Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-19
Eynchburg Lumber Market, Way 10.
CENTRAL DEPOT, Va Il Tenn. X. K,
Isl May, 1856.
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last been in She employment the va. s Tenn X. X
Co. Conductor OF the freight train from this place TO the
to the be ri ability aud am to the satisfaction Of
the General Superinen "e as the agents on the roadNen
amid the distressing storms OF last winter The ComPa
ny course sustained many misrnne and occasion
I'd many troubles by the unusual severity OF the winter
shortly after the passing away oihe bad weather the Diree
tory hoda meeting consider the rNpedncy of making
appropriation " SOME hundreds of dollars additional TO be di
yded among fr respective employee saS in he wisdom.
dom thes conceived t1be due aud matter Of course
presumed ed to their credit three dollars per day
each services tndercdw lille sympang with those Mo
expected exposure Outing the exceedingly harsh weather.
hcact doubt considered by them to be popular The
reality appropriated aud divided however
equally but discriminatory between portion of the Railroad
So SOME TO- 80 aud others 500
As for myself and train accomplishments because
out Of sight fiynchurg and therefore beyond the
jurisdiction OF Directory entirely OF the ,lues
aud Of received nothing ottle extra allowance
Feeling asI did myself sighted and agGeycd at the
address them ,ticr and say them perfectly
hdgpenent OF any @Lti1 Of ne 'eHa pay and spoke OF
mentioned thai while engaged on the Road ia of those dis
trpsng storms had the misfortune loose my
coat Tor winch t"s"lrd HE CONF amy bound to me- and
presumed that If the Bomd did not consider me deserving
edge me entitled tony dues the - ca himself
The Directory considered my letter exceedingly impairment
nn he md Irnrir,a man To taI nv lace. which was done
in eight days after the resolution was passed
itrematns only l." ne 10 Say that t4e ard of Directors
had in their power and did spare They-said in
tive to the extra allowance, and that did deserve any
portion oft Whlthe Board Directors inform me who it
was that was prcsumItousa undertake represent
me before them Insist that the representation
and malicious IN It's character tell the
the Gcn1 Supt Mr T. IL GIN his Absence the Road
Master, is the proper authority topr, lucand
other neither of which present at the lay
duly considered Again the Board, abiding to my
Cainirg dtuars the said did
evidence sufficient to establish the fact Of the and
lost they consider the Company bound
s,uuld nike 10 know Hhat the Company r4Gg do
Themselves bouud for IA the Baerd have the H.
In r,t lon to the lost property will them A. J.
bIkChe tel! them HAT lie and guized
te,s the train after .tt But will not
contend with them Tor il consider equally peayuneish"
Is the appropriation aud trust iy help make the
allowance ssnt that character All contend forls justice
IN Relation To the matter, and justice Will
Very respectfully, JNO. 4. MEGGINSDN
y B-lw this that the public may only know
di,ell scd from the service Va Tenn X. r. Co.
bnt that they may know why and wherefore done
For facts IN relation the discharge duty the
road apply the Nashngou House .as
been lett or for verbal information ofthe Gen1Supt
may l9lt% J. r NJ