The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-02
ATHENS, FRIDAY. AUG. ?. 1880.
TIE RAILROAD AGAIN.

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having such large circulation as the
Knoxville Register. should have SO far ms.
taken is duty as TO lend Itself to the
work Of embarrassing and attempting TO
defeat the completion Of he East len
ncssee md Georgia Rai,road-an enterprise
in which TO, only the people Of the Eastern
Division. but Of the State al large, are
deeply ani vitality interested. l. is known
that the President OF the Company and the
Agent OF the State are nowsNoI'h i"T the
purpose of purchasing the il shd equip,
msur. for the road bstwes Dalton and
Charleston. and 1t is believed that IN two
months, or three al the far hest, the work
will be ready flr the rails to the last named
point. It's a'.o known that it is ~ m
tenlion OF tie Directory. IN short time to
let out contracts for the work between the
Hiwassee and Tennessee rivers, and TO
push it on as fast as they possibly can. II
is also known that the Company have not
the means, al present, 10 complete the road
through 10 knoxville, and that consIdcra.
bic amount must be raised before the entire
line can be finished and put in working or
der. At this time, when every friend OF the
enterprise South Of the Tennessee is doing
all in his power TO promote the work, to
harmonize and adjust difficulties, and en-
courage the officers and directors in their
labors, we find the Register--a paper that
aspires TO be the special conservator Of the
interests of the people of East Tennessee,
and which ought by every consideration of
duty to pursue different course-we find
this sheet al sucha time insidiousy siriv-
ing to sow the seeds of dissenslon, and try
ing TO excite local interests end neighbor.
hood jealousies, with the sole view to EN-.
barrass and retard the work. Some twelve
or fifteen months since, the Register evil.
IDENTITY desired TO blow up the whole enter
prise, and one Of its friends, without any
special solicitation from any quarter, be.
came candidate for the Legislature, with
the hope, if elected. Of being able to pre-
vent any aid from the State to the Compa.
ny. But fortunately, the people of Knox
county, penetrating the motive. generously
consented to make sacrifice, and elected
another gentleman to represent them, snd
who, we are happy 10 add, proved himself
worthy of the trust. Subsequently. The
Register, becoming satisfied that the Road
would soon be completed to Charleston, and
learning that it was intended to continue
the work without delay, again commenced
its system Of hostility by trying to stir
up a local interest that would cmbarruss the
contemplated operations between the two
rivers. We felt called upon on that occa-
sion, us we have on some others, to show
up its dupllci,y. And now, os last resort,
that paper of the 9Th ult.-a copy of which
has been handed us by friend, for we
have not received number Of the Register
for three weeks-contains IN article. the
evident design Of which is TO create ILL.,
feelings and jcaousies along the line be.
tween this poin, aud Blair's Ferry, by in
sinuating that it is the intention to stop
the work when the road shall be finished to
Athens. This last is the scurviest trick of
all, and wo have no hesitation in saying the
insinua,ion is wifully. ma'iciously and &c.
llbernteIy false, and that there is no such
intention on the part Of the Directory. On
the contrary, we know il 10 be the intention
of the President and Directors to prosecute
the work with rs much energy as possible,
TO build and equip the road as rapidly as
they can, and put it in operation, and to
use every honorable effort to raise what
ever means may be needed to complete 1t
to Knoxville. Such is their duty, which
they canno, and dare not fail to PERFORM
But it is none the less their duty, if they
cannot raise the means at present to build It
q bove the Tennessee, to build it to that
point, or as near it rs they can, equip it,
and let il be earning something to meet the
interest that will be falling due. from time
TO time. on the coupon bonds. about to be
issued for the paymen, Of the iron. in com.
plance with the act of assembly granting
S350,0J0 for the purchase of the rails and
equipments for the road between Dalton and
the Tennessee river. We rcpea, this. TOD. is
their duty, and one which they cannot and
dare not fail to perform. And it IS not on
ly their duty. bu, it is the true and only
successful polIcy-the one adopted by all
other States where railroads have beer built
by Georgia, and which has enabled her 10
traverse or whole territory with railways,
and even 10 penetrate our own State to the
waters Of the Tennessee. True economy
also requires that such policy should be
adopted. and every one mus; see that any
other course would be ruinous 10 the in
forests Of the individual stockholders, of
the State, and to the enterprise.