The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-07-26
THE MAIL ROUTE.

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User ard Gazette appear to be little cha
srined bcca use The terminus Of The South
.rn mail line from Knoxville has beer
changed to Dalton. They both say ,ha, thu
true reason why the contractors could moi
make the time fr,m Knoxville Il Chaltsnno.
ga was not on account Of the bad road De
tween fuckers and the last named point
but because they had undertaken to carry
the mails through in less time than the ser
vice could be performed over any sort Of a
road. We think that in this respect Mr.
Parham and his contemporary are both
wrong. IF they had on that part of the
route first, second or even third class road
the trips would have been made in due sea.
son, and there would have been no applica.
ton for n change, although it was q piece
Of f0olshness in the first pace I" make
Hsmlt"n county hive known for the last
| our or five months where the line was to
commence and where to terminate, and If
1t was an object Of any moment t" 'hcm to
have a daily mil through their section.
they should have gone to work in season
and pu. their roads in psssable condition.
And to be brief about the matter, if they
we're not willing to do TINT. they did not de.
serve but very limited mail fhcl'i'iss. We
are informed TIM there mr.. two creeks on
that pnr, Of the route which frequently can
not be crossed at oil during the winter sea i.
son. At such times all East Tennessee be-.
tween these creeks and Knoxville would
have to whit for a subsidng Of the waters
before they could get any mail matter either
from tie Enst, West, North or S"uth.-
Such an Arrangement nigh, suit the people
Of Chattanooga very well, but would no: br
very satisfactory to those living on this side
of the impossible streams.
Every one acquainted with the geography
Of the country must know Tint Dalton is
The proper place for the terminus of the line
ii is on the dirpc, route to and from the
South, and is the proper point OF which
the mail line should intersect the Western
and Atlantic Railroad. Passengers do mot
want to 60 way round by Chattanooga. pny
ing extra fare and extra every thing else.-
Nor de we see what possible disadvan mage
the change can be to the people Of Cha''a-
nooga-,hey have a daily mail from Nash
vile and daily mail from the S"nth-i'
certainly does not cut offnny mail facilities
With such mail arrangements, and Rail.
road communication on one sid" and s'eotn.
boat navigation on the other, we don't be-
Ileve they have much cause to comp'aln.-
On the contrary, they ous hit TO be- very
thankful, especially as they are indebted to
Georgia enterprise and capital for tn" nd.
w y ia grs Of the Rairond, and +" KNOXVILLE
capital and enterprise for n""r'y n'' their
Steamboat business There area good NAV
ny persons who think tina, It portion "'
the bcl'nws work that has been expended IN
mngnifving the Advantages of Chattanooga
as n commercial point. had been used t" in.
dnce the people Of Hamilton 10 mink" go"d
roads through their county. it would have
been productive of more permanent and
substantial benefits. We have no "hjec-
,ions to Chattanooga enj"ying all the nd
vantages Of mails, or any thing else, to
which it is legi'imn'ely entitled. but it Is
a skiing rather too much that all the rest of
East Tennessee should be inconvenrncad 10
CRAFTY few individuals a' TINT point
And we think if our Ir ends Of III" Gaza'ta
and Advertiser will reflect momen' they
will SEQ thu. their spleen IN the subject has
been quite unnecessarily excited.
In regard to the Road between fuckers
and Chattanooga. we had our information
from a citizen of Hamilton c"Unty. and we
nre very Confident that he tod nohlng bu,
the trHlh about il.