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

othcers OF tie An Line that II q convention was
fixed within twenty miles of him. that he would go
twenty miles in an Opposite direction TO avoid being
present2 Especially if he has not stated to Q. K.
Evans, General Eastern Agent Of the Line, that he
wanted no conyention2 And further, If he has not
stated the same thing in substance to me Come
up, General, and answer these questions without
lodging; and if such the facts why seek 10 con-
vey the impression that you did not attend the
Chattanooga convention for want Of notice
In answer to his charges that had agreed in
New York, that goods for points west of Knoxville
should go through without transfer l have 10 say
that not only promised Gen. Malone then but AZ
all times when spoken TO on the subject and repeat
here, that goods shall g through without transfer
when properly loaded.
Gen. Malone instances IA case we'll calculated to
deceive the pubic--that Of six loads Of sugar
for Nashville. This shipment came. as he SAYS
properly loaded and other freight with the train
that brought it. BY some legsrdemsn or other,
however, this freight was made to arrive st Knox
Vile at irregular time, and Just two hours and
forty minutes after our through freight train had
left. No railroad is expected to take through
freights by their local trains and another Just as i'm
portant which is that the sugar would not be ad-
vsnced beyond Chattanooga any sooner if it went
by local than if il was Kept back for the through
freight was transferred and sentthrough by the
next regular through freight Gen. Malone was
as fully aware l am Of the time Of departure of
our regular through freight train, and yet he sends
q special messenger through here with freight at
irregular time different from the schedule time of
ann trans on the E. T. & Va Road by whom it is
brought 10 us and then seeks to cast reproach upon
the management of this road for delaying it till
our regular schedule time. The fact is singular
one and very much needs explanation by General
Malone.
Gen Malone says further, that be arranged with
Mr. Branner at the Bristol Commercial Conven-
ton, and Mr.. Hoxie subsequently, at Lynchburg to
run continuous schedule to Knoxville. If this
was done we know of no difference rs TO the time Of
arrival Of through trains and have not been nOti-
fed that such change was made. Having heard
rumor however, that such was the case, Maj. Il. G.
jackson, Superintendent of this road, addressed a
letter, dated Sept % to Mr.. Hoxie Superintendent
of the Z. T. g. Va. Road, asking him at what hour
he proposed to deliver through freights desiring
the information to enable us to conform as nearl
as possible TO his time. In answer to which letter
Mr.. Hoxie wrote the following reply:
EAST TENN. AND VA. RAILROAD,
Superint endent's Office,
Knoxville Tenn, Sept. %, 1865. J
MAJ R. c. Jackson Silpt. E. r. s Ga. RR.
Dear Sir: Your avor of this date requesting me
to state in writing the precise time at which pro-
pose to deliveru your yard loaded with through
freight is received. In reply to the above inquiry
l would say propose TO deliver to your company
the through freights and bills at : o'clock, \. NJ
Very respectfully,
J. B. HoxIE, Sup'L
Mr.. Hoxsies letter speaks for ITSELF and proves
that Gen. Malone is certainly mistaken as 80 the
change of schedule, as the time fixed in the above
letter by Mr.. Hoxsie for the delivery of freght
exactly the same fixed by the Lynchburg Con-
ventiOn of last December, and not changed in the
least.
Gen. Malone deals unfairly in everything he does
in this matter He takes exceptions to letter writ
ten by Major Jackson to W. j. Ross Superintendent
of the NJ and q. Road, asking for information as to
what was done at Lynchbgrg, (at the adjourned
Chattanooga Convention, after he Major JaCksOn)
left. He, General DIahone seems to desire to make
changes in schedules, and bring goods to us unox-
pectedly, and thereby get chance to say that we
are opposing the interests of the Line; and because
we ask for information as TO time he is very much
annoyed and surprised.
The whole object-the damage of this section of
the Air Line underlying the Generals plans-must
be apparent to The reader. His remarks and STRIFE
lures on that part of my card that he refers to-
where l am made to say that Major jackson very
promptly returned" is all stud-the original man
uscript read Every properly returned'-the prompt
ly is a misprint The General is all along catching
at straws do all men that wish TO cover up their
own shortcomings.
1 must say for the General and his "nlasterLy
management" that since he initiated this warfare
upon me President of the East Tennessee and
Georgia Railroad, that there has been marked inn
provement in the loading of cars and it dates from
and about the 9th of this month"; upon which day we
were taken by surprise by the delivery to US of twen
tY-three properly loaded with through freight
that they could go to Chattanooga without delay
or transfer, and since that time we have arranged
schedule by which we take the cars through that
are properly loaded, and l must say that little
more than one-half of the freight delivered to us
since the above date have been loaded that they
could-as they have been-forwarded by this train.
But even of this part that goes through to Chats-
noOga without transfer the greater part has TO be
transferred there, by Of freights for different
roads beyond that point being packed in the same
car.
In his charges that ffy-eight cars were delivered
TO in eighteen days, july that could have been
sent through without transfer, he fails TO say how
many were delivered TO us that were nlired with
freghts for different lines of roads, and that this
ffty-eight cars would be only about three cars per
day, and does anybody expect railroad 70 run a
through train with three cars and few hours after
to start out another to take the "oversthat is the
freight in the same for different lines Of roads
beyond ths2
The fact is the General has Covers we're
heard of in railroad business before, connection
he might information from Of his special
senger Mr. Black to whom was shown, in our yard two
If Gen. Malone much Of business ho would
have the community believe there would be no reason for
ed at Norfolk 1t is plain simbe business process and
would look into that matter aud after outside
things. 1t plain that ny schooboy could comprehend
It at once But the truth is u Is so much easier to tumble
the goods into pel nell than to load them ysemati
cay, that the parties at Norfolk under Gen Malone di
rection, prefer and make OF the easier way.
The General, in his description Of wayb that accompa
the goods and the which goods should bs load
cd, shows that he understands we'll how these
should be loaded but then ne leaves the impression that
loaded and that ten loaded with mixed
goods but what they could pass
transfer This statement shows that the General pays
little attention the business THE LINE that
he is entirely unfamiliar with the which
under his management is done.
You will recOect, in connection with this Of
fer at Knoxville that the East Tennessee Georgia
branches at Cleveland and that largo proportion
loaded at Norfolk, have been until recently with
goods in the for the Western and Atlantic, Wills
Valley, and Memphis and Nashville Roads, and frequently
goods for stations the line Of this road with goods
points the line Of all the roads above mentioned
solute necessity for transfer this point for all such goods
viii be obvious to the reader. Thus much In 20
Mahones article referred TO In the commencement Of this
In eXhausting this subject hope done,
refer letter Of Gen. Malone which have seem written
% j. W. Ross, Superintendent Memphis Charleston
Railroad, August Is sG IN which, after discautiBg
Tho good management Of the Virginia part Of the Air Line
the poor management In Tennessee he says: ssAHd
aud BRISTOL 800 miles by and 900
by rail, in four and half days. aud you take the
time which is consumed from New York to Memphis,
you will with that there is unushable
delay somewhere the line between Bristol your
lily
This shows one Of two things ceary-that the
General knows but little Of the business his part the
inc, he wfuy mrepresena the facts, and upon the
rouud Of charity attribute IL 10 the At any
he time be desgnates ia this paragraph much shorter
han takes him 20 deliver frsights from Norfolk to this
ace that il ushes the above conclusion, and which me
rom prudential reasons refrain from stating.
Trusting have not wearied the patience Of in
pecttuily, Your Obedient servant
rHOs. II. CALLAwAY.