| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| May 3, 1861 |
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Meeting
of Railroad Presidents |
| A meeting of the Presidents of several
Southern railroads was held in Montgomery
last week. It was determined to add every facility for the transportation
of troops, provisions, munitions of war, mails and other things. The
following terms were agreed upon: For each man only two cents per
mile; for provisions and munitions one-half of the regular price; for
the mails of the first grade for one mile $150, of the second grade
$100, and of the third grade $50. The companies unanimously agreed to
take Confederate State Bonds in payment. |
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