Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-22

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Amount of salary paid to Receiver to Sep
TENDER l. .........-.......-...- 2,I5O 90
Check .......-....... ..............-.... 800 90
$4,000 10
Amount paid into State Treasury, octo-
Der q, 1863. Recommendations. 1874 u
sI8,577 %
to the Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad
will further appear by the following state
ment:
Receipts for freights brought over Evans
vile, Henderson and Nashville Railroad
and carried over the Edgefeld and Ken
lucky Railroad for September, 1869. .. So AS A
This sum of 50, 448 Al was received in
cash for the month of September by the
Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad from
freights brought to it by the Evansville,
Henderson and Nashville Railroad The
freights brought by the Edgefeld and
Kentucky Railroad to the Evansville, Hen
derson and Nashville Railroad amounted to
Sl39 O3. The Evansville, Henderson and
Nashville Railroad was worth to the Edge
field and Kentucky Railroad for the month
of September, 50, AS A, and the Edge
field and Kentucky Railroad was worth to
the Evansville, Henderson and Nashville
Railroad only $139 O3.
The agreement for running arrangement
was mainly valuable to the Evansville.
Henderson and Nashville Railroad by the
saving of salaries Of employees. The oper-
ating of the road under one management
gave prestige TO it as a through line l
was most anxious to continue it, and would
have accepted any modification within
reason. But the running agreement was
annulled and ended, and each road had to
take its property and run separately. No
proposition to use the track of the Evans
vile, Henderson and Nashville Railroad
was ever made to me until this morning
Col. Fort, the new receiver, called on me
to know if an arrangement could be made
| stated to him that | was not willing for
the new Superintendent to run trains over
the Evansville, Henderson and Nashville
Railroad, for l believed he was hostile to me
and to my road, and had no knowledge or
experience in railroading but that any
| other person could run over the track
Capt. Boyd Cheatham was spoken of as
| Superintendent, and having been SUperin--
| tendent Of the road for year or two and
| having experience i'll the business and not
| hostile to the Evansville, Henderson and
| Nashville Railroad and its management and
interest, l stated should make no uhiec-
| ton to Capt. Cheatham or any other person
| he might appoint running over the track of
| the Evansville, Henderson and Nashville
| Railroad, but under no state of the case
| could the present Superintendent run trains
| over the Evansville Henderson and Nash
| vile Railroad. told Col. Fort if he would
make change OF Superintendent, it would
end the matter at once and trains would
run as heretofore, until we can make fair
running arrangement. That he must take
the responsibility of the interruption of
running, and that he could settle it at once
and end the disturbance. Thought courtesy
between railroads, especial when SO nearly
allied, would justify my objection to per
son hostile to Inc and my company, being
placed in a position to run trains Oh my
track, especially when the person had no
| knowledge or experience in the business.
l have no objection to any proper person
and shall consent to running of trains as
formerly Immediately on notice But will
not consent to be forced into allowing the
use of my track by one in direct hostility
to me and who has had so much agency in
producing the existing disturbance
| informed Col. Fort that | was merely
asserting the right to the property of the
company ia my charge, and claimed the
right to say who should use it, and agree on
terms for its use, and that until there was a
change in the superintendent of the Edge
field and Kentucky Railroad, no agreement
| would be made and the track of my road
could not be used; that this was my fixed
determination; that whenever the change
in the superintendency was made the inter.
ruption would be ended, trains run as for.
merly, and fair agreement would be made
| should be glad to have the whole mat
tiers and affairs of the Edgefeld and Ken
lucky Railroad, and the joint operations o
the Evansville, Henderson and Nashville
Railroad Company thoroughly investigated
by the Legislature / trust committee
will investigate the reason and necessity fo1
annulling the agreement between the com
panies for joint operating aud all matter
pertaining to the existing interruption.
trust the Legislature will provide by Law
authority to the companies or to such off
GERS as they may designate, to make contrac
for running arrangement
l shall be ready at all times to enter int,
any arrangement, and feel anxious t
harmonic all interests and 'unitize" tn,
two roads on a just basis Where Their
shall exist a difference of opinion, ] shal
willingly refer it for decision to any @
the prominent business men or lawyer
of Nashville. l shall endeavor to ask onl,
what is just and fair, and what will NEE
the approval of honorable and fair minde
men and submit to their arbitrament
shall claim and extend all proper courtises
and assert only the rights for my compan
to which 1t Is entitled. l am, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
J. r. BOYLE
President E, II. & N. r. r