The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-14
BRANDON RAILROAD

eSted--AppllCatl0n for Charter
Has Been Made.
Brandon, on the Alabama and Vcksburul
and Brandon and Laurel railroads.
The foIIowing-nanned persons have made
application for charter for railroad from thel
Brandon depot through the town Of Brandon|
and the counties Of Rankin Smith and Jones|
to the city Of Laurel, to be known as the Bran-|
don and Laurel Railroad Co., to-Wt H. A. Bu-|
|sck A. NJ. Shields, wv. GirdIestone, S. l. Nc
Launn, |. S. May, j. 7. B. Berry, A. j. McLau-|
rim. This will be the first Of many improve
old town. Nearly every town in the state has|
recently made great strides along industrial
lines and commercial activity, and our peopIe|
are determined not to permit Brandon thel
garden spot Of the continent, to fall behind inl
this great race for modern cOnvenenceS and|
advantages It will be noted that those at the|
mead OF the enterprise are among our moSt|
progressive and substantial citizens, and their
connection with it guarantees success.
lhe Pearl F}iver Valley railroad, which will
traverse the northwestern part of the county,
and which will be in course of constructon|
Within the next few months, will cause strongl
competing points near Fannin for great DEAL
of trade that we now get from that direction,
and it is up to us" to give our town every ad-
vantage possible and be ready for the battIe|
for trade supremacy, Which is inevitable. ForI
years we have maintained an envabIe reputa-
ton as cotton market and trading point and|
this reputation must be sustained at all haz-|
ards. To do this we must have the railroad inl
order to handle our freghts, etc. Thousands
of dollars are spent here annually in puIng|
cotton and freight up and down the hill be-
tween the town and depot and the manner inl
which it is handled is very unsatisfactory. Thel
lveynen do the best they can considering
the fearful condition the dirt roads are usually
lin. Every business man in the town expe-
riences trouble in keeping his freight matters
straight. Aside from the livery stables several
of our merchants keep expensive teams and
drivers, the revenue from which alone would
prove very profitable to the proposed line.
AS soon as the organization is perfected,
(which will probably be the latter part Of this
week, bonds will be placed on the market, and
applications for same should be made to AL
|bertM Shields, our WeI-knoNn and POPULAR
merchant, who has consented to act as treas
|urer
r. Covngton, civil engineer, will come
over from Canton Monday to locate the route,
land he will be authorized to receive bids for
THE grading which it is hoped to have UNDER
|headway by the last of next week. Within col
Idays from the time the charter is granted byl
1.-THE governor, the Brandon and Laurel railroad
will be in operation between the Alabama and
lVicksburg depot and Il. A. Busicks cotton
lyard.
The completion Of this railroad this far will
mean more for Brandon and her people than|
lany other enterprise that could possibly be de-
Ivised. It Will be our railroad and every c|tizen|
Iof the town and community should feel per-
|sonal interest in it and should give it every as
lsistance possible. The industrial league and
the mayor and board Of aldermen should, and
no doubt will, see that the right OF way is do
mated, and render all other assistance in their
lpoWer