Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-28
NOZZLE syD OHIO RAILROAD.

AZ go much complaint has been made
AGAINST this road, we deem it nothing but
fair that whatever can be said in its de-
fence should be heard on the other side.
The Carton Of Mississippi has the follow
ing
Let US now look st some facts. On
che failure Of the Confederate cause, the
Mobile and Ohio railroad, ike many
others, was left high and dry, with some
Two millions Of Confederate securities on
hand. with a broken road, the destrUc-
ton Of nine-usnths Of their engines and
rouingstock, and wirhan empty treasury.
What was to De GCne2 The traffic of the
first three months did not begin to pay
frs running expenses alone. Add 70 this
The want Of funds % purchase the neces-
zlrv rolling stock and complete the re-
PAIRS 10 Columbus, Ky, without which
the road could not pay a dividend, and a
still further difficulty arising from a
pressure of the bond holders, who, at one
time seemed 70 undetermined to take pos
session Of the road, all combined % make
the President. Directors and Superin-
rerdeut nut fO-rh their fun energies.
FIRST 70 save the r0ad from its foreign
bond holders. second, 20 raise the means
~ LAaaa.aNA .aMa#@ "Naak HaHaa @. N|AN ~ 40
order for business. Vow while these
e0mnlain-s have beer brought thick and
fa,a against the President and Superin-
reudeur Of the road for the past few
months, those gentlemen have been
North limos constantly, and have only
returned within the last two or three
weeks. A portion OF the Directors have
also been there and have just returned.
The result 5f this is, that this road viii
s0Cu be in complete running order.
The whole affairs Of the road have
been satisfactorily arranged, and the FOL
lowing extra rolling stock has been pur-
chased and Is now on the way 10 Mo-
Bile Twenty locomotives, two hundred
and thirty freight cars and fourteen par
senger cars.
Euus, without cessation, have Welghty
and important matters been upon the
hands oE the President, Superintendent
and Directors since the fall Of the Con-
feder4gy- Nothing. Ia short, but the
very life Of the road.
DI-iugauthis time thisgreac thorough
fare has teen run as best il could, under
those who were left behind. The result
81, that complaints have been made Of
wrong charges, o. swindliug. and Of
agents being bought and sold, many of
which are true. Indeed, il would be
strange, IF, where there was 20 much
generalization. that it should not be
found upon a great highway Of travel,
when those whose business it wa
% guard and protect 10 were forced
% ue absent 0n more, ar that time, i'm
porullE business. This decentralization
has effected every portion of the road,
from the conductor 10 brakeman, and 70
me employees OF express companies.
The complaints uCU that the most i'm
plrl-L- business has been completed, VIII
have thorough hearing and ventilation I
and we vaurgre 70 predict that now its
l-.r President has returned, and the
management directly under the control
Of Col Fleming, who has no superior as
a r4lr5ad nan in this country, this road
VIII meet the wants of the travelling and
business public and be cleared Of the
~sl1rEsrhat nave been draining il OF It's
LIES blood. and brought upon 1t the
-ursz ofmaDy Of cur people
We trust that now we shall hear no
more complaint Of determinations
against Memphis, in the charges Of this
road. Il would certainly be very foolish
IN tue managers OF the road to make
them, seeing that the Le~gisIatureof Ten
nessee have it IN their power 70 institute
.reralstCry measures.