Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-28
East Tennessee Railroads.
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE,
October Dist, 1868.

October 2lst, 1868.
| Editors Of Kn0rUWe Press C. Herald:
feel myself called on to notice an article
| by Gen. VIM. Malone, which first appeared
| in the Bristol Nelcs Of the 9th instant, and
afterwards in the GreenviIle National Union,
and will reply to the statements therein
made in the order in which they are placed
| General Malone docs not, in this commu-
| nication, pretend that the schedule made at
| Lynchburg in December, 1867, was not bro
ken by him in the following June without
notice to us that such had been done, but
asks when and where any convention had
been called except the one alluded to at
| Chattanooga, in Il communication Of my
own published in your paper under date of
September 3D. 1868" His question need
not have been asked, for the reader will OBJ
serve, by a reference to that cOmmUnica-
| ton, that the convention at Chattanooga
| adjourned to Lynchburg) is the only con-
ventiOn referred to by me. True, | say,
| that several attempts had been made to get
a convention to correct the evils existing
along the line; and General Malone is very
well aware of this fact, and knews that this
convention at Chattanooga was called for
the express purpose Of adjusting these evils
not only as to freight schedule but more
particularly as TO the discrimination made
at Lynchburg against the Orange and AL
eXandPia Railroad and the James River
Canal, as we'll as the five cents yer 100, or
eight dollar per car load Of 10000 pounds
terminal expenses charged by General Ma
hone on all freights from Virginia cities
which he well know the line west of Bris-
tOl did not intend to submit to, land herein
lies the secret of General Mahonc's opposi-
ton to the convention , and yet, after re-
naming away altogether from this conven-
ton at Chattanooga, thereby defeating the
object Of the convention, nc seeks to cast
ridicuIe upon it by sluring aluson to the
small amount of business done thoreat.
In addition to the objects referred to
above, which were desired to be reached
through this convention, of very important
and perhaps of moro vital interest to the
line in pecuniary view, was the re-arrang-
ing OF the passenger schedule 50 as to en-
able us to connect at Chattanooga going
west with Nashville, OF the greatest impor-
toncc, rs every reader will admit, to the line
from LynchbUrg 10 ChattanOUga,) and
which could readily be done by hearty
cooperation of the whole line, and thereby
increase our receipts to a very great extent
At present we lose all the through travel
going west over the Nashville and Chat
tanooga road, which might be secured by
little effort, but these things General Ma
hone seems to avoid to the great detriment
OF the line. The flourish the General makes
over the small amount of business done at
the convention ut Chattanooga, therefore,
instead Of resulting in any reproach upon
Major X. 9. Jackson, Superintendent Of the
East Tennessee and Georgia Road, as was
so clearly intended by General Malone,
focoils upon his own head and to the dam
age Of the stockholders of the roads he
manages, as 1 have concIusively shown that
these roads, not being represented, defeated
the real objects of the convention, so that
no business could be brought before it ex-
cept matters Of minor Importance and per
tanning to the connection at Chattanooga
General Malone would have the reader
believe by his article, that he had no notice
that the Chattanooga convention intended
to take action regarding the through freight
business Of the Air Line. In reply to which
l invite your attention TO the following
copy
Knoxville, July 20.
II. H. Fink, Gea S,lvi, LglaehJug. "a.
am satisfied that nothing can be accomplished
towards making through freight schedule from
Norfolk to Memphis and Nashville, until parties in
interest meet. Can't you 60 Chattanooga I con-
slider important TO act at once. Please name the
day.
iSignedl J. B. HoxrE, Sup't.
After which, and when the day was set for the
convention at Chattanooga, he (Hoxie) notified Mr.
Fink fully Of the time and place, and after the ad-
journmont Of this convention 10 Lynchburg, By
reason Of Gen. Mshone's road not being represent
ed, Mr.. Fink again u9tided of the adjournraent
to Lynchburg and It is strange indeed if be did not
notify his President Of the proposed meeting, and
if such the case, he is not worthy TO hold the
place he occupies.
But this subterfuge Of Gen. Mshone's won't DO /