The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-01
The Little j.
TIE coxTRacT FOR THE ExTESsIoN sIGS-
ED-THE ROAD TO BE c,MPLETED 10
COLUMBUS N TWELVE MONTHS
Natehez Democrat. Aug. %

Natehez Democrat. Ang. %
TITS with no little qualification that We
announce to our readers that The contract
for the extension OF the Naichez, jackson
and Columbus Railroad from jackson 10
Columbus, and thu widening # the gauge
of The line from NaichtZ 10 jackson. was
Yesterday signed by Grn. Will L. Martin,
President Of the N, j. & e. r. r., on be
half Of that Company. the signature OF the
meulbers OF the New York syndicate hav-
log already been previously affixed to the
necessary documents. This settles the mat
ter Of the ext nsion OF our pet ENTERPRISE,
and will do more toward contributing 10
the future prosperity Of Natchez than any
thing We knos Of except It be the build
ing OF the n o., y 4 F. 5. Railroad 10
thls city. Under the terms OF The contract
just signed, an engineer corp- il to be al
once put in he hsd between Jaek-on and
Columbus, and the whole work OF extend
ing the line - Columbus, and widening Of
the gauge of the portion of the line already
constructed from this city to jackson, IS TO
be completed within Twelve moniha.
The relations Of EsIchsz with the Little
J. enterprise have been OF the most inil
mate character, and all Of the promises that
Il has made TO the citizens Of this locality
nave been faithfully performed. Those
at the head OF the road some time since
promised the extension Of The line to Co
lumbus, and while many OF oar people APP
peared to doubt that the road would 60
farther than jackson, yet now there Is no
doubt that It will be completed to the point
10 which ii was originally projected, anu
that too, al an early date.
II AZ now Tor The people along the pro-
posed extension of the road TO lend Whai
assistance To this great enterprise they can.
fhe city Of jackson, if it wants additional
railroad facilities, should promptly conn
forward and lend q helping hand So
should the counties of Noxubee, Neshoba
and Lowndes. While these counties are
now asked to assist in the construction Of
the road by giving their bonds, 10 run tor
long term OF years, the delivery of the
securities will not be expected until the
road Is built and in operation through
their respes tive counties. Ia other words,
nothing will be expected from the counties
named until they get full value received,
which will be fully equipped railroad
traYersing the whole length OF the county.
Some OF these counties are away off the
line OF any railroad, and others, though on
1t, are entirely at the mercy of one corpo-
cotton, which is their principle product,
they are r, quired to pay three or four dol
lars TO get each bale 10 market, while 10y
the Little j. when extended, they will b,
able TO forward il to New Orleans for 81 so
a bale. The return freights will, of urst,
be PR portionately less than what they are
now paying, aud in this way the road will
be Of lnestimable value 10 the counties thai
are 10 he intersected by it.
The work Of extension is now settled be-
yond all manner of doubt. and the looali-
ties that are To have the benefit Of it will
be those that rive it the greatest encour
agement 1t will be = mistake for any OF
them TO sit quietly down and say that The
road Is bound 10 come to them. 1t il ex-
pected that those communities wa nting il
will extend generous and liberal aid 10
At, and thus place themselves in the direct
pathway Of what will eventually be one OF
the greatest lines of railway that is to in
tersect the Southern portion of the conti-
neut from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific
ocean.