Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-03
THE EDGEFIELD AND KEN
lucky RAILROAD.

we puDllSneu rev Jays SINCE inc Ie-
port of the President of the Edgefeld and
Kentucky railroad, made to the annual
meeting of stockholders. We are request
ed to publish the following reply to por-
tons of that report, it having been
presented yesterday, to the Board of Di-
rectors of the road:
To the Board of Directors of the Edge
field and Kentucky Railroad Company
Gentlemen At the stockholders meeting
of your company on 3lst ult, there was
read before your stockholders report
purporting to be made by the President
and Receiver of the Edgefeld and Ken
lucky railroad, which contains false state
ments in regard to my action as Superin-
tendent of the Edgefield and Kentucky
railroad and the Evansville, Henderson and
Nashville railroad, and to which l desire
to call your attention, and request that
you appoint a committee from your Board
and competent railroad man to make &
thorough investigation of the affairs and
accounts of the road during my admins
tratiOn as Superintendent.
The statement that H. L. Shepherd,
Superintendent, carried off $307.90 cash
collected from passenger trains, and
SSl3. O5 collected from agents for ticket
sales over foreign roads and nearly all
the stationery, is totally false, and am
ready to verify this before a committee
from your board.
settled finally and in full with the
Receiver, and took the receipt of Col.
John 3. Brownlow for all vouchers, COW
ering every dollar which came into my
hands including the receipts of the State
fer the money paid over to him. The
net earnings of the road were paid into
the Treasury of the State after two or
three payments of net earnings tc the Re-
ceiver, because / became satisfied the
Receiver was entrusting the fund to a
person not worthy of confidence, and
feared their misappropriation so that the
State would not receive them.
The entire timbers used in rebuilding
the 'big trestle" were purchased and paid
for by me. The trestle was planned by
me, and several hundred dollars paid for
work done on the framing of it.
The rolling stock of the Edgefield and
Kentucky Railroad was left by me on the
10Th of October, 1869, when turned
over, in excellent condition and order. A
large amount had been expended on the
| rolling stock by Mr.. McClelland, Master
Mechanic, and his books will show from
the expenditures that the stock must have
been in good order. The books of the
machine shop ought to show, and will
show, if honestly kept and not mutilated,
what has been expended on the rolling
stock since it passed from my control.
The books of your company and the
reports of your roadmaster ought to OK
hibit the accurate amount expended in
every department in keeping up the road.
If the gross earnings of your road have
really been as much as reported, there
| should be on hand a very considerable
| sum in cash ready TO be paid into the
treasury of the State, unless it has been
| absorbed in salaries and otherwise misap-
FLIED.
The false statements, in what purpOrts
to be the report OF the President, are evil
GENTLY furnished and made by others.
That they are false will become evident
| On your Investigations, which invite and
urge you to make.
Every dollar which came into my hands
was honestly and faithfully applied and
accounted for. No exception will be
taken by your Board to any voucher, ex-
cept for expenditures in furnishing the
upper rooms of thebuilding in your office,
which have been used as home or loaf
ing place for persons not connected with
the road, and some vouchers or accounts
for whisky, cigars, ETC., which refused
TO pay for, purchased and charged to YOU
company by person without authority.
have the receipts for all money ever
used by me, and am prepared to show
the falsity of the report made to you, anC
TO fully vindicate my administration OF
The affairs of your company.
ask you to investigate thoroughly tht
business and affairs during my. admins
tration. l am, respectfully, yours,
H. L. SHEPHERD,
Gen. Supt. Evansville, Henderson ant
Nashville Railroad.
| Never confide in young man--neV
pals leak Never tell your secrets to tn
arcd-old doors seldom shut closely.