Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-06
A Brief Review of the Memphis
and Little Rock Railroad.

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A Brief Review of the Memphis
and Little Rock Railroad.
Little Rock Democrat
We are proud of the officers of the
Memphis and Little Rock railroad;
and proud of the railroad, as it is
home enterprise, and efficient set OF
gentlemen as the sun eer shOne
upon" This railroad company has
perhaps been more injured by the
GREAT PLAGUE
than any other industry On the 10th
of last August, two months ago yes
terday, the last train left Memphis
Since that day there has been no
through travel or freight transporta-
ton. The officers have joined heart
and hand with the noble people Of the
South in battling the plague, and
have shown in many instances
NOBLE GENEROSITY
| and Christian spirit. This morning
our reporter ascertained from Mr.. j.
| w. Goodwin, treasurer, that the pay
roll for last month was $6l00.70 In
order to show the great falling off in
| business, compare the figures with
| last July, viz: SIG 80 Last year at
| this season the pay roll was for Sep
tember s16,47 for October SIS, ,462 %.
Mr.. Goodwin and his head clerk, Mr..
in. Y. Bailey, have been very busy
during the epidemic settling accounts
and preparing for the fall business. AS
soon as the plague broke out the
FORCE OF EMPLOYEES
was reduced to one-half Mr.. w. B,
t Cotton, Little Rock station agent,
suspended all his hands except Harry
Bateman, cashier, and S. p. Hughes,
first clerk. They have been able to
attend with ease to the local business.
Since the suspension of business the
following officers have
BEEN LAID UNDER THE SOD!
Colonel NJ. B. Pritchard, general
manager, died at Concord, Mass; j.
b. Weaver, Memphis agent w. h.
Everett, Hopefeld agent; NJ. Brew,
Memphis baggage master. They were
all we'll known in this city, and many
friends mourn their death.
Among the general officers who re-
mained here are Colonel C. S. Will
liams, acting general manager; Jas.
Harrington, chief engineer; j. w.
Goodwin, treasurer K. S. Carnes,
general freight agent; G. w. Robert
son, telegraph operator. Mr. Carnes
has been i'll for several months past,
the duties of his Office devolving upon
Mr.. Joe Laryman, Mr.. S. w. Tucker
being absent at Washington, D. g.,
awaiting the opening of the road. The
general passenger agent, Colonel M. 5.
Jay. has not been heard from since
the 10th of September At that time,
with his family, he was two miles and
a half from Collieryille, a small town
twenty miles from Memphis. Mr..
! James P. Harris has ably conducted
] the affairs of the Office. Mr. Henry
0 Ehman, of this Office is at present in
charge of the baggage on the relief
train. The conductors of the road
are in all parts of the country. Char
< lev Warren is running the relief train
!, Dave King is at the springs, anC
! Messrs. Stevenson and Flack are in
. the North. They will probably all be
= on hand at the resumption Of business
I At Argenta, Mr.. Pat Carnes, agent
assisted by Mr.. G. w. Alexander, has
G successfully held the fort through al
@ the annoyances. The company, dur.
ing the suspension of business, cen.
tered its working force at Argenta
0 where many costly and lasting i'm
n provements have been made. The
4 new yard has been surveyed anC
laid out, a new main and side tracks
. have been laid, each half mile il
+ length, and better than all the new
: machine shops have been erected and
the machinery placed in position ready
for business. The shops are situated
on the highest land between the Iror
. Mountain railroad track and the river
d the very best location on the nortl
}, side. The machine shop is 100 by 5:
feet, with stationary engine-roOm at
tached, % by 30 feet the blacksmith
4 shop, a fine structure, is 70 by ~ feet
The carpenter shop, l20 by 40 feet, il
!: receiving the finishing touches. A
g new turn-tablo has also been built
: The shops are second to none in the
= State, and built at a time when thC
c company was losing thousands anC
c thousands Of dollars per month, re
fleets great credit upon them. TIL,
grounds have a complete system O
sewerage, and the houses Of the EN-
Is ployes in the vicinity are above over
1t flow, thus insuring good health. w,
wish the company a bountiful harves
v when business resumes.
q Honest John, the broker, seeks hi
|. lawyer and propounds the question. i"
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