
vate resources Of the contractors"
Now shall we sit down, fold our
hands and hug the delusive phantom
Of hope until others take from us the
sources Of commercial prosperity? We
say no. We can build q railroad up
Deer Creek twice as easily as the
GreenVille people can build one down
1t. We have the advantage, because
the people prefer to connect directly
with q city. For the Deer Creek pCo.
pie to secure railway connection with
Vicksburg, means a doubling Of the
value Of their lands, market for all
they produce, and a market In which
10 buy all they wish. 1t means that
Deer Greek, in few years, will be the
garden spot OF the world. II Is 3 GER.
tainty that this rich country will have
an outlet by rail, and it "a for us 10 say
whether we will! bind it 10 us By
mutual interests or whether we will d.
nothing and lose millions.
We will state how this road, in our
opinion, can be built. Let IL al
lOayS be borne in mind, that ace DO mol
adUocdte Vicks5urg o. Sh0rkey coun-
ty paying one dollar until The trains
are running at least half '0ay TO Roll.
ing Fork, The VicSsburg and Mem.
phis road has yaluable charter fran.
chises. We understand the Directors
are willing to give The whole thing
to any Company who will build
tho road. Now if Vickbburg
aud Sharkey county will enter into
proper guarantees 10 give, after the
road Is completed, enough TO cover al
risk the company may take in building
the road, We think the largest portion
Of the road, it not every foot of it, can
be ready for the Fall business. WhaI
the city and county are willing 10 con-
tribute should be in the shape of gift
II they were to take stock they would
have to take risk before the road II
built. This, we do not think the city
would be willing 10 do, and VIC do no
care 10 whom the road belongs so Il
Is thoroughly identified with Vicks
burg interests. ViCksburg and Shar'
key would reap their benefit BY In
creased value in real estate and
increased trade. 1t is hard to estimate
how much real estate would increAst
along the line Of tho road; and w
think the real estate Of the city woul(
bO increased by road 10 Rolling FOrl
at least one and a half millions of dol
lars. Now, can Sharkey county ant