The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-21
Some Facts About the Value of
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history of the Ship Island Railroad agi-
tation in this State, and showed that il
has been regarded by our people and
rulers in-the past-as-t he-pet railroad
scheme for Mississippi Weproppse to.
day. to advert briefly to the capacities
for development of the proposed Ship
Island Ripley,and Kentucky Railroad.
This + tie Ship Island Railroad proper pro
konlY extended and directly affecting the
who lie lengthtof the State. Fer many
REASONS tits superiorroute telthat suie
veyed by Po&hatah Robertson, and Our
attaphmept for the present Ijipe. springs d nl
from D. no local interest or LOCAL pride. We
present 1T lparelya as auStste scheme. The
line pierces the Whole State from is
ENotthern to it's Southern border, and
Thereby brings its advantages to the lar
lgest Humber,of our. people and makes If
itrulS and emphatically what it was,sal-
ways intended to be, State Road.
SEQ rgia has her State road. New York
!, has her Erief most of the States. have
rail- loads within their gborders looking
mainly to State interests, and intended
to b uild up sea ports and inland cities
for their own individual enrichment and
Iglqv. Why should +. not o. Mississippi
| have road of her own, looking special
| ly.to her own development?
II here are many sensible and patriotic
men in this State who regard. the Ship
ISLAND Railroad as, q mere, sentiment;
/ Yhey can see nothing in it but the graft
tfcatioh of State pridegS cit starts from
no, where, and ends : no no where say
the1. 1t goes through a sterile and
spatsely settled country whose inhabi-
tants, they claim; are neither able nor
am bilious enough to encourage it. tits
Gle Dr. however; that intelligent men who
take this view have, not matdrely eonsid
cred the matter. They are wrong in:
thei r PREMISES and, therefore, fall into
errd neous conslusi ions. They refase to
look at examples before Their own eyes
FH4 ibh refute their theory. The Missis-
,EsiaBi Central, and The Nickshurg q
Meridian Roads are living and conspicu-
ous proofs Of the falsity of this theory.
1otSB efore 4 State takes 4 hand III the
Fhai lding of a Projected railroad. or other
greas' Internal impnyemenb there, axe
thi4 gsS to 1eorfsifer :s.,9 q - - s4c~ u L
Eifst:t Is size able to1doTff?H = ''-Es+ !
Secondly; FI1 it pay @4 81. .
~ - fhipdlyI$What efeetslN4ll it, have in
fdn1 proving the fortunes of her people,
and in increasing ner own revenues?
The building of, 2 sraillroad is a cold
fblopded matter ,af ealealaaion.zs There is
| no Sentiment 9atoutait II Ifiteahn etsb be
re4ohatly delh6nstrated that The 'wioJr worn. is
ne9 dsa and would prove lto ,4sSs an Up ip
fprdvement permanently advantageous ia
Ik1hd people, issweuld de wise tos abandon
| it at4the start. IF tits shown That it
wOh az r. Svegst ST. s5S i
4 soug http9t TO he made, H4fithe State, is
I not able ts4 build qit. 4shesshDuld.a mot .un.
dettaketit.*S 81 .Jsep. ~ u ~ :; ~ R4W
/ Lass. aa6 aEt say .4s4s $50 MAJ G9i.s
2 Flrsts then, as. 70 the question of ,abil
ityt stBy7the grant of five hundred thou
san d acres Of land Siff'the State belonging
to the general Government, and the
] vl1t ual donation by the. State of her own
Fma accessible and iunpFoftabke Hands, and
In 5udieious lease IF the .Penit9ntary7t99
pal ties who: would guse' the labon of 1.-the
cofvicts upon This. ROAD, thsswhole Diff:
cul typ would be- neaplyilsdlved. . There
swd dld not be MITCH else necessaf y, for the
4 Stf tel or the counties along the road to
Idol FROM ffizze hundred TO a. thousand
! ma n tamed uponithi work, under skill
Ifai and zen s4:g - agemens such
as the present lslesseese lweuld Z gbe
ablefato i4fus iiato. it,fS4wQalds s9 80
|cohplete it. We think, therefofe, There
ca b be no two opinions about the
ability of the State tetb.sildsthe road il
j thb Penitehtiary7is fdti1izedi fin this 'tIiree-
It'd ii and With this view es.5 We earnes t
refoImlmehdd IAN extension Of the lease d
j the Reniteatiary;to Messrs.i Hamilton &
.ll HSPskins, with the main purpose Of turn.
ing large proportion of the, IN muscle
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