The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-05-23
MEETING OF THE D'RECTORY-LO.
,c.TION OF WORKSHOP. &c. &c.


MEETING OF THE DTRECTORY-LO.
CATION OF WORKSHOP. Sc, &c.
On Mo,dnv last, the Board Of Directors
of the East Tennessee ard Georgia Rni|-
road Company met in compliance with the
reouisi'ion for called meeting emnna'ing
from Knoxville, boariftda'e the Oath of
Anil. and signed bv Maj. Thos. Lvop,
Hon. John r. Crrzior, md VIM. 1enor
Esq. At the last regular quarterly meeting
Of the Directory. p committee was appo'n''
ed IN inquire into1y,e exredionrv OF eS'ao'
fishing n machine shnn on the line OF the
roaA Cor ihr purpose Of rerairs md locking
10 tho hnilArnu Of cars. That committee
reported favorab'y. md Athens. from it's
central position. was selected NJ proper
site far tho improvements; and ms we'll as
we rorullec' ? resolution, in subs'an:" as
follows. wnSadop'ed:
"ReslreI. Tha, tho permanent machine
shops b. lnratet NJ Athens"
A resolution wns also adonted authorize
inc the making Of contracts for the cree
lion Of tiaaneceasary bindings. A dona'
lion of ~ was mndo. end a con'rnc'
entered into contemplating an outlay tor
buildings and machinery, rs we understood
it, Of a sum not exceeding five thousand
dollnrs. In all Of which action we could
see nothing but what was right, proper,
and observation-disclosures may think different.
". bnt we nre giving our own opinion
speaking for ourself, md nobody else. We
regret to say that it was no sooner under"
stood that this plnce had been selected thnn
a thousand false and idle reports on the
subject were put in circulation along the
whole line from Dalton TO Knoxville. about
ertrayarnnt measures, building up Athens.
magnificent improvements, gorgeous pal
aces. lofty cuna los, and even the ~dter
closets n, the depot for the convenienca
passengers were mngnfod in'o
saloons. with spring cushions. and g.
sort Of thing. And the expense was exda
Cera'pi from four or five to fifty or hundred
thousand dollars, all ofwhich reports we beg
leove 10 saw were wi'fully, mnliciouslv and
deliberately false. Now We Know there are
always plenty Of mischief mn kers in every
!, direction ready for any thing, and that there
will be plenty Of them until 'hf
devil pats his own; we know also That theI'
Efforts should be- passed by unnniccd, bn
their tales, and stories, and lies, are no
altogether without their effect upon thu
public mind-,heir statements are frequent.
Iy tnkcn up and repeated by men who hav'
some weigh, Of character in the communal
~, and the consequences is the engenderln!
of bitter feelings between individuals. Sec
tionnl iealousies, and every thing else detrl
mental to all the interests involved. w
do not ullude to these things for the pur
pose of producing or fostering excitement
there hns been quite too much of that with
out an adequate cause already. but we mr.
no, willing that there should be uncalled TO
and unjust projudIe"s excited against tn
citizens Of our town md c"unty-we ar
no, willing that the Ulcers Of the Compan
here shall he bused and trahnced in advnnc
oil anv act meriiing condemnntion-we mr.
no, willing that Dir 'crOrs should be charg
ed with winking md conniving OF waste
full expenditure Of tho Company's means
when there is no foundation in fact for an
such charges. We have been here all tn
time, and we believe the Directory and of
fcers have in all that they hive done beef
actuated by desire to promote the best in
terests of the Compnny--'o conscientious
discharge what they believed to be thei
duty. We know not who nre the originn
tors Of these false and prejudicial reports
if We did. you'd give them very diff
ferent sort Of subject to talk about. But we
do know they have been put in circulation
and that they have created preiudces a.
gainst this place that ought not to exist
We cannot conceive WHY it should be ,ha
way. McNlinn county has borne the brun'
and burden of the contest from first to lasl
she owns more stock than any other coun.
ty-her cltlzens have suffered more, and
blcd freer-aud we repeat there is no ne,
cessiiy. no csus" for any prejudice agains,
u. IN this respect. 1t is unjust. illi,eral
unfair. and disgracefnl, and injurious to the
interests of the enterprise; and the indi.
viduais who foment and encourage it do il
from 'he very worst and basest of motives,
A. the public will eventually learn. We
ask the people at large, we ask the special
friends Of tho enterprise-we ask the Dr.
rectory from other counties, to pay no al.
ten'ion TO any such reports in future, for
they are not pu. in circulation BY the friends