Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-11-05

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to do this aud relieve the vast debt
with which il was encountered when it
camo into the hands Of the present
management, and to carry on the work
Of reconstruction, made necessary by
neglect of the previous management to
keep up the property. The Virginidn
tells Us, with good deal Of gusto, how
much the merchant at Abingdon has to
pay on freight from Norfolk in excess
Of the rate paid on SIMILAR freights by
the merchant at Knoxville EXACTLY
six cents) and this it nscribes to the
present management We ask the Vir.
giniun to explain how it was that tho
Abingdon merchant, under the previous
management, was required to pay on
freights from New York s2,07 as by
the tariff Of 1866, while he now pays
according to its own figures sl,S6, an
excess Of nearly II per cent. Will it
tell us whether the policy Of the present
management has resulted in any advau.
tage to the patrons Of the road at
Abingdon An examination Of the en-.
tire .ine will give a like result. Will the
arithmetic man Of the Nryiniaa en-
ploy bis one eye in working up and
telling us how much :be citizens of Abb
ingdon have saved on heir freighis
from Norfolk under the rates adopted
by the present management as cGmpar>
ed with the tariff of 1861 Will t..
KiryiRian tell us how it was that by
the management and tariff Of 1866 the
Va. & Tenn, II. r, Co. charged the
Lynchburg shipper, on freights shipped
to Knoxville, for transportation over
their own road sl,00 per 100 pounds,
while the New York shipper only paid
81 cents? Will the arithmetic man,
who wants material for table, compute
and tell US how much more Lynchburg
paid on the same class of freights than
New York (? Again, will the Eirgini.
an tell US how it was that under the tar
if aud management of 1866 the New
York shipper was charged only rs cents
per 100 pounds while the Lyuchburg
shipper was charged 81 90 for the same
service Will the Arithmetic man
again get up his table aud tell us how
much Lypchburg and Bristol lost by
this discrimination of 33t per cent
against them and in favor os Now York ?
Under the management and tariff OF
1865 the rate On first class freight from
Lyncbburg to Memphis was ,03 per
100 pounds, but under the present man.
agement it is only 81, rs, showing re
duction Of sl,88 or 81 per cent. Let
the arithmetic man come again and tell
US whether this is discrimination
against local interests or not. Under
the same management in 1856 the rate
on manufactured tobacco from Lycch.
burg to Memphis was 81 ,65, under the
present it is 81, 02 A difference of ST.
63 in favor OF Lynchburg.
The Hryiniaa fluids interest only 10
the rates which obtain between the CITY
OF New York and Knoxville or points
west of it where competition is greatest
aud passes with seeming indifference
any matter of discrimination that Oh.
tanned under the Owens management
which it SO delights to honor. But
here is little more material for the
arithmetic man, whom we wish tC ex-
amire closely the existing tariff Of tht
road and see whether there exists dis
crimiuation Of any character whatsoever
as 10 rates, classes or localities. But,
to help the arithmetic man mako his Ia,
bic, let the Kryinida tell US how it wa
that under the tariff aud management
of 1867 the charge on salt per ear load
from LyacL6urg to Fo' est's, 10 mites,
,Ods 81 20, and from Sahraie TO Glad
Spring, 8 miles, $3.50? (Lot the PEG
plo read il y discrimination Of $3.50
per car load 10 favor of the Salt Works
aud this rate was peculiar to them AID
no other shipper from Saltvills. vii
the E,yinidn tell us how it was thai
under the management Of that year
there was more changed on salt shippeC
BY the SAT- Works from Sah0lile 4
ChTisfidns61g Than TO .Sdtem, by 81, 0(
per cur load, chen Soiem is disfoR
from SiIi0iIle PC miles more than Chris
t'dHsburyf Let the Eyyinidn tell u
now IL was under the same management
that on car load Of salt sent from
LynchJurg 10 Abingdon, distance 0
100 miles, there ros cha,yea $685.
when the Salt Works were charged Of
a car load Of salt seDt from Sal,Uille Z
Lgnehbary a distaHce IF 1856 miles, Onl
si4 ,40f We think there is rufficieD
data in the above to occupy the arith
metic man aud bis one eye for som'
time to come. But if he will let u
know when he gets through We hav
behind few facts aud figures that W
want him to arrange in tAbul,r form a
a trap in which TO break his owa am