Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-29
NJ, s. AND b. RAILROAD.
ANIMAL MeeffnS of the StockhoIders-
Old Directors Contained I'm 0nice.
Measures Adopted Looking 10 the Com
pletons OF the Road by October list.

1 "a q u D. t
The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Memphis, Selma and Brunswick rail-
way was held at the Peabody Hotel yester-
day, with a majority of the stock repre-
scented. President Wolfe presided, and the
session consumed the greater part of the day.
The business. transacted, after the election OF
| the new directory, was mainly toward the
completion of the road at the earliest posi-
bic date. The election of the directory resulted
| in the continuation of the members of the
| past year, including the officials, as follows:
President, Fred Wolfe, of New York; vice
president, J. j. Busby, of Memphis; Board
OF Directors, Charles E. Lewis, Otto Block,
j. N. SeligmaD, of New York; General W.
s; Featherston, of Holly Springs; Major J.
NJ. Billups, of Columbus, Miss; Major E. O.
Sykes, of Aberdeen, Miss; J. r. Mcintosh,
of Okolona, Miss; Major Minor Meriwether,
attorney; NJ. Calm, of New York, secretary
| and treasurer; J. C. Griffin, of Memphis,
assistant secretary and treasurer.
A represent alive of the APPEAL called on
President Wolfe, at his rooms in the Pea
body last night, and learned from him that
advertisements have been ordered for bids
for construction, tifs, iron, equipments, ETC.,
which viii be considered and awarded June
I'd, when work will begin at once, and he
has every reason to hope that the line from
Memphis to Holly Springs viii be completed
and ready for business BY October LIST. He
also hopes to have the entire road completed
within three years. Abiding to the COM
plants made about the apparent tardiness of
operations on this end of the line, President
Wolfe stated that if the people had known
the obstacles in the way they would have
seen that it was unavoidable. Immediately
after taking possession surveys were ordered,
but not completed in time to begin work, and
the most formidable obstacle, discovered
alter the purchase, was the fact that the title
to the road and its franchises was not COM
plete until additional action of the Missis-
sippi legislature was had. These obstacles are
now out OF the way, and they have renewed
their earnestness in the completion of the
line. President Wolfe stated that the syndi-
cate has no other than friendly relations
with the road now building from this city
westward, but that negotiations are pending
for line already graded about ninety miles
out from Kansas City. The action of the
directory yesterday renews hope, and the
earnestness with which President Wolfe and
several members of the directory discussed
the Importance of the early construction of
the road is sufficient assurance that they
mean business.
SHORT TALK WITH MR.. TooF.
Yesterday aftern0on reporter OF the AP-
PEAL called upon Mr. Tool, of the firm of
Busby, Toof & Co., to ascertain what the
visit of Mr.. Wolfe, representative of the
Erlanger syndicate, portended. Mr.. Toof
said that an advertisement for bids would be
Immediately published in the papers.
THAT means?" said the reporter
"That the work will begin immediately"
said Mr.. Teof.
"How far?'
'To Holly Springs"
mo further?"
"No."