Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-22
The Steamboat Illinois BGsi.
ness of Frlars POint-Ehe
Town, the ROHds-Deer Creek
RaiIrOad-Slack Water NaVi.
CATION on Deer Creek, Etc.

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Town, the ROnds-Deer Greek
RaIIrOad-Slack Water NaVi.
CATION on Deer Creek, Etc.
FRIAR. PolNT. FeJ Il -.
a short trip oil tie "I.ia'i-," from
your city 10 this p,ac', i's treat, std
certainly q pleasure ;9tc: Cslt. Hui; Is
tie most Quie' gtu'tmaL that com.
mands a s.oaniboa' 90 tie river, and
First Clerk Cumr.ias is likewise in bis
department. a. consequence every
thing on board mJves quietly along,
everybody Is expected 10 do as be
ikes," aud uooo = does anything that
Is not liked. Tie steward is good aud
the Cuisine" better. She carries a
goodiy number Ct passengers every
"trip.
Fr!ars Pula'i.Y long, narrow town,
With a s~p:iakiaE o. good dwell ing..
Tie population seems 8 wei..bred,
quie, people; fui. CT business cares IS
10 the men, tn; are sLrewd aud thrift!
merchants aud quite alive TO tie inter.
es;s Of the town. Tie river has cut III
the l4ud.Lg,lud Ecw lie whhr!Lcst lies
shout ore nil. aboveiLeiown. 10 reach
when. Gle .ha. 10 traverse 8 muddy
.irt'cn, il ,Cne !ice- Lard Wien BOT
tom i. reached, sad ,.u,ny "a itae way.
Il gives La!u !.au ny 3! wl&oas laden
win cNt'ou TIE roi!s lack G.: 'he
town a.e most impossible. an! much
c3t'o.. q. de.syeh tom mAlEe' a. 8 re.
.uli o'ine CouG,'IUL .! tie ltAhwhI.
Stccs sud WACO. a.. az
uua..y u.eA W by tie mud
! is ana Almost impossible "h!gh.
WAYS AID Notwithstanding tie yearly
: To-. en'ated fhetlD!, to say uc'AIaZ G!
The !nabi i'y to get cotton 10 m4!Lc' Il
. proper time, the ways a;e 10, urltr'
: T.ey at However, trying 10 &c = I'll
: Glen, funds to build II wooden NSm'
way to Jamestown. about fifteen hi e.
east OF this, il part 10 checsma'e a raj,
! road commenced from Delta, running
y east, in the interest OF Helena, direct!
} opposite the former place. Tue tram
way Is warmly advocated By Majo
KirEmau, editor Of the Coahomian,
pleasant and genial getleman, (.ike a.
" editors) with much energy aud tao
- With all these drawbacks, Friars Poin
- shows signs of Improvement, at least !
building, for | Lo;ice houses going L
= at both ends Of the town. There |
distress among tie laborers from sbor
. crops and low prices Of cjlton Just liz
It is elsewhere, aud | hear OF who.esal
y seizures Of mules aud wagons 10 pa
back Indebtedness. Memphis has
70 daily line OF packets TO this poiut an
!, back; they handle nearly all OF th
1900 bales sent from here, but It'll
y Of it finds It's way down tie riveI
~ - Memphis sign.boards are seen indec
i" all along the river, nailed TO trees Q
=, every landing above Greenville. Til
a portion OF the State, including the Tie
81 Of counties from the lower pal
y of Warren to the Tennessee linl
- Is the true cotton belt; Ii
y lands are the richest OF a%lluvial, th
y climate tie best,and the staple the fines
Of any cottons sent 10 market. til
~ question now arises, cannot Vicksbur
= compete with Memphis for the trad
that surely ought 10 seek tie formt
market? New Orleans Is too far of
III
il takes some time 10 get cotton thel
a and receive returns either In money {
~ goods. Apropos, l am told that Il
T. Greeuville aud Deer Creek railroad
n, an assured fact. Ia conversation wit
~ the President OF the road, he assume
~ as much, and meeting with q prominei
= lawyer Of that liz, be told me that L
~ debt so far has been incurred, and th
w the road will be carried down the De,
.,s Greek.
lIS Is the Greek susceptible Of beir
u. locked, with dams at intervals! Il 5
. would It not be easier aud cheaper Il
Vicksburg to undertake that wo,
than 10 build q railroad as proposed
~. slackwaler navigation being cheap
AZ. than land carriage, and II possible 4
..ao plan should be considered a,