Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10


voters Of this city, We are informed,
are as follows: the city will be asked
to agree to give to the road on itS com.
pletion TO Rolling Fork, In Sharkey
county, one hundred thousand dollars
In bonds bearing s per centum in.
tsrest per Annum until paid, and TO give
the road the right OF way through The
city to the Compress. On their part
the company will agree to construct
the road to Rolling Fork from the city
they will agree not TO pro rate against
the city In favor of any individual,
steamboat, railroad, or corporation In
the transportation Of freight and pas.
ssngerS; they will agree to locate the
depot at any suitable place they can get
Ia the city, said location Of the depot
to be at some point north Of Clay
street, and they will agree that the road
shall never be operated in any way 10
initiate against the interests Of the
city. The first thing In this PROPOSE
lion that strikes the attention Of our
readers is the absence of ell risk as far
as the city is concerned. II the com.
pany fail TO build the road, the city
will have assumed no obligation
whatever. The completion Of the
road to Rolling Fork is pre-
requisite TO anything asked Of the
city. 1t seems TO Us that this en-.
terprise is so plain, honest and simple
that all can understand it, and the only
thing for the voters TO decide is wheth.
er or not the benefits 10 be derived
will be Commensurate with what the
road aSks OF the city. We have often
shown some Of the benefits the city
would derive from this road, but there
are others to which we have not re-
ierred, and We believe there are many
that no one can refer to, for they will
not be discovered until after the road
Is constructed. The 1rst glorious ef-
feet the road would have would be the
complete and entire restoration of con.
fidence in the future of Vicksburg,
With this valuable road in operation
the depot located in the northern part
of the city, and q good portion Of the
rich valley trade secured, there would
DO such q revival Of energy and conf
dence as was never witnessed in thl'
city before. The building OF the
NatChez road by that city, through
comparatively poor section of country
has given new life to her, aud she
threatens 10 outstrip Vicksburg in Tho
race for prosperity. The building o.
the Deer Greek road would, we fee
satisfied, enhance the value Of rea
estate in this city ct least one million
dollars; it would increase business il
all lines Of trade fully one-third; /
would tie to US forever the richest lonl
staple Cotlon.producing country on thC
face of the globe. To gain all thest
immense benefits, what is VicksburI
asked to do! She is not asked to rist
ono dollar. She is only asked to aid
to q very small extent, ate
it 10 in successful operation, al
enterprise worth to her ever.
year at the very lowest calculation ten
fold what she Is asked to give it. Sh
will not have TO provide one dollar L
carry out her agreement until one yea
after the trains are running to Rollin
Fork, as II will be that long before th
= first years interest on the bonds laI
due, and thereafter she will only hav
10 provide eight thousand dollars
! year. We have heard the best mer
( chants IN the place declare that the cit
: will reap more benefit from the road /
one peek in the business season tha
. the amount she is asked TO pay for on
year.
e Some, in discussing this question
+ have asserted that YiCAsburg would b
? no more benefited than New Oreau
!, or st. Louis. No one we'll aequainte
: with the nature of the country thrOug
j which the road will run, can be in
. pressed with this idea. Deer Creel
\ near which stream the road will run,
\ situated between the Mississippi an
l. SunAOwer rivers, and cotton, freigt
o and passengers must at present 60 b
one or the other Of these streams. l
o the Fall the planters haul to the MlSsi
aSnOi and ahin hv the pauAa nAnkata