The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-05
list January 1860. lat May lso5

pressure OF business forced lis use
Notwithstanding its bad condition.
The damage to the roadway con
in the destruction and decay Of
the bridges, trestle-work and cross
ties from Okalona to Union City. a
distance of 1874 miles the burning Of
10 warehouses and station buildings
the destruction Of the tools and sta
tionary engine in the Whistler Repair
Shops at the evacuation Of Mobile,
and the wearing out and burning of
about 81 miles of rails.
AT the close Of the war, the road
was in fair running condition to Okla
Iona, 26I miles, and passaJle for trains
to Corinth, but there were only - To-
comotiyes, 231 freight and II passen-
ger cars to operate it; and tie tools Of
the only repair shops for keeping tie
rolling stock IN order uere untt for use.
The report of Superintendent Elem
ing, from which we take the forego
ing, gives the stock on the first of
April last as follows:
Locomotives i in running 10
ont Of order but can be repaired 80
Passenger and % class cars in order 30
Freight cars in order Ie
under repair "
The earnings OF the road from the
first Of MAY 1865 TO January 1866. are
+bu-
- - a-,,e ~,
eigbtr-. 7a45u g
Making total 81 4i-'7o 80
And the expenses
For repairs of Road ---..-- s2le 247 %
.. Condnctjn r' T2lBsSy t,fio1 D 5 ssS g5I %
-
And leaving a net revenue 10
IheIolIo"lhS amounts were
also earned within the same
time
From Express 81, 500 81
I $500 SS = s a5 W PPS655as,a beng .o.Ooo 90
lFan'pn oi Mail lestimated) -. 1900 90
Making a total slo5 go, 81
And ta tot,I NET erer,eof so - a.
In reference to the freight tariff and
nossanoar ra+as tho ranort of tho Su
PeIll'eHue'lV states
The high prices OF labor and every
description OF materials required on
railroads, the small amount OF rolling
stock, the worn out condition OF the
roadway u the small business south
efh ROADS Will nav uhlh Ihe lnuuNtrlal
pursuits are more setueu ana develop
ed-together with heaVy expenditures
necessary loI IePalrsI"ll require
80 tbem ~ from oo Gin mt mt + +bo
hands of the bondhoiders An man
ufactured supplies and mechanical Ia
DOT can Only De oDtalhed al double Jhe
an.59 "",Sn -e,"lIe "5 III me ""l,
nrodnnod . norrasnond;nr daoroosa -
the nrices of these articles. Ordinary
labor and timber have increased about
fifty per cent, but the aggregate eN-
pensIs u oPei".lIS i'AliI"uo ~ ~
~ IN no.Soa~or 80 ond
cboroes for freiGbt are less on this
than n Southern roads generally. ex-
cept where fixed by the charters and
under the present condltloh OF AFFAIRS
IL. r - 70 rebuiId tbeir rosds
biob rates are a necessity. And this is
alike the interest of the stockholders
oDl Danpln who arc Interested in hay
mo the roads in the hest condition. and
retained in the hands of those who
sacrificed so much for their eonstruc-
uoh.
The whole exhibit presents 70 the
puohc' o the hrst tlme' a we" oil the
dlthcultles with Whleh Ihe auhlhlstra-
ton OF the road had TO contend dur-
ing the last year and IN u oplnIon'
should satisfy every candid man OF the
energy, prudence and industry with
which the interests Oh the company
have been administered IA such an
emergency as the present me COM
pany interests are the interests OF
tue Puon'' hne Il
- -: - 80 '"oi'
- -
~ We are oo"-
-
E mistakes will happen in the
- ,~,Io4oa fan;lias, ia
auaSe' lhe force ana truth u "nlch was
violently impressed upon US yesterday
oRlooking over the article in our col