| The salt train with engine and
14 cars will leave here tomorrow morning and run through to Macon of
course Mr Scott {President, Macon & Western
RR} has to regulate the time on his road. I expect the train to
be in Atlanta on Monday evening. Please order a man well acquainted
with the roads above {I take this to mean
"above Atlanta" and would include the Western & Atlantic
RR, the East Tennessee & Georgia RR and the East Tennessee &
Virginia RR, since the source of the salt was Saltville, on the
Virginia & Tennessee RR} to go with our runner and have
arrangements made through Major Rowland to feed the runner and four
men this company begs to be allowed to purchase and bring back forty
bushels salt for its own use. Please let me know by telegraph. Direct
the Savannah office that you have receive this. |