The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-07-19
Railroad Items.


The fare from Little Rock to Lou
isville now is only two dollars.
Cheap.
Mr. Ragsdale's crew has cleaned up
the yard of the Central road as bright
as a new pin.
a slight wash>out Yesterday occur
red on the Central road, in the north
ern part of town, delaying the passen-
ger train few minutes.
Col. Fisher has invented a new
four-wheeled truck, a specimen of
which is in use on the platform here.
1t seems to be an improvement.
The Louisville is about to build
a new and commodious depot in Mem
phis. This will be good news to the
travelling public. The old barn which
hos been used as depot so long was
a disgrace to the company.
The Choctaw and Chickasaw In
dian nations have brought suit
against the Missouri, kansas IL Texas
railroad on a claim for 100000 for
ties, timber, masonry, coal, ETC., used
in the construction of the road.
Another change of time has taken
place on the Central road. South>
bound trains now arrive here at 11:15
a. m. and S:35 p. m. North bound
trains arrive at 4;50 p. m, and sos
a. m. We give their arrivals on
Louisville time, which is standard
here.
We came up with Mr. Al. Bailey,
one of our new conductors, last Mon
day. He has for several years run a
train On the Decatur division, between
that place and Nashville. He is
whOle-souled gentleman, fine rail-
roader, and ga bigger man than old
Grant"
DIR. Standiford, President of the
Louisville and Great Southern Rails
road, has issued Il circular~lettcr to
the General managers of all railroads
in the South, inviting them to assist
him in adopting a system of car mile
age recently put in use on some of the
Northern roads.
The action of the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain d Southern railroad refus-
ing to accept tickets over the Mems
phis and Little Rock railroad between
Little Rock and Tcxarkana, has COM
PEELED the line via Memphis and Lou
isville to reduce rates from Little
Rock to Louisville SO.
A rumor having been circulated
that Capt. Tom Hutcherson was pois-
oned before his death, his attend
ing physicians come out in card in
the Gazettedenying it. They say the
disease was gastro-enteritis. We had
heard the rumor, but did not deem it
of sufficient Importance for publica-
ton.
Our young friend. James Hutcher-
son, who has for long time been
running as Express messenger be-
tween Memphis and Louisville, has
been transferred TO the Southeastern
road, and will run between Nashville
and Evansville. He left for his new
place last Monday. We hope he will
find pleasant friends and have an easy
"run."
AT a recent meeting of the direc>
tors of the Louisville d Nashville
hallroad company, the earnings for
the last fiscal year were found to be
over s340,000 above the interest of
the bonded debt. OF this amount,
s135, 1000 were appropriated for a div
idend of per CENT, and the remain-
der devoted to a reduction of the liza
bilities of the company.
Another change has taken place on
the Louisville road. The passenger
crews now run from Memphis to Bow
ling Green, a distance of two>hundred
and sixty-three miles, thus doing away
with one crew and reducing expense
that much. The following gentlemen
are conductors under the new arrange
ment-all of them old reliable rail-
readers: Messrs Travis, Robertson, |
Browning, Bailey, Balch, Hilbert and |
Fouchea The run is a long one, but !
a long lay over" will be given for
rest