Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-10-09

aud mNseIftO run continuous schedule
"a between Rockville aud Norfolk, and that
| there shou i b. no TRANSFER Of freight az
! Bristol indeed, transfer Of Bristol had only
heretofore existed AS an exception to the
| rule of conduct as between President u an
ner's road and our Virginia lines, and on
| the part of the Memphis and Charleston
| road, the most acceptable assurance was
! given that that company wcu' d take mp the
| proongatinn of the schedule at Chat,a.
| nOuga, no matter che time which the +. 7.
and Ga road might arrange for the arrival
aud departure Of their trains at that point
that it not only most urgently desired, but
would mos cordially CO operate IN Az inter-
| change Of cars with the L 7 aud Ga. road,
! avoiding the necessity Of the transfer Of
! freights al Chattanooga and more, that
they would,not only send their cars through
to Norfolk or to destination, but receiv.,
and forward cars to any point ON the whole
line.
Bnt Mr.. Galloway has the kindness 20 say
tina, the Chattanooga convention, whose pro-
eeedirg4 have been literally herein recited,
adianrned TO meet ~ l., nchburg, 81 that 10
excuse could be- had tor non-atteudauce,
and as be has been pleased to assert, for the
express purpose of reaFrangir & our Air Line
freight schedule the remedy of the evil of
| which be complains and he further remarks
| thar, from some cause nnknnwn 10 him. Gen.
Ma one was not there. Now, | think may
be permitted TO ask, with equal propriety,
where Was Mr.. Callsway, II my absence
furnishes any cause Of ohirciioni and /
presume he will rrply : Nv road was rep.
resented in the pers N of K. c. Jtckson,
Esq, Superintendent" AID why not,
would respectfully reple, shonld not our
Va. and Tenn, Suuth,ide, aud Norfolk and
Pete ,urg roads be considered AZ fully
as represented in the person Of Henry Fink,
E.q., superintendent of transpurtatiru, who
vas present on the occasion. Aud l might
ask, with some propdety, / conceive, in
what reason Mr.. GATEWAY cnnld have ex-
pected the attendaece Of Gen Malone when
he had no knowledge CT notification of the
coming If the genie men mentioned in bis
card; hut Mr.. CalIaway vas repre- seUied by
Msior Jackson, us Superintendent; aud
how 7 His own laupu g tells The story.
NJ n jackson reached Lynch burg by the
morning train, 8. 4. ~, aud as il was APP
parent % says Mr.. Galloway thai uolhing
could be- done, he very promptly returned,
leaving Lynclhnrg by the tram at 5 rs p.
NJ. the same day.
Now, WoGid respectfully ask how did It
appear tn VI 'iDr jackson that nothing could
be donti DID be deliberate in the confer
|
at Lynchburg tor the purpose, AS Mr.. Cal
laway alleges, Of rcsrrhnging or Air Line
schedule--the removal of the evils CON
, planned OF
In answer TO this enquiry, take the lb-
} erty Vt trsnscr,bug letter, dated the IL b
. at 5 pit, 1863, rom r. c. Jackson, sept.
4: tp W, Ross, GenI Supt. OF the NJ. G.
r Railroad;
ROCKVILLE, Tenn, Sept. II, 'GS.
! Capt. ". J. Ross, Geu'I Snpt., Memphis,
Tennessee.
E DEAR SIR:-I fnl the following para
/, graph IN th- Grerneyillr Union, ol the l7lu :
. I've learn thst a Convention OF Railroad
, men was held at Lynrhhurg, Va, last
I "wrek, 1t which the d ilirultie- Ieia i've "a
e "ihe trau,inrt0tion o ,iIhts by the AIT
!, "Liue were srju>red, aud continuous
" schrdue agreed upnu."
u l shall he Obliged ii You will give me such
informant ion a. Son may have ON the sub
Z jrct. We will continue To run the schedule
adopted by Crnvcuripu, held AZ Lynch urg
}, III December, 1861, until Gen. Malone ear.
J. ries out his agree meut "a 70 loading o.
;. freight. Truly yours
4 r c. Jackson, Supt."
e From which it is clearly to hc seen tina;
there does not obtain on tue part otot the
e Eat Tcnn and G.. Railroad, such An earn
r, est desire, as they lAy ciain to, for the r..
i arrangement of 0ur Air L'1e schedule the
u removal of the evil Of Dulch Mr., Galway
+, cOmplaiJs, ff-c,s the interests IF the WHO {
n line. The fact is here PLAINLY disclo'ec
II hat II mere pretrxt, as shalt hereafter un
drrtake 10 establish, founded on the charkt
). made by the f rrun AID Ga. Railroad, a.
T. to the manner Of loadiug freights At Nnrt"
7. is IN lde the cover ct refusal on their part
L. ruu any other schedule tGGn that I'D pt
ed 10y a convention held NJ Lynchburg II
Dec 1867 aud | sub nit 10 the Intelligent
~ mind whether It j. reasonable that d SEIZED
Is uie made ue ally one year ago under circum
c stances which then wisely govern d the for
nation Of the sane i, TO be for all time adj
= herrd 10 by one road Ia the line, composed
e OF six, and especially when change oi th'
/, same Is desired by all, and its dem&hd mad'
: apparent NJ less in the sense OF our raiiwa!
@ interest thun in the better Gccommo iatoi
II Of the public business. IL would seem Z
/, uie Just as reasonable that this roSi shoul'
e refuse - CO. p-rafe 10 the re-aoju' im-n
Il of Onr Air l. ne freight schedule, until III
/, uld constitution of tie United States sha'
e be fully restored and adopted b. tae Amer
d Ican people.
- But what was the result of the conference
u a. LynchDurg, held 10y those who did ~
is main aud eng ,ge in the work for whic.
= they had met IogetherH How much Wa
m accomplished aud how much more cput
e have been accomp shed, It Maj r Jackson
Ie Supt. L ST Tenn. K Ga. Railroad, had re-
e named ami CO-npera ed with those "h
h, did SIT in convention . N subjects theE Ia
IS comr to cruslderH TINS much may be sta
,r ted At the instance Of the Supt Of n
d: Easl Tenn s. Va. Railroad, Mr. F,uk, on n
AZ part OF the Virginia ROADS, sgreed 60 quick
+. eu their sch, tule SO as to place the dfuvo
r of our tonnage trains from the Seaauard in
a. TO Bris oil a. s 80 A. NJ, Mr.. Hux'e IN TIA
Y. part Otthc EtsI Tenn. & Va. Rt lloid, agree
4 ing to take up the schedule aud to place th
nj through cafs, Wltnuut transfer at Bisiol, /
A. Knoxville st9 p. N. Capt. Ro,S, On th
IL part o. the Memphis Charleston Railroad
re- agreeing 10 take up tie schedule A. hrougf
is To him at any time by the East Tenn.
ar GA. Railroad At Chattanooga Nov VIA
Do Wa, agreed on The part "a The East Tenn.
~ Ga. RllroadP Nothing! NobOdy icpS the
r. 70 represent that company. But Oo!oni TIN
NJ / would ask, dues Mr.. Galloway mean
A, take up tho schedule brought 10 Aim by Oh
of East Tenn. aud Va. Railroad, aud iurNar
Ia promptly the through II, igm.f The ne
n. schedule, sS arrIpgvd pr' nu"n Mr.. Fin
h. aud Mr. II e. has me into effect.
Ia In the ut,rvSIs oi ali the roads, hut NOR
er in the interests Of tLo lradiug pubic OF Tel
~ uts>ce, would most earue,tiS esS ann Il
d. duge the hope, hat Mr.. Caiawry will NO
ne coDlo up to the work aud remove the tv
al which lie complains to have existed az Br
ar toi, now transferred upon him a. KnoxvlIl'
TX TIE NJ mphls aud Charleston road Will
te be SOW 10 take up the prnlonsatipn wnr
he brought 10 their road at ChaitanO "a. 81
rs moro than this TRANSFERRED Al tins CONVEX
sc ton held ia Lyncnhurg-the adJourne
I. Chattanooga convention.
e, II am not incorrectly advised
r the Supt. OF the Memphi, & Charlie
NJ | Inn rnnh- ncInAlnh hN A M s. t.nIIesl d.