The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-03-06

interested in having Durant mad
/ regular stop for the Panam
Limited, crack passenger trail
OF the Illinois Central, VIII b
greatly interested in the follow
, ing exchange Of correspondence
between &c President w. A
Johnston and Central Mississippi
Public Service Commissioner AL
4 tor Massey, which is self-ex
planatory:
Chicago, Illinois
February Z, 1852
/ Dear Commissioner Massey:
/ have been away since you
letter of January 30 was receiv
ed in the office, asking that We
! give consideration to making Du
, rant, Miss, schedule stop fol
the Panama, and this is the frs
opportunity | have had to ack'
nowledge it.
The schedule of the Panama Il
extremely tight in both direc'
tions, and we are having diff
Guilty in the maintenance of the
schedule day in and day out
Prior to a recent order of the In
terstate Commerce Commission
we had more latitude in our
schedule, but we now have a top
maximum speed of 79 miles per
hour, generally speaking, impos-
ed on us by this order. We are
trying meticuously to make the
Panama the finest train in the
United States. It has a fine re-
putation, and we want to pre-
serve it.
There is much that ! could say
in a letter response to your re-
quest, but my feeling is that. this
matter is of such importance that
we ought to have an. across-the-
desk discussion with you. l wish
it were possible for me to come
to Jackson, but l have num-
Der of commitments in the i'm
mediate future that prevent it.
Therefore, | am asking our gen.
eral manager, Mr.. S.. f. Lynch,
with headquarters at Memphis,
Tenn, together with our general
passenger agent, Mr.. E. j. Meade,
also headquartered at Memphis,
to drop down to Jackson at the
earliest date mutually convenient
TO see you and talk this matter
out. / hope this will be entirely
agreeable to- you. One of these
Officers will telephone you for
an appointment.
Best wishes.
Signed
Sincerely yours
w. A. Johnstoa.
President
Jackson, Miss.
February ID, 1852
Mr.. w. A Johnston, President
Illinois Central Railway Co.
1876 East Eleventh Place
Chicago 5, Illinois
Dear Mr.. Johnston:
Your letter of February Z, 1885,
in response to my letter directed
To you on a previous date con
corning the possibility of making
Durant, Mississippi, a stop fol
the Panama Limited for the pur.
pose of taking on and letting of
passengers is received, ack'
nowledged, and appreciated.
am aware Of and thorough,
appreciate the many prevalen
obstacles with which we are con
fronted in our mutual efforts t.
serve the public and thus sustain
Durant as a stop for your train
| am also well acquainted will
the history of the many effort
made by the people of that sec
ton of the state to get the Pana
ma Limited to stop at this local
ity.
| am completely in sympath,,
with these obstacles that arts
on the part of the railroad a
well as those which arise on tn
part of the patrons of your grea
organization, and regret that the
naturally exist.
am in complete accord wit
your statement in your lette
that indicates that a person
this nature is entitled to a
across-the-ta discussion.
am very happy to confer wit
and negotiate with your repre-
sentatives, Mr.. S. f. Lynch, Ger
eral Manager, of Memphis, Ter
nessee, and Mr.. E. j. Mead
| General Passenger Manager
/ Memphis, tennessee, Win u
| nope of accomplishing a success:
| full conclusion in this matter; we
| am fully aware of the fact tht
in the event our purpose is mi
tually accomplished by .virtu
| of such negotiation it will h
through your direct order, 6
president of the Illinois Centr;
Railroad Company.
am sure that you have fit
ures in your office or immediatel
available in some of your branc
offices showing the amount
money that your company make
| as A result of the business give