Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

an advantage Of those abroad, and II be
does not profit by II 1t will certainly be
attributable to the superior sagaclty Of
New Orleans and ST. Louis, or else to
his Iisinclination 10 improve 8 golden
opportunity.
To the laboriDg man | a address
myself with the assurance that be will
be the first beneficiary Of this enter
prise. II he be one of that large army
Of veterans whose muscle has built the
greatest monuments Of civilization,
whether II be in the clearing Of the
forest, the building Of roads, the
cutting Of canals, the throwing up Of
levees, the erection Of houses and
bridges-or of those who have made
Emusic with the anvil" at the humble
blacksmith shop, OIL turned out, at the
more pretenti0us machine shop, The
pOnderous axles and drivers Of the To-
comotive, all such stand an equal
chaRce for employment, and the prom.
ise has already been published by Col.
Campbell and Capt. Willie, that Vicks-
burg and Sharkey county laborers shall
have the preference. The declaration
OF these gentlemen, whose word Is re-
garded by those who know them as a
synonym for integrity, should at once
drown out the cry OF "conviet labor"
To the many young men who are now
out of employment, but who are look
ing forward to q permanent livelihood,
1t need only be said tha. the building
Of the Deer Greek railroad will open
up positions Of every kind and grade.
No inconsiderable number will be
needed on the completion OF the road
TO Rolling Fork and the Washington
county line and as the road will neces-
sarily be built, in time, not only along
the entire length OF Deer Creek, but on
through the county of Coahoma, It's
business will become immensely en-.
larged, and thus create q demand for
labor propOrtiouate with such increase
Of traffic.
IL has been urged By some, that be.
cause Of the fixed terminus OF the road
(4bove Clay streei), that 1t is sectional
In purpose, and, % q consequence, the
results Of its building will also be Sec
tional. 1t lie q sufficient refutstion Of
this to say that neither the Directory
nor the Construction Company have q
dimes worth Of interest at the Site OF
or in the neighborhood OF the grounds
on which, by the conditions of
the subscription, they are compelled to
locate their depots, etc. II such a re.
striction had not been imposed, we
should then DO informed, by the very
knowing and astute ones, that It was
the design OF the Company to push the
road through Vick'burg, and thus ig.
more The city altogether. AS the mai.
ter of location has been fxed-as the
cotton Vast in amount as It must
necessarily be when the road shall
have reached even the Washington
county line), will be thrown OF on our
river hill side, aud passengers landed
at a depot 10 the northern end OF the
town, the hackmen and draymen and
others cannot fail 10 realiz9 their true
! interests in voting "tor subscription"
/, | have written the above more with
the view OF calling attention to the
many and hard efforts which have for
D years been made TO build q line of rail.
road which, ouce constructed, would
prsctic Ally suoserve the greatest inter-
ests OF Vicksburg, Il would prove the
speediest mean Of restoring the pres
. ent depleted city treasury Il would be
3 sure aud solid savings bank for the
payment of present and future liabili-
r ties, aud thus place Yicksburg on the
! high road to prosperity. The benefits
; which will accrue to the city from the
. building OF the road, are admitted on
| all sides. There seem to be one go
3 poor or infrm in judgment to pro-
nounce the enterprise as worthless or
! inexpedient. Its magnitude and worth
stand confessed. Then let il be re.
3 membered that now Is the propiious
r time for consummating q work ioT
r Vicksburg which will not only help her
D in her crippled condition, bat will in
e fuse new life iuto every vein and
artery Of tho body polite. But
q should this railroad subscription be
/. voted down Il ia certain that no other
. such prOposiliOn-so fair and equitable
= In all its teatures-wiIl ever be made
!. aud the little Greenville village, hear
. ing of your apathy and indifference,
y will quietly but surely extend the rail
. road, which now connects her with
' Deer Creek, down that stream to Roll.
{ Ing Fork, and possibly, to the lower
/ line Of Sharkey, and thus grasp and re.
( tain q trade which, In but a short time
3 will make her metropolitan when com.
nared with VickshuFc-