The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-06-25
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.

The Sentinel, having frequently eX-
pressed itself in a similar manner in
the past, fully endorses the following
from the Charleston Ta~llahatchian.
Railroads have done more towards the
upbuilding of the New South than any
other single agency, and instead of
seeking an opportunity to play a
grab game for gain" with them we
should give them every possible
encouragement within III power.
Would that the South had more rail-
ways like the Illinois Central. The
article referred to is as follows:
There is a growing disposition
among the people to prey upon rail
roads that should be discouraged and
as far as practicable stopped. All seem
inclined to look upon them as lawful
prize in their zeal and haste to fly in
TO courts to recover damages against
them for real or imaginary injuries.
They lose sight of the immense bene-
fits railroads have been and are now
10 the country. The Illinois Cen
tral railroad has especially been of
the greatest benefit to Mississippi.
Through its agency gratuitOuSly be-
slowed thousands upon thousands of
citizens have been induced to come
from other states and cast their for
tunes with us. The standard of this
citizenship has been of high order.
They have brought thousands and
thousands of dollars which have been
invested in lands and permanent
homes. have helped to open up and
bring into cultivation the waste places,
invested large sums in cotton fac
tories, oil mills, congresses, large lum-
Der establishments, railroads, Stave,
wagon, furniture and handle factories
and various other industries too nu-
merOuS to name in this short article,
by means of which the resources Of
the State have been developed and
millions Of money added to the wealth
of the country. Aside from this view |
cast your eyes to OurIwOnderful delta.
BY what agency has this country been
opened up and its amazing fertility |
and e~XhauStleSS resources brought to
public view and opened to settlement.
All know that it is the L. &. railroad
that has done the work. But for the |
enterprise in building its net work of
lines through it, nine-tenthS Of that
territory would be in cane and forest
where now you see splendid planta-
tons, flouriShing towns, villages and
and factories and industries
Astounding w its entire surface. But
it is said: this was all done for it's
own private profit and benefit" Grant
it. Yet still all the benefits enumer-
ated are the fruits of their enterprise,
which makes them nevertheless a pub
Tic benefactor.
This institution has also contributed
thousands of dollars in charities to
our people, which we have not space
to enumeratc. We will call one very
recent instance to your mind. But a
few days ago the beautiful town of
YazCO City was swept away by fire.
1t is necessary to rebuild. This road
has most generously offered to trans
port over its lines all necessary build
ing material at half rates, thus saving
to that stricken city thousands Of dol
lars. Let our people remember these
benefits and cease their too often UNI
just demands against the railroad. If
you are really injured by the careless
ness OF the roads and are in fact in
jured, bring suits for sums adequate
to the damages sustained; but don't
sue for Ave, ten, twenty and twenty
five thousand dollars when you are
injured to the extent Of only a few
dollars. Don't play a grab game only
because you hope to gain it. 1t is as
morally wrong to take what you are
not entitled to from a railroad as from
an individual. j
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