The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-18
THE JACKSON AND YAXOO CITY
RAILROAD.

To the Editor OF the Comet:
Several communications have ap-
| pcared in the papers of our city about
the proposed railroad to GazOo City,
= all giving satisfactory reasons for tn"
, building Of said road. But the adVo-
| Gates differ as TO the mode of putting
the ball in motion. Doubtless the sub
scription plan would be good, but that
will take long time to get the cnter-
, prise under way. Manifcstly, then, Il
tax of 100000 is the suest way to get
. the railroad started; then 1azoo city
will follow suit with her SlOO,0OO !;
thcn having 100000 to start upon,
: what reason is there people should not
subscribe too, who wish to do so, and
thus both plans be merged in the all
absorbing purpose to have the road
ibuilt? nvestment in the GazOo City
Railroad will pay good interest on
the investment-equal to any road in
the South of the same length.
Certainly with 100000 Of assured
subscriptions on the part of Jackson
and Yazoo City, the enterprise would |
have a greater prospect of success than
without such handsome send-oh.
1t has been demonstrated that the
tax will cost only eight mills to the
dollar. That is a very small sum to
contribute to an enterprise that will
increase the population of jackson
and its prosperity so very much IN
few wears. Then let the men of
jackson speak out in the meeting
Saturday night, and direct the ques-
ton submitted to the taxpayers OF
Jackson at the approaching election.
This railroad will bring US in line
with the railroad leading from oppo- l
site Helena, and designed to be eX-
tended to Yazoo City by way of Honey Il
Island, thus giving us another direct Il
route to the great city of st. Louis, II
by way of the Helena Branch of the a
81. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad. u
# will cause the "HuntingtOn Road" a
rom GreenVille, to come to IaZoo
,ity. and thus connect with Jackson, 81
which the above two roads wish to do. /
# will cause the NatcheZ Railroad to p
ne completed sooner, and then eXtclld- 81
yl through to Carthage, Louisville o
md Columbus, to the coal and IRON L
o"iOns Of Alabama. 1t will cause all W
manner of factories TO locate here, he IN
ause from here they can reach so g
nany more points in Mississippi and in
dioining States. 1t will give busi- ri
ess to all who wish To work, and, as GO
hcy get employment, they will have
lorc money to spend with merchants sll
nd all other persons who have any eli
hing to sell. Jackson will be the tn
alf-way station 10 Nicksburg from be
'azoo City, and thus command avery
urge passenger traffic, as well as bu
eipht traffic from the Hazoo Valley. he
will cause other railroads to be
uilt 10 connect at this inland railroad ch
inter, thus building up this city as isl
tlanta and indianapolis have been Go
uilt up. II rW cause the GWG and
hip Island Railroad to be d"at from lal
Iississippi City to Jackson, connect th'
g at the Capital with the whoIerail- az
,ad system of the State. and make las
,ailable the fabulous wealth of tim an
II that is to be found i'm southeast it
and is now in such great an
,mand in the Northwest and else TIN
here. gu
So all who wish to see Jackson lin
arch To the music of revivification fro
I'd progress, i'm which she has taken =
veral steps within the past twelve th,
onths, come to the meeting and tw
hoop up the railroad-thc Yd=OO Co
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