East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1913-04-11

TO an outsider that this would be
most desirable for reasons too nu.
merous to mention.
The two railroads in Starkville
are competitors and always will he,
it is believed they will get along
better, more smoothly, with less
friction, separate and apart than
together. 1t has been suggested
for the M. & o. to go into a lease
contract, even for short time with
the |. G. as to depot and depot
grounds, an answer to this is, Il
tenant always occupies a subordi-
nate position, an unequal situation,
and appears, and always is, at u
disadvantage in every way; the
small and mixed trains of the NJ.
Il o. will alway appear to disad
vantage with the |. g. trains on
close comparison with its much
longer trains and better equipped
trains, than can be expected to be
operated on the M. u .. branch
railroad. Keep the NJ. d o. on
its own grounds, on its own prop
erty and then there is no rival line
to molest or interfere, and each
line can attend to its OWE business
without the fear or dread of lnter-
ference, or espionage in any man
ner, shape, form or fashion.
Locate the two depots together,
unite them and the M. & o. for
years to come will be running out
of the |. &. depot grounds its small
mixed trains, while the |. c. Il. Is.
with its comparatively large ana
heavy commercial freight aud pas.
senger trains will go sweeping by
out of and over its own depot
grounds. 1t is sincerely hoped
that such will never come to pass.
The M. & o. caused Starkville
to grow and rise from a small vii
lage to a respectable first class town
The M. & 0. was our first railroad,
our first love, and our people still
have for it the kindest feeling.
Finally the old firm of Muldrow
& Nash, for many years the Attor-
neys for the NJ. & o. here, stood
by the M. & o. when it was being
built. Col. Muldrow was the
railroads right hand man. We
helped to carry the vote of the town
and county under which the bonds
we're issued for the building and
construction of the NJ. q O. Col.
Muldrow is now dead but his family.
his wife, his daughter, his grand
| daughter still live and own valuable
property in the businass part of the
city, and own fine residence
property between Starkville and
the Mississippi Agricultural aud
Mechanical College, out beyond and
East Of the M. q o. property and
terminals. Col. Muldrow as u
private citizen, as a public man, as
II member of the State Legislature,
MS District Attorney, as a member
OF the Constitutional Cony ention
that framed the present State Con-
stitution, as "a member of Congress
from this district for some II years,
as First Assistant Secretary Of the
United States under President
Cleveland and Lamar, as Chancellor
OF this District up to the day Of his
death-durlug all this while he
never uttered an unkind word to-
wards the railroads of this, or any
other State, but always acted on
the true principle that it was to the
interest Of the people and the rail
roads to act towards each other SO
rs to promote and advance the
welfare of both.
The writer, the junior of the
firm Of Muldrow & Nash also, as Il
private citizen. and us II public man
rs County ATTORNEY, as District
Attorney, as member of the State
Legislature, as Attorney General
of Mississippi in his late canvass
for Lieutenant Goveruor-followed
the teachings OF Col. Muldrow and
always acted upon the true princi
pie, that it was to the interest OF
the people of the State and Tho
railroads to act towards each other
so that the welfare of both would
be advanced audpromoted, that the
true interest OF both like the Union
should be now, henceforth and
forever one and inseparable.
With facts like the foregoing
illustrating the lives, pubic ana
private, Of both Col. MuIdr0w and
myself it is felt, and confidently
that.this communication, and those
preceding will have and receive
due considers atiou on the part of the
Mobile & Ohio Railroad authori-
ties.