The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-08-18

large letters "Tho Yszoo-Ddlta Rail
way Co., backed up to the platform,
and President Pond invited uS 10 take
trip over the Yazoo-DUlia. Our
party were joined at Moorhead by
President Ponds charming wife and
two daughters, Miss Gardner; the
merchant prince of Moorbeal, j M.
Lawrence, aud wife, ii, IL. Hu SIN,
Secretary aud Treasurer and g. IL,
Rock, Superintendent of the road. In
charge of conductor w. N. Hodo we
went up to spy out the land" We
found the track in remarkably good
condition for a new road, aud the lack
of dust more than Offset the occasional
slight johiug
Our first STOP was at Culver river
three miles from Moorhead, long
enough 10 examine the splendid rail.
way bridge over this stream, equal to
any in the Delta. We next came 10
Iuwood Station aud saw mill, five
miles lrom'Moorhead, in the midst Of
as liGe section OF timber rs can Oe
found in tho Della. The next stop
was Al Suuhower City, on the banks
or the Sunflower river, eight miles
north of Moorhead. At present there
are three business firms at this place
aud several hu1dred acres of land
aloug the banks If the SunAower river
Ia cultivation Three miles north we
again touched the Suntlower river at
Pentecost station and saw mill. Two
miles further north we came TO Pit
mans station and mill, the present
terminus OF he road.
The right Of way has been cleared
to within ono aud 0ne-hSlf miles Of
RuIevlle, Il miles, aud the ROAD bed
graded to Dodsvile, 16 miles north of
Moorhead.
At present the road has all it can
do in hauling the output of the saw
mills at Inwood, Pentecost and Pitt
mans, and the business of several
large export stave companies, whose
product lines the tracks from Inwood
TO Pittman.
AS the timber and lumber compa
mics depopulSte this virgin forest, the
hardy planter quick to discern the
value Of these magnificent lands for
farming purposes, is clearing aud pre-
pairing them for cultivation, aud we
venture the prediction that within
five years 10000 bales of cotton will
be shipped from the section between
RuIevlle aud Moorhead.
The important question with Green
vile ia wher. will the trade of tins
"new Canaan 20, Sorue of our party
seemed to fear that coming down 10
Moorhead on tho Y.'D. r. W. Co., ii
might 60 east TO Greenwood, on &C.
count of Its proximity, forgetting that
"westward the star OF empire takes lite
way" and that railroads annihilate
time" Why if President Pond, al
ready quite favorably disposed to
Greeuville, (his fiue sense leads him to
know good thing when he sees it)
will continue his present schedule the
people along the line of his road can
reach Greenvlle Oh the Winona &C
at II a m, remain IN
Greenville until 8 p. M, and reach
home for supper. 1t is true going
east to Greenwood they would have
six hours i'll Greenwood as against
four in Greenville, bat who would not
prefer four hours iu Greeuville to two
days in Greenwood ?
No, this trade of right, and by every
consideration of natural advantages
and facilities offered will come to
Greenviile. BY reason of her location
on the Mississippi river the sure reg
ulstion of freights, by reason of her
already established business and repu-
tation as distributing point, she will
only have to bid for the business of
this line territory. -