Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-20
GLENDALE, MISS.
A New Outlet by Rail for the YazOo and
SunhOwer Valleys.

GLENDALE, CoAHoMA COUNTY,
Miss, March II, lS79.-There is be-
ing built narrow gauge railroad from
this point which, when completed, will
cause a great change in the trade of
large portion of Yazoo valley. Take
Cold Water, Tallahattchie and Yazoo
rivers as the eastern boundary, the
Mississippi river, Moon lake and Sun
flower river as the western boundary,
the Chickasaw line, north from Mis-
sissippi river to the Cold Water, and
Townships 16 as the southern bonn
dairy, and we have as fine a section of
cotton land as there is in the world.
There is fully one million acres of land
embraced in the country described,
and at least seventy-fve per cent. of
the land is susceptible of being cleared
and cultivated. For a considerable
part of the located line of road the
distance between the eastern and west
ern boundary is about the same. The
road starts out from here running in
southeasterly direction some eight
miles; then nearly due south,
passing through Jamestown to Hon.
j. A Alcorn's Clubhouse; then south
west some five miles; then south to
the SunAower river, being some thirty
miles from the Mississippi river. At
this point it is fully $50 miles to the
mouth of Yazoo river via the Sun
flower; from the Sunfower the road
runs southeast, passing near Trenton,
and enters Tallahatchie county some
forty miles from the Mississippi river,
through the western part Of Talla-
hatchie into lie Flore county, reach
ing the Tallahatchie river some sixty
miles from the Mississippi river, being
320 miles above the mouth of Yazoo
river, 46 miles north Of the mouth of
Yallobusha, 80 miles north Of Green
wood, 80 miles north of Honey Island.
From the landing on Tallahatchie
river the road runs in a southerly
direction some 30 miles to Eagle Lake,
on the Yazoo river, at the head of
Honey Island, some 225miles above the
mouth of Yazoo river, As miles above
YazOo City by water, 45 miles south
of Greenwood and POP mikes south of
the mouth Of Coldwater. Crossing the
Yazoo river at Eagle Lake the road
runs through Honey Island to Yazoo
City, 80 miles south by line of road
making total distance from the Missis.
sippi river to SunAower river, say 80
miles to Tallahatchie river, say 60
miles; to Yazoo river, say 80 miles !;
to Yazoo City say 125 miles.
Glendale is situated 3l5 miles north
of the mouth of Yazoo river; the
distance to various points on the Tai
lahatchie and Yazoo rivers from the
month of Yazoo river is, to Yazoo
City 10l, or via Mississippi and YaEoo
river from Glendale, 406 miles; from
Glendale via rail l25 miles, via. rail
and river 200 miles from Glendale to
Greenwood via Mississippi and Yazoo
rivers the distance is 585 miles from
Glendale via rail and river 105 miles,
and so the comparison will hold good
for all landings north of the railroad
landing ON the Tallahatchie and YazoC
rivers. Ten miles from the Missis.
sippi river the road crosses Yazoo
Pass, the distance to Coldwater being
only five miles, giving outlet fol
freight from both upper and lower
Coldwater.
Take the time and insurance saved
and it seems to me clear, that the
Mobile and North Western railroad
must, when completed, bring to the
Mississippi river large portion OF
business that now goes down the
Yazoo and thence to New Orleans
and large amount of Western pro
duce now sent down the Mississippi
river to the mouth Of the Yazoo for
distribution up the Yazoo, Talla-
hatchie and Yallobusha rivers, must
stop at Glendale, and in from two to
four hours time be ready for shipment
up or down the Tallahatchie and Yazoo
rivers.
From Glendale to Yazoo river the
road will pass through forty miles Of
the richest portion of .Coahoma coun-
ty, fifteen miles of Tallahatchie county
and thirty-fve miles of LeFlore coun-
ty, besides making through Sunhower
river and its own proximity to Sun
flower county, nearly all Of that
county tributary to the road.
OF course if the business of the
road is what the writer expects it will
be, and the cotton and passengers come
to the Mississippi river, Memphis and
Helena must be largely benefited,