The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-03-16

The city OF Meridian. Mlas., which had It's
birth In ISL. 10 delightfully."- situated In the
eastern portion of the state, snd IL the county
site OF L.Gdsrdals county: which 10 one
The altitude of the city 10 three hundred and
twenty one feet above the Gulf OF Mexico
Its drsiSsSe s sset " d sse,IS
ity towards . small stream which flows near
its eastern borders Its surroundings are pic
turesque and beautiful, being encircled with
tions. No city In the state has grown so rap
idly as Meridian. and from q mere hamlet In
1855 with . few houses IL has nov assn med the
proportions Of q well built and and some city
Of over 1900 inhabitants, in which all the con
comitants of an elegant southern and progress
sive city will be found.
The city is peculiarly favorabIy situated,
not only for n trade center but a. \ man fac.
turing point also. from the fact that there L.
In any direction. Its favorable location rem
ders Il the market point for the trade of say
hfteen counties situated In east Mississippi
and west Alabama, and Its dis ribu in al ' an
tAges enable the Jobbing houses to com pete
for the trade for 1Oo miles In all directions
There are q number of large manufacturing
Industries. both In wood and IRON which send
their product throu ghout the state and In sur
rounding ami distant states also. The city Is
surrounded with all the valuable hard wood
timber ndigen0us to this section and within
q few miles OF the great yellow pine belt of
the south. II Is also accessible 10 coal and
iron which ~ delivered here at low rates. The
are better than at any other point In the state
The followiaE important lines center here
The Mobile a Ohio. the East Tennessee. Vir-
gina 4 Georgia, the New Orleans a Northeast.
crn, the Alabama Great southern and the
Nicksburg 4 Meridian. The following lines
have been surveyed and are now In course of
construction; The Warrior Coal Fields rail
road. connecting this city with Decatur, Ala,
and the Pen sacola 4 Memphi road. both parts
of the same system. with headquarters in this
city, the Meridian Tuscahoma the survey
Of hich has Just been com pleted) which con
meets this city with the TombR bee rivera
naviRable stream about Gfty miles distant
and the Meridian, wesson q Satchez road
with this system complete these economical
arteries will radiate from this city as a com
mon center from ten different iii rections. The
construction OF road connecting Meridian
with the magnificent hArbor of Pensacola,
which 10 about 10 miles distant will. V hen
completed, give her another gulf port and
with three competitive lines tn deep water
IL lie safe To say that this city will hold the
key to the cotton trade of east Mississippi and
west Alabama. in being enabled to pay higher
prices for the staple than any other point.
The cotton trade Of the city IL constantly In
creasing and every facility In the way of com
presses and warehouses are provided for Its
safe and expeditions handling The III ference
In the price of the staple between Meridian
and New Orleans ~ to-day only \ of n cent,
and the ex penses of handling cotton actually
sold is5 per cent. less than New Orleans About
60. 600 bales are annually compressed la this city
No better point for he manu- facture of cotton,
wooden goods, and for all the products from
iron and wood can be found In the south than
is to he had in this growing city, and the man.
ufacturer will hnd her people ready to meet
them half way in all character OF Industrial
enterprises. magnificent public school sys
TEN prevails, with three splendid and com.
modlous public school buildings, the hnest In
the south. The private schools and colleges
are large and fiourishlng. All the Christian
denominations have elegant aud commodious
church buildings. Her building and loan associ
ations are large and houTishing; her ban ks sol.
vent and nth abu ndance of capital: her insur
ance companies are constantly increasing their
business and their reputation for soivency
and promptness. There IL not n vacant busi.
ness house or residence In the city, and the
great demand now here IL for more houses.
The condition OF farmers in the section OF
country tributary To this city speaks volumes
for It's character. and, taking IL all in all. this
beautiful and handsomely built city. with its
genial and cultivated and refined community,
promises to rival any interior center In the
south at no distant day. X.