Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-12-25
Hhdt is Thought Of us AJrOad.
lCorrt spoudtnce Richmond Wing

Bristol, Tenn, Dec. 3, 1868.
am sure tue Wg has correspondent 5
from many localities N and out OF the state
hat have not aS many attractions and points
ut interest as Bristol, and OF especial inter
! est TO Rtcl mOud ana oshrr Virginia citits
1 As It Is destined to become the SLAUGHTER Zen
/ aud granary from which, in a great measure,
they are L" draw their supplirs of FORK aud
corn. When all the railroads are compile.
ted which are being projected to this point,
II must become 10 Virginia and Tennessee
what Atlanta is TO Georgia. No place IN
my knowledge possesses the saIhe sdyautag.
IS for pOrk-packrg, heiug located ia the
midst 81 the hog growiug Sections OF Yir-
gaia and Tennessee, aud upon. the lint OF
/ railways which give 1t the advantages OF the
markets OF tie East AID South al very low
raies. THIS business has alre.,dy been be-
qua here IA a llmlied way thr, e establish
ments are now slbughtering uogs 10 be pack
ed here, aud besides many hogs have aud
| "lll be purchased here aud shipped TO EA>-
tern Virginia. / Know OF no bu,ines, in
IN which capital might be used with great
'r certainly Ola fair prDft thar pork pack
lug At this place.
Bristol is situated partly in Virginia sn
psr,ly IN Tennessee, the main street beng
the llue between these ares. That por
ion of the town lying 10 Virginia Is the lar.
ger, aud IS called Ga ,dsDn, 10 honor OF Gil
unel Samuel Gopdson, to whom the linI
originally belonged, aud is in Washington
county, Va. BRISTOL proper is IN Sullivan
county, Tennessee. Each town has ilS own
Mayor and town ofilces il is sometime
called Bristol Gnodsou by long usage the
40 have become consolidated IA name, but
not IN government The two combined
have "A ntUfI 4fitD f.f ub..,t Itrv
eighteen stores, FIVE churches, three hotels,
male and female schools, both in a flourish
ing condition one iron foundry, a tanuery,
furuilute mtnufaCtUry, which turos out
beautiful work, but intend, however, 10
NJ manulscture mostly in the rough, 10 be sent
oil 10 other cities TO te put up aud flushed.
5 me, no douht, will fad its way 10 Rich
mond. Walnut and cherry in many luc iii
ucs al iaceut are as common as any other
trees ut this forest.
Every man here Is consoiaationist, ergo.
M4hOne man. When they heard of ms
election rs Pr-sidrnt of the Vug MA an
Tennessee ra lrond, they had a procession
aud great jphlIticati1n. fwo OF the oldrst
rilzeus were 50 eldttd AS 10 give vent 10
heir exhuoerent feelings in a stag dance.
IL was a mtmoriable occasion in the history
o. the town,
4
President Of The N0ftOrk aud Great Wvs
teru RiiTOad Compsn,, with his escort, sr.
rived here this morning, AMI took up his
quartz rs AT the Thomas House, IN the Teu-
uessee part o the town, whore most OF the
citizens called upon him. He i looking
well aud Is Ia tue spirits, having met with
Unprecedented tucctss. lie has been ia his
sad lie lursiX weeks accommodating the route
aud canvaaSlng for his road, m tkug speech
es in al the counties through winch he pass.
ed, born N Fuglnia and North CarohnA.-
lie spoke here to-day, ami / am sure must
have made friends Tor hi, road. He assur-
ID the uitizcus that Ihe Norio K aud Great
WesieTn Railroad Company had never had
auy other idea than Br s.ol as tue western
terminal puint; gave them reasons Why il
shn nu.d be said II was lhe finest railroad
ever chartered in The State 10 bo built by !
private enterprise Was national m ils char |
acter, and not liable TO be converted TO or
used at auy time for political purposes;
said IL was now fixed TACT that tile road |
would be made told them how; assured |
them that IL was IN no wise antagonistica |
To the Interests OF the consolidated line nov
managed 10y Gvn. Malone, upon whom he !
pronounced a very handsome eulugy. Ia
sloIt, the spHrch was cUuceyed aud delev- |
cred Ia The Cpluuel's happiest Il, le.
Thomas Callaway, E'q., the President OF
the E. I. G. Il. H., has recently been
elected the President Of the E. l.. .&Y. Il. !
r., and Major Jackson its Superintendent. !
luis. may bo regarded as the brginning OF
cousondatlon IN Tennessee. You have but |
10 add those TO tho 81. & Z. 4. r., ami you |
have consolidated Tue fiom Bristol TO
Memphis. IL is hoped and believed that |
the misunderstandrng between Presidents |
Callaway and Malone will be reconciied /
aud harmonious cO-opsratiou will obtain IN /
the administration OF tboae two officers now |
controlling ILree- -learths Of the entire line /
of roads between Norfolk and Memphis.
/ hear frequent enquiries made for tho |
Wing, which is daily growing in favor |
throughout the Southwest. VIRGINIA.