The Grenada sentinel., 1903-10-31

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men, divided into three squads, would |
be put in the field between Grenada.
Miss, and Pensacola. before the pass
ing. of another fortnight, and the work
of locating the permanent line of the !
road prosecuted with view to an
early completion.
CAPT. II. p. FARRAR.
Althouge official announcement Of
the fact was not made, it is under |
stood that the engineering forces will !
be under the immediate supervision OF |
Capt. II. p. Farrar, now in charge OF |
an engineering corps, making surveys
for the proposed Frisco, Memphis New |
Orleans line. Capt. Farrar will have !
the title Of assistant chief engineer,
and Memphis will be his official head J
quarters. He was in charge of the |
engineering corps that made the pre-
liminary surveys for the Memphis & !!
Gulf railroad, and is regarded as spec |
tally equipped for the work he is |
about to assume because of his famil- |
iarity with the original route between |
Grenada and Pensacola. All the men |
engaged in this department Ct the
service Will be under his immediate !
Jurisdiction, and will report to him.
The position of chief engineer, it is
understood, will be assigned later on,
but no intimation of the man to be |
selected for the place has been an
nounced.
COUNTIES ALONG THE ROUTE.
The counties in Mississippi through |
which the preliminary lines were run !
and through which the permanent |
line probably will be located are:
Grenada, Webster, Choctaw, Wash !
ington, Neshoba, Kemper, Lauder
dale and Clark. From the county of
Choctaw, Alabama, the line will be |
run to Escambia county, Florida.
The distance between Grenada and |
Pensacola is 312 miles, and along the
entire route is a fine supply of timber,
and in most places none of it has ever
been disturbed. The terminal facili- |
ties Of the road at Pensacola are said
to be all that is necessary to handle a
great export business. The company
has secured several miles of bay 'front.'
age, which will be developed at an
early date.
DIRECTORS MEETING.
The directors Of the Gulf States
Construction Company. an organiza-
tion allied with the Memphis s. Gulf
Railroad Company, will meet in New
Orleans tomorrow. President Chester
H. Pond and General Manager, Seely
Dunn, of the Memphis & Gulf rail-
lroad, left last night for New Orleans,
and will attend the meeting. The
president of the Gulf States Construc-
tion Company is John A. Lewis, of
meridian, Miss, whu is also vice-pres-
} ident of the Mississippi Compress
Memphis s. Gulf railroad will be done
by the Gulf States CONSTRUCTION Com
pany.-Commercial Appeal, Oct. 27.
The eyes of the people for weeks
past have been on the trial Of Lieu
tenant Governor Tillman, OF South
Carolina, for killing Editor Gonzales.
Few persons, perhaps, expected a
verdict of murde". Taking all the
circumstances into consideration, the
least expected was verdict for man
slaughter, but, to the astOnishment
Z lOf the world, he was declared mot
| guilty." and was set at liberty. The
trial, as reported from day to day In
the public press, seemed to be fair,
the presiding judge impartial. Ger
) tainly the evidence was full and clear.
II eversa citizen was shot down in
!, cold blood, after generalization and
threat, Mr.. Gonzales was the man.
And he was wholly unarmed. He did
, not show even a disposition to come
) lin contact with Mr.. Tillman, but
/ rather to avoid him. Yet the jury
tell the world by their verdict that he
was justified in killing Mr.. Gonzales.
? eIVerily, human life is cheap cheaper
D than the life OF q horse or . dog.
/ When such yerdicts are rendered, and
!. declared to be the voice OF truth and
Justice. we need not wonder that
, mobs .nsnrp authority, and hang with
8 lout Judge or jury Few Orleans
lChristian Advocate.
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