The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-27
PEARL RIvEu NAVIGATION.
Public vEeeting of the Citizens of
jackson and Lealxe County.

Pursuant to the call in yesterdays paper,
quite a large number of the business men OF
Jackson assembled yesterday afternoon, at 8
o'clock, at Green's Bank There were pres
ent also, Hon. J. L. Cooper, Representative
of Leake county, NJ. L. Garrett, Esq, editor
of the Carthagenian, and several other citi-
zens of Leake county; also several of the
attaches of the steam boat Stedman.
On motion, Gen. j. Il. George was called
to the Chair, ard J L. Power requested tc
act as Secretary.
After a free conversation as to the best
mode of removing distractions to the nav
igation of Pearl river, the following resolu-
tions, offer by Joshua Green, Esq, were
adopted:
Resolved, That committee of five be APP
pointed to present to and procure the pas
sage of a bill through the Legislature, APP
propriating $1,000 tor the purpose of remov-
ing the snags and rendering the river nav
igable from jackson to + inbuTg, and that
the Representatives from Kinds and Leake
counties be requested TO procure the pas
sage by the Legislature of a memorial to
Congress asking an appropriation in the
River and Harbor Bill of $4,000 toward
rendering the entire river naVigable.
Resolved, That the com mittee above pro-
representing the business interests of jack
son, who shall Cooperate with like COM
mittees at Carthage and other points, in all
measures looking to the navigation of Pearl
river, and thereby 10 securing to the city a
large and valuable trade now being divert
ed to other points at great expense in trans
portation.
The Chair appointed az such committee,
Messrs. John W Robinson, a. Virden, III.
Spengler. |. Strauss, and T.. r. Stedman.
Mr.. Perkins, an old Pilot on the Red
river and other streams, made very en-
couraging statement as to the practicablity
of rendering Pearl river navi9able. Red
river twenty five years ago, was in a worse
condition than Pearl river was to-day, and
now there are boats on that river that can
carry three thousand bales of cotton.
From other statements made, the follow
ing items are noted: The distance from
Jackson to Carthage by dirt road is about
sixty miles; the distance by river about
one hundred and sixty miles. The worst
part of the river to navigate is the distance
of nine miles below Carthage. The chief
difficulty at present is the hanging
trees. The steamer Stedman, now in port,
brought down thirty-two bales of cotton.
The capacity of the boat Is fifty bales. The
freight from Carthage to Jackson is 81 90
per bale. Cotton can be insured at 60c per
bale.
The members of the committee promised
their hearty cooperation, and with an ac-
tive interest all along the line of Pearl river
the stream can be utilized to the develop
ment of the fertile country through which
it flows, and Will contribute very largely TO
the prosperity of our own city. With an
effort, from five to ten thousand bales of cot
ton can be added to our local shipments, and
the farm products can be delivered here at
such rates as materially to reduce the cost
By all mea0s clean out the snags
and let us have several boats plying regu-
larly between Jackson and Carthage.