Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-11


house brake and other air brakes IS
that instead Of the reservoir being
located under the engine there is one
under each car, 50 that in the event
that car should become detached
from the train the brake would act
independently Of the train and the
car come to dead stop. From pres
ent indications it would appear that
as soon as the road is completed to
Baton Rouge the company will have
use for oil its rolling stock.-[P ica-
yune, 8
THE NORTHWESTERN ROAD.
A very important question was de-
cided 10 the ChsnOery Court yesterday
10 the case Of the State against the
Nashville aud Chattanooga railway.
The action was brought by the State
To compel the road TO pay taxes on The
Nashville and Northwestern railroad
from the time the latter was bought by
the Nashville and Chattanooga road
TO the time Of the commencement 81
the suit Under ithe TENS Of its
charter the Nashville aud Northwest
ern road was exempt from State taxa
ton for twenty years, and this time
has not yetexpirsd. ( 1t was claimed
on the part Of the State, however, that
this exemption from State taxation
did not pass with the sale Of the road
but that the Northwestern road by
being sold became taxable property
and the exemption no longeriexisted
The Court held that as the Stats
was a party to the sale and cons -nted
TO It. the exemption passed with tile
rest Of the irabohise and consequently
the road i not subject to taxation IN
ill the time specified 10 The charter
exrires.
The counsel for the State took an
appeal to the Supreme Court = Mash
vile American, 8.
TRAINS TO RUN THROUGH TO BATON
ROUGE ON THE 18TH INST.
Captain Grant. whose return from q
tour Of inspection 10 the line Of the
Mississippi Valley railroad was ohron.
icled 10 yesterday mornings Picayupei
was Interviewed yesterday in regard
to the probability Of running trains
to Baton Rouge by the 18th instant.
He states that the roadbed for seventy
miles North Of New Orleans is 10 e1
celleut condition, and ready for the
fastest and heaviest trains
The remainder Of the road, ten wilee,
will be in good running order by the
10th instant, aud on that day the fret
through passenger train will be run to
Baton Rouge. After that date train,
will run regularly to Baton Rouge and
that city will then be the terminus 81
the Mississippi Valley road until CON
nection is made with the rails cominl
south from Vioksburg I
Work on the western end Of tho
New Orleans division Of the road !,
progressing rapidly, and yesterday
Captain Grant ordered an additions
force Of men and several train loads 0
ballast and material for this end 0
the road.
The switch at the mile post on Ii,
Jackson railroad is also being placeS
in condition to be 10 working order B,
the 10th inst, aud on and after tina
day, trains. instead Of proceeding !,
Kennerville to switch on to the Val
ley track, will leave the Jackson rail,
road track one mile North Of the CITY
ruE sTATE RAILROAD COMMISSION
A reporter Of the American called
on General Gordon. Of tho Railroad
Commission, yesterday, at the new Ant
commOdiOus quarters in the Watkins
Institute building. The Commission
adjourned on the 9th inst. to meet
again on the 18th, 10 special session
Colonel Turlcy aud Colonel Sayag,
have gone home, leaving General Cor
don, the Secretary, in charge Of tn,
Office
General Gordon says at the spooi.
session Of the Commission they viii
proceed to revise freight tariffs. anC
that the roads interested will be ID
vited to be represented by their freight
agents. Nr"Trh Ekt.
"Are passenger tariffs generally sat,
isiactor,i" asked the reporter.
General GOrdOn-"Generally speak
Ing they are, as al the roads 10 III,
State sell tickets at three cents POI
mile a, all times, with the possibl,
exception Of the Nashville aud Chat
tanoon road, which, | am told, doe
50 during the business hours Of th
day only, Don't give me as authoiit
Tor the latter statement, however, as
am not sure on this point. There /
little or no complaint concerning pas
seneer tariffs
General Gordon says that the repor
to tic Governor regarding the work Q
the Commission is IN process Of prep
ara'ion and will be revised at the spe
cial meeting this month
win a mandatory commission b
created BY the next Lesislature2"
There Il a slroug demand IN som
localities Tor such Z commission sue
a. tho Georgia Commission. Tn
prcs,ut law creating BUR COnmissiO
provides that After tariffs have bee
Fixed BY the Commission, aud any Q
the roads charge u cxcess Of sal
rates, this shall be pFimA iaOie eyi