Louisiana capitolian., 1880-08-26
RAILROAD TO BATON ROUGE.

CNpC. u. ~ UuitnCy, PiVu"o"V
lawyer at Liberty, Miss, contributes
the following article to the Herald Of
that place. It's fullof practical sug-
gestions, which mc Of immense i'm
portance to our people, and we invite
their thoughtful consideration Of the
subject:
Now that Baton Rouge is the point
fixed for the eastern terminus OF the
New Orleans and Pacific railroad to
connect with that city by road d.
rect from Baton Rouge along the east
bank Of the Mississippi river, and
whereas, Messrs. Lyons Il Pipes,
owners of the Clinton and Port Hud-
son road, have declared their purpose
to at once run their road from Mid
way to that city, Baton Rouge), the
time has arrived for the people Of
East Feliciana parish and Amite coun-
ty, Miss, to take immediate steps to
secure an extension of the Clinton and
Port Hudson road to Liberty. The
people of this county need rs much as
they need anything in the world, q
railroad for the development Of their
resources and the facilities it will af-
ford them ofgetting their various sur
plus products to market. For u long
time this need has been felt and fire.
ouent efforts have heretofore been
made to meet this want without sue
cess, owing to the fact that the people
Of other sections whose aid was neces-
sary failed to cooperate, for tho rea-
son that the way was not clear, or the
inducements not sufficiently strong,
or the magnitude Of the undertaking
too great for their resources. The
movement failed because the time and
the circumstances ut and under which
it was made, were mnfavorablc. Not
50 now. Circumstances have changed,
the situation has greatly improved,
and the time for action has come. All
that is necessary for the success Of
the enterprise is unity Of purpose and
concert Of action--co-opeution. Your
correspondent, ~. W. +. W.'inyour
last issue, has clearly set forth some
of the advantages a railroad from Lib
erty to the Mississippi river would be
to our people. Although he does not
mention tithc Of them, (evcry tax
payer complete the list), his enumcra-
ton is sufficient to convince the most
skcptical that the road would prove a
material benefit in many ways to
every farmer, mechanic, merchant
and professional man in the county.
But when we consider that the road
secures connection with other roads
leading to the great commercial capi-
tai of the South and intermediate cen
tcrs of trade, and westward to the
Pacific ocean, the prospective benefits
are enhanced almost beyond the
power of human calculation.
would therefore suggest tho hold
ing of mass convention Of the people
of Amitc county at an early day, say
the first day Of court, for the purpose
of considering this important matter
with the view of submitting the ques-
ton Of building the road by taxation
to vote of the people of the county
at the time of holding tho election for
Presidential electors this fall; aud Of
electing delegates to u convention Of
delegates representing the parishes o.
East Baton Rouge, East Fc'iciana,
| and the counties of Amitc and Will
kinson, to be held III Clinton, l1a., Al
| soon rs the same can conveniently b'
done.
In furtlcrancc of the above sugges
tions we reproduce the annexed edito
rial extract from the same paper:
MASS MEETING.-We have been re
quested to say that there will be
mass meeting of the people Of Amit'
count;, held in the coulv house there
of, on the first day OF our next Sep
tcmEer term of the Circuit Court, fo1
the purpose ofconsider'ng the question
of building q railroad under the char
ter recently granted by the Legisla
tore, from Liberty to Woodvi!le o.
Clinton, and the means to he employ
ed, whether by taxation or otherwise
and also to appoint delegates to
railroad convention to be held in Gin
ton in October next.
Altogether, it appears that on
Amite county .iends mean busines
and why shor!dn't they? Tha
section Of count y embraces some q
the finest lands in South Mississippi
all of which have no better means O
transportation than ordinary wagons
This cannot last-tlley need and mus
have a better and more rapid mean
of communication with the QUITE
world. Some of the most magniticen
fruits we have ever seen were grow
in Amitc county, which can find II
market. The farmers there are ncarl
all selfsustainins, producing all til