American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-03-08
The New Orleans, Jackson and Great
Northern Railroad.

of Mr. Shackleford, President Of tn
above named road, to the Legislature o
Louisiana, and have only been wailin.
until we could find room for its insertion
in our columns entire. However, W,
find in the Clarion such full synopsis o
the report, already prepared to our hands
that, for the purpose of condensation, VT
prefer to give it, instead of the entire
document. 1t will be found interesting
not only to the stockholders, but to al
who feel solcitude for the welfare o
the road
From the report Of II. j. Ranney, form
er President of the road, made Dec
LIST, 1850, it appears that a that time the
road had been completed with single
track, together with the necessary side
tracks, depot buildings and water stations
from New Orleans to Canton, Mississip
pa length of two hundred and six
miles-in substantial and permanent
manner, equal to any road in the United
States, with the exception of portion
between the city of New Orleans and The
Pass Manchac, which portion is now b.
ing filed and raised in such manner AS
to prevent any future delay or accidents
On that portion above Canton, known
as the ex'ension twenlyosix miles had
been graded. at cost of two hundred
and twenty thousand dollars ($220 600, J
and An additional section of fourteen miles
to the town of kosciusko, was under con-
tract, and would have been completed
during the year 1861; another section,
extending south from Aberdeen, Miss,
10 the intersection of the Mobile and
Ohio railroad (length nine miles) was
under contract, the graduation Of which
was nearly completed and ready for the
rails, which could be laid in season to
take off the next crop, should the receipts
of the road have equalled expectations
In addition to the work done on the
above nine miles, there had been more
or less work done upon about forty miles
of the line through Monroe county, above
and below Aberdeen, at an expense Of
about 1854 500.
The total cost Of the road and rolling
stock up to that period mad been ST. 038,,
873 and the total Indebtedness was So =
$50. 335 70, while the net earnings of the
road for the year ending November so,
1860, was $556,7l2 "a, an amount some
what less than half of the total receipts
When Maj Ranney made his last an
Nlal report, on the lst of January, 1862
The total expenditures on the road had
been $l2, 5l3, 829 II, and the total Lin
biirigs amounted TO $500, 4O7 OF. In
1868, the Company purchased $50 bales
Of cotton with Confederate securities, then
on hand, and 500 Of the bales SO pur
chased were subsequently, burned at
Canton. Duringthe years 1868 and GA
most Of the locomotives and rolling stock
on The road were entirely destroyed.
On the lst of May 1868. Major Ran
ney died, and on the 9Th Of June the
Road was handed over to the present
Board of Di~rs' Dat of 40 loc0mo
and other cars there remained but two 10
comoives passenger and % Of all other
cars. Besides there was not a.dolIar o.
avaiIa Die funds in the Treasury. Under
the circumstances, we think The manage
ment (of the Road by the present Direct,
ors hEs teen all lhat could be expected,
Thew have labored well and faithfully
for/ the public and deserve their conf
dyhce.
7 The following extract from Col Shack
Chords report refers to the present con
dition of the Road and its principal Off
GERS. and will be found interesting.
Such was the general condition Of the
road, and the amount of rolling stock and
motive power. when it was placed under
the control of the present Board Of ID
,rectors, on the "a h Of June. 1865 or
Us financial condition, it need only be
there was not dollar of available
in lis treasury To rebuild 'hr
Gnd restore its shauer,j finances,
I-st Ea,suisuauusuus.,ne Directors.
Iemselves. WorkmFH woe
tIy employed to rebr ID Or,dssG r
eng Immediately H ,,I. roa %
t,a. Other portions OF me . roar
slso undergoing repairs ana t efj'!
ensurate with their aoII,;y, |
lfasNg 10, s'aSv{ the road, in It's en' np
4 the 2is Of stshe earliest ., gay =, ,be
: Company Vas a,y. the President Q, .ne
81, : with the 0CernSied to go to negotiate
Il make poslalsrsstlHr rolling STOCK anu
70 mission Of Cans ossr pts for the trans
mail services wets moad. Contracts
ID terms as With other sSpt, on the same
= this time. The negotiaiiso,p roads at
stock and bm1 Hives resultehsnr rolling
' On lhe GajheI he GovernmrhASsrrom,ls
s sne s.1ek H5nziug to it wss sSSwhen
mitted roads in the South w1uid J,. the
> Cor,n; putch sae. for their resnec,i, -
t ~ ""Isz- >A~Sunts according 10 he
,'"g'h 4, road. Since ,b.n IL. 'oe
been rNshssed. for tins ~ " mere has
motives the hundred ana I'VE loco
and fifty flat .ars. - hoy -@fs'