New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-12

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We published q few days ago, an article
on this road under the new management,
The article was merely . sketch and did'no'
by any.msans SxhAmt the qnestson. I'm
portant facts were pecesearily overlooked
and the fnA scheme Of the new direct.
ors for building up their road and adding
as-far as they could to the prosperity Of
New Orleans, was not, by any means, done
justice to. .NuzzgAv, q ssvs1f
Entering. as they did, upon their duties
after an exciting contest with their pre-
decessors in the courts, its.was thought
that little personal bitterness might have
been generated, and that the new men
might not think we'll of, or act well to the
subordinates they found acting under
them, and placed in position by their pre-
decessors. Not only this, but it was also
believed that they would most unsparingly
criticise and most numerically make
known the all. shortcomings of their prede-
cessors. Instead of any such course, the
| new management, in the most manly and
generous character, have endeavored to
find excuses for all that was wanting in
the acts of their predecessors, and have
assigned their inability to meet all the
demands on them to the true cause-want
of funds. They openly concede ability
and good Judgment to the men who pre-
ceded them, and assign all their draw
backs to that great motive power in all
enterpnses-capital. They have accepted
the men put in positions by their prede-
cessors, and, with few exceptions, they
still hold them in office, because they are |
generous enough to believe that as much |
Judgment as could be used was exercised
in making the appointments,
Backed by large capital, they have not |
the drawback to contend against which
was the bugbear Of che Beauregard d.
rectory, and they propose to move on re-
CARELESS of all opposition, in their scheme
of building up the jackson Road, until it
is one of the leading roads of the country,
and until it has made New Orleans the
mart of trade it never before possessed
until it has made commercially tributary
to this city the whole trade along the i'm
mense line of rail with which it proposes
to connect. ee+s
In building up the road, benefit is
lone to both the country through which
t passes and to the city in which it termi-
,ates, and doing this benefit to country
md city, the road benefits itself 1t is
reciprocal arrangement all around, and no
me of the parties interested increases
n prosperity at the expense of the
'ther. yr5RrasM Il
The first object of the road, in order to
these results, is to put itself ,
"A firm basis. To do this many changes
re necessary-changes which were i'm ,
possible to the old management, from want =
f capital. For instance, to enumerate :
he mechanical labor on this road was all
aid at rates farabove those received by
be employees on other roads. This large
ayment, however, was delusive, for it 4
as not cash one, and the men were
ither compelled to live ON credit or to 4
ispose Of their pay to brokers at rates
hich reduced their salaries considerably q
Glow those paid to men in similar posi- .
ons on other roads. The difficulty was =
ne not to be overcome. Capital has, .,
owever, stepped in and the employees of 8,
he road will hereafter receive cash for their D
.rvices promptly when their pay is due, y
I'd in addition the back pay, due for over ~
year, will be settled without unnecessary :,
clay. 90 e. l-4ET IsE 500 4,
Under the new arrangement large de- a,
1ction in expenses will follow. With a g.
,bt of $4,000, 900, and an annual interest a,
at least $400, 600, the road had heavy =,
awback to fight against. 1t is contem- =,
ated now to reduce the annual outlay =,
lily one-third- saving of about s24O, coo ",
year, and no ipconsiderable sum to be ~
to the payment of the inter- W,
! on the debt When it is considered nv,
Mt this deduction can be accomplished 70
thout any infection of hardship on the of
lployes, and with simply the withdrawal A.
large profits from brokers and others, it 90
q not but be regarded as matter on r.,
lich the road should be congratulated. va
One great idea of the McComb manage ~
mt, is the building up of a population =
ing the line OF the road. Every posi- 49,
scheme will be resorted to accomplish =.
s object. As an example We give the =.
t that hereafter encouragement will be 10
EN- to all in the furnishing of wood for
i. The result will be of much more i'm 49,
rance than can be imagined. Wood cut
$ and with them the people who supply -.
ir wants will spring up along the line, T.,
| population will be found where the -;
lsus has not phcedit. With the popula- VI
a will come the labor and capital and its =.
,essary attendants, heretofore strangers ~;
localities under the control of con- do
~ ENTHUSfASM Is POWER. ate
4 man without enthusiasm is organically an