Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-28

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T About two weeks since I prepared the following
article in answer % certain structures contained in
+ the Richmond Wig Of a previous date in relation
% the management Of that part Of the airline that
/ j. under my management, and asked the Wig %
publish return IT, and rs neither has been done,
/ must ask you 70 give me a place in your columns
for IT, as t Is subject that not only the citizens Of
this State bu. Of the stockholders Of the company,
are deeply interested in.
Very respectfully,
THoMAs H. GALWAY.
My attention has been called to an article pub
lished in the Richn ond Whig Of the 7th lust, in
which injustice has been done the East Tennessee
Railroads. This paper has SO much character and
standing, that ! cannot believe it would wilfully
publish anything that was not true, if the editor
knew the facts, and therefore ] am forced TO Che
conclusion that interested parties misrepresented
Tho facts for sinister motives Taking this view Of
tho case cannot doubt but that the Wig will take
the fist opportunity IL has to repair the damage the
article referred 10 may have done, and thss all the
facts may be understood and placed before the pub
lie this article must necessarily be long.
On the 10th and llth Of December last con-
veuton was held AZ Lynchburg, Va. All the roads,
from Memphis and Nashville TO Norfolk as well as
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, were repre-
sentcd. One Of the dticultic1 20 be settled and
one that caused more trouble at this meeting than
all the others was % adjust the then existing differ
ence Of opinion between General Malone as TO his
Norfolk Convention, and j. S. Barbour, as to the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad, as 10 freight tar
iT over both lines. After considerable feeling a
solution of this difficulty arrived at, as all pres
ent supposed by the passage Of the following REQ
luton offered by Mr.. Tate:
ResoLUeS That the line between Norfolk, Mem
phis and Nashville being regarded by this Conven-
tion as the shortest and most direct freight line TO
the seaboard we agree that the Virginia Railroads.
which comprise a part of this line, shall make the
freight rates from Eastern cities via Norfolk, as
well O. from Norfolk, Richmond Petersburg and
Lyncfburg 70 The West and South and that the
all rail line via the Orange and Alexandra Rail-
70 d. shall have the right TO ship freiyhts East and
Wet over any portion Of the same lire South Of
Lvnchburs, at the same prorata rate charged on
freights via Norfolk, provided that their all rail
rates from Eastern cites 20 Memphis, Nashville and
competing points, shall not be les than those
charged by other all rail competing line; and the
difference between such rates and water and rail
rates via Norfolk % Memphis, Nashville and COM
petng point shall constitute the regular water diff
ference between said all rail line via Orange and
Alexandria Railroad, and the water and rail line
via Norfolk to ell points South Of Lynchbur-."
This rC-olution, it stands, gives the line by
Norfolk the advantage over the Orange end Alex
andria route all the parties well understood but
Mr. Barbour fit to accept it, rather than break
up without basis for operations, and one that
no supposed would DC lived up TO. Finding that
dificEltss were continually arising in regard to
freight coming over these two lines, effort was
made 20 have a convention to re-adust the differ
ence and determinations made against the Orange
and Alexandria route, which we thought was driv-
ing business from the main trunk line West of
! Lynchburg that legjtmately belong to il. Coils.
Tate Brauner and myself hoping 20 reconcile the
diAicutir- 20 these Determinations, addressed
Gen. Malone letter upon tho subject, which was
KNOXVILLE, April 10th, 1868.
". Malone President, Petersburg, "a.
Dear Sir-We have deliberately con sidered some
Of the difficulties and troubles that exist the Nr-
ginia and Tennessee Air Line, and most respect
fully refer them 20 you for your serious consdera-
ton upon tho conclusions arrived at
LIST. The position taken by your road in charging
cents per 100, for terminal expenses for all ship
mcuts made from principal Virginia ports, we think
! inadmissbe. We pay our prorata portion OF ex-
pensc- on goods shipped from New York and other
Eastern ports and you deny the right TO charge
you with the same prorata expenses on goods ship
ped over the same line from Western and Southern
ports Yet you clai m the right 10 charge termi
| nal expense from your own ports. The fact thai
| YOU propose 10 allow us TO charge terminal ex
pense for Western shipments TO same ports does moi
/ remedy the matter because il is we'll known that
our shipments all pass beyond these ports, or mos
Of them; yet you deny us the right to charge on
these shipments, because they do not stop at Nlr
/ gna port We might rs we'll say we would pay
! no expenses on goods that did not stop our re
| speCtive roads. We deem argument unnecessary
as mere statement Of the facts is only necessary
20 satisfy your sense Of Justice that it ought to b
abatsd, which in justice TO ourselves we must inss
upon,
When we agreed TO place Virginia ports on th'
same basis as New York We did not dc il because i
was our interest or because we thought il duty
bus alone TO place you in position 10 sustain your
self with your own people, that we might have sucl
harmony on the entire line as would enable us Z
fhro1uh frpiuht and line
There was no such agreement in the convention q
Lvnchburg nor would we have agreed TO any sucl
arrangement as a terminal charge for freight from
these ports.
% In the convention at Lynchburg it was agree
(you fully eOncuTrngl thst our freight and passen
ger business should be concentrated in the Ney
York office, No. go Broadway, and you agreed L
take half Of that Office and pay one half of tn
reat
We notified Mr.. Barbour to quit the Office an
turn It over 10 Mr. Fink and Mr.. Nsndegriit, {
carry out our agreement This we will insist shoui
be carried out believing, as VIC do it positiv
agreement and should be executed in good faith, q
we'll the fact that We think IL the interest Of th
line 20 have the freight Office in more prominen
place and save the expense Of the Office where it
now situate a.
3l We understo. the agreement at Lyncbbur
60 be hat the difference between freights passin
I over your line and the Orange and Alexandria Raj
road should be the same difference that was charge
Z bv al rail ana water and rail- rates VIA IN
Northwest % ST competing points and not that yo
should require them 20 stick 70 all rail rates. w
think when you consider this question fully, and n
feet that there is great disposition now % ship b
all rail- and the fact that You Rave 2Oi miles of roa
in The an rail line, and ii do not try to Undue
shipments tuis way, they viii bo lost 70 our entir
line YOU viii come TO the conclusion 10 give the q
rail line a chance 20 fight the all I.il lines Wcst-
Besides this the published rates via the Northwc'
is not fair criterion 10 Judge by, as there Is n
bate paid TO the shipper in almost every instance
10 90 20 per cent.
The established difference tas We understand ther
from the best information we car get between Oh
All rail and wssCr and rail rates from Ne
York via Western lines 20 Memphis, is on lst clas
Is cents per 100; 2l class, l3 cents per 100; 3
class , cents per 100 8lh class s cents per 100
= Nashville 10 cents per 1905 "a, Il cents per loo
%, ! cents per 100; 4th, cents per 100.
These, we think should be the difference beiwee
, YOUR line and the Orange and Alexandra Railroa,
vou win sec that the rate on cotton from CiucinEa
and other Western cities via all rail and waite
e and rail is only 10 cents per 100. We hope yO
viii consider the fact that we are all struggling
I a common cause % build upa common interest an
4 all local matters should be ignored and you shoul
aid as to br 20 our relief every channel thai vi
give us busiacss. Tnc Orange and Alexandria lir
Is an important fec Ter 20 las ALL and they have a
I wayg shown every disposition 20 fully co-Cperai
with the line and We feel that they are importar
% ms r7 a passenger line and they should be s
lowed q fair chsnce 30 fght the Western all IA
lines f5r freight We hope yoa will arrange thi
matter with Mr. Barbour in 2 manner sstisfact0-
. voarsevc- cs well the entire line and the prt
per connections 70 be made at Lynchburg to pT'
mote the comfort Of passengers and facilitate %
transfer Of freights so that the line may have Oh
advantages that i's location entities it 20
II these things cannot be settled, and our bus
ness increased so es % reduce our pr0rata OF ez
pens on through freight, the sooner we break u
sll through arrangements and fall back on locs
rates and stop expensr the better for the interes
e tb,, line ma ray,rr-ant