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Mississippi Central Railroad
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Superintendent's Office
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Holly Springs March 28, 1862
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Robt B. Hurt Esq.
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Military Safras {?}
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Dr Sir,
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Yours of the 24th to President Goodman has just been
received and handed to me for reply in his absence. The enclosed table
marked "C" {not found} will
give you all the desired information relative to the length of our
main line, the number & length of our sidings & their
locations. We have turntables at the following Depots: Jackson, Holly
Springs, Water Valley, Grenada, Daiden, Durant & Canton. The one
at Durant is too short to turn without uncoupling Engine & tender
and turning them separately.
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The names where we cross the Main Streams are as follows.
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| Forked Deer River 1 mile south of
Jackson{, Tenn.} |
| Hatchie River 27 miles south of Jackson |
| Holf River at Davis Mill |
| Tallahatchie River Between Coaterford &
Abbeville 89 miles from Jackson, Tenn |
| Yocona River Between Coeana &
Springdale, 112 miles south of Jackson |
| Yalobusha River At Grenada 147 miles from
Jackson & 89 miles from Canton |
| Hays Creek near Vaiden 178 miles from
Jackson |
| Big Black River 220 miles south of Jackson
10 miles from Canton & 1 mile north of Ways Bluff Depot |
| Doaks Creek 8 1/2 miles north of Canton and
1/2 mile south Ways Bluff Depot |
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inclosed table "C" is a report of our Engines & their
condition &c one year ago. Their condition is now much changed.
The following changes will be made this year showing present
conditions: |
| Joseph Collins |
On ditching train needs repairs |
| H. W. Walter |
Coosn {?} and no tyres |
| E. F. Potts |
In shop for general repairs |
| D. B. Molloy |
Good Order but too small for more than five cars |
| James Brown |
Bad Order & very light |
| Jacob Thompson |
Broken Wheel, otherwise good |
| Gen Neely |
Driving Piles & very light |
| C. M. Vaiden |
Fair Order |
| Bolivar |
Ditching & track trains badly worn |
| Judge Brown |
Very light good for about 5 cars but in good
order on Provision Train |
| Jackson |
Broken Frame otherwise good order |
| A. M. Clayton |
Good Order Tyres nearly worn out |
| A. M. West |
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| A. S. Brown |
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| P. R. Leigh |
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| G. F. Neil |
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| Marshall |
Bad Order |
| Walter Goodman |
In Bad Order will pull wood cars |
| Austin Miller |
Good Order |
| Oxford |
" " |
| Lafayette |
" " |
| Holly Springs |
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| Yallabusha |
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" Of little use |
| Holmes |
Bad Order |
| A. J. McConnico |
Good Order |
| Richland |
Nearly worn out on Ditching Train |
| Yazoo |
No Tyres (useless) |
| E. Taylor |
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| Jos. R. Davis |
Good Order |
| M. M. Pegues |
" " |
| Hugh Torrance |
" " |
| W. Booth |
Good Order |
| Southron |
Worn out in shop |
| W. F. Mason |
Good Order but has no tender
housing broken to pieces by falling through bridge |
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| Canton |
Good Order |
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| This is an true statement of
our Engines and their Condition. |
| Table "R" is our
report for Rolling Stock last year. I can say nothing about our cars
now as we know nothing of their whereabouts. They have been taken off
onto other roads at all kinds of the ?????our consent or knowledge
until all we know of them is we have none of them at home. Our cars
are scattered over Tennessee, Georgia, North & South Carolina,
Virginia, Louisiana & Kentucky and probably Alabama. The Miss
Central is ??? of her stock of cars and made to do the work of other
Roads, to her loss & their great gain. I do hope this thing may be
changed. Everything we can do to aid the Govt we will do, but we must
protest against other roads being allowed to hold back their stock and
ours made to supply its place over their own tracks. We are now unable
to do any business ??? beyond our h??s trains. Another thing I feel
constrained to protest against when we send our cars to ??? the Govt,
other Roads should not be allowed to use them for their own private
purposes. Our cars have been taken to Corinth with Govt freight then compelled
to and used by other Roads to haul wood and that too when dozens of
their own cars were standing idle & empty on their side tracks.
This has been done with in the last few days. We protest against such
treatment, and as we deliver the rolling stock to you, call upon you
to protect us against such vandalism. We will furnish the Govt as long
as we have any but when Govt has done with them let them be
returned. |
| Respectfully |
| E. D. Frost |