The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-06-16
Pearl River Navigation.

9th appears tie following article:
Pearl river navigation Tor the season Is abou
. ar AN end AL line indie ttlOuS point to such
being the case. Tie river has fallen, the Cliff
ton is out Ot repair, and trade il not as brisk
. as ID mI gAt be-; SO for the preseHbthc waters 0
the majestic Pearl viii rest in quiet, calm re.
pose, uubr- ken save 10y the CHS and bless in 2
of the patient, lUug-sutering and disappointed
fisherman, or 10y the plunge of the small boy
taking "a swim How are the mighty fallen
and "to what base uses may great things be
brought.
The appearance of the above in a represen-
tative paper Ike TIE tLAEION-one that has
been 81 warm advocate OF Pearl river ma viga-
tiou--Is not calculated TO encourage the sup
pOgters OF the movement.
Previous 10 the building Of the Clifton the
navigation of Pearl river was never success
fully inauguratsl. Though few. one or two,
attempts had been made in this direction they
resulted in failure and were given up as i'm
practicable. Since the Oliver Clifton has been
in the trade the amount of goods bought in
jackson by Carthage merchants and Others,
and shipped on the Clifton, has amounted in
the aggregate 20 between TWEEN tv-Ive and thirty
thousand dollars. besides large amount OF
wav freight. Ii is safe to say that none of this
trade would have come TO jackson, save tacil-
tiles offered by the ittou for shipment.
This trade was NOT spasmoijc. but was con-
stantly increasing. and all that was needed to
secure for Jacks n the large trade of the upper
Pearl. was "a little encouragement and low
prices. The Clifton has been punetually max
si~sipp} rlveE packets, arriving and leaving
promptly ON her day, and the people living
along the river could always be found at the
proper hour, waiting to receive their eight
feeling sure that the boat would arrive
promptly. Steam boatmeu viii recognize at
once how important Is mis- matter of being on
time in building up good carrying trade for
any boat
The Clifton is not "out Of repair" The
cause of her delay was a broken shaft, caused
by defective iron, and the only delays the
boat has ever had were caused by some Imper-
feet machinery. She Is now in repair
and good running order. There were several
car loads Of freig ht at jackson waiting to be
sent up on the boat. but on account of the
above mentioned delay. was shipped by other
routes. The Clifton has not been laid up tor
repairs, nor stopped because there was no
trade. The reason why She is laid up is this
The logs imbedded on saud-bars in the river
scatter the current 10 no particular channel,
in many of these places, If left for the boat
She would be delayed so long in getting over
sucn bstrucuUns-cuttug out logs etc, that
the perishable freight might be lost-and the
loss, Of course, would fall the boat. As
soon rs the log are removed, which Is being
pushed forward every day, so lar as the pre-
sent contract extends. With the work com
pleted according TO the Government survey.
the boat will be able to run ten months in the
year The boat came down when the
water was in two feet Of its lowest stage and
were these distractions removed there would
be four feet Of water The projectors Of this
enterprise have had many obstacles 10 contend
with in overcoming the Instructions Of the riv-
er, and they have pushed forward the work at
great expense. Jackson Is TO reap the great
er part of the beneEts OF the enterprise, and
any attempt to throw n damper on the enter
prise IS suicidal Instead of trying TO dis
courage II, newspaper men and all others
should dc their utmost 10 interest their read
ers and friends in it, for it is Undertaking
that we'll deserves and should receive the hear
ty approval, encourag cement, and support of all
our people. Pearl river navigation IS not
ut an end. and 'tne indications that point to
such being the case have their origin simply
in the misgiviuEs that always cast a doubt
upon every enterprise until success demon
strates the error of old notions and plans, and
perseverance, and progress lead to substantial
benefits to the people and country.