Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-02-04
"WrTH HEALING ON ITS
WINGS"

(25th annual report of Pres't and Di-
rectors of Penn. II. r. Co.. having
now "under its own control the only
direct lines of railway between ATTAIN
Ia and Richmond" (Treas. Cass' let
ter to Finance Com. of S. r. S. Co..
appears under the wing of director
Of one of the lines. applying for free
railroad law, by means Of which it
may possess itself of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad,
and thereby secure through the lines
north of Quantico under the control of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
to whose interests and objects" the
gentlemen controlling the Security Co.
are SO friendly" IAN unbroken rail-
road from our terminus opposite New
York, from Philadelphia. and from
Baltimore, to all points Of Importance
In the South-Atlantic and Gulf states"
(25th annual Rep. of Pres't and Direc-
tors Penn. r. r. Co..
This same Pennsylvania Rail Road
knocked at the Legislature over two
winters ago for this same privilege
with the siren song of peace and good
WILL" declaring that its only wish was
TO build up the broken fortunes Of the
honored mother of heroes and states
men; that under its policy cities
would spring up along its lines, and
prosperity, plenty and happiness
would follow in its wake; that if it
was permitted to help us in Its own
way. we would never repent, but our
children's children would "risc up and
call it blessed" indeed, wherever it
went it carried healing on it's wings"
IT so happens that the means are
within reach to show its policy on
roads owned by it, or controlled by al
'ies friendly TO its Interest and OBJ
jects ~ and this policy does not seem
to be eminently fruitful of all those
blessings which the Pennsylvanians
promised would flow to old Nirgiania,
il she would only consent for them to
walk into my parlor." Deluded by
the false promises of bright future,
some of our people lent the utmost aid
which their ability would afford to
give TO these Pennsylvanians the 'lit-
tie alp they asked, TO wit: the privil-
eye of building a rail road from
Washington ria Fredericksburg, and
they obtained the boon. Shame to
say it, that some were jnbilant when
they were told that i'm one year the
whistle of two railways would break
the silence of the hills of the Kappa
hammock where the screech of only
one had been head before, and az they
contemplated the part they had taken
they assumed to themselves n credit
equal to that deserved by him who
could make two blades of grass grow
where only one grew before. -
Alas for human expectations! The
Bucktails failed to come to time and
abandoned the franchise which they
had obtained at the cost of many thou
sands. They then concluded that
there might be some truth i'm the saw,
''all is not gold that glitters, and with
wiser heads they contemplate any
movement OF these alien philanthropy
lists with feelings near akin to the Tro-
jan gentleman rs he surveyed the pom
derous Grecian horse within the walls
Of the sacred city. Timeo sanoos.
After two years of apparent quies-
ence the TRANSFORMATIONS turn up "un-
der cover" and seek, through the OPP
eration for free railroad law, not the
construction of single mile OF road,
but the absorption of the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac road, i'm
which the State has large interests
This short railroad is all that is now
needed to complete the coil which
has been wound around Virginia by
these aliens i'm blood and interest.
whereby over lines controlled by them
tonnage is to be moved from the most
important points I'm the South to the
cies OF New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore. (See an. Rep. Of Directors
OF Pen. r. r. Co. before referred toy
Let us ask our friends In the Legis-
lsture who hail from the South-west,
II it Is not perfectly clear that free
Railroad law, affording this outlet to
the raiders, viii cut off the A. NJ. &
O. road at Bristol from all connections
with the South, and reduce IL to a mere
local road? and here we would further
enquire in what would the effect differ
If Ragland's bill were TO become a law?
We have no fear of the A. NJ. & o.
road being discontinued. On the con-
arary it will be kept up. But it costs
money to maintain a road, and il the
means cannot be obtained from through
business they must be afforded by the
local trade and travel. To state the
case more c,early-if the through bust
ness is cut off, our people, who use the
A. M. 80. road. viii have the bur
then TO bear of increased rates. We
meet with great many persons who
are dependent for market on this road,
and we feel entirely confident that
they would not patiently submit to an
increase of tolls, nor look with favor
on those whose conduct shall lead to
such results. The representative. who,
from any personal or local eonsidera-
ton, shall lend aid or comfort to those
whose object is to paralyze and destroy
existing connections, and thus enforce
an increase of rates on our line OF rail,