The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-08-06
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE
RAILROADS.
he Biloxi Herald.

he Biloxi Herald.
The charge being made against Con.
.ressman Bowers that he is one of til,
atoneys Of the Gulf & Ship Islant
sailroad Company is not having the of,
kct It's authors desired, and seriousl,
Ia candidly considered it ought not t
HE one vote from Mr.. Bowers.
I'VE think that Mr.. Bowers friends
hould point with pride to the fact tha
= has been the legal adviser Of this cor
bration, ever since it took on " rea
)" and that he has contributed OF hi,
lent to the completion Of this road from
k,liport to Jackson; he was the adviser
he receiver; and has been its legai
wiser ever since, and we defy any man,
citisen 10 point to any single act Of
life, as attorney, which has, in the
Rhtest degree, wronged them or the
pple OF his State.
That Mr.. Bowers was selected for this
Ice when he was quite young man
high tribute to his great intellec-
powers, and that through all the
6situdes OF the road he has retained
place and grown in their esteem, is
highest evidence of his ability, in
rity and faithfulness.
THAT has the Gulf & Ship Island
broad Company done to iniure any
ken Of this Statep The reply comes
kkly: "Nothing." Has IT done any
Il for people Of the StateP The
truthful answer is Eyes" added
pld millions to the property values,
made neglected portion OF the
/ to bloom "as the rose" Take a
oyer the Gulf & Ship Island Rail-
Company lines and compare the
ktry now with conditions existing ten
ago. Splendid towns peopled with
y population, brick stores, banks,
factories, schoolhouses and
ches, now stand in places which ten
ago were forest of pins trees
which at that time was worth from
s. per acre now sells readily from
b S25. Compare the assessment
oi Harrison, Perry, Lamar, Marion,
ington, Lawrence, Simpson, Ran
Hinds, Jones and Smith counties
ears ago with the rolls Of 1904, and
Fill then get some small idea of
this road has been and Is now doing
Us State; think Of the advantages
deportation it has given. this sec
and then let any honest, candid
bsk II there is any good reason why
lowers connection with this road
defeat his reelection to congress.
bis is not all this road has done
Mr.. Bowers has been at the head Of
al department. Let any man but
trip to Gulfport and see the mag
y harbor given the people OF this
ply Capt. Jones, the president and
Of the Gulf& Ship Island Railroad
Pny; let him stand upon the pier
pc, coming into a port Of our
the largest steam vessels and
ships, loading with our timber to
Figned to foreign markets. Let
nsult the records and he will learn
the 9th' day Of July, 1904, there
pore steamers and ships OF other
in the harbor at Gulfport than
the harbors Of New Orleans,
or Pensacola-these places or
them harbors for one hundred
and yet their rival Of only three
Putstrippng them with the num-
vessels in its port. Can any pa
ponest man find anything in all
70 condemn man, who has aided
Y wise counsel, to bring about
ohoitions! We have been in
that the construction Of the Gulf
Island Railroad Company from
Ourg to jackson was largely due
bowers' efforts and wise counsel
airecton-the promoters of the
on having confidence in his
\, DIS knowledge of the country
conditions surrounding an en-
Of this sort.
cry that "Bowers is the attor-
ID ne Gulf & Ship Island Railroad
" " is the lowest order OF dema-
Y ana displays little mind, and
pardoned for saying a mean,
plcable spirit.
again remind our readers that
eiS mas occupied the position as
3t iOr tnis road since 1892. Let
s'enilon to the fact that the Gulf
lsiand Railroad Company is a
: p0ration, = chartered under the
mississippi, does not own a mile
dollars worth Of property
" STATE This road can get no
IA VIC way Of legislation from
u. 1t might get aid from the
gislature some time.
remind cur readers that while
'Otney for the Gulf 6 Ship Is
uOad Company, Mr.. Bowers
'vun'y in the house of repre-
= u the Legislature for four
ae people ofhis district in the
I ,'ar years. continuous SER
i "a branches of the Legislature
years years Now we defy and chal-
aplng !. critics to point to one
i MS while he was in the
4 winch, in the slightest de-
Il, eu q purpose or desire to
II uusV which the people OF this