Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-04-06

ON, something to- |
say relath the above |
named line I'VE no |
doubt but thatn. Iofed /
but little confden, .ouh-
lished though from .,pu
and learned recently co, 5t
in the projected railroad. e
than pleased to saw that if
dream or imagined tbouoht hut
While everything concerninr tn
portant enterprise has been lvino II,
mant, or seemingly so to the nnblic-al,
eyes were drawn to GuIfnort -,ur;nor
all this time the president. DIR. PITTS and
his associates, were by no means asleen or
Indifferent to the great importance of tbis
enterprise which doubtless is of more i'm
portance to us, and we might saw to onr
State than any other line of railroad and
want to say that we are backed nm in
making this assertion by the very hest Of
authority. What are the facts MS to inn
portance of Pascagoula and Gulfnort for
a safe harbor and deep water-we find
that after both points have been thor
oughly examined by competent parties
appointed by the United States govern
ment who have made their report to the
proper department and upon whose re-
port Congress is governed when donatino
money to be expended in improving bor7
bors, etc, that while Gulfport GETS an
appropriation of two hundred thousand
Pascagoula and Horn Island three hun
dred and seventeen thousand dollars
making one hundred and seventeen tbous-
sand dollars in favor of Pascaooula. which
is evidence that Congress places more i'm
pOrtance, and has more confidence in Pas
cagoula and Horn Island as a safe harbor.
and Il point as a seaport entry than Gulf-
port. The fact that Congress in its wis
dom has seen fit to make this difference
between Gulfport and Pascagoula is at
once apparent to every thinking mind
and it can have but one effect uDon the
minds of all, that Congress-. after q thor
ouph and motnra i,x,oS+i, Ia, - !
cided il; fo,n,, ~ f''io''' nav ue-
noint for aeo,, ,,,a+or ",,J as 'ne peso
therefore maxim, th;s tha 'olt l'';l 1oI
MONT nno,, the seo coast nf 7'I1s eilS iole
fniId ~, oU'.9' VI 'iiSSissippl TO
Iistcp yyIat * 49, ~ e ,,.aa,4,.
,,i,d ,,.,.if r., ,5 " "eHl'l anu nroad
g W. bavo s,,aoae'Iad ~ 'ie enterprise
dollar a,,nro,,r;o t''I LI- ~ soU'inS every
od for +d f pa ,''te" ~ OUnSreSs we ask
most eligible point for deep water and
harbor. The next ilhportant sten il tbo
building of the w. p. & G. C. Railroad
connecting with the M. e. O RAILROAD Of
Waynesboro Miss. This will he motte,.
of necessity as an outlet into fine inte,,;or >
We now have faith in tbe fntnrn of
Waynesboro. with the construction of +ba
w. p. & G. G. Railroad from, bo,a 40 tho
mouth of Pasca 0ouIa river win on,,,' ,,'1 =,
tremendous timber and tu,nentina +,lda
orr people here will yaI,o ~, -, W.,
newed energy. Men Of canital yiIl na+,,
rally turn their attention tn this rain+
for safe and novinr inves+,,c,t rlp '2'a.p
and oil mills viii snelr this ,I.,aa
and varions industries viii fdIIo,,.,
and with this we may ov,nert onntIai,,
important line of railway Saw fron,
-Ers tei~--i, ,, hfi-s., by chic place 5yins,
east, penetrating the iron and coal mines
OF Alabana-thus making this railroad a
center and building mp city Of consid-
cradle Importance. We expect to have
more to say in the future about the above
named railroad and our fine artesian
mineral water, fine college and health of
this place which, with all other advan-
tages, will make this an important point
as Il health resort.
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