Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-29

to Louisville, 273 miles, and So 50 to Mem
mas, ITO niles! Paris is 1871 miles from
Memphis freight on cotton, g 50.
Milan Is but ninety miles from Memphis,
~ r." freight from there TO Memphis
is s. Isl
had not thought it possible Mr..
Woodruff could so openly identify him
elf with such a management, and regret
ne has done so. His road was organized
Inder no worse auspices than Frank
White's road. They were upon spaT, In
n respects-eoch hdUinQ nothing. But
White had the advantage of IN able en-
,ineer and superintendent To assist him.
Woodruff had ignorance and incapgclty,
o which he still clings- The result is
lefore rs. One road il successfully adj
ninistered. The other is " busted. "
Mr.. Woodruff has leased the road
% the Louisville and Nashville
-silrOad company, which Is to
[" assume the payment Of all amOuntsdue
% the state Of Tennessee; to hll u con-
rscts with the merchants of West Ten
aessee to equip and operate the o as
4 first Glass road, and So soon as the net
earnings exceed current expenses and
The amount due the state, to pay the
ssme over 10 the Memphis and Ohio rail-
-osd company, and return the road In
good order to the stockholders at the ex-
plrstion Of the lease"
Is this dRF Does the Louisville and
Nashville road agree TO do all this kind
ness for u road, for nothing at GHf Is
here no bonus for this favor? The only
answer to these questions will be the con
tract. Let us have that. For one, 1 an
not think the Louisville company viii
undertake to do all this kindness for US,
gitaOla pap, and Mr.. Woodruff, in his
card, say nothing about that. He
says the Louisville company is
cot to discriminate against Mem
phis In freight tariffs. This Is one
step gained, and I can congratulate him.
HIS OtgH Superintendent has been dis
eliminating against Memphis, and he
seems to be aware OF it for he says he
aas provided against this being done by
the LOUISVILLE Company.
It is to be regretted that Mr.. Woodruff
makes war upon the contemplated road
from Jackson to Paris. Paris md
RcnTU counties UOte1 and subscribed up
yards Of S15O.O00 to the Memphis and
Ohio road, and if they Wdnt to build
another road through Paris, Il Is not Mr..
Woodruff province to say they shall not.
He saws the leasing Of this road has de-
faated the building OF that. He is mis-
taken. The citizens Of Madison, Carroll
and Henry will build that road from
Jackson through Paris TO PAducah. 1t is
oniv 3 question Of time and when built,
lGiU not injlre Memphis. Madison and
Carroll and Henry counties trade here
nO1r. despite Jones' odiOus discrimina-
and the mere building OF another
road in those counties will but develop
local trade, all Of which DU e0n7e TO
Memphis, If wisdom guides Our councils.
AR. Woodruff is confident the stock
holders will sanction what he has done.
Then why did be not call them together
and get their approval Frst9 He and
ais board were elected for q year. The
road does not belong to them. By what
authority does be sell their interests out
Tor ten years? The iron rails viii last
about ten years longer, and the road will
be then turned over to US, used up-all
he iron to be bought and relaid. Mr..
Woodruff has been badly sold there. His
card is a lsmen table admission
hat though his road has vast local re-
sources and important connections, he
has not the capacity TO manage e. aud
hat he must cal upon Louisville, 400
niles array, to manage a Memphis enter
1rise. J. 7. TREZEvANT.