Year: 1866

A communication appeared in the Clarion
Of the 27th nit, during the absence of the
editor, that might be considered a reflection
on the management of this road. We regret
it's appearance the more as we do not believe
the structures at all deserved. We know the
officers OF the road well, and feel assured
that they have used every cNcrjion 10 meet
the wants Of the public. So far as freights
are concerned, no more energetic and COM
petrnt official than Geo. y. Lawrence can he
found on any road North on South, and those
who know Major Theobald are aware that
his duties are performed in making the
transfer across the Big Black.


The damaged condition of The road. and
the financial losses sustained hy the com
pany, resulting from the war, have rendered
the delays, of which our correspondent com
plains, for the present unavoidable The
following cStract from q private letter of
Dr. Emauu#l, President OF the road, to the
editor Of the Meridian Tropic, explains the
condition of the road, and accounts for the
present high tariff about which there has
been complaint


Il assure you it would afford me great
satisfaction to meet your views at once, and
make Nichsburg and the Southern Il. X.
u9lr, as they inevitably will he at an early
period III the future the poiut aud channel
for the landing and transportation OF all
Western Greight destined for the seat, both
In Mississippi and Alabama. But the dam
aged condition OF OHr road, insufficient
amount of rolling stock, and the straitened
finances of the company, demanded the ut
most cNcrtiOnS, with q large amount of cash
means to put the road In operation and keep
so ~ ne II a DUhilc.
that we have done, and we have no alterna-
tive but to continue for few months longer
the high tariff, in the main, which is so
much complained Of We are now con-
tractiug for non and CrOss-ties to ensure
safety 30 the track, q new iron bridge of
5,2yO fest of trestling at Big Black three new
engines and a number otnew cars, both pas
senger and ireight-involving very heavy
cash outlay, and it is indispensable in order
TO make the road reliable for rapid and reg
ular transportation of tpassengers and freight
with entire safety.


d. We have 70 other source from which to
obtain money, than from the earnings of the
road, and having Il limited amount of roll
Jng stock and transportation, we have to
arrange our tariffs IN reference to the month
ly wants Of the company for the before
mentioned purposes. As soon rs we can
thoroughly repair the road, so that we can
run the same cars through from Ncllsburg
10 Meridian, and sufficiently add to our stock
20 Justify lis in inviting the trade chat right
tally belongs to our road our rates viii then
be reduced, and there viii be no longer any
reasonable cause Of complaint that score
BVt as matters now stand, we are making
ne efforts 10 attract business to our road
CnC means Of transportation enables us to
take only limited amount, and we have
constantly more offered than we can carry.


1t IS not from any personal Considera-
tIons that we unwilling to make the
peauuiary sacrifice involved in the reduction
you ask, but it arises from the necessity of
oar circumstances, t. enable us 70 put down
new Iron aud CrosS-tieS, put up seven bridges
and to obtain the additional amount Of roll
ing stock to meet rs far IS possible the de-
uand ON the road IN the way of business,
Every dollar of our earnings Is faithfully
applied 70 those important objects.


When the proper time comes to announce
that We are ready for the trade that legit-
mately belongs to us, believe me it will
speedily return from the unnatural channels
IuJo which it was diverted by our misfor-
tunes and purely accidental circumstances"