The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-13
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RuMBLINas OF THE RAIL.
A Vigorous Plea for Road From Cor.
NTH to the Tennessee River.

Vigorous Plea for Road From Cor
NTH to the Tennessee River.
To the Editor Of The Appeal.
Knowing your interest in the prosperity
Of your city and its surrounding territory,
wish to call attention TO q much needed
improvement, which is the building Of
standard gauge railroad from Corinth,
Miss, to the most acceptable point on the
Tennessee river (the grandest stream in
America in my humble judgment.) Such
a road would benefit the State OF Missis-
sippi each year to the amount OF the entire
cost OF construction. 1t would be only
little moro than twenty miles in length,
and it would be a wise act for our Legisla-
ture to grant superior privileges and extra
inducements 10 such road. The impor-
lance Of these points was well demon
strated by the two greatest generals OF our
civil war, U. s. Grant and Albert Sidney
Johnston. Thew both saw that Corinth
was the gate or door to north Mississippi,
and Grant used the grand old Tennessee
as God given road on which TO
lead his hosts to enter this gate. As
boy soldier under Breckenridge |
marched through the mud over those
hills and wales and know the locations.
Do you ask how and why ii would ben
eft Mississippi so much answer we
have in our State a board of railroad super
visors who are presumed to be honest and
faithful TO their trust, but their jurisdic-
ton does not go beyond our State line, 80
they have no more power in Memphis, in
New Orleans, in Mobile, no more than
| in New York or Boston, but suppose this
road were built from Corinth 10 PASSPORT
or any other point on that grand river,
that is in our State, then they could con.
troll freights TO all points in our State via
the Mobile x Ohio abroad, from which
they coach the Illinois central via Tupelo
and Holly Springs, being independent OF
Middleton and Grand Junction in Tennes-
see. We would have access TO the gulf
via Ship Island from New Albany or other
routes in our own State. That such
road would be grand link to Memphis
no one will question, so | ask should
not Memphis and Corinth make move
in booming this question: II would make
n town on the south bank OF the Tonnes
see out OF which thousands Of dollars
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accessible TO wood, iron, coal, lime, etc,
etc, rs any other town in the country. IL
would naturally be a manufacturing place,
selling wares and buying supplies in Mem
phis.
ask why has this shor; line, Of so
much Importance, been 30 shameiully
neglected. Are not West Tennessee and
North Mississippi equal TO the occasion
Is all their wealth aud brains in q comatosc
state? | have no pecuniary interest in
either State in the shape OF real property,
but have some pride in my native place.
Ny parents were West Tcnnesseans and j
am a North Mississippian. | would not
expect much Of Gov. Lowry in this line,
but think that ex-Gov. Stone is q man that
should thako pride in the matter. Will
any sane man deny that such a road would
make town on the south bank OF the
noble Tennessee that would soon number
several thousand inhabitants2 A syndi.
cate could sell enough lots 10 pay for the
road, the name Of which might he the
Mississippi & Tennessee River railroad.
Notwithstanding the large and live town
II would build on the river bank, II would
greatly benefit Corinth and would benefit
Mississippi in few years more than would
the gift Of round 81, 100000 today. Il
there any charter for such road2 Let us
hear from others on this important sub
ject. W. L. II.
Corinth, Miss, July II, 1883.