Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-10-09
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public ct Tennessee o. account Of delinqu'n
ces, which have to some extent RETARDED
and impaired the transportation Of freighs
over the Air Line, s"-caled aud now
proceed tO notice, N the order Ia which
Mr. Galloway has put his charges, the iDcon-
sistencies and discTep lncies iuto which he
has fallen.
In the first place, Mr.. Galloway alleges
thar on or about the lst of June, the Va.
s. Tenn. r. Il. Company departed from
schedule which had heen agreed npon in a
held at Lyncbbutg Ia December
last, and he says sew ri attempts have been
made to get convention to correct this
evil, "wh,cn have all failed because Gen.
Malone has refused 10 meet in cOnvt niio o."
Now, ask H. Galloway when and where
has any convention been called for this pur-
pose since the time, Juue Isl, when he al
!, ges a departure 10 have been made on the
part of our Va Tenn. road fiom the
schedule of the Lynchbufg convention o.
December last, except the one To which he
refers as having been called at Chattanooga
in August.
In August, suggestions we're made on the
part of the Memphis s. Charleston Il. r.,
subsequent to that date, asking if ,ouid
attend the meeting of the L,pe in Wash
ington or New York ard would ask BIN
in equal candor wherein any intimatipn was
given on the part Of the authority calling
the convention at Onattsuooga, or in the
suggestion made b5 the President of the
Memphis s. CbarlestebR r., that the purpose
was specially or generally to arrange our Air
Line fir. light scht dule-th correct the wi TO
which he refers. He knows there Yas no -uCh
inrimaiinn given, and presume vi / not
undertake To say that there is anything to
he found III the prOceedir g of the Chatta.
nuogd cnvenfion to show that it was called
for any such purpo e indeed, think Mr..
Galloway will agree with me that the pro-
ceeditgs of that meeting, called by the Su
periuteudent OF his own road, the business
brought before that convention by the Vice
President of bis comp ny, vii in no man
uer warrant the suggestion on bis part tha
tn, same hhd been called for the purpose
ufrearIauging our ,lr Line freight schedule,
10 correct the evil which he rreSumes to
charge to- orr Virginia roads. Here are thu
proceedings; give them witt on c"nmeu':
"a meeting of the Va. & Tenn. a 7
Line, called by Isaac Benson, Super'n'end-
rnt E. y. g. Ga. Z. r., held on the % h day
Ut Angus, 1868, at Chattanooga, Te"n.,
there we're present Z. C. Jrk.on, Vice
Prrsideut f. T. g. GA. X. r: W. j. Ross,
G II Snp't " s. @. K. r; J Is. H"xie, Gen
Snpi y. q va. IL y, A,HerS' u
u h' C.l. l'fT, C"'r, r. E'E L, an'
supp hh"AYH'" q " T. i"''
nu' Sup'l W A. H. ana . W 10 -, q
81 Az NJ y, H. va hl'''"n :"
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ne chh'r' ana on n'",'o vi D. d MA .
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hlee''ng was ortsnlHrn 'r 'u
a prop0Su'oh ~ 81 sS's' h'"y neV
~ rtg'rd 20 TeIt"y me "rW, d"u S'tn ,n
Wel Sdhu :" Ws C"'"t D'P'S az ''"i''u
! nooQd, lodS FrestntfG 0y MH)'r OdcESo"' u,'
on m 'toR ~ Capt. oS"' "aS H'u o" I"
| table.
A proposition OF y 4. f'ht, 10 TAKE
charge OF the Union Depot, Keep II N "Iuer
! lighted and warmed, receive AhH rtce'P
for unclaimed baggage, WIN prlV'epe
| opening reirt snmrnI saloon ana news u'p d
was presented by I. ". Anderson, aha o.
motion OF W. J. Ross, was accepted, VIII
| conditions expressed ~ contract
| The ine east oi brlNo' not oe'ns repre-
sented, on motion OF lloS'+' lhe meet
| ing was sdJ" urned To meet 81 LSncholrg
| va. ON me lO'h day Ci SeP'ehp"r' 1905
| lo'gneOl JOS " L"PSZ,
| crela'y.'
| / am sure the puohc viii not ulsc'Ve
anything 10 the mAt''r bfonght neI"Ie TN
| convention which makes VI necessary Tor m'
to offer any apology for non attehds c.
! There had heen al various Tunes sugges
ton on the part OF dne' cat members oi 'h'
| line thni convention sh"hin ue neid, oul
as Mr.. Galloway ought 10 know, Tor Object
| other auh Ve'y dinrrent IRON mat oi th'
mere arrangement oi our AR LINE 'rTlen
schedule. According TO hI' own statement
The d. par ure from the L. ncbburg schedui
| or ID cemDcr, 1871, OF our part nan n"t Se
| cone 70 pass al Tue ume shch sheg SV'h
| were maze idr convention, ana tuereIo'
MS chIs", IN 81 oy aiy ialurts 10 aueh'
these CONVENTIONS me ePllN "hlch be recite
could not be corrected, ID unwArranted II
fact and had no support Ia this part OF hi
statement. But Mo CoilAwSy seems To nav
forgotten lhAt there was conference, u
"hlch all "t the memprlS oil the me wtr
present, myself, beg 10 say, amHg To
nnmher, held Ia New YORK on the II 81
July last, where take II Tor .gr8nlea,u n
had enterteintd so mucu soncl'uhe
would seem 10" 90 engage MS interest 10
the welfare 81 me AN lane, ue GFl {
which no complains 10 exist al Bristol nligl
haNe hefn susg' seq "u his paiI, shn 10 COZ
rectl0E then aud there urged ont uhd''
lake 10 ray ict one wuru was 90 tha' o'c
500 sS'd np"n that Sn'J'e'' subsequently
h'"eVer,at er me con-, ehee n9l a'Jou'he'
"ut "hile Aessts' CahaM1l' b'anhvr an
M sen yet remained III Ne" "rk, wa
urged upon US ny our agent AT Ne" 81
'h"l th.re was rete"Su anu e9'hes' ueN,'
IN 'he part OF Tue H"ShVlhr euu M'hpu
nercuantS 10 return 70 tue pau on7se OF ou
nue, u any guarantee on our part c"u'u.
gwen that better 'lhle WouH ne uliue III IN