The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-10-30
East Tennessee RanrOads.
KSOxvlLLE, TESSEssEE, !
October 2lst. 1865. !

Editors ERorrille Press and Herald;
feel myself called ON 10 notice an article
by Gen. William Malone, which first appear
ed in the Bristol -Ners Of the 9th inst, aud
afterward in the Greeneville National Gsioa,
and will reply to the statements therein made
in the order in which they are placed. Cen
eral Malone does net, in this communication,
pretend that the schedule made at Lynchbnrg
in December, 1851, was not broken by him in
the following June without notice to us that
such had been done, but asks when aud
where any convention had been called except
the one alluded to At Chattanooga, ina com
munication Of my own published in your pa-
per under date OF Sept. %, 1861 His guess
ton need not have been asked, tor the reader
will observe, by a reference to that tommuni-
cation, that the convention at Chattanooga
(adjourned to Lynchburg) is the only con-
vention referred TO by me. True, | say, thar
several attempts had been made to get Il con.
yention to correct the evils existing along the
line and Gen. Malone is very we'll aware OF
this fact, and knows that this convention at
Chattanooga was called for the express par
pose of adjusting these evils, not ouly as to q
freight schedule, but more particularly as to
the discrimination made at Lynchburg against
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad and the
James River Canal, AS well as the five cents
per 100, or eight dollars per car load of To-.
900 pounds terminal expenses charged by
Gen. Malone on all ireigtts from Virginia
cities, which be well knew the line west OF
Bristol did not intend to submit to, land
herein lies the secret Of Gen. Mahone's OPP
position to the conventionl; and ret, after
e.,,.t,tn- .v-ar al,.o,b.n 49,, 0h.. -
ton at Chattanooga, thereby Defeating the
object Of the cOnyen zion, he seeks to east
ridicule upon il by a %slprring ~allusion to the
small amount of business done thereat.
In addition to the objects referred to above
which were desired to be reached through
this convention, of very important aud per-
haps OF more vital interest to the line in a
pecuniary view, was the re-arranging Of the
passenger schedule so MS to enable us to con-
meet at Chattanooga going west with NASH
vile, (of the greatest Importance, us every
reader win admit, to the line from Lynchburg
to Chattanooga and which could readily be
done By a hearty cooperation of the whole
line, and thereby Increase our receipts TO a
very great extent. At present We lUOse all
the through travel going west over the Nash
vile and Chattanooga road, which might be
secured by a little effort, but these things
Gen. Malone seems to avoid to the great de-
triment OF the line. The 1Ourish the Gemer-
al makes over the small amount of business
done nj the convention at there
fore, instead of resulting 10 any reproach up
on Maj r. G. Jackson, Superintendent of the
East Tennessee aud Georgia Road, as was so
clearly intended by Gen. Malone, recoils up
hfa nurn had and IN eha 1au,.vn - So
stockholders Of the roads he manages, as |
have cohclusively shown that these roads,
rot being represented, defeated the real OBJ
jects Of the convention, so that no business
could be brought before it except matters OF
minor Importance and pertaining to the con-
neelion At Chattanooga.
General Malone would have the reader be-
lieye 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
KSoxvILLE, July 20.
lam satisfied that iothinE tan be- accomplished to.
wards making aihrUugh freight schedule froin Norfolk
TO Memphis and Nashville, until parties Ia interest
meet. Cau't you go to Chattanooga I consider IL
important to act at once. Please usme the day.
(signedO j.. HoxstB. Snbt.
After which, and when the day WAS set for
the convention at Chattanooga, he (HoIsiel
notified Mr.. Fink fully Of The time and place,
and after the adjournment Of this convention
TO Lynchburg, by reason Of Gen. Mahone's
road no; being represented, Mr. Fink was
again notified OF the adjournment to Lynch
burg, and il is strange indeed Il he did not
notify bis President Of the proposed meeting,
and if such was the case, be is not worthy TO
hold the place he occupies.
But this subterfuge Of General Nah0ne's
do; and | wish to ask him directly is
he has pot always opposed The holding of
any convention to settle these difficulties "
he has not stated TO various officers Of the
Air Line that il a convention was liked with
IN twenty miles Of lin, that he would go
miles in an opposite direction, to
avoid being present. Especially IL he has
not stated TO Q. p. Exams, General Eastern
Ageat Of the Lane, that be wanted no eUnyen.
ton 2 and further II be has not stated the
ane thing 10 Substance TO me2 Como MP,
General, aud answer these questions without
dodging; aud II such are the facts, why seek
10 convey the impression that you did not at
tend the Chattanooga convention for want Of
notice 1?
In answer to his charges that / had agreed
in New York, that goods for points west Of
knoxville should 20 through without trans
fer, | have to say, that I not only promised
General Malone then, but At all times When
TO on the subject, and repeat here,
that goods shall 20 through without transfer
when properly loaded
General Malone instances n case well cal
sulaied 70 deceive the Public-lmt Of six car
loads Of sugar for Nashville. This shipment
eame, as he says, properly loaded, and no
freight with the train that brought II.
BY some lrdgerdemsin or other, however, this
was made 70 arrive ~ Knoxville at an
irregular time, aud just tWS hours and forty
mihatss after eur through tain bad le0. No
IailToad a expected to take through freights
by their local trains, and lot ihis reason, and
just as impor~iant-wbiehis, that the
would not be advanced beyond Chat
tanoOga any soossr if il went By local, than
" il was kept back for the through freight
u was transferred aud sent ihrougb By The
next regular through freight. Gen. Malone
was as fully aware as ! am Of tbetime Of de-
partare Of our regular through freight train,
and yes he sendsA special messeBger through
here with freight At IN irregular time, differ
eot from the schedule time OF aay Jains on
The =. T. A Va Road, b. whom u " brought
70 ", and thea seeks 70 cast rsproash upon