Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-11-09
4 New Orleans c0naectIOn.


For fifty years past there has been
an anxiety on the part Of the people
of Woodville and those of the city Of
Natchez for a connection by good
roa between the two places. There
was at one time a rivalry between
the two towns as to their railroad
facilities which resulted in the con-
struction at an early period in the
history of railroads, of the Aiississ-
ippi Railroad, and the Woodyille and
Bayou Sara railroads which were
among the first of the RAILROAD enter
prises Of the South. The Mississippi
railroad after being built and oper-
ated for about thirty-hve miles sue
cumbed to the terrible financial pres
sure that banIlrupted the country in
he period between 1886 and 1872.
The Woodville and Bayou Sara road
was completed and operated until it
was absorbed by the L. N. o &
r. road.
he connection has been made
with the l.. N. o., & T. railroad
giving Natchez an outlet to New
Orleans and the gap between here
and NooGvlle is all that remains to
give chez a direct route TO the
Gulf.
1t is contemplated that the N. o.,
n & f. S. road wi in the couse of
time build from Natchez to New
Orleans but the question is in what
length of time this connection can
be made. If it Is made at an early
period it would be all that the peo-
pie living along Its route would
require. 1t would thus cut off the
L. N. o., & I. road from the
benefits of !. direct com municaton
through Natchez with New Orleans
and give to the Fort Scott road the
traffic between Nat chez and Gulf of
Mexico If, however, the L. n
o., & 7. should continue its loop
through this city to Woodville and
connection with its road south of
lis the traffic between Natchez and
New Orleans would be secured for
all time TO the great Valley route. .
We have recently had a conversa-
ton with gentleman largely
interested in the construction of q
road southwark from Natchez and
learn from him that the support of
the people on the route from here to
New Orleans will be given to any
road that will assure the early
completion of a road through their
section of the country He himself
stands prepared TO aid the first road
that proposes to build through his
section not only by giving rights OF
way, but by contributing to the
stock of the road and by doing all
he can towards lurthering its inter-
ests along its route. 1t will be for
the l.. n. O., & I. road and the
Fort Scott roads to determine which
will first occupy this important terri
tory and which will first secure the
monopoly Of the road from Natche,
to New Orleans.
The almost certainly of the con
struction of u road from Meridian tc
Natchez and of two important trunk
lines from Texas in this direction
makes the building of road south
ward from Natchez worthy of the
consideration of any system Of road;
on which Natchez forms an important
point. 1t will therefore be a matter
of interest to the roads of which
Nachez is an objective point
The East Tennessee, Virginia ant
Georgia Railroad system have yet tC
secure connection with the Mississ
lppi River and will doubtless endea
vor to build from Meridian, its pres
ent terminus, to the river, and roaC
from Meridian to Natchez woulC
give them a Western terminus on thu
river and would enlist its aid in thu
construction of a road to the Gulf
1t will therefore be for the road
already touching this point to say
which will first construct a roa(
Southwark to the Gulf from Natchez
Banner.
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