The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-10-14
OUR SOUTHERN CONNECTION
ANOTHER IA VORABLE MOVE.
The dirnctorn nf IL ALL.

ANOTHER IA VORABLE MOVE.
The directors of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad. a week ago. met al
the office of the company in Memphis
and elected Mr. r. T. Wilson. of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
road, President, a step, says the appeal,
which is one long way in the dree-
ton of the contamination, let as hope,
OF trunk line to Norfolk, with branches
to Charleston and Washington. They
also, weunderstand, elected Capt. jacques
general manager, and Capt. Ross gener-
al superintendent - appointments that
cannot fail to give satisfaction not only
to the public of Memphis, most init
| mately concerned in the prosperity of
this great highway, but to the people of
the whole country through which it
passes, and also to the officers of the
roads connecting with It, and that VIII
be interested in maintaining its line of
business. Better selections of officers
] the future of the Charleston railroad al
ways in view-could not have been
made"
| The Appeal assures its readers that $50
far as Memphis is concerned there was
but one idea presented, and that vas, as
far as possible and as far as was consis-
tent with its interests and those of the
people along the line, it would be con-
Quoted with primal view of assisting
in the development of Memphis, and to
that end the services and supervising
care of Messrs. Wilson, Jaques and Ross
have been enlisted, and re-enlisted, the
presence of one of our bankers and two
of our leading merchants as directors,
being guarantees of fair play in freights
Sleeping coaches are to be put on and
run through to Lynchburg, perhaps to
Washington and Norfolk, and freight
rates viii meet with prompt and init
mate attention. These and other things
were the outgivings of the officers of our
most important railroad"
The Press and Herald, abiding to this
action of the Memphis and Charleston
directors, says: "Mr. Wilson is now
President of a continuous line of first |
class railways running from Bristol, on
the East, to Memphis, on the West, a
distance of five hundred and fifty-two
miles. Under the Presidency of Mr..
Wilson, and the general management of
Capt. Jaques, this long line will be con-
trolled, doubtless, by a liberal policy,
which will be of vast advantage ito the
people and towns along the route. Now,
if Gen. Malone will resign, then we will
have continuous great trunk railroad
from Memphis to the sea, at Norfolk,
under Wilson's control and Jaques' man
agement. The idea is a good one, though
we suppose Gen. Malone will hot look
with entire satisfaction on the sugges-
ton. 1t is a good idea, at least so far
as our business men are concerned, whose
interests are apt to suffer at times, owing
% sharp competition for through
'reights. Under one management from
East Tennessee to the Virginia markets
md the seabOards, these interests would
,e in less danger than at present" We
rope the change in the officers of the
Memphis and Charleston road will not
De without its beneficial bearing upon
N early resumption of work upon the I
Cumberland Gap and Charles
on road, from Wolf Greek. If the link
0 Asheyille is pushed forward to an i'm s
Mediate completion, as it ought to be, IL
will be just as beneficial to the material
interests Of this section as would be the {
of Gen. Malone. s