Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-14
GENERAL AGENTS OFFICE, l.. & N. r. R.,

NASHVILLE, March 9Th 1866.
Editor of the Republican Banner:
Allow me to correct some statements made
in your article of this morning, on "The
Louisville & Nashville and Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad" All propositions
for the running of the Louisville q Nash
vile cars over the Nashville & Chattanooga
railroad having been made through me,
feel authorized TO state how they were re-
garded by the Louisville & Nashville Rail
road Company Briefly stated then:
have, for months past, been instructed
by the General Superintendent of the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad to effect an ar
rangement for the exchange of cars between
the two companies, upon just and equitable
terms. One proposition was, to pay per day,
or per mileage, as might be agreed upon, a
compensation for the use of the cars by the
road using them-by mutual use of each others
cars, TO keep, as far as possible, balance of
accounts, as Is customary throughout The United
States.
The proposition made on several occasions
to the officers of the Nashville & Chattanoo-
ga railroad, was emphatically rejected. They,
however, expressed themselves very willing
to let the cars of the Louisville q Nashville
railroad run over their road without paying
the Louisville q Nashville Railroad Com
pany any compensation for the same, or pith-
out allouriRg the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road equal use of the NdshriYe and Chattanooga
cars. As proof of this statement, reference
is given to George P. Frazier, of Atlanta,
who wanted to ship furniture without I'M
loading at Nashville, and TO J. P. Brown, of
Knoxville, who wanted to ship ice without
unloading. Rejection of the just and equit-
able arrangement proposed by the Louisville
& Nashville railroad, could only be consid-
cred as an indirect form of refusal to have
our cars run on their road. The gentlemen
referred to were told by the officers of the
Nashville & Chattanooga railroad, that if
they would ship over the Johnsonville road,
their cars could go through to the ultimate
destination.
In regard to the proposition to run the
Louisville & Nashville trains through to
Chattanooga, would state that in the course
of conversations with the officers of the
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad re-
Gently, various propositions were made sew
eral times, in an informal way, to all of
which ! replied that | was not authorized
to accept or reject them, yet would report
them to the General Superintendent.
This was done on the lst of March, and
the same day | received instructions by tele-
graph to accept propositions TO let our cars
run over the Nashville & Chattanooga rail-
road, and that our Superintendent would
come Immediately to Nashville, and make
the necessary arrangements to close the con-
tract and put it in operation.
On the 9Th inst, the general features of
the plan was arranged between Mr.. Fisk of
the L. & n. r. r., and Mr.. Burns, of the n.
& c. r. r., and the L. & ~ cars are nor
running ouer the ~ C. c. r. r. lean assure the
public that the Louisville and Nashville
railroad is most anxious TO have the
blockade raised, and its officers are anxious
to do anything in their power TO open again
the great thoroughfare 70 all shippers alike.
JNo. s. BRANsFoRD
General Agent