The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-05-11
LETTER FROM MEADYILL.E.
A Few Words About the Meridi-
an, BrOOkhaven and Natchez
Railroad.

LIE colu rains ana the Walllng OF
the winds have ceased, and the
warm and sparkling rays of the sun
and the buzzing of the busy bees
around the sweet scented flowers in
d:cate that spring is upon us with
all its splendor and beauty-a warn,
ing that time and tide wait for nc
man. The farmers are not slow to
heed the warning and grasp the sit
uation, and we may now look for
ward for a favorable crop year.
Some Of our old prognosticators pre-
dict good seasons in future, and it
is hoped that no more misfortunes
may come to dismay and impede
the progress of the farming commu-
nifty.
Our people are getting animated
over the prospect of the Meridian,
Brookhaven and Natchez Railroad.
We read with much pleasure the
letter of Capt. Webb, in a receut is
sue of your paper, giving his views
upon the most available and prac-
ticable route through Franklin. He
is an old citizen and is we'll acquain
ted with the situation of the coun-
try and the people between Natchez
and BrOokhaven, and no one is more
interested in her welfare, and his
suggestions deserve more than a
passing notice.
Taking as the commencing point
the city Of Natchez in the west, ira
cling the bed Of the old Natchez and
Hamburg road as far east as the
forks Of the road near Hon. NJ. G.
Johnson's, a distance of about TWEEN
~ miles; thence eastward, passing
through the beautiful valley of Nor
gan's Fork and Homochitto rivers
on to Brookhaven, which is in di-
rect route to Meridian, covers a
scope of the most fertile and best
timbered lands in the State, and in
deed it is conjecture to me why it
has so long been neglected and over
looked by the Railroad kings, as it
would be but a small job to Gould
or Vanderbilt, and would gather
together the products Of the most
fertile and best timbered lands in
South Mississippi, and would place
us on direct line of communica-
ton with the East and West.
The old road from Natchez to
Hamburg as far east as before men
toned can be repaired at a great
saving in the way of expenses, and
passes through the very heart OF
Adams county, with free access to
a rich and we'll timbered country
densely populated with an intelli-
gent and.industrious people. With
the assistance of such members as
Judge Chrisman and others who
compose the committee, we feel as.
sured of success and that the road
will be built.
take pleasure in saying that I
have heard and conyersed with
many of our citizens, and believe
they will endorse the enterprise, aud
that there will be no difficulty in Sc
curing the right .ofway. 1t is. true
our people, generally speaking. arc
poor, but they are fully awake to
their interest, and they are as con-
genial and liberal as any people on
earth. Some may differ as to the
route for their own convenience, but
it seems to me that this proposed
route with some minor changes is
the most available one that can be
suggested, and will come within
reach Of us all. 1t will barely touch
our little capital on the south, but
it will build US up. and we will be-
come city among cities.
| Our people are getting more in
terested on the subject every day,
and we feel that the time is not far
distant when the wheels of the iron
horse will be heard laundering down
the beautiful valley of the Homo
chitto. FRANKLIN.