Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-21

military government, which threw =
blight upon all enierpriscs.and CONNER
TRIAL transactions, failure OF crops, disti'
tuition among the people, and the preva-
lence. Of an epidemic pestllence in the
city Of Memphis, the market Of the
countryside gross receipts Of the road
speak Aatteringly Of the productive ca
pacity Of enterprise. All we have 10
do 20 make Il available and productive
property 10 the Stockholders, is 20
observe strict and vigilant economy IN
its expenses aud this, as we have
heretofore declared, will be our para
mount aim, In any future supervision we
may have over the road.
The. Chief Engineer, abiding to the
causes Of the heavy expenditures in his
department, says;
In addition to that Of Reconstruction a
very large amount Of work has been done
south OF the Tallahatchie river and
charged TO the general repairs Of the
roadway, which should be classed really
under the head Of extraordinary ex-
penses. For example, every piece Of
trestle has been replaced by new and
first class pile work, amounting for the
year to nearly one mile, at cost Of some
$780, IL has also been found abso-
lutely necessary TO place in the road-bed
large number Of cross.ties both north
and south OF the river, besides doing a
great deal Of work in the other branches
that does not show so much, but when
taken in the aggregate has combined to
swell the operating expenses full y $780,
900 to $4,000. II is believed, however,
that no expense has Incurred that could
have been avoided, with strict Justice to
the entire safety OF operating the road.
The report of the Superintendent, Mr..
A. S Livermore, is quite lengthy, elab'
Grating the many points of interest, and
furnishing in detail the facts VIC have
above condensed. The Superintendent
deplores the obstacles thrown in the
way of the roads successful operation
by the indisposition Of the Mississippi
Central railroad to permit the proper
connections. A sleeping car to run from
Memphis to New Orleans is desired.
Says Mr. Livermore
The Mississippi Central railroad re-
fuses to haul such a car; our business
suffers from such refusal, and we are
powerless to remedy the evil. They
refuse to sell tickets from Canton and
other stations OF their road, even to
Memphis, vie this road and travellers
unaequaiated with the route, upon ask
ing for ticket to Memphis Mt those
points, are sold one via Grand Junction.
frequently the passengers discover their
error upon arrival at Grenada and take
our train but we are compelled to COL
lect fare, as it would otherwise be dead
loss to your company, and is q state OF
affairs for which your company is in no
way responsible.
Shipping freight south of Grenada is
attended with even more difficulties.
The necessary joint freight tariff is
refused by the Central road. On this
point the Superintendent remarks:
The obstacles thrown in our way are
so great that our utmost exertions can
secure but very small proportion Of
the shipments from Memphis to points
south of Grenada; and yet our route is
ffty-two miles shorter, and is undoubt-
eddy the direct and legitimate route If
we had favorable connection.
The report of Mr.. G. P. Oakley, gen.
eral freight agent, shows that among the
receipts of articles of produce at the
different stations during the year, we're
the following 2l9,9O4 bushels of corn
26,505 bushels of oats; 1894 bales Of hay
2,S37,S6 pounds of bacon; l6,205 bar
rels of -four; 30,596 barrels of meal
STA barrels beef and pork, and 1856
barrels of patotes.
The above articles are shipped from
Memphis, nearly all which could have
been produced in the vicinity of the
points receiving them. That this i'm
mense quantity of bacon, corn, hay,
oats, etc., should be annually imported
from the Northwest for country 80 ca
pable of producing not only sufficient for
its own consumption, but an excess for
sale, seems remarkable. Is it any wonder
that our planters remain impoverished,
when, with the means of production at
their doors, the very necessities of life
consumed by them are originally pur-
chased hundreds of miles away2 Why
not prevent this immense sum from be.
ing annually sent North by producing
for themselves 2
The stockholders are TO be congratu-
lated upon possessing so fine corps of
officers as those in whose hands the man
agement Of the road is placed. With |
such men as Messrs f. M. White, Presi-
dent; A. S. Livermote, General Super
intendent; S. II. Lamb, Secretary and
Treasurer; G P, Oakley, General Freight
Agent; Niles Meriweather, Chief Engi- |
neer, and J. H. Henderson, Auditor-all |
estimable gentlemen and competent Off
cials-theie need be no fear that any
effort will be spared to render the road
everything its owners can desire.
New MEMPHIS THEATER-Mr. Mayo's
benefit was largely attended last night by
an audience whose frequent applause
attested their appreciation of his merits
Dreams of DelUsion is play of little
merit, so far as the plot is concerned.