New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-10

| Excess OF Way over Through Fre.ghts. ~ lA. 50.
Bs; amounting 90 over 60'y tuns Of such escsss OF
Way over TA,osSA Frcights for tbesc months.
II should however be stated that for full two weeks
Of tho time referred to- there was little or no move
ment Of freight. ofanv Kind on account Of The block
Hence this eIeess Of Hay over TArsasA Freight re.
laa4s N . period Of only sI week..
During the time embraced In this statement there
were deiafped at Buffalo and susp, nson Bridgs from
two u four thousand loads land never less than two
housand o. Western property waiting transt b, the
Central Railroad. -.
1t is nov eight or nine months since . material
change was made In the direction Of tho Central Since
that time several important reforms have been effected
and many OF still greater magnitude have been initiated
and viii DO prosecuted rapidly dreamsances will
permit ~ sending the through freight passenger and
express matter by the way OF Troy nearly $780, 90 will
be saved TO the Company annually In carriage and other
unnecessary expenses And have hesitation 10
sorting that wise economy rkidlJ enforced such as
the stockholders justified In expecting from the
President sustained a. he will be Ivy the younger and
more vigorous men that 10 Is gathering around him,
will increase the met earnings u Che Company more
than half million dollars year. The direc ton Of the
Central has long needed an Infusion OF superior activity
and energy. There has been great deal too much
dead wood 10 the Boards and the remark spples
to many Of tho subordinate officers and employees Of
the road. % b.a.ri lr... Dol.
The ef President has In the habit Of composing
portion q The direction OF YET Of fossils. most Of
whom never acted upon indcpr pdent impulse. but
Who felt and moyed and voted wholly through his In.
spiration. Excellent citizens, dare say they
msrtorons and exemplary In Ill the ordinary relations
Of life, but they really had more to do ssy In
spect TO the management Of the Central Railroad than
% many dummy engines Thsy simply said ditto to
Mr. Corning-never doubling or hesitatine but always
acquicscing in silence and His word had the force
and effect Of yermillion edet. An act Of contumacy
or Independence was visited by nncersnon ejec
ton from the Bonrd at the merit election. Mr. Rich
mond who filled tho office OK Vice PRESIDENT resided at
Bualo ard managed the western end Of the road with
out interference from Mr.. c. His knowledge and ex.
perience eould not be dispensed with, and the differ
ence between the administration Of affairs ut Albany
and at Buffalo shows the difference between the two
men. fl b. ,..f-.r ..... sI.l t...'.- ,.ta
When the change took place In the management, .
young intelligent and most energetic gentleman IVES
introduced into the Board from Eew.York, greatly 70
the discomfort Of Mr. Corning. who had instinctiYe
dread OF the perquiitohs Of director Of sagacty and
independence whose opulence placed him above 4hs
rench Of temptation and whose insight and penstra
isn ve not " be bafsd by any amount Of Ingenious
explanation The consequences Of the Substitution Of
this vigsnt aud determined director for the
and dscsyed old gentleman who always thought and
voted the suggestion Of Mr. Corsing. have been felt
and seen in the management Of cvery branch Of the
road, ead 70 not TOO much to expect that when Mr.
Richucnd backed up BY men Of this description who
honest efficient and capable and desire to 500 the
centfa conducted purely as bnsIness enterprise the
shareholders will receive proper return for their m
vestmerf and the Just expectations Of the people 10
regard 10 tho accommodations 10 which they are ent
tied folly realized. .- ,,,..,.., Yplr
The gentlemen in the Legislature who admit the jus
ce and easonabness OF tie claim for relief preferred
by tho Central and yet express their desrnin 70
rssist H. under the apprehension that, By SVps 10.