Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

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way-are giving wonderful evidences
Of industrial activity aud life, aud
pushing the car Of progress along in lie
everlasting march Of improvement,
ViCksburg stands quietly by with her
arms folded ove her breast, waiting
"fOr q more convenient season." or
"Micawber-like, for something to turn
up" and permits her rarest jewels to
be stolen from under her very eyesl
W. do not think 1t 10 hAzardIng too
much to say that there 10 scarcely q
point on the Mississippi river, from its
source to itS mouth, which possesses as
many or more natural advantages for
the building up Of q great and pros.
porous city than our own. Situated as
II is, just equi.diStant from Memphis
on the north and New Orleans on the
south, and In the very heart Of the
finest cotton region on the globe, there
lie no reason, If proper efforts are made,
why VickSburg should not become one
Of the great commercial entrepoB Of
the Mississippi Valley. But to com.
PATS this object she must have more
railroads, for what are they but the
great arteries through and along which
the commercial liie-blOod of q Nation
Aows2 But 10 have railroads We must
have some additional taxation, and the
bare suggestion Of such a thing is sure
10 bring down upon the head OF him
who has the temerity to make it, the
anathemas Of u ,Oise men, q few fos.
silized remnants Of q by.gone age, who,
with all their Wanted wisdom, are un-
able to see that the advantages which
would accrue 10 Us in the enhanced
value Of our real estate, consequent
upon our improved and Increased rail.
road facilities, would greatly tend to
Tighten the burden of taxation, and In
fuse new life and energy Into every
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II 10 said, and II is not without some
force, we confess, that u people have
realized no benefit from the subsidies
that have already been voted In the
way Of bonds to two projected rail-
roads since the war. II Is true Wa do
not seem to have derived any very
great advantage from the money vo,ed
TO "the Mississippi Valley and Ship
leland" aad the "VlCkSburg and Mem.
phis" railroads, but Is that any reason
why we should sit quietly by for the
remainder of u days, aud make no
further effort to consummate these
grand enterprises? In view of exist.
ing circumstances, the material saliva
ton Of Vicksburg is dependent, to a
very great extent, we think, upon the
building aud construction OF these two
roads for Q reasonable distance. Az
was shown In our editorial . day or
two since, In q few months more,
Greenville will have a railroad tapping
the rich Deer Greek country above uS,
aud no one at oil acquainted with the
energy and perseverance Of the distin.
guished President Of the NAtchez aud
Columbus Railroad, q question for q
moment that In short while that road
too, will be thoroughly equipped aud In
running order to Raymond, II not
through to Jackson. These two roads,
when completed, will OF necessity divert
Gil immense deal Of trade to GreenviIle
and NAtchtz, which would inevitably
come to Vicksburg II We would only
do II the cOurtesy TO extend II an
invitation. We know that our
wise men will laugh st these
buBkosllUuui Out VIC eau TeCUileCl
only too well, when, a few years
ago, these sAme individuals ridiculed
the idea that the great river In our
front, would ever make the now his
toric cutoff, aud that, too, when year
BY year, day by day, and hour By hour
Il was patent 10 the perception of ordi.
nary intelligence, that the giant stream
was slowly but surely encrOaching
upon its confines, until finally, when,
wearied with its long Imprisonment, II
burst through It's barriers, aud went on
it's way rejoicing 10 the sea. Now
il the people OF Vicksburg some year-
since had refused 10 listen 10 these
crOakers, aud had applied to existing
facts a little common sense, and In.
CURED the expenditure of a few thou.
sand dollars, the great river would TO.
day be running along In lite old aud &C.
custOmed channel.
VlCksburg IL Q thriving and prosper.