The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-10-15
FROM JEFFERSON.
Navigation on Cypress Bayou-Pros-
pective Railway Construction.
Especial Correspondence

pecJ1Ve hallway ConSITucClou'
Especial Correspondence
Jefferson, (Texas), September 10
Texas Trade Review, Dallas: The
question of navigation on Cypress
River is now solved beyond peradven-
ture by G. w. Carlson's gasoline boat,
which is making regular trips to Moor
ingsport, returning loaded with sugar.
The boat supplies the logging camps
along the river with all their supplies.
The experiment demonstrates beyond
question two things: First, the river
can be made permanently navigahle at
a very small cost. because the river has
never been much lower than it is at
present; the next thing is, it will un-
questionably cheaper freights. That
the question of the river being no lon.
ger used cannot be raised by either
the Rivers and Harbors Committee or
the Govern ment, for it is now being
used even at the present stage of water.
This section of the State is to have
another Independent line OF railway
from the Indian Territory via Clarks-
vile, known as the Oklahoma, Texas G.
Gulf. The chief engineer and general
manager was in this section the early
part of last week. His locating engi-
neer from Kansas City (Mo) met him
here. They returned to Ularksville via
the Jefferson q Northwestern from the
end of that road. They made the trip
in hacks. If the volume of traffic could
catch a railroad mans eye, the show
Ing made alone by the Jefferson Iron
Co., was sure aud catchy showing.
The visitors were very agreeably sur
prised. Add to the large showing made
by the above company, the volume OF
business done by the Clark 4 Boice
Lumber Co., and it will be found to be
very inviting and enticing to a railway
system branching out after new bust.
ness. Add to this the local trade along
the line, cotton, cotton seed, shingles
and local sawmills, and it will be found
to be something worth going after.
While one is figuring on what is in
sight, they should not forget the posi-
bility of the showing made by the iron
industry, and the possibility of its
J doubling in every particular. In de-
veloping the iron interests of this dis.
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cotton ties for the cotton west of the
Mississippi River, the business would
easily reach 1900 cars per month; 80 i,
ia worth coming after. A big start is
already made, furnace is already com
pleted. 1t makes considerable differ
3 ence when people can say we have
. this or that, or when they have to say
we are going to have this or that. A
bird in the hand is more valuable than
two; yes, five in the bush. The induce.
3 ments offered by this section of the
, State is very encouraging to any rail-
way system looking this way. All new
railroads in the West and Southwes,
are reaching for the Gulf-the Panama
Canal is the great drawing card. 1t il
: very apparent to the thoughtful that
= there will be more than one large city
on the Gulf. No one city can handle
the business when the canal is com
! pleted. 1t will be difficult for all the
railways to find terminals in any on,
city. So there will of necessity be sew
eral large ports. While outside capita
will push the railway question, let hom'
9 capital push the cotton mill question
| and, by the completion of the canal, lie
O Texas have enough cotton mills to con
sumo her cotton crop and give to the
East the manufactured goods in plac
of the cotton. 1t would be glorious
Il thing If not bale of cotton from thu
. South should even pass through the
~ land. Let England, the Continent anC
y Japan buy our manufactured goods o
raise their own cotton. This is not al
impossihility. 1t could be done, an
e will be done, only l would like it push
ed more rapidly than it is.
j.. w. T. ATKINS.
r. lin Texas Trade Review, Oct. I, '04.