Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-11-05
Caught in Their OlDn Tran.

The Abingdon Viryiniaa has ad
the Arithmetic man at work and from
the one sided statement TO say nothing
Of n,isstatements) of the case we are
convinced that he is one-eyej man.
lie fixes bis one eye on New York, and,
With right about face, quicker than
humuiug-bird can gather the sweets
from the petals of a flower, be is iu
Memphis, saying "Didn't I tell you
so" The Eiyyiniaa lodges every
point at issue aud persists 10 the discus
sion Of questions that are not before the
people. The btterest opponents of the
present management, who are willing
to b. governed by reason rather than
prejudice, have become its strongest
supporters. Public opinion has been
formed the Enterprise is a success and
is now the pride and boast of Virgin.
ia. The Kiryiaiaa says:
the management Of Mahonr," aud We
think the keios will agree with NJ that,
presuming the onerous freight charges ex
acted Of every shipper residing upon aud
adjacent to the Va. & Tenn r abroad, TO be
the s.mo tariff adopted by Gen. Mshons's
predecessors, the rates are oppressive In the
very highest degree. For instance, on q st
clAss freight the charge from New York u
Abingdon is 81 So per hundred pounds; To
M q %
Thus Abinsd N pays AK cents more per
hundred pounds than Knoxville; and Bris
tol toelUe cents more. AL the other cl ,ssss
are at the SIN discriminating rates against
shippers residing on or near The Va. and
Tenn. Railroad.
We agree with it as far as the pre-
saming goes, for, as we shall soon show,
the entire paragraph is presumption.
To admit that the prestnt tariff is the
same as that adopted by the Owens
management would be an acknowledge.
meni Of woeful ignorance on our part
Tho Nryininn furnishes an explaua.
ton, IT not a satisfactory answer, to its
Cwn cbrage when it says:
We arr aware that We will ne met with
the com non answer. whenever this Irs 10
a. tO the inequality Of rates Is mentioned,
that o. competing routes for the trade and
travel NJ the country this apparent discrimi.
nS'iOn fF and against certain localities Il a
Lee salty, AMI therefore Unavoidable. The
onnmon answer aud the general usages o
railroad OH iAls have not satish ID US as IL
the correctness OF The policy.
We would remind il that
"A msn couv,ncsd against his will
Is ofthe same opinion still."
1.-THE Virginian is open TO copvic'
ton (and we doubt iD we will turn it,
own guns upon aud drive it from every
position taken. When il gives The gen
eral answer "that this apparent discrim
ioaiion for and against certain localities
u necessity" it fails to give the maui
fest reason why such policy has fallen
into general practice. II units to tel
'sose iOho LuW he road, aud its loca
customers, that this policy is made nee
essay in order to augment the genor
revenue, aud by this 'mcaus to cnabl,
the corporation las in case Of the Va.
4 Tenn., Il II. conpauy--to transport
The fIeighis Of It's Own immediate eusto
mers at rate lower than would be pos
sible il the business OF such eompetin.
points was not obtained. This view /,
especially applicable to The Va. 4 Tenn
R'R. when local business, a, 10 the pas
history Of the road, has ut no time bee,
adequate to the proper support an,
M ''~AAinanee of the work aai since IN,
var has been In no wise adequate I,
alma object.
Take from the road the reyeuue IN.
u derives frasa The business Of ea,uns,
ins paints aud Il Esalj be neco .ss,v ,
advance lssAl l4ies s,s, shy per can