The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
THE RAILROADS.

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C., st. l.. & n. O. Il. II. can't b
stopped by a frolic # the weather.
The sleeper attached to the north
hound train on the L. d n nm,
jumped the track seven miles north o
Paris last Saturday morning, turne,
over once, and brpised several passen
gers pretty severely.
The engine pulling the passenger
train up on the L. & n. railroad, OF
Wednesday morning early, jumped the
track, about mile from the city. NJ
one injured, and the damage light
The train was running twenty-five
miles an hour when the the accident
occurred, but was stopped by the
wide-awake engineer, by the aid Of the
air brake, ii a distance of twenty rods.
At meetinsof the directors OF the
Tennessee Central railroad, Hols.
Wise a. Cooper, of Trenton, was re-
elected President. We care not wAn
the officers of the road are, so the en-.
terprise is put through without delay.
What is the matter that the go,.d
work is not under headway? Will some
one answer? We are anxious for the
road, and wouldn't place a straw in
the way of its completion.
Trenton Herald: The stockholders
of tie Tennessee Central Railroad met
in this city Wednesday, the 1st inst.
Eight hundred and Fifty eight shares
were represented. The following di-
rectors were elected: Wise A. Coop
er, j. c. McDearmOn, 6. B. Hicks
and j. Fl. Glass, of Trenton; W. Y.
Williamson, NJ. D. L. Jordan and Z.
A. Collins, of Milan. They elected
Hon. Wise A. Copper president.
Nashville American: No doubt ex-
ists that the Southeastern railroad will
go to sale in April. Any other man-
agement would lie an improvement on
the present irresponsible receivership
system. If the road could be control
led 10y a company able operats it in
stead Of by men appointed by decree
Of Federal judges, St. Louis, Nash>
lille and intermediate cities woald he
argely benefited by the change.
1t is luxury, enjoyed by many, to
make war upon railroads and other
This is because they
rave no particular individuality and
ire in the language Of the law "soul> !
ess." To legislate against railroad |
5 tit>bit for theaverage "solon" and !
o decide case against one is a sweet |
ncrsel for jury. We do not hold !
hat railroads are invulnerable but to
make them public targets is unfair
md reprehensible. If a train runs
'ver All aged COW or venerable mule
he owner will speld his remaining
'ears in dishing out "profane litera>
ure" against the railroad, never think.
ng Of the decrepitude and infirmity OF
he animals. These thoughts have been
by the unstinted hospitality
nd unfinching pluck displayed by sew
raj roads In this state duling the re-
ent epidemic. When death and ter
or were shifting some of our most
hritty towns and cities, these "soul,
ess" corporations came nobly to the
escue at cJst to themselves of .hou>
ands of dollars. Many of their trust
est employees fell at their posts OF Gu
Y as chivalrous men as ever slept in
ne graves of heroes. But this is not all,
,r moi only were the trains run Tegu>
lrly upon their roads. but their SUR
NEST charities were seen in convey
lg nurses and provisions to those in
eed without remuneration. The ,
hicago, st. Louis and New Orleans
,ad even did more, for, when every
xpedient had been resorted to to :
ay the progress of the desease, and I
me towns not then visited by the !
Di,lenic, disinfectants were in de-
land, and this road at its own expense
FINISHED euch of the towns along the :
ne what was needed. When quar- /
ltine regulations were put in force a
the municipal authorities, these T
soulless" corporations yielded without :
mlrmur. Trains were run regular |
upon the roads we refer to during I
period Of two months when the mon- g
taken in would not have purchased
e fuel consumed by the engines.
he "soulless" corporations we refer n
are Memphis and Louisville, the =,
emphis and Charleston. the Chica-
}. st. Louis and New Orleans, the
obile and Ohio and the Nashville h
ID Chattanooga roads. fthese rail- "
~ lines had been stoppei, we can, Il
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