Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-11-16
Gulf Terminus Of the Fort Scott


has been before the company and
must now be soon settled upon.
1t Is a matter 200, which will be
largely governed by the influences
which are brought to bear, to induce
the company to proceed in one
direction or the other.
There has never been settled
determination to make any one point
on the gulf coast terminus, though
it seems to have been accepted by
the uniformed public, that New
Orleans was to be the gulf terminus
and if we may be permitted to judge
from the Indifference toward the road
manifested IN that city, that opinion
has been prevalent there.
Such however, is altogether mis-
take, as the road is looking toward
OTHER points.
In the event of their being offered
sufficient inducements by New
Orleans to build the road to that
point, such as terminal facilities, or
subsidies, the syndicate would have
choice of two routes, oHe by way Of
Woodville through Wilkinson county
and through some of the parishes
of Louisiana, or by taking more
easterly course through the South
western corner of Franklin county
to Liberty 10 Anite county, down
through st. Helena and Livingston
parish direct to New Orleans.
IL seems that the latter route pos
sesses decided advantages over the
Woodville route, because it is the
easiest OF construction aud would
intersect a splendid pine country at
the same time bisecting the region
lying between the l c and the L..
n. O.. & T. road, the increased dis
lance being so slight (if any that
the other advantages would greatly
overbalance that objection.
The cost OF constructing a road
through Wilkinson county would be
very heavy, as the elevations would
require enormous excavation, which
we understand the company would
not undertake unless Wilkinson
county offered considerable induce
ment, so long as the road can be
constructed more economically and
through quite as good country or
another line.
Again, the syndicate as we have
said, is not committed to New Or
leans and is seriously investigating
other routes and other terminals,
notably Mobile and some point
between that and New Orleans.
Should Mobile be selected, the
line would run in all probability
from Natchez Greet to IIatiesburg
thr ugh Meadville in Franklin
county, crossing the Illinois Cen,ra
in the neighborhood of Bogue Cutie
in Lincoln county, and then almost
due east to Hattiesburg, then South
east to Nobi e A road has already
been projected to Hattiesburg iron
Mobile which possibly might bC
joined IN the Fort Scott enterprise
The route would pene rate an I'm
surpassed farming and timber
country and find an excellent harbo,
terminal at Mobile.
The other route which the For
Scott road has under consideration
is an air line course from Natchez t,
Mississippi City through an excel
lent farming country, and on,
Astounding in forests of long lea
pine.
There was time when such dis
cussions could have been set down q
simple cogitation, but that time ha
passed and the direction of this roa,
must soon be determined and wheI
once settled upon, is Immediately t,
be pursued.
AS for ourselves we have Away
favored the Mobile route, provide,
that city would lend its energies an,
means to the construction of the roat
which would unite us and that thi
was her cheapest, shortest and mos
convenient way to the Northwest an,
, without a doubt that such a roa,
would be of INN ense advani age t
, her commerce.
Should New Orleans offer superio
! inducements to make that port th
terminus Of the line, the questio
t still remains, by what route, tn
more easterly through Amite count
! or the more Southerly through vii
kinson-the decision of which will
we presume, depend upon the dep
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