Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-14
A TRIP TO MOBILE.
Our Railroads Notes by the Way

Memphis has several railroads that
stretch their arms in various directions
to embrace the trade Of the surrounding
districts and connect with other roads so
that person can travel to any portion
of the country We can speak from ex-
perience Of the able manner in whichthe
Memphis and Ohio road is managed un'
der the able supervision of Col. Sam. b.
Jones, who took hold of IL Immediately
after the war, when everything was in
confusion, and desolation almost relgned
supreme from the continuous conflicts
of four years Of bloody war. Col Jones
has shown his ability for the position he
occupies by the manner in which he has
advanced the interests of the road, by
bringing il to its present stage OF useful
ness, sending out two trains daily that
connee. with roads running North, East
Of South, and convey passengers to st.
Louis, Louisville, Mobile or any other
point they may desire. We recently
made visit to Mobile, aud Travelled by
the Memphis and Ohio railroad, found
the cars clean and comfortable and the
employees of the road courteous. Start
ing at half.past three o clock, we pushed
along at lively rate, stopping for q
few moments at many growing towns
along the road that appear to be pros
pering and advancing with such rapid
strides as to cause the owners Of real
estate TO dream Of the days when they
will be rich from the proceeds of their
acres sold at so much per foot front A
few hours ride brought US to Browns
vile, a pretty little town with evidences
of prosperous growth, that is celebrated
among railroad travellers as one of the
places where rations are laid in An
announcement of Twenty minutes for
supper caused us to accept the situA-
ton and test the quality Of the eat
ables at the Nelson House. A twenty
minutes test convinced US that
they we're good enough for any
body and decidedly healthy for hungry
traveller. When we write Guide
Book for the information Of travellers
the Nelson House will be classified in it
as first-class hotel, and Messfs. Brinton
l. Plat, its proprietors, as benefactors Of
mankind at large and the travelling COM
muni,y in particular. The bell tapped
its note of warning, the whistle shrleked,
and once more we travelled along at q
rapid rate, passing trees, bushes, etc.
that assumed almost any shape that the
fancy could conceive in the general
gloom. Humboldt" shouted the con-
ductor, and in faw minutes we were at
the Osborn House, in good condition to
appreciate slumber. The next morninG
we took view of the place, which, like
most Southern towns, shows evidence OF
war in the shape of lonely chimneys
standing to mark the spot where once
stood houses that we're raised by years OF
toll to shelter family, only to be desc
Grated, fred and reduced to ashes inside
Of an hour, by the order of command
ing officer who believed in subjugating
men by rendering their families house
less, or by the torch If an inccndiary,
who disgraced the name of soldier and
had no fear of hereafter Humboldt,
however, is recovering from the fiery
effects of the war, many buildings being
in course of erection. The Osborn House
is credit to Humboldt, and is kept by
Mr.. Barnes, formerly connected with the
Worsham House He has made
improvements, and is fitting it
up in style that will compare
with many hotels in the country, and
cannot fail to please those who may stop
there. Mr.. Barnes understands his bus
mess, and success should, and doubtless
will, attend his efforts. At this place
the Mobile and Ohio railroad crosses the
Memphis and Ohio, and we seated our
selves in one of the elegantscars of the
former road for a journey to jackson,
which place VIC reached on time and was
greeted by hearty shake of the hand
from j. J Williams, the Assistant Super
intcndcnt of the Mobile aud Ohio rail
road, who, by the way, is an excellent
gentleman, whom it is a pleasure to
know. After few minutes stay, in
which we learned that business was dull
and merchants Responding, the train
was again moving swiftly, while the cars
swayed with an easy motion that was
delightfully."- pleasant. The cars on this
road are models of beauty and ease, and
are not surpassed even in the East, where
they are supposed to luxuriate far in
advance of US poor Southerners. The
road is we'll laid, and it matters not at
what speed a train travels, the cars
move easily and the passengers retain
their seats in comfortable security.
The conductors on this road are gen.
tlemanly and polite, attend to their bust
ness and treat passengers with com.
mendable degree of courtesy. Mr.. James
Bright is the brightest of them all, being
perfect model of conductor both in
efficiency and department When we
again travel on the Mobile anu Ohio