The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-02-27
LOCATION OF THE NEW DEPOT.

of Pres. j. I. Harrahan, of the I.
G. Railroad, have been requested
to hold this meeting and pass up
on the question of depot location
lagain. Mr.. Harrahan expresses
ia preference for two out of pos
lsible three locations: One of
these is at Court street, and the
other on Chiekasaw, between
Chickasaw and Cherokee. The
Railroad management really pre-
fer the latter location, if the addi-
tional cost Of brick construction
can be materially overcome by
Brookhaven brick makers.
To avoId vexatlous and unneces-
sary delay, The Leader is of the
opinion that it would be better to
leave it to the /. G. Railroad man.
agement to decide for itself at
which spot it will locate its depot
in one of the three blocks between
Court and Chickasaw streets;
which proposition, substantially,
will be submitted to the consider
alton of next Fridays meeting.
With us, if the question were
decided solely with reference to
personal interest and convenience,
we would prefer the Chickasaw
street location; next, the present
location, and the Court street
crossing last. However, looking
at it from the standpoint of what
we consider to the greatest advan-
tage to the town at large, we
would favor the Court street loca-
tion.
Unless the hope of securing a
union depot arrangement is to be
finally and permanently discarded,
together with all the advantages a
union depot might bring to the
city, the Court street crossing
should be selected. A union de-
pot is still possible at that point
for the three railroads now enter
ing Brookhaven, for the distance
is not so great from there to the
main line of the Mississippi Cen
tral, and that road could either
use the track Of the Pearl River
road from the Seayey Brickyard
to Court street, as it is doing now,
or secure a right of way of its
own at no great cost all the way
down just to the west of the Pearl
River tracks. The location of the
|. G. depot at the Chlckasaw
street crossing would be the death
kneIl to all chance of union de-
pot in the future, because of the
increased distance from the. main
line of the NJ. G. and other OBJ
vious reasons.
The Leader is one of those who
believe that the Union depot idea
is one not to be lightly discarded.
The closer the depot of the Mis-
sissippi Central Railroad can be
drawn to the present business
center of the city, the better it
will be in the long run for the
city generally. When the Good
year road is completed from New
Orleans to jackson, both Monti
cello and Smiths Ferry, on our
east, in addition to Silver Creek
and Hattiesburg, will be at I'M
portant railroad functions just
like Brookhayen. When the Mis-
sissippi Central is completed
through to Natchez an important
center of trade in addition to
Natchez will spring up at the
crossing of this road and the Mis-
sissippi Valley on the west, be-
sides smaller towns and trading
points that will spring up along
the Mississippi Central this side
of the Valley road. This east and
west country has heretofore been
Brookhaven's best trade territory.
1t would in large measure contln
lue to be, in spite Of the competi-
Itive points mentioned, If the Mis-
sissippi Central had depot con-
venient to the business portion of
]town. If, however, the depot of
/ this road is located on the out
skirts of the city, so shoppers and
traders cannot come to BroolSha-
lveh to trade without extra incon-
venience, expense and loss of time
lgetting TO and from the depot,
Ithey will go elsewhere and Brook
haven will be the loser.
/ These suggestions Of fact, it
lseems to US, are worthy Of the So
lberest consideration by Brookha-
ven people before finally passing
on the /. g. depot location.
Mrs. ]. M. Ford went over to
i Brookhayen last week TO get