Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-16

~ 1850 AAN H4
situations In our Northern cities, and
yet they are staunch and Trustworthy.
More capital could be used to 40 ad.
vantage In this direction.
Vicksburg Is the most imT ortant
city on the Mississippi river between
Memphis and New Orleans. 1t sup.
ports no less than eight packet lines,
among which are some of the largest
and finest steamboats, 90 the river,
notably, j. NJ. White, costing $780,.
900, and the NatchtZ and Ed. Richard.
son, each costing 100000. These are
immense cotton carriers with elegant
cabins for the accommodation of both
white and colored passengers, the
cabins of the latter being on the upper
deck, where their meals are also served,
but of the same character as those for
the whites.
AS A COTTON MARKET
Vicksburg is considered one of the
best in the country. from $4,000 to 55,-
600 bales will be handled this season,
an increase from last season of from
10000 to 1900 bales. A very fine
staple is grown in the hills and the
river cotton is ~unexcelled.
A very thrifty cotton exchange is
made up of the leading cotton buyers
and commission merchants of the city.
The Planters Cotton Press is also 10.
Gated on the river front and within the
city limits. 1t covers a plat of ground
7OO by 800 feet and is supplied with
Steers presses. Its capacity is 100000
bales. The Vicksburg compress is on
the side hill, in full view of the river.
L. occupies a lot 800 by 800 feet and is
supplied with "a 90-inch Steers press.
Its capacity is $4,000 bales. II has
railroad communications on both sides
Of it and is well adapted TO the pur-
poses intended. The two congresses
are under one management, which is
most satisfactory to all concerned.
They will handle the present season
between $4,000 and $4,000 bales. If
vlCKsBURG Is DEAD,
as was reported to us before We visited
the city, it is the liveliest corpse We
have ever seen in our travels. The
hotels the Washington and the Pacif-
ic) are filled to overlooking, and, by
the way, Vicksburg needs a good no.
tel building very badly. The retail
stores are teeming with life and pre-.
sent a very handsome assortment of
goods. The city is fond of its pleas
ures, social clubs, dancing, theatre
going and roller-skating all having
their devotees. 1t is called a good
show town, and is almost always made
a one or two nights stands of troupe
going from New Orleans north or vice
versa. Their operd-house is ITO feet
long, fifty feet wide with a forty foot
stage, the proscenium of which is
opened twenty six feet; it will seat
1000, has parquet, dress circle and
gallery; the house is seated with opera
chairs and has four handsome boxes;
the stage has ten full set of scenes, all
new and well painted; it is also sup
piled with go)d dressing rooms; we
were informed that frst-clas, com.
panies were played on sharing terms.
Probably among the improvements
of the city in the near future will be a
new depot building for the L N. O.
e. I. railroad, this being its most i'm
portant point with the exception of its
termini. The road furnishes excellent
accommodations and brings Vicksburg
into closer communication CONNER
cially with her sister cities and the
towns and trading points in the Mis-
sissippl valley. With cheap rail and
river transportation facilities and with
every natural advantage in the way of
material and cheap labor, the citizens
should awake to a proper realization
of its future importance as a manu-.
featuring point and do all in their
power to develop these interests.
The Vicksburg papers, the Daily
COMMERCIAL HERALD and the Vicks
burg Evening Post, work diligently to
accomplish this much-to- be-desired re.
suit. They are thoroughly good pa
pers and work with "A will for the city's
interest.
All the various secret and social or
ders have good representation in
Vicksburg. Their fire department is
considered adequate for their needs,
but we should Judge that the necessity
for a waterwOrks, where it could be
secured as easily as it can at this point,
would be apparent to every citizen.
THE IMMEDIATE RESOURCES
of Vicksburg, in Warren county, Cot
which it is the county seat and of the
adjoining counties consist Ut the prin-
cipal staple, cotton, and the timber in
t~erests. The surface of the country is
generally billy, the soil is of a rich
brownish loan, intermiXed with sea-
shells and considered very fertile. AT
one time these hills were densely GOV.
cred with immense walnut trees, from
whence they derived the name of
"Walnut Hills"
Like other portions of the State, the
predominating crop is cotton, Of which
Warren county produces about 10000
bales annually, 80 per cent. of which is
made by black labor. Corn, sorghum
oats, all the grasses. vegetables and all
small fruit do exceedingly well; and