The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-25
THE CINCINNATI SOUTHERN.
Plain Talk From the Board OF
Transportation.

Plain Talk From the Board O.
transportation.
AT meeting held on Saturday after
noon at O'Clock OF the Board oil Direct
ors and Committee on Cincinnati South
ern Railroad Of the Board OF Transpor
tation, President Macneale made thu
following remarks:
Gentlemen-The Common Carrier
Company, which seems to be the means
con1ded IN by the Southern Railroad
| trustees to restore order out OF con
| fusion i'll the great enterprise they have
been conducting, does not accomplish
the desired purpose; and past expert
| ence demonstrates our citizens will mol
be consulted as to the next move until
! some other project is ready to be sprung,
ana a lew OF them are called together to
give 1t the appearance OF its being a
popular measure.
1t is true we have little more infor.
nation as to the true condition of the
road than We had when the Carrier Com
paDy was nrst devised, but not very
much more; and what we now have has
been OBTAINED under high pressure, and
llttle drops conformation OF nave been sX-
torted here and there. When we put
them together we find that it will take
TWO and quarter million dollars TO COM
plete the road in the extrayagant man
ner IT has been built SO Iar, and S., ,0O0. 600
to equip 1t.
lnier from this that, by the expendi-
ture OF one and halt million of dollars,
the road could, with economy, be made
ready 10 operate al! the way to Chatta-
nooga, aud that the equipment could be
leased.
1t also seems that the legal adviser of
OF the trustees, according to good and
reliable au 'hority, is i'll fault in his un-
derslandlng OF the laws regula ing the
power OF the Trustees in leaStnq the
road, and it is natural inference that
he may be equally incorrect in his un-
derstanuing uf the pains and penalties
that might result to the Trustees if they
were to operate the road. AS we have
BEEN given 10 understand that it was the
terrors of the legal liabilities that might
Result from IheIr action, that was made
The means OF controlling the vote of the
Trustees ROt TO operate the road
themselves. would advise that we OBJ
tain additional legal information on this |
important subject, and give opportunity |
Tor popular expression OF what Shall |
be done with the road. We commended |
the agitation OF This subject SIX months |
ago in hopes Of being able TO arrive |
at some conclusion III time for the
spring business; that is over and gone. |
The TALL business Will very soon COM
mence, and we are as yet unprepared to |
canvass the Southern field anu supply |
yhe demand tusrelrom. And why? Be
cause the Trustees will not consult and
act in aCcOrdauce with the will OF those
they represent, but having once decided
10 lease the road will not avail them
selves Of the powers obtained Tor them
% operate il, and make an Investment Of
'16 100000 Immediately productive OF
benefit.
Let us examine how the matter now
,tands. We have the road built to the
cumberland RIVER, and without the con-
ributiou oil any more money by our city
We could make it immedia ely product
We, through its operation by our own
Trustees.
We have the greater portion Of the
Work built to the Tennessee RIVER, near
: Chattanooga, and by the investment OF
say one and a half million of dollars
JUS fall, We would have the entire ROAD
Il operation neXtsprlng. What binders
,he accomplishment OIL these objects
The determination OF some OF the Iruu-
,ees to adhere to the rule or ruin policy, |
md eltLe. have their own way, or pre-:
Jent our citizens having the use of the |
Dad they have furnished money to build.
This is evidenced by their aDortiYe de-
ice of establishing a Common Carrier
company to try and carry out a favored, |
,ut unconstiLutional, policy by round
about action that would give Il few il
llyIduals the btnef. of a sixteen million |
Investment, Instead Ol lie adoption OF a
;traig forward action for Whicn the |
egal authority has been obtained, and |
winch would give the benefits OF the
sixteen million Investment 10 all those |
VINO had contributed TO it.
Now, as the Common Carrier Company |
5 "a failure as i'll my opinion 1t should |
Je ], and nothing has been gained by its |
except u little ventilation OF |
The affairs OF the road, but much yalua-
Die time has been lost, interest on the |
bonds mas been running on, work on the |
road has been deterloratlng, business in |
our city has been languisuing, salaries |
Jf Trustees have been running on, COM |
missions to establish the same have |
been appointed, and thereby increased |
5he cost of the road i'll their own person,
Whlle they have reduced it in the person |
ot the Trustees. After which the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously |
adopted:
Whereas, 1t Is important TO obtain
he immediate use OF the Southern Rail- !
way; therefore,
dissolved, That the Trustees be re-
luested to lease the necessary rolling
stock, and open the road for Traffic from
the Onio TO the Cumberland River, uI-
Lon. , ii