The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-01-06

c'h tcEIillHHs, WITH PcIH'pS ils 'H'e'eai1
would have been best subserved by permit
ting them to take their legitimate channel al
Dalton. Ii corresponding remuneration fol-
the labor were charged, and goods and pro-
duce TO and from upper East Tennessee
found their way, via Chattanooga, then there
would be no just calse Of complaint but
while discrimination is made against rs and
the State Road not profting thereby, it will
continue TO be Il source Of growing strife
and Inconvenience, and we deem it our duty
to urge the Importance of having this evil
corrected, if possible, dnrng the present SEES.
sion Of the Legislatures Of the two States.
Georgia should ~ be unmnliu Of the fact,
that rs u tcede, th in lreights and in pas.
sengcrs, we are 10y becoming of more and
more Importance to her numerous Railroads,
and that true policy would Indicate a foster
ing intercourse rather than one OF unfair
Discrimination neainst us. The East Ten
nrssee and Georgia II .ilroad, with its present
trade and prospective increase should not be
estimated by the freight on Il few bags ofgrain
or boxes Of goods that may possibly be di-
vcrled from their legitimate channel by dis
elimination in favor Of one end Of 50 magniti-
cent work ~ the Western and Atlantic
Railway. When Griffin connects with the
Tennessee river ut Decatur, and thence to the
Ohio and Mississippi via Nashville, and Mem
phis and Chattanooga shall have becoin"
united with the Rabun Gap, and the iron rails
have been placed between Dalton and Jack
sonvilc, IL more lberaEpocy may be adopt
ed towards " pm improper retaIiaiive
spirit be lbs< :; on our part--hrncc
/. !. !.
to guard Iconvrnicnt rontin-
4 a.. l.
Geor ng at once and
for III lclicate and i'm
portal ncompctency,
reilal 1n proper comb.
nation Individual enter
when she or 4 terminus on the
Tennessee : expense of the Fast
Tennessee ;,N tgia Railroad, when in
fact her most bic one must ever be at
D"'G ton: !" h y yn and p"'y present. Mt:
distinctly diar!aim any desire or intention To
arrugn the a>ts or upugn the motives Of
those Who have hId, Or now have the man
agcment of the stern and Atlantic Rail-
road, nor do vi ia moment, cali in qucs-
ton the ability,Nrgriy or honorable bear
ing of those who may hereafter control its
intcrests--t is The princj e-he ia5is on
which the "'i'ari!r Of frrig!t,' is made out
to which we object and AGAINST which we
shall ever protest. We contend only for II
fair consideration Of our rights rs an impor-
tini coaa,ciiae Road.--wc ask nothing more
will he content with nothing less.
We respectfully suggest the propriety Of
steps being takcnt TO procure the appointment
by the Legislature OF Georgia, now in SEES.
sion, Of Il commissioners, or some State OIL
Ger, whose dnly it Shall be to examine and au-
di. the account Of this Company, for eXpen-
scs incurred in enforcing our charter privi-
lrgcs in The Limits OF that State, against the
claims and operations Of the Union Branch
Railroad Company"
The charter lor constructing the Cleveland
AID Chattanooga Railroad being orr proper
Is, it becomes orr duty ~ good citizens, us
well rs our interest rs Shareholders, at an
carly day to institute active measures for
building that Nopl. The completion Of the
Nashville ard Chattanooga Railroad and the
rapid progress uuw making by the East Ten
ncssec and Virginia Company, and the
Charleston and Memphis Company, for ter.
m!nalng their works on our extremes, de-
m,nds that this very important link from
cleveland to thait"no"ga should be located
and placed III Inc hands OF riiicit"l c"'i'fac,
tors without tel';. me tiinr is close al mana
""eh our man" ''u"N WI, or r"''i',''e ~"
Ia successful. oPer"''" " Il VIII ''ot require
any great e,lot' |" toh3"''''''I'c "''p'I ar
rangvHIe"is '"f carrying Ihro"sn successfully
'!''' or"hcl 10 H'!'''"nooS" ne sroM''s
cues "i Nashville ana Memphis W"uI" ny
the building OF this short INK be brought
into direct communication win an lndnstri-
aus, rnt'rpri'ng' iM1'ty population OIL ',ali "
mi''io''' aud every s!''ieh.'Grr III every haI''
road from the counties oil sullivan ana wash
ington to DAVIDSON and shelby are deeply
Interested III It's early construction, ana IL
needs but Il fa'r presentation OF lis hearings
and benefits to elicit IN interest sufficient l"
place 1t at once on Il permanent basis, ana we
trust TINS l'i't may rehch Nashv''ie IN t'1'e
10 REMIND some ir'chu OF MS outy 10 CAST
this charter astrde OF the 'Oinnibus' rs 1t
passes round.
Il il noticed. with reuret. that some appre-
b.nx;,ns ,r .nt,rt,;n.d bv Stockhnlders and
.,,h.r- n,.r,..,.J in tha nrnsn,riiv nj the Ens,
.r,.r,,,.s.r, md (;,.uru', H,ilrn,l tlr.l III.
,,v,',,.;cr tn Knnyy;lic ~ ii nrnyr d,I,imnntul
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