Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-09-04

Natchcz Democrat, August 20
Ii is with no little qualification that
announce to Il readers that the
for the extension Of the Nat
chez, Jackson & Columbus Railroad
from Jackson to Columbus, anu the
widening Of the guagc Of the line from
Nntchcz to jackson wa yesterday
signed by Gen. win 7. Martin, Presi.
dent of the Nj. &. r. r., on behalf Of
that Company, the signature of the
members of the New York syndicate
having already been previously athX-
ed to the necessary documents. Inns
, settles the matter of the extension OF
| our pct enterprise, and will do more
toward contributing to the iu'urc
prosperity of Natchcz than anything
I'VE know of except ii be the building
of the n. o., NJ f. ). Railroad to
this city. Under the terms OF the con-
tract Just signed, an engineer corps Is
TO be at once put iii the field between
Jackson and Columbus, and widening
of the guagc Of the portion OF the
line already constructed troiA this city
TO Jackson. i, TO be completed within
twelve months.
The relations of Natchez with the
Little j. enterprise have been OF tho
most intimate character, and all OF INC
promises that it has made TO the citi
zens of this locality have been faith,
:. iully performed. Those at the hcat
of the road some time since
promised the extension of the line Il
lColumbus, and while many OF our pco
pie appear TO doubt that the roa'
would 90 farther than jackson, ye
now there is no doubt that it will b
0 completed to the point to which i
+, was originally projected, and that toe
! at an carly date. Il,
! 1t is now for the people along IN
! proposed extension of the road to len
what assistance to this great enter
prise they can. The city of jackson
If it wants additional railroad Iacili
!, ties, should promptly come forwar
t. and lend Il helping hand. So shoul
u the counties of NoXubec, Ncshoba al
Lowndcs. While these counties al
now asked to assist in the conslrut
v. ton of the road by giving their bond
n to run for n long term Of years, the d'
livery of the securities will not DO G:
pcc,cd until our road is built and
opcration through their respectiv
counties. In other words, nothil
will be expected from the count
named until they get full valued r.
ccived, which will be n fully cquippt
o. railroad traversing the whole lengI
W ofthc county.
Some of these counties are away
-, the line of any railroad, and othel
though on it, are entirely at the mcr
10 of one corporation, and when Tn
II. come to slip their cotton, which
their principle product, they are
CURED to pay three or four dollars
c. Get each bale to market, while by
OF Little j.. when extended, they will
n able to ship ii 'or $l.50 n bale. i
a return ircighis will, Of course, be pI
Iy portionately less than what they Il
now paving, and in this way The 70
will be Of incstimablc value to I
rec counties that arc to be intcrscctcd
cr- it.
;as The work of extension is now s
,ro tied beyond all manner OF doubt. a
the localities that are TO have the bt
ca, eft of it will be those that give it I
OPP greatest encouragement. 1t will b.
We mistake for any of them to sit quic
nj. down and cay that tho road is hou
w. to come to them. 1t is expected u
those communities wanting it will
'cd tend q generous and liberal aid to
her and thus place themselves in the
,cr. rect pathway of what will cvcntua
he one of tho greatest lines of railM
that is to insect the southern port
N of tho continent from the Atlantic
M the Pacific ocean.