. ▁To ▁improve ▁the ▁situation ▁by ▁attract ing ▁more ▁coal ▁traffic ▁onto ▁the ▁line , ▁the ▁company ▁obtained ▁an ▁Act ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁branch ▁to ▁Bridge foot , ▁but ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁to ▁author ise ▁issue ▁of ▁preference ▁shares ▁share hold ers ▁object ed ▁that ▁the ▁Bridge foot ▁branch ▁was ▁to ▁run ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁p its ▁operated ▁by ▁Mess rs ▁F let cher ; ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁more ▁seem ly ▁for ▁the ▁C & W ▁chairman ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁F let ch ers ) ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁branch ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁account ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁s iding , ▁as ▁another ▁director ▁( J on athan ▁Harris ▁of ▁Gre ys outh en ) ▁had ▁done ▁for ▁his ▁col li ery ▁ ▁(( g iving ▁what ▁was ▁subsequently ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁' Mar ron ▁s iding '). ▁The ▁meeting ▁terminated ▁in ▁' a ▁sharp ▁and ▁personal ▁discussion ▁on ▁the ▁subject ', ▁and ▁the ▁branch ▁was ▁never ▁built : ▁the ▁powers ▁being ▁allowed ▁to ▁lap se ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁lower ▁than ▁predicted ▁traffic ▁rece i pts , ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁run ▁on ▁' the ▁most ▁econom ical ▁principles ': ▁the ▁sal ary ▁of ▁the ▁secretary / manager ▁was ▁reduced , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁for ▁the ▁similar ▁post ▁with ▁the ▁Mary port ▁and ▁Carl is le ▁and ▁his ▁replacement ▁by ▁a ▁younger ▁man ▁acting ▁as ▁secretary / manager / engine er . ▁The ▁Railway ▁Times ▁approved , ▁not ing